Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 8.00 higher. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $268.79/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −110.86 against this barn's trailing median of $379.65.

Average price

$268.79

32 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,447

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$69.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.63

vs MS average

−38.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	285.33	1,515	9thin
Medium and Large 1	537	272.65	1,464	11thin
Medium and Large 2	543	256.19	1,392	11thin
Medium and Large 3	560	216.00	1,210	1thin

One grade step is worth $69.33/cwt here — about $306 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 sale32 hd

268.79

—

MS average13 barns · 221 hd

272.42

−3.63

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−38.22

This barn, trailing median22 sales

379.65

−110.86

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	1,280	175.00	2,240	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	149.68	2,035	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,575	115.00	1,811	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,051	103.28	1,085	16

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,196	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,188	27
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$1,965	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,920	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	873	$1,575	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,019	$2,395	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	954	$2,280	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,028	$1,488	2thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 3	250–300	265	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	338.66/cwt	304.00–372.00	1,087	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	253.41/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	465	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	335.98/cwt	308.00–368.00	1,253	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,469	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	257.95/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,349	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	292.57/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	248.83/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	274.22/cwt	269.00–284.00	1,437	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	254.07/cwt	242.00–258.00	1,443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	269.91/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	336.05/cwt	334.00–337.00	1,425	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	328.16/cwt	304.00–360.00	1,395	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	320.39/cwt	300.00–338.00	1,650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	366.23/cwt	336.00–396.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	271.41/cwt	264.00–284.00	1,289	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	358.66/cwt	348.00–375.00	1,503	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	312.65/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	275.57/cwt	254.00–298.00	1,179	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	803	217.00/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	327.62/cwt	312.00–342.00	1,543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,988	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	270.03/cwt	264.00–276.00	1,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	366.02/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	316.80/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	319.54/cwt	310.00–328.00	1,192	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	274.51/cwt	273.00–276.00	1,825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	288.97/cwt	282.00–296.00	1,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	382.24/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,254	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	317.00/cwt	304.00–330.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	394.60/cwt	350.00–436.00	1,069	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	264.00/cwt	250.00–286.00	1,687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	261.99/cwt	256.00–268.00	1,504	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	152.95/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,076	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	161.21/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,275	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	137.24/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,821	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	83.89/cwt	75.00–91.00	831	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	112.10/cwt	101.00–125.00	1,208	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,811	1
Bulls	—	—	1,280	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	2,196.27/head	1,600.00–2,650.00	2,196	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	990	2,137.82/head	1,325.00–2,700.00	2,138	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	2,332.50/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,333	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	873	1,574.93/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,902.56/head	1,650.00–2,100.00	1,903	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	2,743.30/head	2,450.00–3,175.00	2,743	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,074	2,519.79/head	2,175.00–2,700.00	2,520	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	1,919.79/head	1,500.00–2,675.00	1,920	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	888	1,965.35/head	1,325.00–2,325.00	1,965	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	2,187.67/head	1,750.00–2,575.00	2,188	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	979	2,637.88/head	1,910.00–2,900.00	2,638	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,807.48/head	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	284.07/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	274.98/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	188	420.76/cwt	401.00–440.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	301.96/cwt	288.00–320.00	1,697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	380.70/cwt	360.00–412.50	860	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	228.38/cwt	224.00–232.50	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,551	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	254.98/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	309.07/cwt	306.00–312.00	1,283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	333.20/cwt	316.00–352.00	1,559	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	345.63/cwt	320.00–372.00	1,469	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	359.60/cwt	335.00–400.00	1,345	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	775	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	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 Feb 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 526Last week 79Year ago 553

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 43Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 8Year ago 3

Compared to 2 weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 8.00 higher. Quality was average and demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	244.00	244.00
2	300–350	330	224.00–232.50	228.38
1	550–600	560	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	265	356.00	356.00
12	300–350	321	304.00–372.00	338.66
8	350–400	373	308.00–368.00	335.98
11	400–450	425	304.00–360.00	328.16
3	450–500	465	288.00–300.00	292.57
7	500–550	524	269.00–284.00	274.22
4	550–600	560	260.00–280.00	269.91
6	600–650	617	246.00–260.00	253.41
2	650–700	673	240.00–258.00	248.83
1	700–750	730	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	424	334.00–337.00	336.05
6	500–550	503	292.00	292.00
3	550–600	587	272.00	272.00
7	650–700	653	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	274.00	274.00
3	350–400	365	280.00–288.00	284.07
4	400–450	428	254.00–298.00	275.57
5	450–500	475	264.00–284.00	271.41
6	500–550	523	250.00–266.00	257.95
5	550–600	568	242.00–258.00	254.07
1	650–700	655	228.00	228.00
2	800–850	803	216.00–218.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	700–750	700	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	347.50	347.50
1	250–300	265	386.00	386.00
2	300–350	333	336.00–396.00	366.23
2	350–400	355	350.00–382.50	366.02
7	400–450	419	348.00–375.00	358.66
6	450–500	471	312.00–342.00	327.62
3	500–550	515	300.00–338.00	320.39
3	550–600	553	310.00–318.00	312.65
2	600–650	623	282.00–296.00	288.97
2	650–700	665	273.00–276.00	274.51
1	800–850	830	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	274.00	274.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	310.00–322.50	316.80
2	350–400	373	310.00–328.00	319.54
2	500–550	503	264.00–276.00	270.03
1	550–600	595	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	739	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	750–800	750	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	188	401.00–440.00	420.76
10	200–250	226	360.00–412.50	380.70
10	250–300	271	350.00–436.00	394.60
8	300–350	328	350.00–405.00	382.24
11	350–400	374	335.00–400.00	359.60
15	400–450	425	320.00–372.00	345.63
12	450–500	468	316.00–352.00	333.20
1	500–550	545	314.00	314.00
3	550–600	562	288.00–320.00	301.96
4	600–650	639	250.00–286.00	264.00
2	650–700	670	252.00–258.00	254.98
1	700–750	700	268.00	268.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	328.00	328.00
2	250–300	250	304.00–330.00	317.00
1	350–400	355	317.50	317.50
2	400–450	415	306.00–312.00	309.07
2	450–500	488	272.00–278.00	274.98
1	500–550	535	270.00	270.00
4	550–600	574	256.00–268.00	261.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	385	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	480	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	585	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	443	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,357	148.00–159.00	152.95
5	—	1,411	150.00–170.00	161.21
7	—	1,327	130.00–142.00	137.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	990	75.00–91.00	83.89
11	—	1,078	101.00–125.00	112.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	115.00	115.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	175.00	175.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,005	1,600.00–2,650.00	2,196.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	873	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,574.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,125	1,500.00–2,675.00	1,919.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	888	1,325.00–2,325.00	1,965.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,105	1,750.00–2,575.00	2,187.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	990	1,325.00–2,700.00	2,137.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,070	2,450.00–3,175.00	2,743.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,074	2,175.00–2,700.00	2,519.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	979	1,910.00–2,900.00	2,637.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,332.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	975	1,650.00–2,100.00	1,902.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,475.00	2,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	975	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,807.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	2,550.00	2,550.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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