Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2022-10-12

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 12
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
329 head
55 vs last sale 384 32 vs year ago 361 · 8.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
26 vs last sale 82 49 vs year ago 105 · 46.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
8 vs last sale 16 5 vs year ago 13 · 38.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was mostly average and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.42/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits 75.11 against this barn's trailing median of $211.53.
Average price
$136.42
115 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$643
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.52
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1468145.8568259
Medium and Large 2474130.3061838
Medium and Large 3476118.3856418thin
One grade step is worth $27.47/cwt here — about $118 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 sale115 hd
136.42
MS average13 barns · 761 hd
130.90
+5.52
This barn, trailing median2 sales
211.53
−75.11
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
BullsAverage1,83580.271,4738thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14856.8865313
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06040.7743211

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,165$8901thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,048$8202thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,003$7232thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,033$8643thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
BullsMedium and Large 3375129.02/cwt125.00–132.004843
BullsMedium and Large 3325122.00/cwt122.00–122.003971
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13755.95/cwt50.00–63.0063612
CowsLean 85-90%1,06040.77/cwt34.00–47.0043211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28068.00/cwt68.00–68.008701
Bulls1,89595.08/cwt91.00–100.001,8022
Bulls1,81575.33/cwt70.00–80.001,3676
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,048820.00/head820.00–820.008202
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,165890.00/head890.00–890.008901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,003722.54/head700.00–740.007232
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,033863.55/head750.00–950.008643
BullsMedium and Large 3595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
BullsMedium and Large 386082.00/cwt82.00–82.007051
BullsMedium and Large 3518111.84/cwt106.00–116.005795
BullsMedium and Large 3438125.42/cwt121.00–130.005492
BullsMedium and Large 3290120.00/cwt120.00–120.003481
BullsMedium and Large 2215134.65/cwt130.00–140.002892
BullsMedium and Large 2490133.39/cwt129.00–140.006545
BullsMedium and Large 2575120.19/cwt113.00–126.006914
BullsMedium and Large 2310145.46/cwt140.00–150.004513
BullsMedium and Large 2428140.61/cwt136.00–145.006025
BullsMedium and Large 2740114.00/cwt114.00–114.008441
BullsMedium and Large 2660118.00/cwt118.00–118.007791
BullsMedium and Large 2617118.99/cwt117.00–120.007343
BullsMedium and Large 1464145.22/cwt139.00–150.006748
BullsMedium and Large 2511127.19/cwt125.00–130.006505
BullsMedium and Large 278391.00/cwt91.00–91.007132
BullsMedium and Large 1268158.93/cwt158.00–160.004262
BullsMedium and Large 2376144.03/cwt140.00–153.005425
HeifersMedium and Large 1325132.97/cwt131.00–135.004322
HeifersMedium and Large 1712117.41/cwt115.00–119.008365
BullsMedium and Large 2260134.00/cwt132.00–136.003482
BullsMedium and Large 3478123.70/cwt120.00–128.005914
HeifersMedium and Large 2355125.00/cwt121.00–129.004442
BullsMedium and Large 1517135.36/cwt130.00–140.007008
HeifersMedium and Large 3472112.57/cwt108.00–117.005313
HeifersMedium and Large 3322110.99/cwt110.00–113.003573
HeifersMedium and Large 3423112.35/cwt110.00–116.004756
BullsMedium and Large 1411154.97/cwt146.00–164.0063711
BullsMedium and Large 1318160.73/cwt155.00–174.005115
BullsMedium and Large 1566131.83/cwt130.00–134.007466
BullsMedium and Large 1624128.76/cwt125.00–132.008037
BullsMedium and Large 1369162.49/cwt154.00–168.006009
BullsMedium and Large 1668126.60/cwt122.00–131.008463
SteersMedium and Large 2550129.00/cwt129.00–129.007101
SteersMedium and Large 1525140.96/cwt140.00–142.007402
SteersMedium and Large 1673134.49/cwt130.00–137.009054
SteersMedium and Large 1365162.05/cwt154.00–166.005913
SteersMedium and Large 1450166.00/cwt166.00–166.007471
SteersMedium and Large 1625134.00/cwt134.00–134.008381
SteersMedium and Large 1405158.00/cwt158.00–158.006401
SteersMedium and Large 2528135.62/cwt130.00–140.007163
SteersMedium and Large 2695125.00/cwt125.00–125.008691
SteersMedium and Large 1576140.05/cwt135.00–144.008074
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2642125.00/cwt125.00–125.008033
HeifersMedium and Large 1522126.26/cwt124.00–128.006598
SteersMedium and Large 1-2570147.00/cwt147.00–147.008383
HeifersMedium and Large 1290132.00/cwt132.00–132.003831
HeifersMedium and Large 1667124.37/cwt120.00–129.008305
HeifersMedium and Large 1626127.76/cwt127.00–129.008004
HeifersMedium and Large 2255120.00/cwt120.00–120.003061
HeifersMedium and Large 1422134.26/cwt130.00–149.0056710
SteersMedium and Large 1735139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0221
HeifersMedium and Large 2625107.16/cwt102.00–112.006702
HeifersMedium and Large 1366140.99/cwt134.00–151.005168
HeifersMedium and Large 1474129.72/cwt125.00–135.006158
HeifersMedium and Large 3525117.00/cwt117.00–117.006141
HeifersMedium and Large 3550108.00/cwt108.00–108.005941
HeifersMedium and Large 1245120.00/cwt120.00–120.002941
HeifersMedium and Large 2471120.65/cwt118.00–124.005688
HeifersMedium and Large 2428124.54/cwt120.00–129.005338
HeifersMedium and Large 2526117.67/cwt115.00–122.006196
HeifersMedium and Large 1568123.02/cwt120.00–126.006996
HeifersMedium and Large 3363120.00/cwt120.00–120.004362
HeifersMedium and Large 2565116.50/cwt114.00–119.006582
HeifersMedium and Large 3282112.31/cwt110.00–115.003173

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.