Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2019-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers were 1-3 higher. Heifers were 2-4 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3-5 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.79/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$136.79

125 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$326

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

$32.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

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	426	147.22	626	18thin
Large 2	424	139.18	590	5thin
Large 1	571	137.72	786	89
Large 1-2	828	115.00	952	13thin

One grade step is worth $32.22/cwt here — about −$326 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 sale125 hd

136.79

—

MS average1 barns · 125 hd

136.79

+0.00

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	—	Low	1,527	86.02	1,314	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	60.94	768	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	50.26	492	17

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Heifers	Large 1	—	719	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	791	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	315	134.52/cwt	130.00–139.00	424	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	920	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	837	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	475	124.81/cwt	120.00–129.00	593	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	586	118.79/cwt	105.00–121.00	696	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	374	130.37/cwt	109.00–136.00	488	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	513	121.65/cwt	115.00–125.00	624	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	420	128.30/cwt	110.00–140.00	539	17
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	569	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	674	9
Heifers	Large 2	—	525	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	614	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	380	111.78/cwt	95.00–129.00	425	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	418	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	502	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	475	118.30/cwt	115.00–120.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	315	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	375	127.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	255	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	344	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	333	116.20/cwt	100.00–125.00	387	3
Steers	Large 1	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Steers	Large 1	—	735	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	904	1
Steers	Large 1	—	340	154.03/cwt	152.00–156.00	524	2
Steers	Large 1	—	272	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	435	3
Steers	Large 1	—	423	139.32/cwt	135.00–143.00	589	3
Steers	Large 1	—	535	135.04/cwt	130.00–137.00	722	4
Steers	Large 1	—	477	140.06/cwt	130.00–143.00	668	7
Steers	Large 1	—	381	144.96/cwt	140.00–152.00	552	10
Steers	Large 1	—	573	136.87/cwt	123.00–140.00	784	15
Steers	Large 1	—	670	134.54/cwt	125.00–135.00	901	43
Steers	Large 1-2	—	828	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	952	13
Steers	Large 2	—	340	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	500	1
Steers	Large 2	—	370	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	514	1
Steers	Large 2	—	470	136.63/cwt	130.00–140.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	524	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	641	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	880	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	10,120	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,231	811.93/cwt	525.00–900.00	9,995	4
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	930	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,580	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,455	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,640	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,195	933.96/cwt	775.00–1,025.00	11,161	3
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,061	783.16/cwt	700.00–825.00	8,309	4
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,130	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,888	1
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,115	743.11/cwt	675.00–800.00	8,286	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	980	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,860	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,120	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	860	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,870	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	670	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,680	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	720	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	4,608	1
Bulls	—	—	1,310	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,074	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,508	1
Bulls	—	—	1,534	86.02/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,320	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	780	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	363	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	51.77/cwt	46.50–57.00	514	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	41.60/cwt	40.00–43.50	409	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Heavy Weight	—	1,670	62.37/cwt	61.00–64.00	1,042	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	60.77/cwt	56.00–65.50	737	26
Bulls	Large 1	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	235	155.21/cwt	150.00–160.00	365	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	333	141.95/cwt	135.00–149.00	473	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	673	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	740	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	467	126.93/cwt	120.00–130.00	593	5
Bulls	Large 1	—	568	112.02/cwt	110.00–115.00	636	5
Bulls	Large 1	—	623	108.15/cwt	90.00–115.00	674	5
Bulls	Large 1	—	376	145.96/cwt	140.00–150.00	549	7
Bulls	Large 1	—	424	133.08/cwt	115.00–141.00	564	13
Bulls	Large 1	—	515	113.50/cwt	90.00–125.00	585	16
Bulls	Large 2	—	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	320	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	490	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	368	137.04/cwt	130.00–141.00	504	3
Bulls	Large 2	—	572	110.64/cwt	105.00–115.00	633	3
Bulls	Large 2	—	415	131.70/cwt	127.00–139.00	547	4
Bulls	Large 2	—	479	124.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	599	4
Bulls	Large 2	—	511	119.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	613	6
Bulls	Large 3	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	350	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	405	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	576	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	282	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	395	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	670	113.97/cwt	110.00–117.00	764	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 Aug 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 202Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 75Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steers were 1-3 higher. Heifers were 2-4 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3-5 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	719	110.00	110.00
4	—	315	130.00–139.00	134.52
7	—	920	91.00	91.00
10	—	475	120.00–129.00	124.81
12	—	586	105.00–121.00	118.79
14	—	374	109.00–136.00	130.37
16	—	513	115.00–125.00	121.65
17	—	420	110.00–140.00	128.30
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
3	—	282	140.00	140.00
3	—	670	110.00–117.00	113.97
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	569	118.50	118.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	117.00	117.00
2	—	380	95.00–129.00	111.78
2	—	418	120.00	120.00
3	—	475	115.00–120.00	118.30
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	139.00	139.00
2	—	375	125.00–130.00	127.40
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	135.00	135.00
1	—	255	135.00	135.00
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
3	—	333	100.00–125.00	116.20
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
1	—	735	123.00	123.00
2	—	340	152.00–156.00	154.03
3	—	272	160.00	160.00
3	—	423	135.00–143.00	139.32
4	—	535	130.00–137.00	135.04
7	—	477	130.00–143.00	140.06
10	—	381	140.00–152.00	144.96
15	—	573	123.00–140.00	136.87
43	—	670	125.00–135.00	134.54
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	828	115.00	115.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	147.00	147.00
1	—	370	139.00	139.00
3	—	470	130.00–140.00	136.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	141.00	141.00
3	—	509	140.00	140.00
5	—	336	156.00	156.00
8	—	439	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
2	—	235	150.00–160.00	155.21
2	—	333	135.00–149.00	141.95
2	—	673	110.00	110.00
5	—	467	120.00–130.00	126.93
5	—	568	110.00–115.00	112.02
5	—	623	90.00–115.00	108.15
7	—	376	140.00–150.00	145.96
13	—	424	115.00–141.00	133.08
16	—	515	90.00–125.00	113.50
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	165.00	165.00
1	—	320	153.00	153.00
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
3	—	368	130.00–141.00	137.04
3	—	572	105.00–115.00	110.64
4	—	415	127.00–139.00	131.70
4	—	479	120.00–130.00	124.99
6	—	511	115.00–125.00	119.96
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
1	—	350	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
1	—	405	138.00	138.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	144.00	144.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,231	525.00–900.00	811.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,455	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,195	775.00–1,025.00	933.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,061	700.00–825.00	783.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,115	675.00–800.00	743.11
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	400.00	400.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	640.00	640.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,675	90.00	90.00
10	—	1,534	83.00–88.00	86.02
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	46.50	46.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	993	46.50–57.00	51.77
2	—	983	40.00–43.50	41.60
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,670	61.00–64.00	62.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,213	56.00–65.50	60.77

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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Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattlemens Livestock - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle