Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers were not well tested. Feeder heifers and bulls sold mostly steady to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 $321.84/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −79.65 against this barn's trailing median of $401.49.

Average price

$321.84

24 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$38.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.70

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	334.62	1,830	16thin
Medium and Large 2	546	296.27	1,616	8thin

One grade step is worth $38.36/cwt here — about $213 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

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 sale24 hd

321.84

—

MS average13 barns · 167 hd

319.14

+2.70

This barn, trailing median14 sales

401.49

−79.65

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	1,670	191.40	3,196	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	165.05	2,058	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	145.00	2,197	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	139.37	1,440	5thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1	500–550	516	331.48/cwt	318.00–348.00	1,710	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	340.60/cwt	324.00–368.00	1,785	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	415.31/cwt	396.00–460.00	1,341	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	349.32/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	409.11/cwt	400.00–418.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	333.92/cwt	314.00–356.00	1,553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	290.88/cwt	286.00–296.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	298.40/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	292.71/cwt	280.00–312.00	1,531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	272.03/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	350.87/cwt	316.00–374.00	1,467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	246.67/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	325.32/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	333.25/cwt	318.00–348.00	1,426	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	331.26/cwt	310.00–348.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	266.84/cwt	238.00–288.00	1,646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,938	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	169.57/cwt	167.00–172.00	2,806	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	213.23/cwt	211.00–215.00	3,593	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	176.36/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,369	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	139.37/cwt	131.00–150.00	1,440	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	161.66/cwt	152.00–167.00	1,969	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	885	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	820	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	363.11/cwt	340.00–384.00	1,380	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	363.01/cwt	354.00–377.50	1,198	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	243.02/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	399.89/cwt	392.00–412.00	1,676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	288.63/cwt	280.00–296.00	2,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	411.59/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,132	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	398.81/cwt	386.00–412.00	1,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	317.05/cwt	306.00–328.00	1,963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	322.72/cwt	310.00–334.00	1,843	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	262.04/cwt	238.00–280.00	1,900	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	326.08/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	338.13/cwt	330.00–352.00	1,637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	360.82/cwt	356.00–370.00	1,519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	371.35/cwt	362.00–379.00	1,738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	313.42/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	407.91/cwt	400.00–416.00	1,191	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	259.94/cwt	254.00–266.00	1,996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	293.54/cwt	284.00–302.00	1,973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	321.87/cwt	318.00–326.00	2,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	300.35/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	256.99/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	405.51/cwt	394.00–416.00	1,549	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	326.94/cwt	318.00–336.00	1,883	7

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 Jul 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 196Year ago 401

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 64Year ago 115

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	400.00–418.00	409.11
3	250–300	292	400.00–416.00	407.91
2	300–350	335	386.00–412.00	398.81
1	350–400	355	366.00	366.00
4	400–450	421	356.00–370.00	360.82
4	450–500	484	330.00–352.00	338.13
8	500–550	516	318.00–348.00	331.48
11	550–600	571	310.00–334.00	322.72
4	600–650	619	290.00–312.00	300.35
2	650–700	673	268.00	268.00
4	700–750	725	238.00–280.00	262.04
2	750–800	768	254.00–266.00	259.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	360.00	360.00
1	250–300	280	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	330	330.00–367.50	349.32
3	350–400	373	310.00–348.00	331.26
5	400–450	428	318.00–348.00	333.25
3	450–500	453	322.00–330.00	325.32
2	500–550	513	286.00–296.00	290.88
2	550–600	568	270.00–274.00	272.03
3	600–650	617	238.00–288.00	266.84
3	650–700	687	242.00–250.00	246.67
1	750–800	790	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	458	242.00–244.00	243.02
1	850–900	885	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	412.50	412.50
2	250–300	275	400.00–425.00	411.59
10	300–350	323	396.00–460.00	415.31
8	350–400	382	394.00–416.00	405.51
4	400–450	419	392.00–412.00	399.89
4	450–500	468	362.00–379.00	371.35
9	500–550	524	324.00–368.00	340.60
7	550–600	576	318.00–336.00	326.94
4	600–650	619	306.00–328.00	317.05
5	650–700	672	284.00–302.00	293.54
3	700–750	705	280.00–296.00	288.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	375.00	375.00
5	300–350	330	354.00–377.50	363.01
4	350–400	380	340.00–384.00	363.11
6	400–450	418	316.00–374.00	350.87
6	450–500	465	314.00–356.00	333.92
3	500–550	523	280.00–312.00	292.71
5	550–600	559	292.00–300.00	298.40
2	600–650	608	296.00	296.00
2	700–750	728	256.00–258.00	256.99
2	750–800	775	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	820	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	426.00	426.00
1	500–550	530	346.00	346.00
3	550–600	580	322.00–330.00	326.08
2	600–650	625	318.00–326.00	321.87
3	650–700	663	310.00–320.00	313.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	167.00–172.00	169.57
2	—	1,685	211.00–215.00	213.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,343	171.00–179.00	176.36
10	—	1,218	152.00–167.00	161.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,033	131.00–150.00	139.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	145.00	145.00

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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