Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $250.49/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$250.49

224 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,273

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$80.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.68

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	444	271.02	1,204	45
Medium and Large 1-2	546	253.60	1,385	123
Medium and Large 2	473	235.10	1,112	46
Medium and Large 3	488	190.63	931	10thin

One grade step is worth $80.39/cwt here — about $274 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 sale224 hd

250.49

—

MS average13 barns · 1,689 hd

254.17

−3.68

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	1,678	112.80	1,893	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	109.81	1,424	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	102.61	1,614	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	91.11	945	16

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	332.96/cwt	318.00–345.00	1,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	315.40/cwt	300.00–334.00	1,012	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	263.20/cwt	263.20–263.20	1,677	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	267.85/cwt	254.00–274.00	1,529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	329.90/cwt	320.00–338.00	917	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	234.48/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,332	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	267.44/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,126	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	295.28/cwt	288.00–304.00	1,358	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,430	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	243.03/cwt	234.00–254.00	1,276	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	306.00/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	254.71/cwt	242.00–270.00	1,312	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	225.07/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	225.25/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	222.36/cwt	202.00–242.00	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	266.15/cwt	244.00–284.00	1,286	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	265.63/cwt	252.50–278.00	1,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	327.49/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,208	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	279.82/cwt	274.00–300.00	1,461	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	315.48/cwt	300.00–324.00	1,297	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	1,486	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,629	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	210	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	238.09/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	253.31/cwt	244.00–258.00	1,434	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	312.40/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,315	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	273.88/cwt	264.00–288.00	1,416	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	830	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	106.53/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,318	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	91.98/cwt	80.00–98.00	965	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	102.61/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,614	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,416	116.37/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,648	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	671	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	101.41/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,597	2
Bulls	—	—	1,747	120.39/cwt	118.00–123.00	2,103	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	282.20/cwt	258.00–296.00	1,225	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	285.42/cwt	268.00–308.00	1,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	257.64/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,216	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	300.18/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,396	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	240.63/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	1,383	100
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	245.38/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,266	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	305.55/cwt	294.00–318.00	1,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	340.58/cwt	323.00–362.00	1,090	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	254.06/cwt	240.00–270.00	937	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	238.45/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,364	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	247.48/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,185	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,283	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	206.97/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	271.56/cwt	236.00–294.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	221.87/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,156	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	215.34/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,225	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	242.81/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,044	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	229.77/cwt	219.00–244.00	1,091	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	205.79/cwt	200.00–212.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	168.36/cwt	150.00–188.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	292.21/cwt	284.00–300.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	233.65/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	326.99/cwt	314.00–336.00	1,207	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	318.46/cwt	312.50–330.00	869	3

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 Feb 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 605Last week 966Year ago 776

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 105Year ago 31

compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	318.00–345.00	332.96
5	—	571	254.00–274.00	267.85
1	—	620	252.00	252.00
6	—	460	288.00–304.00	295.28
1	—	675	240.00	240.00
4	—	369	320.00–332.00	327.49
1	—	815	209.00	209.00
5	—	522	274.00–300.00	279.82
6	—	411	300.00–324.00	315.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	206.00	206.00
5	—	515	242.00–270.00	254.71
2	—	563	210.00–240.00	225.07
1	—	335	292.00	292.00
2	—	700	200.00	200.00
1	—	845	195.00	195.00
1	—	350	298.00	298.00
5	—	483	244.00–284.00	266.15
2	—	418	252.50–278.00	265.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	637	263.20	263.20
15	—	524	283.50	283.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	546	254.00	254.00
3	—	450	325.00	325.00
4	—	675	253.00	253.00
3	—	712	229.00	229.00
8	—	599	272.00	272.00
2	—	400	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	224.00	224.00
3	—	467	202.00–242.00	222.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	321	300.00–334.00	315.40
5	—	278	320.00–338.00	329.90
4	—	568	230.00–240.00	234.48
8	—	421	262.00–280.00	267.44
1	—	680	238.00	238.00
10	—	525	234.00–254.00	243.03
2	—	350	300.00–312.00	306.00
3	—	618	220.00–234.00	225.25
4	—	479	246.00–250.00	247.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	684	209.00	209.00
12	—	572	231.00–241.00	238.45
4	—	504	254.50	254.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	535	258.50	258.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	170.00	170.00
1	—	725	176.00	176.00
1	—	375	210.00	210.00
1	—	230	222.00	222.00
2	—	425	200.00–212.00	205.79
2	—	518	150.00–188.00	168.36
1	—	340	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	369	240.00–270.00	254.06
2	—	620	206.00–208.00	206.97
3	—	312	236.00–294.00	271.56
7	—	521	200.00–230.00	221.87
9	—	569	200.00–226.00	215.34
9	—	430	230.00–256.00	242.81
5	—	475	219.00–244.00	229.77
1	—	690	200.00	200.00
1	—	725	198.00	198.00
2	—	288	284.00–300.00	292.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	280.00	280.00
5	—	434	258.00–296.00	282.20
3	—	370	268.00–308.00	285.42
5	—	472	240.00–280.00	257.64
3	—	573	239.00–244.00	240.63
1	—	775	206.00	206.00
11	—	516	210.00–260.00	245.38
1	—	735	200.00	200.00
2	—	333	294.00–318.00	305.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	236.00–240.00	238.09
1	—	355	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	244.00–258.00	253.31
8	—	421	300.00–327.00	312.40
6	—	517	264.00–288.00	273.88
1	—	240	346.00	346.00
3	—	465	290.00–312.00	300.18
3	—	620	236.00	236.00
6	—	320	323.00–362.00	340.58
3	—	678	228.00–239.00	233.65
8	—	369	314.00–336.00	326.99
3	—	273	312.50–330.00	318.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,237	100.00–112.00	106.53
8	—	1,416	112.00–124.00	116.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,049	80.00–98.00	91.98
1	—	860	78.00	78.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	101.00–104.00	102.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	100.00–103.00	101.41
3	—	1,747	118.00–123.00	120.39

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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