Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to $11 higher, Heifers sold steady to $12 higher. Bulls were steady to $11 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $15 higher. Demand was good and Quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.31/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits −52.34 against this barn's trailing median of $379.65.

Average price

$327.31

9 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$13.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.26

vs MS average

−5.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	330.25	1,727	7thin
Medium and Large 2	515	317.03	1,633	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.22/cwt here — about $94 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

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 sale9 hd

327.31

—

MS average12 barns · 246 hd

320.05

+7.26

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−5.38

This barn, trailing median22 sales

379.65

−52.34

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	—	High	1,765	199.29	3,517	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	155.11	1,827	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,497	153.61	2,299	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	140.95	1,325	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,463	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,240	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	204.43/cwt	204.00–205.00	3,670	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,222	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	144.60/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,392	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	154.94/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,808	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	320.23/cwt	312.50–328.00	1,678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	354.05/cwt	352.00–356.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	298.95/cwt	296.00–302.00	1,853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	361.71/cwt	350.00–366.00	1,364	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	398.31/cwt	380.00–407.00	1,526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	375.45/cwt	365.00–385.50	1,919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	355.37/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	332.40/cwt	324.00–340.00	1,689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	313.49/cwt	312.00–318.00	2,066	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,673	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	152.01/cwt	146.00–156.00	2,262	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	161.82/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,850	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,131	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	313.08/cwt	298.00–328.00	1,465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	820	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,041	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,188	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	390.90/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,673	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	317.03/cwt	316.00–318.00	1,633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	271.90/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,370	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	256.20/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	440.79/cwt	440.00–442.50	1,441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	401.98/cwt	398.00–406.00	1,720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	339.01/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	342.99/cwt	336.00–350.00	1,794	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	344.66/cwt	344.00–346.00	1,403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	432.51/cwt	424.00–452.00	1,665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,994	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	370.72/cwt	367.50–377.50	1,438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	324.88/cwt	318.00–332.00	1,819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	305.08/cwt	292.00–312.00	1,867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	329.67/cwt	322.50–337.00	1,516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,039	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,200	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 May 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 139Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 27Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,545	145.00	145.00
3	—	1,488	146.00–156.00	152.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	963	140.00–149.00	144.60
1	—	870	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,167	150.00–159.00	154.94
3	—	1,143	160.00–165.00	161.82
2	—	1,290	146.00	146.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,795	204.00–205.00	204.43
1	—	1,705	189.00	189.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	480.00	480.00
3	350–400	383	380.00–407.00	398.31
8	400–450	428	375.00–400.00	390.90
4	500–550	524	312.50–328.00	320.23
2	550–600	550	336.00	336.00
2	600–650	620	296.00–302.00	298.95
4	650–700	659	312.00–318.00	313.49
1	750–800	755	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	810	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	130.00	130.00
1	800–850	820	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	330.00	330.00
3	500–550	528	268.00–280.00	271.90
2	600–650	633	252.50–260.00	256.20
1	650–700	670	288.00	288.00
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	377	350.00–366.00	361.71
3	400–450	407	344.00–346.00	344.66
2	450–500	483	352.00–356.00	354.05
5	500–550	508	324.00–340.00	332.40
2	550–600	560	318.00–332.00	324.88
3	600–650	612	292.00–312.00	305.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	468	298.00–328.00	313.08
2	500–550	515	316.00–318.00	317.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	403	340.00	340.00
8	750–800	776	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	440.00–442.50	440.79
5	350–400	385	424.00–452.00	432.51
2	400–450	428	398.00–406.00	401.98
1	450–500	485	352.50	352.50
4	500–550	511	365.00–385.50	375.45
3	550–600	557	345.00–362.50	355.37
1	600–650	610	294.00	294.00
1	700–750	720	292.00	292.00
1	900–950	915	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	367.50–377.50	370.72
1	400–450	445	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	460	322.50–337.00	329.67
6	500–550	523	336.00–350.00	342.99
2	550–600	583	338.00–340.00	339.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	990	169.00	169.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	175.00	175.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	251.00	251.00

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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Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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

Slaughter Cattle

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