Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were not well tested. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Quality was plain to average and demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $287.11/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −129.67 against this barn's trailing median of $416.78.

Average price

$287.11

8 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$33.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.90

vs MS average

−53.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	291.27	1,631	7thin
Medium and Large 2	545	258.00	1,406	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.27/cwt here — about $225 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $454.43, low $374.99, median $416.78 across 15 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 sale8 hd

287.11

—

MS average8 barns · 159 hd

313.01

−25.90

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

−53.83

This barn, trailing median15 sales

416.78

−129.67

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	1,552	158.98	2,466	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,111	133.58	1,484	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	118.00	1,794	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	111.74	1,171	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	111.74/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,171	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	327.54/cwt	316.00–340.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	247.87/cwt	238.00–258.00	1,383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	387.40/cwt	380.00–398.00	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	278.40/cwt	276.00–282.00	1,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,436	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	800	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	265.49/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,266	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,389	1
Bulls	—	—	1,430	146.73/cwt	135.00–157.00	2,098	3
Bulls	—	—	1,673	171.22/cwt	162.00–184.00	2,865	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	150.24/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,822	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	129.73/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,410	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	291.05/cwt	281.00–300.00	1,755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	269.64/cwt	256.00–284.00	1,828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	295.00/cwt	294.00–296.00	1,505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	336.53/cwt	332.00–341.00	1,407	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	980	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	289.78/cwt	284.00–293.00	1,681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	266.59/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	274.30/cwt	272.00–279.00	1,446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	283.44/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	290.20/cwt	279.00–302.00	1,387	2

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 667Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 36Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were not well tested. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Quality was plain to average and demand was good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,048	105.00–118.00	111.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	118.00	118.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,213	142.00–155.00	150.24
13	—	1,087	120.00–137.00	129.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,430	135.00–157.00	146.73
3	—	1,673	162.00–184.00	171.22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	268.00	268.00
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	274.00	274.00
3	450–500	477	260.00–272.00	265.49
1	500–550	530	262.00	262.00
2	550–600	558	238.00–258.00	247.87
1	600–650	630	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	347.50	347.50
2	400–450	423	280.00–287.00	283.44
3	450–500	477	276.00–282.00	278.40
3	500–550	527	272.00–279.00	274.30
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	680	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	316.00–340.00	327.54
1	500–550	545	258.00	258.00
1	600–650	610	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	332.00–341.00	336.53
2	450–500	478	279.00–302.00	290.20
2	500–550	510	294.00–296.00	295.00
5	550–600	580	284.00–293.00	289.78
3	600–650	603	281.00–300.00	291.05
2	650–700	678	256.00–284.00	269.64
3	700–750	722	262.00–272.00	266.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	380.00–398.00	387.40
1	400–450	440	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	460	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	585	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	615	274.00	274.00
1	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	390	318.00	318.00
2	450–500	460	280.00–290.00	285.00
1	500–550	545	276.00	276.00

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	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	2,200.00	2,200.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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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