Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was plain to average and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.23/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$210.23

96 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

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

$48.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.20

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	502	230.00	1,155	3thin
Medium and Large 1	459	220.09	1,009	43
Medium and Large 2	440	205.31	903	40
Medium and Large 3	456	181.58	829	10thin

One grade step is worth $48.42/cwt here — about $326 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 sale96 hd

210.23

—

MS average12 barns · 1,373 hd

210.03

+0.20

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	1,774	114.68	2,035	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	85.17	1,083	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	75.00	1,043	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,134	68.85	781	22

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$1,197	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1-2	—	502	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,155	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	198.98/cwt	196.00–201.00	1,337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	217.85/cwt	208.00–232.00	1,155	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	236.04/cwt	228.00–246.00	765	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	225.41/cwt	220.00–236.00	830	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	228.93/cwt	222.00–240.00	994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	227.97/cwt	218.00–238.00	1,074	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	227.01/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,285	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	250.68/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	201.16/cwt	198.00–206.00	939	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	201.02/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	231.00/cwt	230.00–232.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	199.28/cwt	194.00–204.00	1,126	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	242.46/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,273	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	259.23/cwt	254.00–264.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	266.00/cwt	264.00–268.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	242.07/cwt	234.00–250.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	244.80/cwt	234.00–258.00	1,165	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,114	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	215.77/cwt	208.00–224.00	1,333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	238.06/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,000	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	253.00/cwt	241.00–266.00	949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	262	251.01/cwt	240.00–260.00	658	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,043	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,246	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	84.49/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,071	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	457	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	71.13/cwt	61.00–77.00	817	20
Bulls	—	—	1,449	103.24/cwt	99.00–111.00	1,496	4
Bulls	—	—	1,960	121.22/cwt	112.00–128.00	2,376	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	1,197.45/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	195.30/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,090	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	210.83/cwt	200.00–222.00	894	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	217.28/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,143	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	213.86/cwt	200.00–236.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	257.20/cwt	250.00–264.00	820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	186.01/cwt	174.00–200.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	231.07/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,079	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	611	190.43/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,164	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	211.53/cwt	210.00–212.00	497	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	201.71/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	209.93/cwt	204.00–216.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	209.14/cwt	200.00–217.00	989	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	216.40/cwt	204.00–230.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	208.03/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,180	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	242	206.59/cwt	200.00–212.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	184.91/cwt	170.00–200.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	200.04/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,046	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	192.68/cwt	188.00–197.00	1,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	182.03/cwt	178.00–186.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	211.77/cwt	202.00–218.00	885	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	217.72/cwt	210.00–222.00	710	7

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 Oct 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 433Year ago 384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 101Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 16

Compared to last week: feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was plain to average and demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	502	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	232.00	232.00
3	—	672	196.00–201.00	198.98
8	—	530	208.00–232.00	217.85
7	—	324	228.00–246.00	236.04
6	—	368	220.00–236.00	225.41
4	—	434	222.00–240.00	228.93
4	—	471	218.00–238.00	227.97
2	—	608	196.00–206.00	201.02
2	—	245	230.00–232.00	231.00
6	—	565	194.00–204.00	199.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	182.00	182.00
5	—	467	198.00–206.00	201.16
4	—	371	204.00–216.00	209.93
3	—	242	200.00–212.00	206.59
5	—	523	190.00–206.00	200.04
4	—	574	188.00–197.00	192.68
2	—	680	178.00–186.00	182.03
9	—	418	202.00–218.00	211.77
7	—	326	210.00–222.00	217.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	174.00–200.00	186.01
1	—	570	168.00	168.00
3	—	527	180.00	180.00
2	—	413	170.00–200.00	184.91
1	—	470	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	226.00–230.00	227.01
3	—	432	248.00–254.00	250.68
4	—	525	240.00–248.00	242.46
2	—	378	254.00–264.00	259.23
2	—	315	264.00–268.00	266.00
2	—	283	234.00–250.00	242.07
9	—	476	234.00–258.00	244.80
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	220.00	220.00
1	—	285	222.50	222.50
1	—	480	200.00	200.00
1	—	355	230.00	230.00
1	—	300	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	208.00–224.00	215.77
11	—	420	230.00–249.00	238.06
2	—	375	241.00–266.00	253.00
1	—	700	206.00	206.00
1	—	675	218.00	218.00
3	—	262	240.00–260.00	251.01
6	—	526	210.00–224.00	217.28
7	—	319	250.00–264.00	257.20
5	—	467	220.00–243.00	231.07
7	—	567	200.00–216.00	208.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	190.00–198.00	195.30
8	—	424	200.00–222.00	210.83
3	—	358	200.00–236.00	213.86
5	—	611	184.00–194.00	190.43
4	—	235	210.00–212.00	211.53
3	—	532	200.00–205.00	201.71
6	—	473	200.00–217.00	209.14
2	—	273	204.00–230.00	216.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	162.00	162.00
1	—	545	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	94.00	94.00
13	—	1,268	80.00–91.00	84.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	46.00	46.00
20	—	1,148	61.00–77.00	71.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,449	99.00–111.00	103.24
7	—	1,960	112.00–128.00	121.22

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,375	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,197.45

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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle