Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2023-03-01

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Mar 1
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
165 head
436 vs last sale 601 379 vs year ago 544 · 69.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
72 vs last sale 104 16 vs year ago 48 · 33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
81 vs last sale 83 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sod 2.00 to 16.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 20.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was very good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.67/cwt on 74 head.
Average price
$188.67
74 head · 395 lb average
Value per head Derived
$745
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$43.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.88
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1393202.6179738
Medium and Large 2403178.8472127
Medium and Large 3376159.305999thin
One grade step is worth $43.31/cwt here — about $198 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 sale74 hd
188.67
MS average13 barns · 1,234 hd
183.79
+4.88
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
BullsAverage1,752102.011,7873thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,35690.841,2319thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08466.887258thin

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)960$1,1101thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$9901thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 2377186.43/cwt178.00–196.007039
HeifersMedium and Large 2623139.92/cwt136.00–144.008722
HeifersMedium and Large 1615160.00/cwt160.00–160.009841
HeifersMedium and Large 3378158.78/cwt150.00–167.006002
HeifersMedium and Large 3585126.00/cwt126.00–126.007371
HeifersMedium and Large 3275180.00/cwt180.00–180.004951
HeifersMedium and Large 2533168.00/cwt168.00–168.008952
HeifersMedium and Large 2403187.02/cwt184.00–190.007542
HeifersMedium and Large 2265191.50/cwt190.00–194.005074
HeifersMedium and Large 1285208.76/cwt208.00–210.005954
HeifersMedium and Large 1528200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0562
HeifersMedium and Large 2225175.87/cwt170.00–182.003962
SteersMedium and Large 1380230.00/cwt230.00–230.008741
HeifersMedium and Large 1204204.00/cwt204.00–204.004161
HeifersMedium and Large 2327189.41/cwt184.00–196.006193
HeifersMedium and Large 1431209.38/cwt208.00–214.009027
HeifersMedium and Large 1473196.30/cwt190.00–202.009286
HeifersMedium and Large 2720138.50/cwt138.00–139.009972
SteersMedium and Large 2740142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0511
SteersMedium and Large 3290180.00/cwt180.00–180.005221
SteersMedium and Large 3545180.00/cwt180.00–180.009811
SteersMedium and Large 3318158.79/cwt150.00–168.005052
SteersMedium and Large 1575204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,1731
SteersMedium and Large 1518214.50/cwt210.00–220.001,1114
SteersMedium and Large 1440212.00/cwt212.00–212.009331
SteersMedium and Large 1475226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,0741
SteersMedium and Large 2528198.98/cwt198.00–200.001,0512
BullsMedium and Large 1273238.32/cwt224.00–250.006513
BullsMedium and Large 1575185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0641
BullsMedium and Large 1218225.95/cwt222.00–230.004932
BullsMedium and Large 1475209.98/cwt208.00–212.009972
BullsMedium and Large 1885138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2211
BullsMedium and Large 1417215.86/cwt212.00–218.009003
CowsLean 85-90%1,08466.88/cwt57.00–72.007258
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39098.27/cwt93.00–107.001,3664
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32884.90/cwt75.00–89.001,1275
Bulls1,35585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1521
Bulls1,950110.52/cwt106.00–114.002,1552
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19601,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,200990.00/head990.00–990.009901
BullsMedium and Large 1523196.64/cwt196.00–198.001,0283
BullsMedium and Large 3720130.00/cwt130.00–130.009361
BullsMedium and Large 2220200.00/cwt200.00–200.004401
BullsMedium and Large 2745131.00/cwt131.00–131.009761
BullsMedium and Large 2525180.00/cwt180.00–180.009451
BullsMedium and Large 3755105.00/cwt105.00–105.007931
BullsMedium and Large 2850127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0801
HeifersMedium and Large 1379201.60/cwt198.00–208.007646
BullsMedium and Large 3320178.00/cwt178.00–178.005701
BullsMedium and Large 1323239.93/cwt227.00–256.007757
BullsMedium and Large 2333205.04/cwt200.00–210.006832
BullsMedium and Large 1361237.18/cwt231.00–247.008567
BullsMedium and Large 2275198.00/cwt198.00–198.005451
HeifersMedium and Large 3473159.03/cwt154.00–164.007522
HeifersMedium and Large 3303175.04/cwt170.00–180.005302
HeifersMedium and Large 3215142.00/cwt142.00–142.003051
HeifersMedium and Large 2450198.00/cwt198.00–198.008911
HeifersMedium and Large 1555162.00/cwt162.00–162.008991
HeifersMedium and Large 1325208.50/cwt200.00–214.0067810

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.