Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2022-11-30

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Nov 30
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
183 head
158 vs last sale 341 344 vs year ago 527 · 65.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
24 vs last sale 59 13 vs year ago 70 · +18.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
13 vs last sale 3 7 vs year ago 23 · 30.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steer sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was good and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.70/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$137.70
61 head · 454 lb average
Value per head Derived
$625
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$279
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
10.33
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1467146.4368434
Medium and Large 1-2620138.008564thin
Medium and Large 2474131.7562411thin
Medium and Large 3342118.3240512thin
One grade step is worth $28.12/cwt here — about $279 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 sale61 hd
137.70
MS average13 barns · 1,217 hd
148.04
−10.33
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
BullsAverage1,79589.001,5982thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18565.7177916
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49062.009241thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02545.8647020

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)994$8118
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)987$7663thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$9004thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2340140.00/cwt140.00–140.004761
HeifersMedium and Large 2440137.06/cwt129.00–143.006034
HeifersMedium and Large 3473118.59/cwt115.00–122.005612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2620138.00/cwt138.00–138.008564
HeifersMedium and Large 2515125.50/cwt125.00–126.006462
HeifersMedium and Large 2605113.00/cwt113.00–113.006841
HeifersMedium and Large 1466140.40/cwt136.00–146.006547
HeifersMedium and Large 2490133.00/cwt133.00–133.006521
HeifersMedium and Large 2390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005461
HeifersMedium and Large 1419155.51/cwt150.00–166.006525
HeifersMedium and Large 1613127.98/cwt127.00–129.007852
HeifersMedium and Large 1285150.00/cwt150.00–150.004281
HeifersMedium and Large 1570134.33/cwt130.00–140.007663
HeifersMedium and Large 1670126.45/cwt123.00–130.008472
HeifersMedium and Large 1300158.00/cwt158.00–158.004741
SteersMedium and Large 1360184.00/cwt184.00–184.006621
SteersMedium and Large 1411183.89/cwt180.00–196.007564
SteersMedium and Large 1463167.05/cwt164.00–170.007732
SteersMedium and Large 1325197.88/cwt196.00–200.006432
SteersMedium and Large 1510170.00/cwt170.00–170.008671
HeifersMedium and Large 1527135.40/cwt130.00–140.007145
SteersMedium and Large 3350160.00/cwt160.00–160.005601
SteersMedium and Large 3540131.00/cwt131.00–131.007071
SteersMedium and Large 2512154.05/cwt150.00–156.007893
SteersMedium and Large 2558147.00/cwt147.00–147.008202
SteersMedium and Large 3445158.00/cwt158.00–158.007031
SteersMedium and Large 3225130.00/cwt130.00–130.002931
SteersMedium and Large 1555170.00/cwt170.00–170.009441
SteersMedium and Large 1600181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0861
SteersMedium and Large 2468145.97/cwt144.00–148.006832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2560172.00/cwt172.00–172.009633
SteersMedium and Large 2425173.00/cwt170.00–176.007352
HeifersMedium and Large 3430110.00/cwt110.00–110.004731
HeifersMedium and Large 3238121.03/cwt120.00–122.002882
BullsMedium and Large 2505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007071
BullsMedium and Large 2368172.21/cwt166.00–182.006343
HeifersMedium and Large 2595124.00/cwt124.00–124.007381
HeifersMedium and Large 1379165.19/cwt160.00–170.006268
HeifersMedium and Large 3335119.83/cwt110.00–128.004014
HeifersMedium and Large 3395120.00/cwt120.00–120.004741
BullsMedium and Large 3375142.00/cwt142.00–142.005331
BullsMedium and Large 3570106.00/cwt106.00–106.006041
BullsMedium and Large 1608143.91/cwt137.00–151.008752
BullsMedium and Large 1385192.00/cwt192.00–192.007391
HeifersMedium and Large 3260115.62/cwt106.00–126.003012
BullsMedium and Large 2455150.00/cwt150.00–150.006831
BullsMedium and Large 2323178.00/cwt178.00–178.005752
BullsMedium and Large 1400186.00/cwt186.00–186.007441
BullsMedium and Large 3512114.03/cwt110.00–122.005843
BullsMedium and Large 2286180.58/cwt174.00–184.005164
BullsMedium and Large 2417157.28/cwt150.00–164.006565
BullsMedium and Large 3488113.48/cwt109.00–118.005542
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,002842.30/head610.00–990.008427
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2935590.00/head590.00–590.005901
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0001,039.75/head940.00–1,130.001,0402
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2900760.00/head760.00–760.007602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1987765.95/head680.00–800.007663
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,100700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bulls2,035104.00/cwt104.00–104.002,1161
Bulls1,55574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,1511
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32075.00/cwt75.00–75.009901
CowsLean 85-90%91027.49/cwt25.00–30.002502
CowsLean 85-90%1,03847.90/cwt40.00–55.0049718
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17665.09/cwt58.00–70.0076515
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49062.00/cwt62.00–62.009241
SteersMedium and Large 2383179.06/cwt176.00–182.006862
SteersMedium and Large 2645145.00/cwt145.00–145.009351
BullsMedium and Large 1578148.82/cwt143.00–155.008602
BullsMedium and Large 1295192.00/cwt192.00–192.005661
BullsMedium and Large 1476162.52/cwt160.00–166.007746
BullsMedium and Large 1668133.04/cwt131.00–135.008892
BullsMedium and Large 1340194.00/cwt186.00–202.006603
BullsMedium and Large 1524156.82/cwt150.00–166.008224

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.