Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was not enough data to call a trend on feeder steers but a higher undertone was noted, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, and feeder bulls sold steady to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. 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 $246.45/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$246.45

103 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$470

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

$68.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.97

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	424	278.02	1,178	34
Medium and Large 2	426	250.94	1,070	35
Medium and Large 3	440	213.33	939	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	785	209.97	1,648	31

One grade step is worth $68.06/cwt here — about −$470 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 sale103 hd

246.45

—

MS average13 barns · 1,639 hd

255.42

−8.97

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	1,895	122.00	2,312	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,349	108.93	1,469	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	99.43	1,554	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	82.59	850	11

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	220	298.66/cwt	295.00–302.50	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	240.61/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,140	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	308.53/cwt	302.00–316.00	1,018	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	231.95/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	316.18/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	366.12/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	325.74/cwt	312.00–338.00	889	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	250.03/cwt	242.00–258.00	1,295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	290.95/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	312.42/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	265.30/cwt	258.00–274.00	1,117	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	304.73/cwt	290.00–314.00	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	885	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,938	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	299.05/cwt	272.00–336.00	966	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,817	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	312.75/cwt	308.00–318.00	1,016	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	250.29/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,454	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	239.91/cwt	225.00–276.00	1,514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	337.30/cwt	322.50–354.00	1,079	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,668	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	99.43/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,554	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	72.50/cwt	66.00–77.00	708	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	88.36/cwt	80.00–95.00	937	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	106.16/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,409	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	115.86/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,626	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	282.65/cwt	272.00–298.00	1,442	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	335.29/cwt	328.00–344.00	1,375	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	278.35/cwt	266.00–294.00	1,364	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	316.08/cwt	306.00–325.00	1,448	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	337.92/cwt	322.00–357.00	1,237	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	298.03/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	303.61/cwt	270.00–318.00	1,157	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	271.90/cwt	247.50–304.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	227.10/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	261.02/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	354.45/cwt	334.00–375.00	985	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	275.11/cwt	266.00–284.00	1,007	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	243.52/cwt	232.00–254.00	1,050	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	262.30/cwt	256.00–274.00	1,222	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	201.26/cwt	192.00–208.00	1,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	281.21/cwt	264.00–298.00	880	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	219.54/cwt	212.00–226.00	1,236	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	798	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,652	27

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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 605Year ago 270

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 63Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	295.00–302.50	298.66
7	—	474	230.00–252.00	240.61
3	—	267	247.50–304.00	271.90
2	—	533	220.00–234.00	227.10
6	—	366	266.00–284.00	275.11
4	—	431	232.00–254.00	243.52
3	—	623	192.00–208.00	201.26
4	—	313	264.00–298.00	281.21
4	—	563	212.00–226.00	219.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	302.00–316.00	308.53
2	—	558	228.00–236.00	231.95
7	—	273	312.00–338.00	325.74
4	—	518	242.00–258.00	250.03
1	—	745	212.00	212.00
1	—	690	220.00	220.00
4	—	421	258.00–274.00	265.30
3	—	357	290.00–314.00	304.73
1	—	240	327.50	327.50
7	—	466	256.00–274.00	262.30
1	—	630	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	222.50	222.50
1	—	670	180.00	180.00
1	—	280	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	698	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	798	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	300.00–332.00	316.18
2	—	325	345.00–390.00	366.12
1	—	700	250.00	250.00
1	—	685	251.00	251.00
1	—	640	290.00	290.00
1	—	565	292.00	292.00
1	—	510	290.00	290.00
1	—	430	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	290.00–292.00	290.95
2	—	393	300.00–325.00	312.42
1	—	925	185.00	185.00
1	—	415	257.50	257.50
4	—	323	272.00–336.00	299.05
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	260.00	260.00
1	—	340	208.00	208.00
1	—	410	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	885	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	783	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	308.00–318.00	312.75
1	—	255	316.00	316.00
6	—	490	266.00–294.00	278.35
2	—	438	296.00–300.00	298.03
7	—	381	270.00–318.00	303.61
1	—	625	194.00	194.00
2	—	518	256.00–266.00	261.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	581	240.00–270.00	250.29
4	—	631	225.00–276.00	239.91
1	—	695	224.00	224.00
6	—	320	322.50–354.00	337.30
1	—	765	218.00	218.00
3	—	510	272.00–298.00	282.65
3	—	410	328.00–344.00	335.29
6	—	458	306.00–325.00	316.08
6	—	366	322.00–357.00	337.92
4	—	278	334.00–375.00	354.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	238.00	238.00
1	—	245	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	97.00–102.00	99.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	976	66.00–77.00	72.50
7	—	1,060	80.00–95.00	88.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,327	103.00–108.00	106.16
2	—	1,403	113.00–119.00	115.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	122.00	122.00

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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