Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: feeder Cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was very good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.67/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −128.98 against this barn's trailing median of $379.65.

Average price

$250.67

22 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,335

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$49.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.35

vs MS average

−54.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	278.71	1,446	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	502	268.00	1,345	3thin
Medium and Large 2	544	245.01	1,332	10thin
Medium and Large 3	540	229.18	1,238	5thin

One grade step is worth $49.52/cwt here — about $208 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 sale22 hd

250.67

—

MS average13 barns · 235 hd

257.02

−6.35

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−54.57

This barn, trailing median22 sales

379.65

−128.98

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	1,650	150.49	2,483	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	122.04	1,550	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	107.48	1,548	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	931	102.45	954	10

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,038	$2,238	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,159	$2,024	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,096	$1,972	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,843	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,172	$1,604	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$1,552	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,094	$1,910	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,875	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,175	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,534	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,475.00/head	1,375.00–1,575.00	1,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,345	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	800	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,116	2,097.04/head	2,050.00–2,175.00	2,097	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	331.23/cwt	305.00–357.00	1,428	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	271.41/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,379	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	270.56/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,429	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,159	2,024.16/head	1,875.00–2,300.00	2,024	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,096	1,972.46/head	1,325.00–2,325.00	1,972	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	243.54/cwt	238.00–249.00	1,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	287.09/cwt	262.00–320.00	1,355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	246.02/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	262.48/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,234	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	288.00/cwt	270.00–312.50	1,423	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	267.99/cwt	254.00–280.00	1,273	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	284.63/cwt	270.00–297.50	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	250.14/cwt	246.00–254.00	1,426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	333.46/cwt	320.00–345.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	246.66/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,292	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	225.00/cwt	218.00–232.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	243.35/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,370	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	284.97/cwt	284.00–286.00	1,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	251.31/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	261.79/cwt	250.00–272.50	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	279.09/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,172	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	279.74/cwt	264.00–290.00	1,337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,490	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	102.45/cwt	92.00–111.00	954	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	107.48/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,548	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	119.66/cwt	112.00–127.00	1,496	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,925	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	150.49/cwt	147.00–153.00	2,483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	241.63/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	235.19/cwt	230.00–240.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	850–900	890	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	230.98/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,222	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	245.40/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	525	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	319.28/cwt	302.00–337.50	1,510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	321.22/cwt	304.00–337.00	1,523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	362.66/cwt	337.50–372.50	1,570	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	391.43/cwt	382.50–410.00	1,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	369.16/cwt	342.50–395.00	1,174	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	320.83/cwt	312.00–332.00	1,081	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	279.76/cwt	268.00–292.00	1,743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	784	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,172	1,603.56/head	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	374.97/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	311.78/cwt	300.00–324.00	1,188	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	371.88/cwt	350.00–400.00	840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	292.59/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,349	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	2,237.76/head	2,150.00–2,375.00	2,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	281.72/cwt	276.00–292.00	1,445	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	312.50/cwt	300.00–325.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	265.22/cwt	257.00–268.00	1,509	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	930	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	910	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	1,856.75/head	1,275.00–2,250.00	1,857	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	258.94/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	294.12/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,241	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	890	1,842.88/head	1,450.00–2,175.00	1,843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,602	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	903	1,551.94/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,552	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	366.52/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,349	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	345.79/cwt	330.00–362.00	1,466	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	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 Jan 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 309Year ago 481

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 17Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 6Year ago 5

Compared to two weeks ago: feeder Cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was very good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	320.00–345.00	333.46
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	350	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	445	288.00	288.00
3	450–500	478	264.00–290.00	279.74
3	500–550	528	264.00–274.00	270.56
2	550–600	570	246.00–254.00	250.14
2	600–650	635	238.00–249.00	243.54
1	650–700	685	224.00	224.00
2	700–750	720	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	431	305.00–357.00	331.23
7	450–500	494	270.00–312.50	288.00
4	550–600	591	271.00	271.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	250.00–272.50	261.79
1	850–900	890	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	226	350.00–400.00	371.88
3	250–300	262	382.50–410.00	391.43
8	300–350	318	342.50–395.00	369.16
6	350–400	368	360.00–375.00	366.52
5	400–450	424	330.00–362.00	345.79
4	450–500	474	304.00–337.00	321.22
6	500–550	513	276.00–292.00	281.72
4	550–600	569	257.00–268.00	265.22
1	600–650	610	256.00	256.00
1	800–850	830	208.00	208.00
1	850–900	865	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	470	260.00–266.00	262.48
3	500–550	502	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	302.50	302.50
2	250–300	273	270.00–297.50	284.63
1	300–350	310	228.00	228.00
2	350–400	360	284.00–286.00	284.97
6	400–450	420	270.00–282.00	279.09
12	450–500	475	254.00–280.00	267.99
5	500–550	524	238.00–260.00	246.66
5	550–600	563	238.00–248.00	243.35
2	600–650	625	218.00–232.00	225.00
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	230.00–240.00	235.19
3	400–450	428	250.00–254.00	251.31
2	450–500	468	238.00–245.00	241.63
4	500–550	529	230.00–232.00	230.98
1	550–600	585	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	327.50	327.50
1	500–550	525	338.00	338.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	320.00	320.00
2	250–300	275	300.00–325.00	312.50
11	300–350	337	312.00–332.00	320.83
11	350–400	381	300.00–324.00	311.78
3	400–450	422	288.00–300.00	294.12
5	450–500	461	280.00–305.00	292.59
3	500–550	517	250.00–269.00	258.94
1	600–650	625	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	358.00	358.00
3	450–500	472	262.00–320.00	287.09
3	500–550	508	268.00–276.00	271.41
2	550–600	553	242.00–250.00	246.02
1	600–650	610	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	240.00–252.00	245.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	378	370.00–380.00	374.97
9	400–450	433	337.50–372.50	362.66
2	450–500	473	302.00–337.50	319.28
1	500–550	545	282.00	282.00
1	550–600	580	298.00	298.00
2	600–650	623	268.00–292.00	279.76
1	650–700	650	274.00	274.00

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	—	900	1,375.00–1,575.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,116	2,050.00–2,175.00	2,097.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,103	1,275.00–2,250.00	1,856.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,159	1,875.00–2,300.00	2,024.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,096	1,325.00–2,325.00	1,972.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,172	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,603.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,038	2,150.00–2,375.00	2,237.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	890	1,450.00–2,175.00	1,842.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	903	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,551.94
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,175.00	1,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	931	92.00–111.00	102.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	107.00–108.00	107.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,250	112.00–127.00	119.66
2	—	1,400	135.00–140.00	137.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,650	147.00–153.00	150.49

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

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc.- Como, MS

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle