Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers were not well tested, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 15.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold unevenly. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 $309.18/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −70.48 against this barn's trailing median of $379.65.

Average price

$309.18

5 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$356

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

$73.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.50

vs MS average

−7.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	323.97	1,681	4thin
Medium and Large 3	530	250.00	1,325	1thin

One grade step is worth $73.97/cwt here — about $356 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale5 hd

309.18

—

MS average13 barns · 189 hd

294.68

+14.50

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−7.37

This barn, trailing median22 sales

379.65

−70.48

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	1,613	160.13	2,583	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	136.94	1,727	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	113.42	1,113	6thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,987	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	980	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	417	403.37/cwt	380.00–416.00	1,682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,146	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	402.84/cwt	385.00–422.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	419.54/cwt	404.00–435.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	323.97/cwt	306.00–338.00	1,681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	403.55/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	371.71/cwt	350.00–395.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	343.36/cwt	324.00–380.00	1,617	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	364.86/cwt	360.00–370.00	996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,820	1
Bulls	—	—	1,613	160.13/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,583	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	143.99/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,862	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	801	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	135.18/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,694	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	118.10/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,181	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	403.92/cwt	379.00–414.00	1,531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	372.23/cwt	352.00–398.00	1,604	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	755	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,062	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	980	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	417.20/cwt	400.00–437.50	1,577	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	376.49/cwt	360.00–396.00	1,751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	394.51/cwt	360.00–414.00	1,262	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	406.71/cwt	385.00–436.00	1,330	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,986.88/head	1,800.00–2,125.00	1,987	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 Apr 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 141Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 51Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 16Year ago 123

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	404.00–435.00	419.54
2	250–300	280	385.00–422.00	402.84
3	300–350	327	385.00–436.00	406.71
8	350–400	378	400.00–437.50	417.20
3	400–450	417	380.00–416.00	403.37
5	450–500	465	360.00–396.00	376.49
1	500–550	545	334.00	334.00
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	360.00–370.00	364.86
1	350–400	350	327.50	327.50
1	450–500	465	317.50	317.50
1	500–550	540	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	350.00–395.00	371.71
3	250–300	265	385.00–425.00	403.55
5	300–350	320	360.00–414.00	394.51
4	350–400	379	379.00–414.00	403.92
6	400–450	431	352.00–398.00	372.23
11	450–500	471	324.00–380.00	343.36
4	500–550	519	306.00–338.00	323.97
1	600–650	625	264.00	264.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	322.50	322.50
1	300–350	300	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	490	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	394.00	394.00
1	400–450	425	422.00	422.00
1	500–550	520	352.00	352.00
1	550–600	595	334.00	334.00
1	600–650	610	338.00	338.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	317.50	317.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,300	1,800.00–2,125.00	1,986.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	155.00–165.00	160.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	143.00–145.00	143.99
8	—	1,253	128.00–139.00	135.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,000	116.00–123.00	118.10

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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