Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2023-11-01

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Nov 1
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
187 head
253 vs last sale 440 384 vs year ago 571 · 67.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
37 vs last sale 50 20 vs year ago 107 · 18.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
5 vs last sale 6 5 vs year ago 6 · 83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was plain to average and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $215.31/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits +3.78 against this barn's trailing median of $211.53.
Average price
$215.31
72 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$972
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$221
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$45.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+35.88
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2452233.711,05614thin
Medium and Large 1450225.171,01425
Medium and Large 2456205.8593822
Medium and Large 3443188.3883511thin
One grade step is worth $45.33/cwt here — about $221 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 sale72 hd
215.31
MS average13 barns · 526 hd
179.42
+35.88
This barn, trailing median2 sales
211.53
+3.78
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
BullsAverage1,491105.201,5695thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27487.201,11115
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,79081.001,4501thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07267.9472811

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$9601thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
BullsMedium and Large 2425216.87/cwt208.00–226.009224
BullsMedium and Large 2325215.37/cwt212.00–220.007004
HeifersMedium and Large 2480198.00/cwt198.00–198.009501
HeifersMedium and Large 2312200.00/cwt200.00–200.006243
HeifersMedium and Large 3738165.99/cwt164.00–168.001,2252
HeifersMedium and Large 3580182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0561
HeifersMedium and Large 3540174.00/cwt174.00–174.009401
HeifersMedium and Large 2760183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,3911
SteersMedium and Large 1435250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0881
SteersMedium and Large 1795200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5901
HeifersMedium and Large 2633184.96/cwt182.00–188.001,1712
HeifersMedium and Large 1482211.27/cwt208.00–216.001,0183
HeifersMedium and Large 2675177.50/cwt175.00–180.001,1982
HeifersMedium and Large 2260205.10/cwt200.00–210.005332
SteersMedium and Large 2605200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2101
SteersMedium and Large 2725196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4211
SteersMedium and Large 2413208.24/cwt200.00–216.008602
SteersMedium and Large 2270230.00/cwt230.00–230.006211
SteersMedium and Large 1570230.34/cwt228.00–232.001,3133
SteersMedium and Large 1490238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,1661
SteersMedium and Large 1522224.68/cwt220.00–232.001,1733
SteersMedium and Large 1670218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,4611
SteersMedium and Large 1275248.00/cwt248.00–248.006821
SteersMedium and Large 1640216.98/cwt212.00–220.001,3893
BullsMedium and Large 1270235.85/cwt232.00–240.006372
BullsMedium and Large 1473230.29/cwt218.00–238.001,0896
BullsMedium and Large 1531217.00/cwt210.00–224.001,1524
BullsMedium and Large 1568213.02/cwt207.00–216.001,2103
BullsMedium and Large 1363231.45/cwt224.00–238.008403
BullsMedium and Large 1633200.10/cwt195.00–205.001,2672
CowsLean 85-90%90545.44/cwt42.00–50.004113
CowsLean 85-90%1,13476.38/cwt70.00–80.008668
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,79081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,4501
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33595.48/cwt95.00–96.001,2752
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26585.93/cwt81.00–91.001,08713
Bulls1,52097.66/cwt93.00–100.001,4843
Bulls1,448116.52/cwt109.00–125.001,6872
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,060960.00/head960.00–960.009601
BullsMedium and Large 3520178.86/cwt174.00–184.009302
BullsMedium and Large 3600174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0441
BullsMedium and Large 2475208.99/cwt208.00–210.009932
BullsMedium and Large 3335200.00/cwt200.00–200.006702
BullsMedium and Large 3215198.84/cwt197.50–200.004282
BullsMedium and Large 2635190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2071
BullsMedium and Large 2660183.97/cwt180.00–188.001,2142
BullsMedium and Large 1-2526220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1576
BullsMedium and Large 1-2396244.00/cwt244.00–244.009668
BullsMedium and Large 2350204.00/cwt204.00–204.007141
BullsMedium and Large 3410196.00/cwt196.00–196.008041
BullsMedium and Large 3575182.27/cwt180.00–187.001,0483
BullsMedium and Large 1245238.00/cwt238.00–238.005831
BullsMedium and Large 2568193.96/cwt192.00–196.001,1022
BullsMedium and Large 1308238.07/cwt230.00–246.007332
BullsMedium and Large 2245210.00/cwt210.00–210.005151
BullsMedium and Large 2534200.47/cwt196.00–204.001,0714
BullsMedium and Large 2255220.00/cwt220.00–220.005611
HeifersMedium and Large 2423207.03/cwt206.00–208.008763
HeifersMedium and Large 1521206.53/cwt204.00–209.001,0764
HeifersMedium and Large 1425212.00/cwt212.00–212.009011
BullsMedium and Large 1420230.00/cwt230.00–230.009662

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.