Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2023-02-22

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Feb 22
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
601 head
331 vs last sale 270 403 vs year ago 198 · +203.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
70 vs last sale 34 76 vs year ago 28 · +271.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
83 head
78 vs last sale 5 80 vs year ago 3 · +2,666.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 10.00 to 13.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 20.00 higher, and feeder bulls sod 5.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was mostly attractive and demand was very high. Grouped cattle are listed as medium and large 1-2 and weaned grouped 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 $190.20/cwt on 221 head.
Average price
$190.20
221 head · 644 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,224
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$435
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.10
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481207.0199512thin
Medium and Large 1-2659189.381,247205
Medium and Large 2378183.336943thin
Medium and Large 3315178.005611thin
One grade step is worth $29.01/cwt here — about $435 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 sale221 hd
190.20
MS average13 barns · 1,111 hd
194.31
−4.10
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
BullsAverage1,465111.501,6332thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12381.1591118
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06367.907229thin

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)993$1,19518
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,103$1,07220
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$8601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$8172thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)800$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)957$1,25113
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$1,13822
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)900$7706

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1473179.85/cwt176.00–185.008517
HeifersMedium and Large 2510162.00/cwt162.00–162.008261
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2592170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0065
HeifersMedium and Large 1521171.85/cwt165.00–176.008955
HeifersMedium and Large 3358150.81/cwt142.00–160.005402
HeifersMedium and Large 2474169.18/cwt165.00–174.008026
HeifersMedium and Large 1419185.93/cwt180.00–194.007798
HeifersMedium and Large 1288204.03/cwt200.00–208.005882
HeifersMedium and Large 1379191.16/cwt184.00–200.007249
HeifersMedium and Large 2553154.02/cwt150.00–158.008522
HeifersMedium and Large 2419174.01/cwt170.00–178.007294
HeifersMedium and Large 2367180.93/cwt178.00–183.006643
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added401201.00/cwt201.00–201.0080611
HeifersMedium and Large 1223209.96/cwt205.00–214.004682
HeifersMedium and Large 1675145.00/cwt145.00–145.009791
HeifersMedium and Large 1573164.54/cwt160.00–167.009434
HeifersMedium and Large 1329201.57/cwt196.00–207.006636
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added515186.50/cwt186.50–186.5096027
SteersMedium and Large 2360184.00/cwt184.00–184.006621
SteersMedium and Large 3315178.00/cwt178.00–178.005611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added693184.44/cwt181.00–184.751,278166
SteersMedium and Large 1527197.63/cwt190.00–204.001,0423
SteersMedium and Large 1432210.47/cwt200.00–218.009093
SteersMedium and Large 1970140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3581
SteersMedium and Large 1-2615191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,1753
SteersMedium and Large 1490214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,0491
SteersMedium and Large 2330184.00/cwt184.00–184.006071
SteersMedium and Large 2445182.00/cwt182.00–182.008101
SteersMedium and Large 1328240.96/cwt236.00–246.007902
SteersMedium and Large 1-2508208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,0574
SteersMedium and Large 1388211.95/cwt204.00–220.008222
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added835157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,3112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added524209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,09519
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added378231.00/cwt231.00–231.008736
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added445226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,0065
BullsMedium and Large 1416209.77/cwt202.00–220.008737
BullsMedium and Large 1371216.05/cwt206.00–224.008027
BullsMedium and Large 1222229.55/cwt216.00–242.005103
BullsMedium and Large 1465203.10/cwt193.00–212.009448
BullsMedium and Large 1710155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1011
BullsMedium and Large 1645173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,1161
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10978.66/cwt75.00–82.0087215
CowsLean 85-90%1,06367.90/cwt60.00–74.007229
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19093.58/cwt89.00–97.501,1143
Bulls1,465111.50/cwt106.00–117.001,6332
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2775790.00/head790.00–790.007901
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1301,404.28/head1,350.00–1,510.001,4043
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1900770.00/head710.00–800.007706
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1800750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1980817.32/head700.00–910.008172
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19931,194.74/head1,000.00–1,475.001,19518
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1031,072.17/head870.00–1,285.001,07220
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,100860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1001,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1331,106.66/head800.00–1,400.001,10717
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19571,250.52/head1,060.00–1,425.001,25113
BullsMedium and Large 2530174.31/cwt172.00–177.009243
BullsMedium and Large 3275144.00/cwt144.00–144.003961
BullsMedium and Large 3228175.54/cwt170.00–182.004002
BullsMedium and Large 2427195.63/cwt190.00–199.008355
BullsMedium and Large 3380173.84/cwt168.00–180.006612
BullsMedium and Large 2605153.00/cwt153.00–153.009261
BullsMedium and Large 1583175.00/cwt174.00–176.001,0202
BullsMedium and Large 2595160.00/cwt160.00–160.009521
BullsMedium and Large 1658160.00/cwt159.00–161.001,0532
BullsMedium and Large 3740129.00/cwt129.00–129.009551
BullsMedium and Large 3440164.00/cwt160.00–168.007222
BullsMedium and Large 2468182.60/cwt174.00–189.008556
HeifersMedium and Large 3413161.09/cwt158.00–164.006652
HeifersMedium and Large 2286189.97/cwt188.00–192.005434
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added662165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,09215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added735165.50/cwt165.50–165.501,21672
BullsMedium and Large 3460170.00/cwt170.00–170.007821
BullsMedium and Large 2360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007201
HeifersMedium and Large 3250156.00/cwt156.00–156.003901
HeifersMedium and Large 3610119.00/cwt119.00–119.007261
HeifersMedium and Large 3318142.74/cwt132.00–154.004542
HeifersMedium and Large 3478153.55/cwt150.00–157.007342
BullsMedium and Large 1517187.40/cwt184.00–192.0096910
BullsMedium and Large 1328220.56/cwt210.00–232.007239
HeifersMedium and Large 2319183.87/cwt178.00–190.005874
HeifersMedium and Large 2208191.86/cwt188.00–196.003992

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.