Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, and slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $193.06/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$193.06

150 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,130

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$55.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.62

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	452	202.98	917	37
Medium and Large 1-2	650	193.12	1,256	95
Medium and Large 2	511	179.52	918	14thin
Medium and Large 3	531	147.50	784	4thin

One grade step is worth $55.48/cwt here — about $133 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 sale150 hd

193.06

—

MS average13 barns · 1,043 hd

196.68

−3.62

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	1,603	117.46	1,883	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,141	92.95	1,060	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	905	71.50	647	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$980	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,273	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	883	$1,110	6

Every lot, as filed

55 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 2	—	618	163.36/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	210.22/cwt	206.00–222.00	885	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	214.95/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	178.08/cwt	170.00–184.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	200.34/cwt	200.00–201.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	165.55/cwt	164.00–167.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,271	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	190.51/cwt	187.00–194.00	1,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	197.51/cwt	196.00–199.00	1,304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	217.84/cwt	211.00–226.00	810	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	249.54/cwt	224.00–270.00	1,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	236.08/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,216	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	254.75/cwt	244.00–262.00	828	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	247.55/cwt	230.00–274.00	1,047	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	252.31/cwt	232.50–264.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	965	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	71.50/cwt	68.00–76.00	647	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,469	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	91.66/cwt	83.00–97.00	1,006	7
Bulls	—	—	1,603	117.46/cwt	110.00–134.00	1,883	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	870	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	930	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	910	1,270.00/head	1,270.00–1,270.00	1,270	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	885	1,158.01/head	990.00–1,395.00	1,158	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	890	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	204.04/cwt	198.00–210.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	200.04/cwt	196.00–204.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	256.21/cwt	238.00–270.00	940	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	194.97/cwt	190.00–200.00	916	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	227.26/cwt	218.00–236.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	191.98/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,069	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	806	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,145	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 Apr 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 230Last week 307Year ago 144

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 47Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 45Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	160.00–166.00	163.36
3	—	482	170.00–184.00	178.08
3	—	420	200.00–201.00	200.34
1	—	560	172.00	172.00
1	—	395	198.00	198.00
1	—	510	176.00	176.00
1	—	325	200.00	200.00
1	—	806	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	206.00–222.00	210.22
1	—	745	154.00	154.00
2	—	625	164.00–167.00	165.55
1	—	785	151.00	151.00
12	—	372	211.00–226.00	217.84
1	—	805	146.00	146.00
8	—	470	190.00–200.00	194.97
4	—	323	218.00–236.00	227.26
2	—	540	190.00–194.00	191.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	645	197.00	197.00
3	—	793	142.00	142.00
6	—	656	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	150.00	150.00
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
1	—	490	160.00	160.00
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	208.00–220.00	214.95
2	—	608	187.00–194.00	190.51
1	—	485	244.00	244.00
2	—	660	196.00–199.00	197.51
1	—	305	250.00	250.00
4	—	434	224.00–270.00	249.54
2	—	515	232.00–240.00	236.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	206.00	206.00
1	—	595	190.00	190.00
1	—	365	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	244.00–262.00	254.75
7	—	423	230.00–274.00	247.55
3	—	280	232.50–264.00	252.31
1	—	505	200.00	200.00
1	—	455	212.00	212.00
2	—	555	196.00–204.00	200.04
6	—	367	238.00–270.00	256.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	198.00	198.00
1	—	435	212.00	212.00
2	—	373	198.00–210.00	204.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	905	68.00–76.00	71.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	102.00	102.00
7	—	1,098	83.00–97.00	91.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,603	110.00–134.00	117.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	870.00	870.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,270.00	1,270.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	885	990.00–1,395.00	1,158.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	980.00	980.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,300.00	1,300.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc.- Como, MS

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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