Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 9.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, and feeder bulls sold steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $214.98/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits +3.46 against this barn's trailing median of $211.53.

Average price

$214.98

127 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$58.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.36

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	227.86	1,054	74
Medium and Large 2	445	210.12	935	30
Medium and Large 1-2	586	200.00	1,172	8thin
Medium and Large 3	496	169.19	839	15thin

One grade step is worth $58.67/cwt here — about $215 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 sale127 hd

214.98

—

MS average13 barns · 639 hd

189.62

+25.36

This barn, trailing median2 sales

211.53

+3.46

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	1,765	108.06	1,908	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	89.75	1,028	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	71.95	759	20

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)	1,151	$974	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,084	$1,166	4thin

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 2	—	275	206.00/cwt	202.00–210.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	179.33/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	202.18/cwt	196.00–208.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	171.76/cwt	160.00–180.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	199.94/cwt	196.00–204.00	1,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	182.67/cwt	182.00–184.00	1,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	171.57/cwt	168.00–180.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,177	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	207.26/cwt	200.00–216.00	879	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	186.26/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	223.00/cwt	222.00–224.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	202.57/cwt	198.00–208.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	228.17/cwt	214.00–236.00	719	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	193.52/cwt	188.00–198.00	910	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	254.16/cwt	250.00–258.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	249.53/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,063	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	206.04/cwt	200.00–212.00	946	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	216.21/cwt	204.00–228.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	210.93/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,194	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	255.74/cwt	250.00–264.00	826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	227.55/cwt	222.00–250.00	1,058	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	215.28/cwt	204.00–224.00	1,122	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	244.79/cwt	232.00–258.00	678	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	100.36/cwt	98.50–102.00	1,242	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	58.20/cwt	56.00–63.00	595	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	74.38/cwt	61.00–82.00	788	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	85.20/cwt	81.00–92.00	942	7
Bulls	—	—	1,723	103.09/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,776	4
Bulls	—	—	1,850	118.00/cwt	113.00–122.00	2,183	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,151	974.06/head	800.00–1,080.00	974	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,187.78/head	1,090.00–1,230.00	1,188	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	175.30/cwt	170.00–180.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,171	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	223.43/cwt	218.00–228.00	943	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	164.01/cwt	150.00–194.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,172	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	227.02/cwt	226.00–228.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	177.95/cwt	150.00–198.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	206.52/cwt	200.00–214.00	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	208.79/cwt	200.00–218.00	963	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	193.02/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	193.49/cwt	189.00–198.00	1,279	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	219.17/cwt	210.00–227.00	839	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	243.37/cwt	230.00–264.00	1,020	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	201.70/cwt	194.00–214.00	1,234	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	186.08/cwt	178.00–194.00	966	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	217.32/cwt	210.00–232.00	804	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	241.80/cwt	230.00–268.00	904	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	194.36/cwt	190.00–198.00	847	6

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 May 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 218Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 75Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 24Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	202.00–210.00	206.00
3	—	570	178.00–182.00	179.33
2	—	330	196.00–208.00	202.18
3	—	382	198.00–208.00	202.57
12	—	470	188.00–198.00	193.52
9	—	519	178.00–194.00	186.08
1	—	600	180.00	180.00
6	—	436	190.00–198.00	194.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	160.00–180.00	171.76
1	—	265	180.00	180.00
5	—	421	168.00–180.00	171.57
1	—	385	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	196.00–204.00	199.94
3	—	615	182.00–184.00	182.67
15	—	424	200.00–216.00	207.26
1	—	675	172.00	172.00
4	—	555	182.00–190.00	186.26
2	—	295	222.00–224.00	223.00
10	—	315	214.00–236.00	228.17
4	—	459	200.00–212.00	206.04
11	—	370	210.00–232.00	217.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	186.00	186.00
3	—	732	170.00	170.00
4	—	540	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	202.00	202.00
2	—	375	250.00–258.00	254.16
5	—	426	240.00–264.00	249.53
1	—	460	218.00	218.00
2	—	570	204.00–228.00	216.21
1	—	545	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	192.00	192.00
1	—	405	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	184.00	184.00
1	—	755	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	207.00–220.00	210.93
4	—	323	250.00–264.00	255.74
2	—	708	178.00	178.00
10	—	465	222.00–250.00	227.55
9	—	521	204.00–224.00	215.28
7	—	277	232.00–258.00	244.79
6	—	661	189.00–198.00	193.49
17	—	419	230.00–264.00	243.37
3	—	612	194.00–214.00	201.70
9	—	374	230.00–268.00	241.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	170.00–180.00	175.30
1	—	760	162.00	162.00
2	—	573	160.00	160.00
4	—	425	150.00–194.00	164.01
3	—	468	150.00–198.00	177.95
1	—	600	158.00	158.00
1	—	280	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	192.00	192.00
7	—	422	218.00–228.00	223.43
2	—	675	174.00	174.00
2	—	338	226.00–228.00	227.02
2	—	220	200.00–214.00	206.52
7	—	461	200.00–218.00	208.79
2	—	533	192.00–194.00	193.02
6	—	383	210.00–227.00	219.17
1	—	730	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	586	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	—	1,238	98.50–102.00	100.36
7	—	1,106	81.00–92.00	85.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,023	56.00–63.00	58.20
17	—	1,060	61.00–82.00	74.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,723	95.00–110.00	103.09
2	—	1,850	113.00–122.00	118.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,151	800.00–1,080.00	974.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	1,090.00–1,230.00	1,187.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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