Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was not enough comparable data to call a trend on feeder steers. Feeder heifers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.24/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −143.41 against this barn's trailing median of $379.65.

Average price

$236.24

15 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,274

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$32.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.07

vs MS average

−15.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	247.42	1,291	7thin
Medium and Large 2	552	230.29	1,270	6thin
Medium and Large 3	563	215.00	1,209	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.42/cwt here — about $81 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

22 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.06, low $326.54, median $379.65 across 22 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale15 hd

236.24

—

MS average13 barns · 223 hd

237.31

−1.07

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−15.70

This barn, trailing median22 sales

379.65

−143.41

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	1,334	150.77	2,011	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,140	129.70	1,478	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	117.40	1,779	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	111.70	1,234	5thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,297	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	799	$1,084	5

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	283.94/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,320	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	286.79/cwt	282.00–289.00	1,190	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	231.25/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	248.32/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,284	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	236.23/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,370	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	239.00/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	258.61/cwt	248.00–270.00	1,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	262.00/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	312.18/cwt	302.00–324.00	1,155	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	249.34/cwt	234.00–266.00	1,304	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	236.74/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	228.01/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,306	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	785	889.24/head	850.00–930.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	246.63/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	265.04/cwt	264.00–266.00	1,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,446	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	111.70/cwt	102.00–117.00	1,234	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	117.40/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,779	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,828	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	127.41/cwt	118.00–135.00	1,437	8
Bulls	—	—	1,580	133.13/cwt	131.00–135.00	2,103	2
Bulls	—	—	1,170	162.53/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	232.57/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,233	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	218.17/cwt	200.00–240.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	218.01/cwt	216.00–220.00	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	247.55/cwt	238.00–256.00	1,525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	243.77/cwt	236.00–255.00	1,482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,523	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	700	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	960	1,297.34/head	820.00–1,600.00	1,297	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	850	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,080	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	788	958.57/head	890.00–1,025.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	224.47/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,387	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	273.63/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,406	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	342.78/cwt	336.00–350.00	1,111	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	259.36/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,460	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	292.36/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,234	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	280.81/cwt	274.00–288.00	1,039	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	280.16/cwt	272.00–286.00	1,325	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	298.44/cwt	270.00–322.00	845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	270.00/cwt	264.00–276.00	1,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	317.47/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	271.70/cwt	267.00–274.00	1,160	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	264.88/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,372	4

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 Aug 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 129Year ago 366

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 36Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 5Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	387.50	387.50
1	250–300	250	377.50	377.50
4	300–350	324	336.00–350.00	342.78
5	350–400	370	302.00–324.00	312.18
4	400–450	415	282.00–289.00	286.79
4	450–500	465	278.00–290.00	283.94
4	500–550	518	260.00–276.00	264.88
3	600–650	608	236.00–255.00	243.77
1	650–700	680	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	248.00–270.00	258.61
1	450–500	465	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	545	234.00–244.00	239.00
4	550–600	580	234.00–239.00	236.23
1	600–650	600	204.00	204.00
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	248.00	248.00
1	700–750	720	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	267.50	267.50
2	400–450	430	250.00–274.00	262.00
2	450–500	468	264.00–266.00	265.04
6	500–550	523	234.00–266.00	249.34
3	550–600	577	224.00–240.00	231.25
1	600–650	610	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	322.50	322.50
1	350–400	380	306.00	306.00
3	400–450	422	290.00–295.00	292.36
4	450–500	473	272.00–286.00	280.16
5	500–550	514	268.00–280.00	273.63
5	550–600	563	250.00–268.00	259.36
4	600–650	616	238.00–256.00	247.55
1	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	860	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	270.00–322.00	298.44
3	300–350	325	310.00–322.00	317.47
2	350–400	370	274.00–288.00	280.81
3	400–450	427	267.00–274.00	271.70
3	450–500	467	264.00–276.00	270.00
6	500–550	517	244.00–256.00	248.32
1	550–600	550	242.00	242.00
6	600–650	618	218.00–228.00	224.47
1	650–700	685	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	266.00	266.00
1	350–400	385	260.00	260.00
3	400–450	415	240.00–250.00	246.63
3	450–500	470	220.00–252.00	236.74
3	500–550	530	220.00–240.00	232.57
3	550–600	573	226.00–230.00	228.01
1	650–700	695	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	240.00	240.00
3	350–400	377	200.00–240.00	218.17
2	400–450	433	216.00–220.00	218.01
1	450–500	495	216.00	216.00
1	500–550	530	212.00	212.00
1	550–600	595	218.00	218.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	850.00–930.00	889.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	788	890.00–1,025.00	958.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	960	820.00–1,600.00	1,297.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,105	102.00–117.00	111.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	112.00–122.00	117.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	148.00	148.00
8	—	1,128	118.00–135.00	127.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	131.00–135.00	133.13
3	—	1,170	150.00–167.00	162.53

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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