Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2025-11-19

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Nov 19
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
378 head
54 vs last sale 324 33 vs year ago 411 · 8.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
45 vs last sale 47 43 vs year ago 49 · +87.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
9 vs last sale 8 11 vs year ago 6 · +183.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold mostly 2.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality was plain to average and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $331.05/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits 70.44 against this barn's trailing median of $401.49.
Average price
$331.05
21 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,793
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$61.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.75
vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530342.261,81513thin
Medium and Large 2550323.431,7796thin
Medium and Large 3590281.011,6582thin
One grade step is worth $61.25/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales
450408365322median 401.4912/1703/2506/1007/0808/19
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 sale21 hd
331.05
MS average13 barns · 147 hd
335.80
−4.75
This barn, trailing median14 sales
401.49
−70.44
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
BullsAverage1,693173.052,9297thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,258155.001,94934
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,612138.792,2373thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,022122.911,2569thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$1,8751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$1,8751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)932$1,8453thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)923$1,8335
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)755$1,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)900$1,6251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)890$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$2,4694thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400376378.34/cwt360.00–392.001,4235
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450424392.47/cwt382.00–402.001,6647
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450428403.82/cwt398.00–410.001,7282
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650633306.96/cwt304.00–310.001,9432
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550515346.00/cwt346.00–346.001,7821
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300283369.93/cwt350.00–382.501,0473
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450420343.08/cwt274.00–380.001,44111
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300295420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2391
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400371423.82/cwt400.00–437.501,5724
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450419400.22/cwt394.00–419.001,6778
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600573310.73/cwt300.00–320.001,7808
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450419379.62/cwt350.00–392.001,59110
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400379369.33/cwt356.00–382.501,4008
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750728281.93/cwt270.00–295.002,0523
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800753284.01/cwt282.00–286.002,1392
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600590320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8882
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300278372.04/cwt355.00–382.501,0343
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250223379.43/cwt376.00–382.508462
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250208381.35/cwt364.00–400.007932
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550530315.15/cwt302.00–332.001,67012
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700668310.58/cwt306.00–315.002,0752
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700668293.03/cwt286.00–300.001,9572
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450405320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2961
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600590281.01/cwt280.00–282.001,6582
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500473303.46/cwt270.00–338.001,4352
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475339.66/cwt326.00–352.001,6136
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600569318.00/cwt312.00–328.001,8095
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500470368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,7301
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350320348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,1141
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550533279.04/cwt250.00–300.001,4873
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700693286.50/cwt286.00–287.001,9852
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800755260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9631
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350328371.96/cwt352.50–380.001,2206
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650630296.34/cwt292.00–300.001,8677
BullsMedium and Large 3750–800765264.12/cwt246.00–282.002,0212
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550530325.15/cwt312.00–332.001,7234
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350337386.00/cwt374.00–394.001,3013
CowsLean 85-90%1,036126.52/cwt115.00–137.001,3118
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,612138.79/cwt135.00–141.002,2373
CowsBoner 80-85%1,308170.04/cwt163.00–190.002,2248
CowsBoner 80-85%1,242150.37/cwt141.00–161.001,86826
Bulls1,671164.45/cwt151.00–176.002,7484
Bulls1,722184.51/cwt180.00–191.003,1773
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400355342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,2141
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300295325.00/cwt325.00–325.009591
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450408321.03/cwt300.00–332.001,3103
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500468268.35/cwt217.50–322.001,2562
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600555300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6651
CowsLean 85-90%91094.00/cwt94.00–94.008551
Bred CowsMedium and Large 18701,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19602,600.78/head2,375.00–2,800.002,6012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600565337.08/cwt326.00–346.001,9053
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520343.82/cwt336.00–356.001,78810
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300290317.50/cwt317.50–317.509211
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325420.67/cwt407.50–428.001,3674
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250220427.50/cwt427.50–427.509411
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19321,845.21/head1,575.00–2,000.001,8453
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300278427.82/cwt420.00–455.001,1896
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650621324.91/cwt316.00–328.002,0185
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500459378.17/cwt364.00–388.001,7365
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600560322.97/cwt320.00–326.001,8092
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373400.93/cwt387.50–414.001,4955
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0601,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19001,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19231,832.96/head1,675.00–2,025.001,8335
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250235440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0341
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250238417.53/cwt415.00–420.009942
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500464364.36/cwt356.00–374.001,6914
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370412.00/cwt412.00–412.001,5241
Bred CowsMedium and Large 18901,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 17551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 18351,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350324427.43/cwt405.00–436.001,3859
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200190427.50/cwt427.50–427.508121
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500465386.64/cwt380.00–393.001,7984
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550513368.17/cwt358.00–378.001,8893
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650622340.01/cwt336.00–346.002,1153
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600575341.34/cwt334.00–350.001,9633
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650626304.08/cwt288.00–318.001,9047
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500476355.63/cwt350.00–368.001,6936
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350320408.95/cwt394.00–420.001,3093
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550506341.28/cwt334.00–360.001,7275
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700673319.67/cwt310.00–330.002,1512
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750710320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2721
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300273389.31/cwt380.00–397.501,0632
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650625310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9381

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.