Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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 $149.74/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$149.74

115 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$34.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.18

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	157.87	839	35
Medium and Large 1	470	156.25	735	45
Medium and Large 2	469	143.20	672	17thin
Medium and Large 3	434	123.86	538	18thin

One grade step is worth $34.01/cwt here — about $301 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

149.74

—

MS average13 barns · 1,327 hd

154.92

−5.18

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,477	87.30	1,289	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	77.03	966	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	69.00	965	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	63.68	717	12

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,000	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	982	$902	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	765	$640	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	715	$840	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$840	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	168.47/cwt	168.00–169.00	393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	139.50/cwt	131.00–148.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	159.01/cwt	158.00–160.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	171.53/cwt	166.00–178.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	148.11/cwt	142.00–153.00	782	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	132.72/cwt	128.00–135.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	717	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	160.18/cwt	158.00–164.00	998	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	178.30/cwt	174.00–184.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	167.43/cwt	164.00–174.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	159.90/cwt	150.00–170.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	148.82/cwt	146.00–154.00	713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	170.14/cwt	164.00–180.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,180	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	167.03/cwt	160.00–174.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	184.44/cwt	176.00–190.00	852	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	125.93/cwt	118.00–135.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	191.79/cwt	188.00–196.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	178.44/cwt	174.00–185.00	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	866	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	195.49/cwt	194.00–197.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	148.91/cwt	146.00–152.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	935	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,047	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	171.34/cwt	162.00–178.00	901	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	182.57/cwt	175.00–188.00	853	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	178.10/cwt	174.00–186.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	159.99/cwt	156.00–164.00	976	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	652	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	64.92/cwt	60.00–69.00	739	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	493	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	69.00/cwt	67.00–71.00	965	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	83.25/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,060	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	75.93/cwt	70.00–81.00	950	17
Bulls	—	—	1,282	75.64/cwt	70.00–80.00	970	3
Bulls	—	—	1,672	98.95/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,654	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	765	640.00/head	640.00–640.00	640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	982	902.49/head	570.00–1,070.00	902	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	850	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	174.23/cwt	168.00–180.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	151.04/cwt	148.00–154.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	277	155.19/cwt	150.00–160.00	430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	153.35/cwt	148.00–160.00	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	151.48/cwt	146.00–156.00	792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	158.99/cwt	150.00–164.00	924	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	186.13/cwt	180.00–193.00	692	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	165.50/cwt	162.00–170.00	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	947	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	145.10/cwt	140.00–150.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	159.27/cwt	154.00–172.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	172.74/cwt	170.00–175.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	134.17/cwt	114.00–142.00	500	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	142.24/cwt	130.00–150.00	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	157.04/cwt	148.00–164.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	409	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	706	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	156.08/cwt	152.00–160.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	115.89/cwt	112.00–120.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	152.69/cwt	150.00–154.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	148.70/cwt	140.00–153.00	867	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	2

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc.- Como, MS

Wed Jan 18, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 314Last week 814Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 189Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 21Year ago 1

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was mostly attractive and demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	168.00–169.00	168.47
5	—	375	166.00–178.00	171.53
12	—	528	142.00–153.00	148.11
3	—	665	128.00–135.00	132.72
1	—	285	166.00	166.00
5	—	321	174.00–184.00	178.30
4	—	410	164.00–174.00	167.43
6	—	479	146.00–154.00	148.82
7	—	583	140.00–153.00	148.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	139.00–140.00	139.51
1	—	610	128.00	128.00
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
1	—	565	134.00	134.00
2	—	488	140.00–142.00	141.02
3	—	322	148.00–164.00	157.04
2	—	378	152.00–160.00	156.08
3	—	428	150.00–154.00	152.69
2	—	740	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	136.00	136.00
5	—	590	100.00	100.00
6	—	373	114.00–142.00	134.17
3	—	332	130.00–150.00	142.24
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
2	—	463	112.00–120.00	115.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	448	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	615	154.00	154.00
2	—	735	131.00	131.00
5	—	505	156.00	156.00
7	—	409	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	131.00–148.00	139.50
2	—	415	158.00–160.00	159.01
1	—	325	168.00	168.00
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
1	—	250	168.00	168.00
1	—	240	170.00	170.00
3	—	510	118.00–135.00	125.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	158.00–164.00	160.18
2	—	553	160.00–174.00	167.03
7	—	462	176.00–190.00	184.44
1	—	710	149.00	149.00
3	—	677	154.50	154.50
4	—	376	188.00–196.00	191.79
4	—	519	174.00–185.00	178.44
2	—	408	194.00–197.00	195.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	150.00–170.00	159.90
3	—	433	164.00–180.00	170.14
1	—	375	168.00	168.00
2	—	535	150.00	150.00
2	—	573	146.00–152.00	148.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	690	171.00	171.00
6	—	508	184.00	184.00
3	—	585	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	467	185.50	185.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	162.00–178.00	171.34
10	—	467	175.00–188.00	182.57
4	—	421	174.00–186.00	178.10
3	—	610	156.00–164.00	159.99
1	—	655	154.00	154.00
1	—	345	189.00	189.00
9	—	581	150.00–164.00	158.99
10	—	372	180.00–193.00	186.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	180.00	180.00
2	—	328	168.00–180.00	174.23
5	—	523	146.00–156.00	151.48
4	—	418	162.00–170.00	165.50
1	—	595	142.00	142.00
1	—	695	136.50	136.50
4	—	474	154.00–172.00	159.27
4	—	365	170.00–175.00	172.74
1	—	870	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	148.00–154.00	151.04
3	—	277	150.00–160.00	155.19
3	—	335	148.00–160.00	153.35
1	—	660	114.00	114.00
1	—	485	148.00	148.00
2	—	388	140.00–150.00	145.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,138	60.00–69.00	64.92
1	—	985	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	67.00–71.00	69.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,273	82.00–85.00	83.25
17	—	1,251	70.00–81.00	75.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,282	70.00–80.00	75.64
3	—	1,672	90.00–110.00	98.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	840.00	840.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	840.00	840.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	640.00	640.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	982	570.00–1,070.00	902.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	850	1,000.00	1,000.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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