Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2019-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter cows were 1-4 lower. Slaughter bulls were 10 lower. Feeder steers were steady to 3 lower. Feeder heifers were steady to 5 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.36/cwt on 247 head.

Average price

$111.36

247 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$11.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.13

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	465	117.92	548	25
Medium and Large 1	461	113.64	524	134
Medium and Large 2	435	106.03	461	88

One grade step is worth $11.89/cwt here — about $87 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 sale247 hd

111.36

—

MS average13 barns · 1,449 hd

112.49

−1.13

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	1,292	56.67	732	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	46.10	562	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	40.50	650	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,063	32.16	342	69

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	148.73/cwt	140.00–159.00	552	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	153.87/cwt	140.00–165.00	502	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	115.78/cwt	112.00–120.00	483	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	124.85/cwt	120.00–131.00	337	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	104.00/cwt	102.00–105.00	328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	163	120.06/cwt	116.00–124.00	196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	132.59/cwt	125.00–139.00	758	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	136.82/cwt	130.00–142.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	149.06/cwt	140.00–160.00	419	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	158.90/cwt	158.00–159.00	540	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	891	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	128.39/cwt	120.00–133.00	792	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	122.32/cwt	120.00–128.00	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	130.74/cwt	127.00–136.00	557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	146.77/cwt	142.00–152.00	484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	137.03/cwt	130.00–142.00	707	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	146.12/cwt	140.00–151.00	620	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	120.96/cwt	118.00–125.00	802	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	128.56/cwt	120.00–137.00	460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	121.49/cwt	115.00–130.00	578	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	122.06/cwt	115.00–129.00	643	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	374.59/cwt	250.00–485.00	3,727	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,054	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	528.62/cwt	500.00–575.00	5,170	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	527.58/cwt	500.00–550.00	5,118	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,858	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,628.95/cwt	1,500.00–1,775.00	17,023	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,185	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	660.08/cwt	400.00–950.00	6,390	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	556.33/cwt	300.00–700.00	5,858	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,130	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	114.82/cwt	110.00–118.00	547	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	116.93/cwt	113.00–126.00	615	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	274	151.80/cwt	140.00–167.00	416	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	229	147.35/cwt	140.00–155.00	337	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	95.10/cwt	90.00–100.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	102.92/cwt	100.00–106.00	581	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	880	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	116.79/cwt	100.00–130.00	266	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	93.00/cwt	91.00–95.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,429	54.14/cwt	49.50–62.00	774	8
Bulls	—	—	1,182	65.85/cwt	60.00–70.00	778	7
Bulls	—	—	1,338	35.71/cwt	32.00–40.00	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	108.61/cwt	100.00–115.00	560	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	110.10/cwt	101.00–115.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	155.03/cwt	145.00–167.50	498	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	127.99/cwt	120.00–135.00	552	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	141.21/cwt	139.00–145.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	133.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	90.15/cwt	85.00–95.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	99.88/cwt	90.00–110.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	104.50/cwt	100.00–109.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	170	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	140.68/cwt	134.00–152.00	585	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	143.41/cwt	134.00–152.00	542	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	45.63/cwt	40.00–49.50	569	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	45.26/cwt	42.00–47.00	539	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	40.50/cwt	40.50–40.50	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	112.19/cwt	110.00–116.00	639	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	126.70/cwt	120.00–132.00	587	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	107.98/cwt	102.00–110.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	243	118.01/cwt	117.00–119.00	287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	190	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	209	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	35.99/cwt	25.00–43.50	396	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	22.48/cwt	15.00–40.50	218	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	48.77/cwt	45.00–50.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	110.21/cwt	105.00–116.00	412	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	104.09/cwt	100.00–110.00	539	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	105.90/cwt	100.00–111.00	495	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	105.61/cwt	100.00–113.00	456	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	100.06/cwt	92.50–110.00	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	93.43/cwt	90.00–100.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	104.45/cwt	100.00–108.00	593	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	101.57/cwt	100.00–105.00	630	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	95.57/cwt	90.00–100.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	118.26/cwt	115.00–121.00	347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	234	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	269	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	92.53/cwt	90.00–100.00	531	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	124.31/cwt	117.00–129.00	410	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	110.48/cwt	106.00–118.00	577	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	411	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	710	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	120.46/cwt	114.00–125.00	449	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	114.64/cwt	110.00–120.00	539	20

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 Dec 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 828Last week 535Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 171Last week 127Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 30Year ago 0

Compared to last week Slaughter cows were 1-4 lower. Slaughter bulls were 10 lower. Feeder steers were steady to 3 lower. Feeder heifers were steady to 5 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	371	140.00–159.00	148.73
11	—	326	140.00–165.00	153.87
7	—	572	125.00–139.00	132.59
5	—	476	130.00–142.00	136.82
4	—	281	140.00–160.00	149.06
1	—	810	118.00	118.00
4	—	240	140.00	140.00
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
9	—	617	120.00–133.00	128.39
9	—	516	130.00–142.00	137.03
8	—	424	140.00–151.00	146.12
3	—	663	118.00–125.00	120.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	131.00	131.00
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
4	—	619	120.00–128.00	122.32
4	—	426	127.00–136.00	130.74
2	—	330	142.00–152.00	146.77
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
2	—	560	120.00	120.00
2	—	358	120.00–137.00	128.56
10	—	476	115.00–130.00	121.49
7	—	527	115.00–129.00	122.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	602	135.00	135.00
10	—	340	158.00–159.00	158.90
9	—	713	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	417	112.00–120.00	115.78
7	—	270	120.00–131.00	124.85
2	—	243	117.00–119.00	118.01
1	—	770	104.00	104.00
1	—	190	110.00	110.00
6	—	677	92.50–110.00	100.06
3	—	723	90.00–100.00	93.43
13	—	568	100.00–108.00	104.45
12	—	620	100.00–105.00	101.57
18	—	330	117.00–129.00	124.31
15	—	522	106.00–118.00	110.48
25	—	373	114.00–125.00	120.46
20	—	470	110.00–120.00	114.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	102.00–105.00	104.00
2	—	163	116.00–124.00	120.06
16	—	374	105.00–116.00	110.21
9	—	518	100.00–110.00	104.09
21	—	467	100.00–111.00	105.90
17	—	432	100.00–113.00	105.61
5	—	616	90.00–100.00	95.57
4	—	293	115.00–121.00	118.26
4	—	234	114.00–116.00	115.01
7	—	574	90.00–100.00	92.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	100.00–106.00	102.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	340	121.00	121.00
11	—	623	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	476	110.00–118.00	114.82
3	—	228	100.00–130.00	116.79
2	—	715	91.00–95.00	93.00
1	—	250	120.00	120.00
5	—	516	100.00–115.00	108.61
4	—	564	101.00–115.00	110.10
9	—	431	120.00–135.00	127.99
3	—	375	139.00–145.00	141.21
3	—	317	130.00–135.00	133.34
2	—	675	85.00–95.00	90.15
2	—	613	90.00–110.00	99.88
1	—	170	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	90.00	90.00
11	—	526	113.00–126.00	116.93
10	—	274	140.00–167.00	151.80
4	—	229	140.00–155.00	147.35
2	—	720	90.00–100.00	95.10
7	—	321	145.00–167.50	155.03
2	—	675	100.00–109.00	104.50
14	—	416	134.00–152.00	140.68
13	—	378	134.00–152.00	143.41
5	—	570	110.00–116.00	112.19
5	—	463	120.00–132.00	126.70
4	—	615	102.00–110.00	107.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,628.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	995	250.00–485.00	374.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	260.00	260.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	978	500.00–575.00	528.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	970	500.00–550.00	527.58
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	968	400.00–950.00	660.08
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,053	300.00–700.00	556.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	920	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,025.00	1,025.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	54.50	54.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,429	49.50–62.00	54.14
7	—	1,182	60.00–70.00	65.85
2	—	1,338	32.00–40.00	35.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,248	40.00–49.50	45.63
4	—	1,061	45.00–50.00	48.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,192	42.00–47.00	45.26
41	—	1,099	25.00–43.50	35.99
23	—	970	15.00–40.50	22.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	40.50	40.50

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

Heifers · 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