Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 6.00 higher. Quality was mostly attractive and demand was very good. 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.66/cwt on 178 head.

Average price

$202.66

178 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$49.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.91

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	435	208.13	906	108
Medium and Large 1	419	206.11	864	42
Medium and Large 2	458	191.84	879	15thin
Medium and Large 3	470	158.47	745	13thin

One grade step is worth $49.66/cwt here — about $161 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 sale178 hd

202.66

—

MS average13 barns · 1,308 hd

195.75

+6.91

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	1,593	105.62	1,682	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	95.30	1,217	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	69.63	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$1,192	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$920	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$830	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	811	$836	6

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	225.73/cwt	214.00–240.00	1,153	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	231.47/cwt	222.00–242.00	1,076	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	209.40/cwt	204.00–216.00	877	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	191.38/cwt	182.00–196.00	825	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	211.91/cwt	208.00–214.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	187.97/cwt	186.00–190.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	167.00/cwt	164.00–172.00	790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,315	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	229.54/cwt	224.00–242.00	996	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	197.46/cwt	192.00–206.00	1,029	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	897	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	211.37/cwt	204.00–220.00	784	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	211.00/cwt	200.00–222.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	243.38/cwt	224.00–254.00	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,192	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	247.98/cwt	246.00–250.00	955	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,128	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,198	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	235.38/cwt	224.00–246.00	892	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	242.41/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	935	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	195.92/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	536	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	87.33/cwt	81.00–93.00	1,111	3
Bulls	—	—	1,561	111.73/cwt	103.00–120.00	1,744	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	69.63/cwt	65.00–78.00	745	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	103.26/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,324	3
Bulls	—	—	1,624	99.51/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,616	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	803	813.55/head	700.00–1,000.00	814	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	1,191.76/head	925.00–1,325.00	1,192	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	850	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	245.35/cwt	242.00–250.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	216.00/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	207.33/cwt	200.00–214.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	184.00/cwt	180.00–188.00	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	216.58/cwt	214.00–218.00	812	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	216.65/cwt	204.00–230.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	152.03/cwt	136.00–180.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	205.23/cwt	200.00–214.00	963	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	247.90/cwt	230.00–268.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	225.75/cwt	218.00–232.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	192.22/cwt	184.00–199.00	919	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	203.80/cwt	201.00–215.00	948	73

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 Mar 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 165Year ago 460

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 32Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 2Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
1	—	535	168.00	168.00
6	—	473	164.00–172.00	167.00
5	—	433	136.00–180.00	152.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	204.00–216.00	209.40
1	—	635	170.00	170.00
3	—	325	208.00–214.00	211.91
5	—	521	192.00–206.00	197.46
11	—	371	204.00–220.00	211.37
8	—	469	200.00–214.00	205.23
1	—	560	182.00	182.00
1	—	210	202.00	202.00
1	—	760	144.00	144.00
4	—	275	218.00–232.00	225.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	431	182.00–196.00	191.38
2	—	518	186.00–190.00	187.97
6	—	478	184.00–199.00	192.22
1	—	380	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	210.00	210.00
26	—	375	214.00–218.00	216.58
73	—	465	201.00–215.00	203.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	290	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	511	214.00–240.00	225.73
5	—	465	222.00–242.00	231.47
1	—	620	204.00	204.00
1	—	295	248.00	248.00
4	—	434	224.00–242.00	229.54
1	—	385	234.00	234.00
1	—	655	177.00	177.00
4	—	333	224.00–254.00	243.38
1	—	565	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	603	218.00	218.00
12	—	505	236.00	236.00
12	—	385	246.00–250.00	247.98
4	—	455	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	186.00	186.00
2	—	345	200.00–222.00	211.00
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
1	—	210	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	198.00	198.00
7	—	379	224.00–246.00	235.38
2	—	425	240.00–245.00	242.41
1	—	935	138.00	138.00
2	—	573	194.00–198.00	195.92
1	—	225	238.00	238.00
3	—	277	242.00–250.00	245.35
2	—	525	212.00–220.00	216.00
1	—	810	154.00	154.00
1	—	665	172.00	172.00
2	—	463	204.00–230.00	216.65
3	—	343	230.00–268.00	247.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	158.00	158.00
1	—	270	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	200.00	200.00
2	—	320	200.00–214.00	207.33
3	—	517	180.00–188.00	184.00
1	—	475	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,272	81.00–93.00	87.33
3	—	1,282	97.00–109.00	103.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,070	65.00–78.00	69.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,561	103.00–120.00	111.73
4	—	1,624	95.00–105.00	99.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	803	700.00–1,000.00	813.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	830.00	830.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,078	925.00–1,325.00	1,191.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	920.00	920.00

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

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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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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