Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2022-12-14

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Dec 14
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
492 head
351 vs last sale 843 256 vs year ago 236 · +108.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
36 vs last sale 26 94 vs year ago 156 · 60.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
5 vs last sale 7 158 vs year ago 170 · 92.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sod 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 6.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was mostly attractive and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.22/cwt on 277 head.
Average price
$157.22
277 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$895
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$506
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$38.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.22
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2643163.291,049173
Medium and Large 1444157.4569957
Medium and Large 2458139.8464131
Medium and Large 3437124.5254416thin
One grade step is worth $38.76/cwt here — about $506 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 sale277 hd
157.22
MS average13 barns · 1,338 hd
155.01
+2.22
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
BullsAverage1,65883.751,3882thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19266.7379514
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,63060.009781thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05951.885494thin

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)1,345$1,0901thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,365$9383thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,337$9155
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$8101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,073$8212thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1313211.40/cwt198.00–220.006624
SteersMedium and Large 1432180.82/cwt176.00–190.0078110
SteersMedium and Large 1469183.31/cwt175.00–194.008606
SteersMedium and Large 2627138.52/cwt128.00–148.008693
SteersMedium and Large 2578140.62/cwt134.00–150.008134
SteersMedium and Large 2310185.00/cwt185.00–185.005741
SteersMedium and Large 2395184.00/cwt184.00–184.007271
SteersMedium and Large 2805112.00/cwt112.00–112.009021
SteersMedium and Large 2270192.69/cwt190.00–195.005202
SteersMedium and Large 3393148.93/cwt138.00–160.005852
SteersMedium and Large 1620157.44/cwt150.00–164.009766
SteersMedium and Large 3675118.00/cwt118.00–118.007971
SteersMedium and Large 3588125.92/cwt120.00–132.007402
SteersMedium and Large 3537136.86/cwt130.00–146.007353
SteersMedium and Large 2475162.38/cwt160.00–166.007713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added527155.00/cwt155.00–155.0081718
SteersMedium and Large 1377196.92/cwt192.00–201.007423
SteersMedium and Large 1730154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1241
SteersMedium and Large 1575155.20/cwt152.50–158.008922
SteersMedium and Large 2523160.81/cwt155.00–165.008414
SteersMedium and Large 3495144.00/cwt144.00–144.007131
HeifersMedium and Large 2484136.78/cwt130.00–143.006624
SteersMedium and Large 2410164.83/cwt158.00–172.006762
CowsLean 85-90%1,05951.88/cwt50.00–54.005494
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63060.00/cwt60.00–60.009781
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32876.62/cwt75.00–78.501,0184
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13762.78/cwt58.00–69.0071410
Bulls1,37571.00/cwt71.00–71.009761
Bulls1,94096.50/cwt96.50–96.501,8721
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2935810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,365937.70/head830.00–1,010.009383
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3451,090.00/head1,090.00–1,090.001,0901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,337915.06/head800.00–960.009155
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,073821.28/head810.00–830.008212
BullsMedium and Large 2315180.47/cwt175.00–190.005683
BullsMedium and Large 2355174.00/cwt174.00–174.006181
BullsMedium and Large 2416166.58/cwt160.00–175.006934
BullsMedium and Large 1323204.45/cwt198.00–214.006603
BullsMedium and Large 3238151.37/cwt132.00–172.003602
BullsMedium and Large 2795120.00/cwt120.00–120.009541
BullsMedium and Large 2524138.95/cwt134.00–145.007285
BullsMedium and Large 2728119.32/cwt114.00–124.008693
BullsMedium and Large 2577141.03/cwt139.00–144.008143
BullsMedium and Large 1373192.95/cwt186.00–200.007202
BullsMedium and Large 1524151.72/cwt148.00–161.007958
BullsMedium and Large 1434183.27/cwt178.00–194.007956
BullsMedium and Large 2467151.95/cwt146.00–155.007103
HeifersMedium and Large 3525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006302
HeifersMedium and Large 1295177.00/cwt177.00–177.005221
HeifersMedium and Large 1469151.60/cwt144.00–160.0071121
HeifersMedium and Large 1374170.46/cwt166.00–176.0063810
HeifersMedium and Large 1415163.35/cwt160.00–170.006787
HeifersMedium and Large 2569131.59/cwt121.00–135.007495
HeifersMedium and Large 3431125.29/cwt120.00–135.005404
HeifersMedium and Large 2428144.81/cwt138.00–151.006206
HeifersMedium and Large 2538134.61/cwt132.00–138.007245
HeifersMedium and Large 2625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007501
HeifersMedium and Large 3570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
HeifersMedium and Large 1522146.93/cwt141.00–154.007677
HeifersMedium and Large 3458118.67/cwt114.00–122.005443
HeifersMedium and Large 1330173.25/cwt170.00–180.005726
HeifersMedium and Large 1566142.00/cwt137.00–150.008044
HeifersMedium and Large 2368156.78/cwt150.00–164.005774
HeifersMedium and Large 2323143.60/cwt142.00–145.004642
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added656164.25/cwt164.25–164.251,077155
HeifersMedium and Large 3378129.20/cwt120.00–135.004886
HeifersMedium and Large 1620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008061
HeifersMedium and Large 2268143.93/cwt140.00–147.503862
HeifersMedium and Large 2650122.00/cwt122.00–122.007931
HeifersMedium and Large 2245144.00/cwt144.00–144.003531
SteersMedium and Large 1680161.33/cwt157.50–165.001,0972
BullsMedium and Large 1570147.14/cwt144.00–156.008395
BullsMedium and Large 1730134.00/cwt134.00–134.009781
BullsMedium and Large 1280209.00/cwt204.00–214.005852
BullsMedium and Large 1755152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,1511
BullsMedium and Large 1620146.95/cwt144.00–150.009112
BullsMedium and Large 1471164.31/cwt160.00–172.007745

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.