Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2022-09-28

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Sep 28
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
533 head
▲ 324 vs last sale 209▼ 31 vs year ago 564 · −5.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 32▼ 16 vs year ago 86 · −18.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 0▲ 7 vs year ago 2 · +350.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady from 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower and feeder bulls sold mostly steady to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

*SPECIAL NOTE: NEXT WEEK IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR SALE, THERE WILL BE A COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL OF 75 COWS WITH 40 CALVES AT SIDE.*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.64/cwt on 147 head.
Average price
$134.64
147 head · 469 lb average
Value per head Derived
$631
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.35
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1461141.0065153
Medium and Large 1-2520137.2171333
Medium and Large 2462128.7659549
Medium and Large 3388123.5247912thin
One grade step is worth $17.48/cwt here — about $171 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale147 hd
134.64
—
MS average13 barns · 1,345 hd
139.99
−5.35
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,59389.281,4237thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18067.1379221
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04751.3053721

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,450$1,0601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,128$8564thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$8101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)993$9103thin

Every lot, as filed

98 lots · USDA AMS · Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc.- Como, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1—377190.90/cwt180.00–196.007203
SteersMedium and Large 2—670134.33/cwt130.00–140.009003
SteersMedium and Large 1—658167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0992
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—559174.00/cwt174.00–174.009737
SteersMedium and Large 3—475137.98/cwt136.00–140.006552
SteersMedium and Large 2—445160.00/cwt160.00–160.007121
SteersMedium and Large 2—473160.00/cwt158.00–162.007575
SteersMedium and Large 3—415137.44/cwt135.00–140.005702
HeifersMedium and Large 1—519136.35/cwt132.00–145.007088
HeifersMedium and Large 1—378148.29/cwt141.00–154.005619
HeifersMedium and Large 1—637126.32/cwt124.00–130.008053
SteersMedium and Large 3—675113.00/cwt113.00–113.007631
SteersMedium and Large 2—573148.81/cwt145.00–155.008535
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—531135.00/cwt135.00–135.007177
HeifersMedium and Large 1—331154.87/cwt151.00–164.005135
HeifersMedium and Large 1—469139.24/cwt136.00–148.006536
HeifersMedium and Large 1—670126.00/cwt126.00–126.008442
SteersMedium and Large 3—519126.37/cwt120.00–130.006565
SteersMedium and Large 3—576135.61/cwt133.00–138.007815
HeifersMedium and Large 1—228152.11/cwt150.00–154.003472
HeifersMedium and Large 3—290125.00/cwt125.00–125.003631
HeifersMedium and Large 2—280133.63/cwt130.00–137.003742
HeifersMedium and Large 2—693118.66/cwt117.00–120.008223
HeifersMedium and Large 1—423143.61/cwt138.00–150.006079
BullsMedium and Large 3—595110.00/cwt110.00–110.006551
SteersMedium and Large 1—705159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1211
SteersMedium and Large 2—725130.00/cwt130.00–130.009431
SteersMedium and Large 2—363170.21/cwt164.00–176.006182
SteersMedium and Large 2—628140.49/cwt140.00–141.008822
SteersMedium and Large 1—618148.01/cwt146.00–150.009152
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—470188.00/cwt188.00–188.0088410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—523175.00/cwt175.00–175.009155
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—641148.00/cwt148.00–148.009494
SteersMedium and Large 2—524157.43/cwt150.00–160.008256
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—650146.00/cwt146.00–146.009496
SteersMedium and Large 1—423171.78/cwt166.00–178.007276
SteersMedium and Large 1—522168.15/cwt162.00–174.0087810
SteersMedium and Large 1—563168.17/cwt157.00–180.009475
SteersMedium and Large 1—480173.71/cwt165.00–184.008348
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—550162.00/cwt162.00–162.008913
SteersMedium and Large 1—268208.26/cwt204.00–212.005582
SteersMedium and Large 1—330199.05/cwt196.00–202.006572
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—659167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,1049
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—714159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1354
BullsMedium and Large 1—573140.99/cwt138.00–143.008083
BullsMedium and Large 1—325202.05/cwt197.50–210.006575
BullsMedium and Large 1—352191.73/cwt184.00–205.006753
BullsMedium and Large 1—423166.85/cwt157.00–180.0070611
BullsMedium and Large 1—669133.48/cwt130.00–138.008934
BullsMedium and Large 1—473159.36/cwt156.00–162.007548
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18067.13/cwt63.00–75.0079221
CowsLean 85-90%—89035.22/cwt30.00–40.003132
CowsLean 85-90%—1,06452.99/cwt40.00–62.0056419
Bulls——1,63598.19/cwt94.00–102.001,6054
Bulls——1,53877.41/cwt70.00–85.001,1913
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,090780.00/head780.00–780.007801
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—850920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—860810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,128855.63/head790.00–930.008564
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,4501,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0401,030.00/head1,030.00–1,030.001,0301
BullsMedium and Large 3—230148.17/cwt141.00–156.003412
BullsMedium and Large 3—670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
BullsMedium and Large 2—650116.00/cwt116.00–116.007541
BullsMedium and Large 2—615125.00/cwt125.00–125.007691
BullsMedium and Large 3—495130.50/cwt130.00–131.006462
BullsMedium and Large 2—525139.85/cwt135.00–144.007344
BullsMedium and Large 3—440142.00/cwt142.00–142.006251
BullsMedium and Large 3—325156.28/cwt132.00–166.005084
BullsMedium and Large 2—225178.00/cwt178.00–178.004011
BullsMedium and Large 2—362171.18/cwt166.00–174.006207
BullsMedium and Large 1—513149.84/cwt145.00–158.007696
HeifersMedium and Large 3—327126.62/cwt125.00–128.004145
HeifersMedium and Large 1—561132.31/cwt129.00–139.007427
HeifersMedium and Large 2—640114.00/cwt114.00–114.007301
HeifersMedium and Large 2—388135.28/cwt131.00–139.005253
HeifersMedium and Large 2—564125.98/cwt125.00–127.007114
HeifersMedium and Large 3—383121.46/cwt116.00–127.004652
HeifersMedium and Large 2—417131.29/cwt123.00–137.0054714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—610131.00/cwt131.00–131.007995
HeifersMedium and Large 3—595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
HeifersMedium and Large 1—290161.00/cwt161.00–161.004671
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—580136.67/cwt135.50–137.007939
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—430141.48/cwt133.00–146.0060812
HeifersMedium and Large 2—517124.25/cwt120.00–129.0064212
HeifersMedium and Large 2—225130.00/cwt130.00–130.002931
HeifersMedium and Large 3—510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
BullsMedium and Large 2—429151.06/cwt144.00–158.006488
BullsMedium and Large 1—245180.00/cwt180.00–180.004411
BullsMedium and Large 1—260200.00/cwt200.00–200.005201
HeifersMedium and Large 2—316139.30/cwt133.00–142.004404
HeifersMedium and Large 2—479129.22/cwt124.00–133.006195
HeifersMedium and Large 1—700123.00/cwt123.00–123.008611
BullsMedium and Large 2—715105.00/cwt105.00–105.007511
BullsMedium and Large 2—464142.41/cwt140.00–148.006615
BullsMedium and Large 2—332182.03/cwt176.00–192.006046
BullsMedium and Large 1—603136.01/cwt134.00–138.008203
HeifersMedium and Large 3—430123.10/cwt120.00–126.005292

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.