Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2025-11-05

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Nov 5
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
445 head
266 vs last sale 179 275 vs year ago 170 · +161.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
14 vs last sale 46 30 vs year ago 30 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
11 vs last sale 7 18 vs year ago 36 · 50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle all sold mixed. Feeder bulls sold steady to 3.00-20.00 higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00-8.00 lower. Feeder cattle quality was well above average. Demand was strong compared to last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $299.17/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits 80.48 against this barn's trailing median of $379.65.
Average price
$299.17
37 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,620
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$299
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$45.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
37.53
vs MS average
66.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547309.081,69118thin
Medium and Large 2538296.891,59815thin
Medium and Large 3529263.141,3924thin
One grade step is worth $45.94/cwt here — about $299 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
430391352313median 379.6512/1702/2504/2206/2408/19
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 sale37 hd
299.17
MS average14 barns · 300 hd
336.71
−37.53
National average198 barns · 25,157 hd
365.61
−66.44
This barn, trailing median22 sales
379.65
−80.48
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,225135.501,6602thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,286144.831,86325
CowsLean 85-90%Average984120.001,1815thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$2,4502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)930$1,6751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,282$2,1673thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$1,2751thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500455338.99/cwt338.00–340.001,5422
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850808264.02/cwt258.00–270.002,1334
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800762247.35/cwt240.00–260.001,8853
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750738259.37/cwt250.00–270.001,9143
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750721304.50/cwt304.50–304.502,19572
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425347.26/cwt332.00–354.001,47611
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950935224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,0941
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800765275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1041
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650617313.41/cwt290.00–320.001,93413
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700676278.75/cwt272.00–286.001,8845
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400378415.64/cwt395.00–428.001,5713
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850810308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,4951
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575296.58/cwt286.00–310.001,70511
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400371393.49/cwt386.00–406.001,4609
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600563338.88/cwt330.00–348.001,9082
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650608332.51/cwt330.00–335.002,0222
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650645316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,0381
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300250400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0001
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900860270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3221
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250245400.00/cwt400.00–400.009802
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500481373.48/cwt370.00–388.001,7965
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550535351.80/cwt334.00–366.001,8823
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650632296.97/cwt292.00–303.001,8775
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450423416.98/cwt406.00–420.001,7646
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300265404.10/cwt393.00–410.001,0716
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800750308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,3101
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550503328.73/cwt290.00–338.001,6547
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650627311.18/cwt304.00–319.001,95111
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325384.00/cwt384.00–384.001,2481
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600577323.94/cwt314.00–339.001,8695
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500471387.11/cwt378.00–412.001,8235
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300271373.35/cwt360.00–400.001,0126
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700664288.02/cwt283.00–294.001,9124
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900895230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0591
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29301,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350326408.06/cwt390.00–420.001,3309
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750725264.69/cwt260.00–270.001,9193
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550524338.50/cwt328.00–352.001,7745
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450419417.48/cwt402.00–438.001,7497
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700660300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9801
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400371369.26/cwt360.00–390.001,3709
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0952,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,4352,375.61/head2,200.00–2,500.002,3762
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850810284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,3003
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added200–250240468.00/cwt468.00–468.001,1231
Bulls1,630171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,7871
CowsLean 85-90%984120.00/cwt105.00–131.001,1815
CowsBoner 80-85%1,286144.83/cwt122.00–155.001,86325
Bulls820100.00/cwt100.00–100.008201
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350326326.79/cwt250.00–352.001,0655
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250245320.00/cwt320.00–320.007841
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250243402.97/cwt400.00–406.009792
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0202,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Stock CowsMedium and Large 29751,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 29751,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400380334.99/cwt286.00–388.001,2732
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400393256.64/cwt254.00–262.001,0093
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300260320.00/cwt320.00–320.008322
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450423349.10/cwt336.00–358.001,4779
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450443301.99/cwt300.00–304.001,3382
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350320282.00/cwt282.00–282.009021
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650613278.96/cwt272.00–282.001,7106
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550523282.00/cwt280.00–284.001,4753
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650620286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,7731
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500450233.33/cwt204.00–248.001,0503
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500475322.49/cwt310.00–332.001,5323
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500478357.66/cwt346.00–366.001,7103
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500480303.34/cwt300.00–308.001,4563
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300276356.30/cwt350.00–360.009835
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550517328.67/cwt328.00–330.001,6993
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550529263.14/cwt250.00–278.001,3924
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850805240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9321
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750700276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,9321
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900880208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,8301
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665318.98/cwt318.00–320.002,1212
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350308352.05/cwt350.00–354.001,0842
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550518319.07/cwt308.00–330.001,6536
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850808251.00/cwt250.00–252.002,0282
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400368344.05/cwt330.00–352.001,2665
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500471362.84/cwt350.00–376.001,70910
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750735240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7641
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000985238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,3441
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250200350.00/cwt350.00–350.007001
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800765220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6831
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250245347.00/cwt334.00–360.008502
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350321368.98/cwt360.00–376.001,1848
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450424375.42/cwt360.00–396.001,59211
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750718297.97/cwt296.00–300.002,1392
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300293383.32/cwt382.00–386.001,1233
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600582301.41/cwt298.00–306.001,7543
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700678242.94/cwt228.00–258.001,6472
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550533302.46/cwt284.00–314.001,61212
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350310316.00/cwt316.00–316.009801
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400370370.34/cwt370.00–371.001,3703
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600560274.62/cwt268.00–282.001,5383
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700665270.05/cwt260.00–280.001,7963
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250240225.00/cwt225.00–225.005401
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450415328.52/cwt328.00–330.001,3634
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700660298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,9671

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.