Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher. 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 $402.28/cwt on 16 head, up $8.57 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 19 of 22 comparable sales and sits +22.62 against this barn's trailing median of $379.65.

Average price

$402.28

▲ 8.57 vs prior sale

16 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,175

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$45.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.02

vs MS average

−13.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	413.61	2,200	12thin
Medium and Large 2	566	368.28	2,085	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.33/cwt here — about $115 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 sale16 hd

402.28

—

MS average12 barns · 153 hd

398.25

+4.02

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−13.84

This barn, trailing median22 sales

379.65

+22.62

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	2,127	184.06	3,914	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	150.04	1,778	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	127.40	1,243	7thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$5,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,112	$4,802	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,258	$4,698	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$4,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	500–550	515	456.84/cwt	432.50–472.50	2,353	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	446.28/cwt	445.00–447.50	1,923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	454.58/cwt	435.00–466.00	1,773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	415.80/cwt	392.00–430.00	2,021	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	419.88/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	497.25/cwt	492.00–502.50	2,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	627.77/cwt	600.00–655.00	1,620	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	5,075.00/head	5,075.00–5,075.00	5,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	5,050.00/head	5,050.00–5,050.00	5,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	4,697.68/head	3,950.00–5,150.00	4,698	3
Bulls	—	—	2,110	191.19/cwt	183.00–201.00	4,034	2
Bulls	—	—	2,143	176.93/cwt	172.00–183.00	3,792	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	150.04/cwt	143.00–162.00	1,778	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	130.30/cwt	121.00–145.00	1,294	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	464.51/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	234	579.40/cwt	550.00–645.00	1,356	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	456.59/cwt	444.00–472.50	1,941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	357.70/cwt	336.00–370.00	2,075	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	490.24/cwt	465.00–514.00	1,618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	565.24/cwt	532.50–580.00	1,854	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	512.03/cwt	492.50–532.50	2,135	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	490.75/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	511.43/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	507.85/cwt	502.50–515.00	2,209	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	392.65/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,238	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	444.66/cwt	437.50–452.00	2,117	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	504.87/cwt	486.00–520.00	2,373	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	467.30/cwt	442.00–510.00	2,444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	577.40/cwt	535.00–625.00	2,108	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	514.38/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	424.09/cwt	416.00–447.50	2,176	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	4,637.10/head	3,750.00–5,000.00	4,637	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	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 Mar 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 82Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 10Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 12Year ago 24

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	234	550.00–645.00	579.40
2	250–300	258	600.00–655.00	627.77
6	300–350	328	532.50–580.00	565.24
3	350–400	385	500.00–525.00	514.38
6	400–450	417	492.50–532.50	512.03
2	450–500	450	492.00–502.50	497.25
4	500–550	515	432.50–472.50	456.84
2	600–650	633	410.00–430.00	419.88
1	650–700	685	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	330	465.00–514.00	490.24
2	400–450	410	445.00–485.00	464.51
1	500–550	540	432.00	432.00
1	550–600	565	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	467.50	467.50
4	350–400	390	435.00–466.00	454.58
4	400–450	431	445.00–447.50	446.28
4	450–500	486	392.00–430.00	415.80
1	500–550	525	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	580	336.00–370.00	357.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	480.00–530.00	511.43
5	350–400	370	475.00–520.00	490.75
5	400–450	425	444.00–472.50	456.59
4	450–500	476	437.50–452.00	444.66
8	500–550	513	416.00–447.50	424.09
4	550–600	570	380.00–397.50	392.65
1	600–650	600	392.00	392.00
1	750–800	755	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	600	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	365	535.00–625.00	577.40
3	400–450	435	502.50–515.00	507.85
5	450–500	470	486.00–520.00	504.87
3	500–550	523	442.00–510.00	467.30
1	600–650	605	418.00	418.00
1	700–750	700	368.00	368.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	5,075.00	5,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,230	5,050.00	5,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,258	3,950.00–5,150.00	4,697.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	4,450.00	4,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,033	3,750.00–5,000.00	4,637.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	3,800.00	3,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	2,375.00	2,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,110	183.00–201.00	191.19
2	—	2,143	172.00–183.00	176.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,185	143.00–162.00	150.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	110.00	110.00
6	—	993	121.00–145.00	130.30

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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

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Replacement Cattle

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