Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2019-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady. Steers were $2-5 higher. Heifers were $1-2 higher overall. Heifers weighing less 350# were $10-12 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.56/cwt on 230 head.

Average price

$127.56

230 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$323

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$28.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.51

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	496	128.59	638	172
Medium and Large 1	565	125.28	707	27
Medium and Large 2	422	125.13	527	22
Medium and Large 2-3	395	123.33	487	8thin
Medium and Large 3	315	100.00	315	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.59/cwt here — about $323 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale230 hd

127.56

—

MS average3 barns · 373 hd

125.06

+2.51

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	1,348	84.93	1,145	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	58.08	678	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	56.44	848	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	933	44.24	413	10

Every lot, as filed

106 lots · USDA AMS · Cattlemens Livestock - West Point, 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 2-3	—	507	128.02/cwt	125.00–130.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	119.37/cwt	110.00–129.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	757	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	670	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	490	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	139.07/cwt	131.00–146.00	459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	141.75/cwt	135.00–147.00	374	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	135.21/cwt	130.00–150.00	496	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	124.80/cwt	120.00–130.00	664	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	129.75/cwt	122.00–160.00	554	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	126.40/cwt	120.00–131.50	731	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	128.81/cwt	120.00–135.00	617	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	624	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	771	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	125.96/cwt	125.00–127.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	124.52/cwt	124.00–125.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	128.30/cwt	125.00–131.00	486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	128.20/cwt	125.00–131.00	536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	141.98/cwt	130.00–149.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	114.85/cwt	110.00–120.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	125.96/cwt	125.00–127.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	130	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	140.58/cwt	130.00–148.00	585	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	132.30/cwt	130.00–137.00	618	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	126.31/cwt	125.00–129.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	150.67/cwt	147.00–154.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	143.45/cwt	138.00–149.00	610	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	152.98/cwt	142.00–160.00	569	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	166.57/cwt	157.00–171.00	526	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	122.18/cwt	120.00–127.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	128.20/cwt	125.00–131.00	685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	133.88/cwt	127.00–139.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	167.59/cwt	165.00–170.00	468	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	167.41/cwt	160.00–171.00	393	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	743	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	186	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	59.16/cwt	54.50–63.50	828	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	61.37/cwt	58.50–65.00	789	10
Bulls	—	—	1,407	86.16/cwt	80.00–92.50	1,212	6
Bulls	—	—	1,170	81.22/cwt	78.00–83.50	950	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	49.05/cwt	42.00–53.50	481	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	872	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	56.98/cwt	51.00–62.50	643	30
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,890	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,390	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,026	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	936.40/cwt	750.00–1,100.00	8,268	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	11,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	775	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	8,138	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	850	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	1,048.86/cwt	700.00–1,525.00	8,926	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	841.39/cwt	755.00–950.00	8,313	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	10,680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,277.02/cwt	1,150.00–1,400.00	12,617	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	1,334.49/cwt	1,225.00–1,450.00	11,423	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	1,150.77/cwt	850.00–1,425.00	9,356	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	1,001.30/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	8,982	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,188	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,343	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	118.95/cwt	118.00–120.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	122.93/cwt	120.00–127.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	808	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	879	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	901	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	171.29/cwt	170.00–172.50	382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	154.32/cwt	149.00–160.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	135.99/cwt	130.00–142.00	770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	144.34/cwt	140.00–152.00	606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	935	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	135.74/cwt	130.00–136.50	824	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	142.54/cwt	124.00–145.50	734	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	551	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	777	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	1,012.28/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	10,710	3

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 →

Cattlemens Livestock - West Point, MS

Mon Jul 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 645Last week 293Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 7Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady. Steers were $2-5 higher. Heifers were $1-2 higher overall. Heifers weighing less 350# were $10-12 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	125.00–130.00	128.02
3	—	378	130.00–149.00	141.98
2	—	670	110.00–115.00	112.43
2	—	568	110.00–120.00	114.85
2	—	478	125.00–127.00	125.96
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
1	—	130	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	110.00–129.00	119.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	416	130.00–148.00	140.58
6	—	467	130.00–137.00	132.30
3	—	518	125.00–129.00	126.31
3	—	370	147.00–154.00	150.67
2	—	630	120.00–122.00	121.02
1	—	830	100.00	100.00
1	—	750	106.00	106.00
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	425	138.00–149.00	143.45
8	—	372	142.00–160.00	152.98
7	—	316	157.00–171.00	166.57
5	—	574	120.00–127.00	122.18
5	—	534	125.00–131.00	128.20
5	—	468	127.00–139.00	133.88
4	—	279	165.00–170.00	167.59
3	—	235	160.00–171.00	167.41
1	—	655	122.00	122.00
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	160.00	160.00
11	—	618	122.50	122.50
15	—	536	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	142.00	142.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
4	—	330	131.00–146.00	139.07
7	—	264	135.00–147.00	141.75
10	—	367	130.00–150.00	135.21
15	—	532	120.00–130.00	124.80
25	—	427	122.00–160.00	129.75
42	—	578	120.00–131.50	126.40
48	—	479	120.00–135.00	128.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	624	123.50	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	136.00	136.00
1	—	290	127.00	127.00
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
2	—	318	125.00–127.00	125.96
2	—	480	124.00–125.00	124.52
2	—	535	122.00–123.00	122.50
6	—	379	125.00–131.00	128.30
6	—	418	125.00–131.00	128.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	135.00	135.00
1	—	495	122.00	122.00
2	—	370	118.00–120.00	118.95
4	—	421	120.00–127.00	122.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	594	136.00	136.00
18	—	676	130.00	130.00
35	—	648	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	157.00	157.00
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
2	—	223	170.00–172.50	171.29
2	—	373	149.00–160.00	154.32
4	—	566	130.00–142.00	135.99
5	—	420	140.00–152.00	144.34
10	—	668	140.00	140.00
11	—	607	130.00–136.50	135.74
25	—	515	124.00–145.50	142.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	551	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	157.00	157.00
1	—	390	155.00	155.00
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	127.00	127.00
1	—	390	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	134.00	134.00
1	—	350	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	743	25.00	25.00
8	—	981	42.00–53.50	49.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	54.50–63.50	59.16
1	—	1,710	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,286	58.50–65.00	61.37
30	—	1,128	51.00–62.50	56.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,407	80.00–92.50	86.16
2	—	1,170	78.00–83.50	81.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	920	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	770	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,107	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	883	750.00–1,100.00	936.40
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	851	700.00–1,525.00	1,048.86
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	988	755.00–950.00	841.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	988	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,277.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	856	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,334.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	813	850.00–1,425.00	1,150.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	897	900.00–1,100.00	1,001.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	725.00	725.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,058	900.00–1,150.00	1,012.28

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