Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $306.10/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −95.39 against this barn's trailing median of $401.49.

Average price

$306.10

13 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$37.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.18

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	320.68	1,774	8thin
Medium and Large 2	547	282.78	1,548	5thin

One grade step is worth $37.90/cwt here — about $226 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $436.12, low $336.39, median $401.49 across 14 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 sale13 hd

306.10

—

MS average7 barns · 84 hd

312.28

−6.18

This barn, trailing median14 sales

401.49

−95.39

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	1,671	169.12	2,825	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	148.84	1,782	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	120.00	1,800	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,146	113.28	1,298	9thin

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)	923	$2,152	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,052	$2,104	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,807	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	685	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,203	$2,609	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,505	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	374.35/cwt	350.00–398.00	1,550	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	322.10/cwt	302.00–342.50	1,495	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	372.25/cwt	348.00–380.00	1,228	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	419.09/cwt	390.00–442.50	1,379	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	282.91/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	282.70/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	359.14/cwt	320.00–390.00	783	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	1,807.12/head	1,700.00–1,920.00	1,807	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,052	2,103.92/head	1,650.00–2,325.00	2,104	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	875	2,410.00/head	2,410.00–2,410.00	2,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	322.06/cwt	318.00–326.00	1,572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	321.03/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,547	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	685	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	923	2,152.00/head	1,450.00–2,475.00	2,152	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	246.04/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	369.07/cwt	350.00–388.00	1,192	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	850–900	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	276.99/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	310.59/cwt	292.00–328.00	1,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	268.74/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,532	3
Bulls	—	—	1,530	160.31/cwt	158.00–163.00	2,453	3
Bulls	—	—	1,755	174.41/cwt	170.00–190.00	3,061	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	139.64/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,748	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	116.07/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,357	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	874	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	327.23/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	248.03/cwt	244.00–252.00	1,530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	390.34/cwt	376.00–397.50	1,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,097	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	156.72/cwt	149.00–166.00	1,802	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	326.38/cwt	322.00–331.00	1,730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	318.85/cwt	310.00–328.00	1,961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	359.59/cwt	340.00–382.00	1,327	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	356.81/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,997	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	417.54/cwt	400.00–448.00	1,186	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	415.17/cwt	400.00–426.00	1,486	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	231	425.43/cwt	400.00–458.00	983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	336.01/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,398	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	241.48/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	361.08/cwt	350.00–378.00	979	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	402.89/cwt	372.00–422.00	1,712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	298.60/cwt	288.00–306.00	1,681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	317.26/cwt	306.00–328.00	1,799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	335.93/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	349.37/cwt	330.00–396.00	1,642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	300.99/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	274.99/cwt	274.00–276.00	1,842	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,203	2,609.16/head	2,000.00–2,825.00	2,609	6

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 Mar 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 212Last week 287Year ago 365

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 15Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 31Year ago 1

Compared to 2 weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality was average and demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	231	400.00–458.00	425.43
5	250–300	284	400.00–448.00	417.54
13	300–350	329	390.00–442.50	419.09
4	350–400	358	400.00–426.00	415.17
7	400–450	414	350.00–398.00	374.35
4	450–500	455	340.00–390.00	356.81
3	500–550	530	322.00–331.00	326.38
5	550–600	567	306.00–328.00	317.26
2	600–650	638	318.00	318.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	376.00–397.50	390.34
3	300–350	323	350.00–388.00	369.07
3	400–450	428	320.00–336.00	327.23
2	450–500	488	318.00–326.00	322.06
3	500–550	527	278.00–290.00	282.70
2	550–600	578	280.00–286.00	282.91
1	600–650	645	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	682	244.00–250.00	246.04
1	800–850	820	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	430.00	430.00
1	850–900	850	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	320.00–390.00	359.14
5	250–300	271	350.00–378.00	361.08
7	300–350	330	348.00–380.00	372.25
6	350–400	369	340.00–382.00	359.59
10	400–450	416	300.00–370.00	336.01
8	450–500	464	302.00–342.50	322.10
4	500–550	520	290.00–310.00	300.99
3	550–600	563	288.00–306.00	298.60
2	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	695	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	715	246.00	246.00
2	750–800	773	240.00–243.00	241.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	324.00	324.00
1	300–350	310	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	383	292.00–328.00	310.59
3	450–500	468	270.00–288.00	276.99
1	500–550	505	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	570	260.00–278.00	268.74
3	600–650	617	244.00–252.00	248.03
1	700–750	745	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	348.00	348.00
3	450–500	482	310.00–327.00	321.03
1	550–600	585	286.00	286.00
1	650–700	680	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	404.00	404.00
1	350–400	395	396.00	396.00
3	400–450	425	372.00–422.00	402.89
4	450–500	470	330.00–396.00	349.37
5	500–550	519	330.00–342.00	335.93
1	550–600	585	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	615	310.00–328.00	318.85
2	650–700	670	274.00–276.00	274.99
1	700–750	745	268.00	268.00

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)	3	—	1,053	1,700.00–1,920.00	1,807.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,052	1,650.00–2,325.00	2,103.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	685	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	923	1,450.00–2,475.00	2,152.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	2,410.00	2,410.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,203	2,000.00–2,825.00	2,609.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,530	158.00–163.00	160.31
5	—	1,755	170.00–190.00	174.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,252	130.00–147.00	139.64
14	—	1,150	149.00–166.00	156.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,169	110.00–125.00	116.07
1	—	960	91.00	91.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	120.00	120.00

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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Bulls · 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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