Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold unevenly. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Quality was mostly attractive and demand was very good for all weight classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $214.16/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits +2.64 against this barn's trailing median of $211.53.

Average price

$214.16

74 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$52.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+30.61

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	226.21	1,103	46
Medium and Large 2	464	202.58	939	20
Medium and Large 3	472	173.88	820	8thin

One grade step is worth $52.34/cwt here — about $282 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

214.16

—

MS average13 barns · 423 hd

183.56

+30.61

This barn, trailing median2 sales

211.53

+2.64

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	1,730	104.40	1,806	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	93.24	1,100	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	85.00	1,203	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	66.58	655	12

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	413	175.88/cwt	172.00–180.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	216.95/cwt	210.00–224.00	920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	197.97/cwt	190.00–204.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	177.07/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	195.08/cwt	192.00–198.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	241.43/cwt	228.00–252.00	1,065	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	220.56/cwt	210.00–226.00	726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	181.00/cwt	174.00–188.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	219.98/cwt	212.00–232.00	805	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	233.51/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,177	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	191.14/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	250.32/cwt	230.00–258.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	211.79/cwt	204.00–220.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	237.32/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,134	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	244.32/cwt	234.00–260.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,198	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	238.60/cwt	230.00–247.50	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	240.16/cwt	230.00–262.00	1,134	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	822	148.63/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,206	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	87.41/cwt	80.00–92.00	978	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	51.00/cwt	50.00–52.00	486	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	69.70/cwt	60.00–76.00	689	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,203	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	104.89/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,366	6
Bulls	—	—	1,467	89.64/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,315	3
Bulls	—	—	1,992	119.16/cwt	112.50–123.00	2,374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	186.00/cwt	182.00–190.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	790	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	205	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	213.36/cwt	202.00–222.00	1,024	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	248.03/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,039	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	191.07/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,157	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	207.71/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,196	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	251.00/cwt	242.00–258.00	954	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	219.32/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	199.63/cwt	194.00–204.00	1,040	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	195.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	214.52/cwt	200.00–222.00	916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	218	202.83/cwt	200.00–206.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	203.40/cwt	202.00–205.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	205.91/cwt	202.00–210.00	984	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	200.64/cwt	200.00–202.00	869	3

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 391Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 49Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	172.00–180.00	175.88
1	—	205	160.00	160.00
1	—	460	164.00	164.00
1	—	255	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	160.00	160.00
3	—	382	190.00–204.00	197.97
4	—	568	172.00–182.00	177.07
2	—	468	192.00–198.00	195.08
1	—	315	204.00	204.00
2	—	220	202.00–205.00	203.40
1	—	525	190.00	190.00
3	—	433	200.00–202.00	200.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	210.00–224.00	216.95
1	—	280	216.00	216.00
3	—	963	121.00	121.00
7	—	329	210.00–226.00	220.56
2	—	610	174.00–188.00	181.00
10	—	366	212.00–232.00	219.98
5	—	569	184.00–200.00	191.14
6	—	521	194.00–204.00	199.63
5	—	478	202.00–210.00	205.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	441	228.00–252.00	241.43
1	—	720	172.00	172.00
1	—	600	200.00	200.00
4	—	504	226.00–240.00	233.51
4	—	331	230.00–258.00	250.32
3	—	478	232.00–240.00	237.32
4	—	373	234.00–260.00	244.32
1	—	560	214.00	214.00
1	—	245	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	188.00	188.00
1	—	525	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	210.00	210.00
1	—	475	218.00	218.00
1	—	715	161.00	161.00
2	—	283	204.00–220.00	211.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	230.00	230.00
1	—	755	158.00	158.00
2	—	290	230.00–247.50	238.60
9	—	472	230.00–262.00	240.16
3	—	822	144.00–156.00	148.63
1	—	685	176.00	176.00
10	—	419	240.00–252.00	248.03
4	—	576	200.00–215.00	207.71
1	—	705	160.00	160.00
8	—	380	242.00–258.00	251.00
3	—	527	210.00–228.00	219.32
2	—	618	190.00–200.00	195.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	182.00–190.00	186.00
1	—	790	136.00	136.00
1	—	685	160.00	160.00
1	—	205	175.00	175.00
2	—	250	200.00	200.00
1	—	645	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	230.00	230.00
6	—	480	202.00–222.00	213.36
2	—	533	188.00–194.00	191.07
2	—	723	160.00	160.00
1	—	395	216.00	216.00
1	—	590	198.00	198.00
1	—	600	170.00	170.00
1	—	275	206.00	206.00
3	—	427	200.00–222.00	214.52
2	—	218	200.00–206.00	202.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,119	80.00–92.00	87.41
6	—	1,302	98.00–110.00	104.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	50.00–52.00	51.00
10	—	989	60.00–76.00	69.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,467	88.00–91.00	89.64
3	—	1,992	112.50–123.00	119.16

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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