Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, and feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good. Grouped cattle are listed as Medium and Large 1-2 and grouped weaned cattle are listed as Medium and Large 1-2 Value Added.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.20/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$178.20

133 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,175

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$27.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.62

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	592	179.85	1,065	21
Medium and Large 1-2	683	179.04	1,223	104
Medium and Large 2	529	166.49	880	6thin
Medium and Large 3	523	152.50	797	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.35/cwt here — about $268 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 sale133 hd

178.20

—

MS average12 barns · 765 hd

191.83

−13.62

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	1,583	104.46	1,653	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,079	83.80	904	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	70.78	745	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$915	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$840	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$830	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$770	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$790	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 3	—	280	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	214.04/cwt	212.00–216.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	166.23/cwt	161.00–172.00	775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	172.97/cwt	170.00–176.00	470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	163.47/cwt	159.00–167.00	844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	173.99/cwt	172.00–175.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	167.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	162.47/cwt	161.00–164.00	939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	178.75/cwt	178.75–178.75	1,292	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	174.94/cwt	168.00–182.00	1,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	187.59/cwt	184.00–193.00	979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	176.48/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,020	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	200.97/cwt	198.00–204.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,104	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,026	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	167.61/cwt	161.00–174.00	1,203	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,002	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	177.92/cwt	173.00–183.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	215.89/cwt	208.00–220.00	810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	216.05/cwt	210.00–220.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	209.80/cwt	200.00–218.00	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	70.78/cwt	67.00–74.00	745	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	82.56/cwt	76.00–87.00	886	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,036	1
Bulls	—	—	1,448	97.43/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,411	3
Bulls	—	—	1,702	111.98/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,906	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,630	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,679	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	770.00/head	770.00–770.00	770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	915.00/head	915.00–915.00	915	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	790.00/head	790.00–790.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	307	214.97/cwt	209.00–220.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	178.07/cwt	176.00–180.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	943	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	186.46/cwt	177.00–204.00	964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	210.64/cwt	206.00–214.00	872	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	141.23/cwt	133.00–152.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	983	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	176.58/cwt	170.00–182.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	160.30/cwt	153.00–168.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,022	1

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 Feb 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 776Year ago 426

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 31Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 11Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	136.00	136.00
1	—	400	141.00	141.00
4	—	361	133.00–152.00	141.23
1	—	555	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	138.00	138.00
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
1	—	360	168.00	168.00
1	—	675	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	161.00–172.00	166.23
5	—	272	170.00–176.00	172.97
4	—	516	159.00–167.00	163.47
3	—	313	172.00–175.00	173.99
2	—	435	165.00–170.00	167.44
4	—	379	170.00–182.00	176.58
2	—	575	153.00–168.00	160.30
1	—	710	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	536	176.00	176.00
10	—	568	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	212.00–216.00	214.04
1	—	795	149.00	149.00
2	—	658	169.00	169.00
2	—	630	168.00–182.00	174.94
3	—	522	184.00–193.00	187.59
6	—	578	170.00–186.00	176.48
2	—	470	198.00–204.00	200.97
1	—	820	153.00	153.00
2	—	718	161.00–174.00	167.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	180.00	180.00
2	—	578	161.00–164.00	162.47
1	—	270	188.00	188.00
1	—	685	148.00	148.00
1	—	630	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	723	178.75	178.75
18	—	617	179.00	179.00
8	—	586	175.00	175.00
6	—	533	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	145.00	145.00
1	—	490	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	182.00	182.00
1	—	540	175.00	175.00
1	—	610	158.00	158.00
1	—	330	184.00	184.00
1	—	550	148.00	148.00
1	—	270	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	173.00–183.00	177.92
4	—	375	208.00–220.00	215.89
3	—	268	210.00–220.00	216.05
2	—	225	200.00–218.00	209.80
1	—	615	150.00	150.00
3	—	307	209.00–220.00	214.97
3	—	517	177.00–204.00	186.46
6	—	414	206.00–214.00	210.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	176.00–180.00	178.07
1	—	300	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	207.00	207.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,053	67.00–74.00	70.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,073	76.00–87.00	82.56
1	—	1,120	92.50	92.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	94.00–102.00	97.43
3	—	1,702	107.00–119.00	111.98
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	103.00	103.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	830.00	830.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	770.00	770.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	915.00	915.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	840.00	840.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	790.00	790.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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