Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2026-10-21

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 21
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
273 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 290▼ 170 vs year ago 443 · −38.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 38▼ 61 vs year ago 76 · −80.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 1▲ 2 vs year ago 6 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cow sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.98/cwt on 26 head, up $4.82 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 24 comparable sales and sits −37.00 against this barn's trailing median of $365.98.
Average price
$328.98
▲ 4.82 vs prior sale
26 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,794
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$63
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.17
vs MS average
−48.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540333.631,80113thin
Medium and Large 1-2579327.501,8964thin
Medium and Large 2538322.921,7399thin
One grade step is worth $10.71/cwt here — about $63 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale26 hd
328.98
—
MS average14 barns · 328 hd
327.81
+1.17
National average186 barns · 22,034 hd
377.02
−48.04
This barn, trailing median24 sales
365.98
−37.00
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales
430382334286median 365.9802/2504/2207/0809/0910/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.06, low $300.39, median $365.98 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls—Average1,718173.332,9783thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,220127.181,5526thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,060117.721,2483thin

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)913$2,6133thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$2,2232thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)935$1,9501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)795$2,4501thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1440436.00/cwt436.00–436.001,9181
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465423.61/cwt412.00–436.001,9702
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5681
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1500407.00/cwt376.00–438.002,0352
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573357.92/cwt356.00–360.002,0512
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0791
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668327.02/cwt322.00–332.002,1842
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0141
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323419.27/cwt400.00–430.001,3543
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2061
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4201
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363352.45/cwt350.00–355.001,2792
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2408406.00/cwt406.00–406.001,6564
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422366.62/cwt356.00–376.001,5473
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425351.51/cwt346.00–356.001,4944
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428324.07/cwt320.00–328.001,3872
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470377.53/cwt356.00–400.001,7742
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478335.89/cwt318.00–350.001,6068
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523335.23/cwt330.00–346.001,7538
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530323.75/cwt318.00–328.001,7167
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567331.06/cwt324.00–340.001,8775
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8182
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,8964
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615318.60/cwt310.00–324.001,9594
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2677293.45/cwt288.00–298.001,9873
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,0261
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705295.34/cwt292.00–298.002,0823
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1031
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added740323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,39067
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1205530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,0871
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5111
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2561
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326515.65/cwt430.00–565.001,6818
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378375.97/cwt350.00–390.001,4213
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3390300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1701
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1395428.00/cwt428.00–428.001,6911
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420435.34/cwt410.00–462.501,8286
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423371.50/cwt360.00–384.001,5712
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465406.93/cwt392.00–418.001,8924
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478362.31/cwt324.00–388.001,7325
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521378.53/cwt354.00–396.001,9727
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529328.40/cwt310.00–342.001,7376
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,4521
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575339.96/cwt334.00–351.001,9556
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578316.35/cwt300.00–328.001,8296
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624323.11/cwt314.00–331.002,0166
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2632302.35/cwt291.00–308.001,9113
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675302.93/cwt294.00–312.002,0452
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,718173.33/cwt170.00–175.002,9783
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060117.72/cwt115.00–121.001,2483
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185121.34/cwt115.00–125.001,4383
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255133.02/cwt127.00–135.001,6693
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19052,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19132,613.05/head2,200.00–2,900.002,6133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19351,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1252,223.11/head2,000.00–2,400.002,2232
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17952,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501

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.