Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. 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 $431.78/cwt on 6 head, down $4.35 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 14 comparable sales and sits +30.28 against this barn's trailing median of $401.49.

Average price

$431.78

▼ 4.35 vs prior sale

6 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,198

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$57.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.60

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	441.33	2,246	5thin
Medium and Large 2	510	384.00	1,958	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.33/cwt here — about $288 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

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 sale6 hd

431.78

—

MS average13 barns · 123 hd

435.37

−3.60

This barn, trailing median14 sales

401.49

+30.28

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	1,493	190.23	2,841	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,333	170.84	2,277	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,165	141.63	1,650	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$3,247	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$3,066	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,410	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	953	$4,415	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,161	$4,337	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,078	$3,379	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	—	1,580	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	3,271	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	181.85/cwt	173.00–190.00	2,637	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	170.84/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,277	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	141.63/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	627.50/cwt	627.50–627.50	1,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	548.00/cwt	548.00–548.00	1,781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,278	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	460.25/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	431.94/cwt	414.00–450.00	2,268	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	398.84/cwt	386.00–412.00	2,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	2,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	413.75/cwt	400.00–428.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	3,065.56/head	2,650.00–3,500.00	3,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	453.76/cwt	430.00–476.00	1,715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	480.47/cwt	466.00–496.00	2,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	424.83/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	496.00/cwt	496.00–496.00	1,314	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	4,548.94/head	4,100.00–4,800.00	4,549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	357.13/cwt	340.00–374.00	2,411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	434.91/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	480.11/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	441.33/cwt	418.00–470.00	2,246	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	513.91/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,194	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	1,809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	418.99/cwt	416.00–422.00	2,799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	552.00/cwt	552.00–552.00	1,601	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	3,246.97/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,247	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,280	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	953	4,414.96/head	3,650.00–5,100.00	4,415	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	3,379.35/head	3,250.00–3,500.00	3,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	446.78/cwt	438.00–452.00	2,113	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	2,526	2

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 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 174Year ago 111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 42Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 35Year ago 10

compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	207.00	207.00
2	—	1,450	173.00–190.00	181.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,333	169.00–175.00	170.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,165	138.00–145.00	141.63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	213	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	285	627.50	627.50
1	300–350	325	548.00	548.00
6	400–450	427	500.00–530.00	513.91
2	450–500	468	460.00–500.00	480.11
5	500–550	509	418.00–470.00	441.33
2	600–650	613	386.00–412.00	398.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	335	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	378	430.00–476.00	453.76
2	400–450	425	466.00–496.00	480.47
1	450–500	465	468.00	468.00
1	500–550	510	384.00	384.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	552.00	552.00
1	350–400	395	458.00	458.00
4	400–450	423	450.00–475.00	460.25
5	450–500	473	438.00–452.00	446.78
3	500–550	525	414.00–450.00	431.94
1	550–600	570	400.00	400.00
2	650–700	675	340.00–374.00	357.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	496.00	496.00
2	350–400	378	400.00–450.00	424.83
2	400–450	423	400.00–428.00	413.75
1	450–500	450	432.00	432.00
2	500–550	523	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	500.00	500.00
2	500–550	522	484.00	484.00
2	550–600	560	430.00–440.00	434.91
1	600–650	635	420.00	420.00
2	650–700	668	416.00–422.00	418.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	400.00	400.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	2,650.00–3,500.00	3,065.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,113	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,246.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,105	4,100.00–4,800.00	4,548.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	3,700.00	3,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	3,650.00–5,100.00	4,414.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,078	3,250.00–3,500.00	3,379.35

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

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