Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2023-05-31

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, May 31
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
450 head
90 vs last sale 540 155 vs year ago 295 · +52.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
59 vs last sale 78 89 vs year ago 48 · +185.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
0 vs last sale 31 19 vs year ago 12 · +158.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 11.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 12.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 17.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 6.oo higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was mostly attractive and demand was good.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $239.68/cwt on 148 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +28.15 against this barn's trailing median of $211.53.
Average price
$239.68
148 head · 433 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,037
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$125
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$73.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+39.89
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1406256.291,04175
Medium and Large 1-2457244.001,11419thin
Medium and Large 2454221.581,00545
Medium and Large 3501182.599159thin
One grade step is worth $73.70/cwt here — about $125 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 sale148 hd
239.68
MS average11 barns · 563 hd
199.79
+39.89
This barn, trailing median2 sales
211.53
+28.15
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
BullsAverage1,458111.931,6327thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15397.991,13055
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01281.4382414

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)1,182$1,3025
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,3015
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,056$1,1705
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)885$9173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,048$1,4858
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)897$1,1744thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,000$9301thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1573208.87/cwt200.00–216.001,1977
SteersMedium and Large 1534241.22/cwt234.00–254.001,2886
SteersMedium and Large 1571219.15/cwt212.00–232.001,2514
SteersMedium and Large 1474243.07/cwt230.00–258.001,1524
SteersMedium and Large 1-2504230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1594
SteersMedium and Large 2435228.00/cwt228.00–228.009921
SteersMedium and Large 2515205.15/cwt200.00–210.001,0572
HeifersMedium and Large 1663191.97/cwt184.00–200.001,2732
HeifersMedium and Large 1320233.71/cwt226.00–240.0074810
HeifersMedium and Large 1371227.21/cwt212.00–232.0084313
HeifersMedium and Large 2670170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1391
HeifersMedium and Large 1471214.03/cwt208.00–222.001,00810
HeifersMedium and Large 2310206.86/cwt200.00–212.506415
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,058138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,4603
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2355240.50/cwt240.50–240.5085415
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2674189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,2744
HeifersMedium and Large 2281204.38/cwt200.00–210.005744
HeifersMedium and Large 2578187.97/cwt186.00–190.001,0862
HeifersMedium and Large 2610180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0981
HeifersMedium and Large 3245198.00/cwt198.00–198.004851
HeifersMedium and Large 2440197.33/cwt192.00–200.008683
HeifersMedium and Large 2527195.91/cwt192.00–200.001,0323
HeifersMedium and Large 1272238.63/cwt228.00–262.006495
HeifersMedium and Large 2240203.38/cwt200.00–208.004883
HeifersMedium and Large 3395192.00/cwt192.00–192.007581
HeifersMedium and Large 3615167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0271
HeifersMedium and Large 3483192.66/cwt190.00–196.009313
HeifersMedium and Large 3315164.67/cwt150.00–178.005192
BullsMedium and Large 1-2546210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1478
HeifersMedium and Large 1722178.66/cwt178.00–180.001,2903
SteersMedium and Large 2472212.71/cwt206.00–220.001,0043
HeifersMedium and Large 2370200.00/cwt192.00–208.007402
SteersMedium and Large 3560186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0421
SteersMedium and Large 1372271.63/cwt268.00–283.001,0105
SteersMedium and Large 1423263.33/cwt262.00–264.001,1146
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy585246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4391
SteersMedium and Large 1345266.00/cwt266.00–266.009181
SteersMedium and Large 1620215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3331
SteersMedium and Large 1290242.00/cwt242.00–242.007021
BullsMedium and Large 1516233.11/cwt219.00–242.001,2034
BullsMedium and Large 1613205.10/cwt200.00–210.001,2572
BullsMedium and Large 1220264.27/cwt260.00–268.005812
BullsMedium and Large 1321280.22/cwt266.00–290.0090017
BullsMedium and Large 1419259.16/cwt248.00–275.001,08616
BullsMedium and Large 1369275.02/cwt266.00–284.001,0159
CowsBoner 80-85%1,256109.74/cwt106.50–114.001,3785
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14396.82/cwt89.00–105.501,10750
CowsLean 85-90%1,01282.62/cwt68.00–88.0083613
CowsLean 85-90%1,01566.00/cwt66.00–66.006701
Bulls1,467108.22/cwt92.00–115.001,5885
Bulls1,435121.22/cwt116.00–125.001,7402
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2001,300.63/head925.00–1,475.001,3015
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1821,301.75/head985.00–1,375.001,3025
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0561,170.11/head925.00–1,350.001,1705
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,000860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29981,521.64/head1,200.00–1,950.001,5225
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2893926.05/head800.00–1,025.009262
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28621,278.23/head1,160.00–1,410.001,2783
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2001,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2851
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,000930.00/head930.00–930.009301
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1870900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0951,492.01/head1,385.00–1,600.001,4922
BullsMedium and Large 2614190.55/cwt184.00–196.001,1705
BullsMedium and Large 3500170.00/cwt170.00–170.008501
BullsMedium and Large 3628164.82/cwt150.00–180.001,0352
BullsMedium and Large 3465182.86/cwt170.00–196.008502
BullsMedium and Large 2423245.96/cwt244.00–248.001,0403
BullsMedium and Large 3590170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0031
HeifersMedium and Large 2467205.59/cwt198.00–218.009603
HeifersMedium and Large 1518212.14/cwt204.00–220.001,09916
HeifersMedium and Large 1613195.91/cwt191.00–205.001,2013
HeifersMedium and Large 1417222.35/cwt214.00–228.0092717
HeifersMedium and Large 3420156.00/cwt156.00–156.006551
BullsMedium and Large 2690167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1521
BullsMedium and Large 1270269.95/cwt260.00–280.007296
BullsMedium and Large 1563212.27/cwt203.00–220.001,1958
BullsMedium and Large 1465240.67/cwt230.00–252.001,11911
HeifersMedium and Large 3295182.00/cwt182.00–182.005371
BullsMedium and Large 1-2443260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1525
BullsMedium and Large 2223251.87/cwt247.00–260.005624
BullsMedium and Large 2515212.19/cwt210.00–216.001,0935
BullsMedium and Large 2580196.02/cwt195.00–197.001,1372
BullsMedium and Large 2262242.43/cwt220.00–255.006353
BullsMedium and Large 2476215.08/cwt202.00–221.001,0248
BullsMedium and Large 2366247.99/cwt238.00–256.009089
BullsMedium and Large 3433203.98/cwt200.00–208.008832
BullsMedium and Large 3370200.00/cwt200.00–200.007401
BullsMedium and Large 2810160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2961
BullsMedium and Large 2320238.00/cwt226.00–250.007622
BullsMedium and Large 2710168.49/cwt168.00–169.001,1962
BullsMedium and Large 1-2349276.00/cwt276.00–276.009636

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.