Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $210.55/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$210.55

169 head · 701 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,475

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$548

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

$25.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.31

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	223.06	1,211	20
Medium and Large 1-2	728	208.94	1,521	146
Medium and Large 2	483	208.89	1,009	2thin
Medium and Large 3	335	198.00	663	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.06/cwt here — about $548 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 sale169 hd

210.55

—

MS average12 barns · 1,233 hd

235.86

−25.31

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	2,055	117.76	2,420	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	92.10	1,081	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,745	88.00	1,536	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	72.87	739	8thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$1,387	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,005	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	540	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	204.78/cwt	196.00–210.00	983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	163.00/cwt	162.00–164.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	204.76/cwt	198.00–211.00	1,153	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	245.06/cwt	237.00–264.00	784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	212.66/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	199.03/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,240	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,161	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,246	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	208.89/cwt	202.00–216.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,207	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	197.00/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	201.02/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	238.01/cwt	236.00–240.00	923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	232.89/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	237.21/cwt	226.00–248.00	1,120	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,536	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,249	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,391	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	261.95/cwt	250.00–276.00	990	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	189.99/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	229.28/cwt	206.00–240.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	195.01/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,039	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	270.16/cwt	250.00–280.00	851	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	72.87/cwt	60.00–82.00	739	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,745	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,536	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	89.37/cwt	83.00–97.00	1,012	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	103.03/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,383	3
Bulls	—	—	2,055	117.76/cwt	115.00–120.00	2,420	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	1,387.00/head	1,387.00–1,387.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	219.01/cwt	218.00–220.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	218.82/cwt	208.00–226.00	1,138	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	250.31/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,069	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	205.32/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,248	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	230.69/cwt	224.00–238.00	1,091	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	196.65/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,145	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	207.75/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,201	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	255.77/cwt	248.00–264.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	215.12/cwt	200.00–220.00	895	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	242.57/cwt	230.00–262.00	689	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	214.74/cwt	206.00–226.00	1,110	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	233.27/cwt	222.00–250.00	977	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	224.35/cwt	214.00–234.00	1,057	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	244.64/cwt	230.00–260.00	920	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	883	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 Dec 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 421Last week 450Year ago 492

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 61Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	186.00	186.00
4	—	480	196.00–210.00	204.78
1	—	325	210.00	210.00
1	—	560	181.00	181.00
1	—	355	218.00	218.00
6	—	416	200.00–220.00	215.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	162.00–164.00	163.00
1	—	565	174.00	174.00
1	—	530	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	198.00–211.00	204.76
8	—	320	237.00–264.00	245.06
4	—	623	194.00–206.00	199.03
1	—	860	190.00	190.00
8	—	284	230.00–262.00	242.57
10	—	517	206.00–226.00	214.74
8	—	419	222.00–250.00	233.27
10	—	471	214.00–234.00	224.35
13	—	376	230.00–260.00	244.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	208.00	208.00
11	—	611	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	586	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	210.00–216.00	212.66
2	—	750	204.00	204.00
2	—	705	194.00–200.00	197.00
2	—	625	200.00–202.00	201.02
2	—	388	236.00–240.00	238.01
4	—	519	220.00–240.00	232.89
3	—	472	226.00–248.00	237.21
1	—	325	260.00	260.00
1	—	405	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	202.00–216.00	208.89
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
133	—	740	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	223.00	223.00
9	—	621	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	378	250.00–276.00	261.95
4	—	315	250.00–280.00	270.16
4	—	520	208.00–226.00	218.82
9	—	427	240.00–265.00	250.31
3	—	608	202.00–208.00	205.32
8	—	473	224.00–238.00	230.69
8	—	578	200.00–212.00	207.75
2	—	263	248.00–264.00	255.77
1	—	235	268.00	268.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	188.00–192.00	189.99
3	—	370	206.00–240.00	229.28
2	—	533	192.00–198.00	195.01
2	—	413	218.00–220.00	219.01
1	—	735	188.00	188.00
1	—	475	210.00	210.00
3	—	582	194.00–198.00	196.65
1	—	270	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	196.00	196.00
1	—	735	178.00	178.00
1	—	485	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,014	60.00–82.00	72.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,132	83.00–97.00	89.37
3	—	1,342	100.00–107.00	103.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,055	115.00–120.00	117.76

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,387.00	1,387.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	710.00	710.00

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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Steers · 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