Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2020-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady. Slaughter cows were 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.42/cwt on 273 head.

Average price

$137.42

273 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$13.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.47

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	447	140.99	630	123
Medium and Large 1	457	137.17	627	108
Medium and Large 2	437	127.59	558	42

One grade step is worth $13.40/cwt here — about $72 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 sale273 hd

137.42

—

MS average13 barns · 1,197 hd

133.95

+3.47

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	1,607	77.15	1,240	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	53.02	643	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	43.62	417	20

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1-2	—	540	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,043	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	189.16/cwt	180.00–200.00	611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	148.58/cwt	148.00–149.00	569	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	174.54/cwt	170.00–180.00	635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	191.18/cwt	185.00–200.00	512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	152.93/cwt	147.00–156.00	866	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	186	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	298	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	186.83/cwt	182.00–192.00	407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	943	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	155.00/cwt	154.00–156.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	162.16/cwt	152.00–170.00	842	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	166.43/cwt	160.00–171.00	787	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	168.87/cwt	166.00–176.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	155.85/cwt	152.00–160.00	519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	168.61/cwt	164.50–174.50	742	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	156.29/cwt	140.00–167.00	581	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	151.30/cwt	140.00–162.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	160.98/cwt	156.00–169.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	140.67/cwt	140.00–142.00	933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	155.14/cwt	140.00–170.00	431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	188	169.40/cwt	162.00–177.00	318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	145	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	167.16/cwt	162.00–171.00	781	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	149.22/cwt	148.00–150.00	915	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	852.15/cwt	600.00–1,000.00	8,735	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	656.12/cwt	600.00–700.00	6,430	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	4,596	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,613	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	631.34/cwt	550.00–700.00	6,345	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	467.75/cwt	325.00–550.00	4,481	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	965.46/cwt	950.00–980.00	10,263	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,785	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	655.40/cwt	500.00–700.00	5,695	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	709.55/cwt	510.00–800.00	6,868	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	547.36/cwt	425.00–600.00	5,408	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	705.98/cwt	550.00–885.00	4,045	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	527.59/cwt	475.00–575.00	4,590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.55/cwt	134.00–145.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	160.46/cwt	158.00–162.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	178.73/cwt	170.00–195.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	115.95/cwt	113.00–120.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	819	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	683	37.12/cwt	35.00–40.00	254	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Heavy Weight	—	1,700	53.42/cwt	51.00–55.50	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	149.46/cwt	140.00–160.00	418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	5,200	2
Bulls	—	—	1,607	77.15/cwt	71.50–83.50	1,240	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	149.08/cwt	140.00–155.00	544	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	142.97/cwt	139.00–147.00	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	132.46/cwt	125.00–142.00	748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	721	103.78/cwt	100.00–113.00	748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	185.71/cwt	175.00–195.00	507	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	144.02/cwt	139.00–151.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	134.14/cwt	125.00–140.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	144.08/cwt	130.00–155.00	615	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	52.98/cwt	50.00–58.50	617	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	154.95/cwt	140.00–166.00	716	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	166.80/cwt	160.00–178.00	619	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	150.38/cwt	143.00–158.00	496	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	145.72/cwt	140.00–150.00	402	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	116.22/cwt	110.00–120.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	108.28/cwt	100.00–115.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	179.05/cwt	177.00–180.00	657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	129.21/cwt	125.00–136.00	730	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	146.76/cwt	142.00–154.00	540	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	137.73/cwt	130.00–144.00	645	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	142.68/cwt	135.00–153.00	602	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	174	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	244	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	138.14/cwt	133.00–140.00	370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	120.94/cwt	115.00–128.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	426	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	693	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	140.26/cwt	139.00–143.00	682	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	129.40/cwt	118.00–135.00	545	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	131.42/cwt	125.00–137.00	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	147.44/cwt	140.00–149.00	609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	165	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	109.96/cwt	100.00–120.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	132.37/cwt	130.00–137.00	691	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	145.96/cwt	145.00–147.00	343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.15/cwt	125.00–138.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	116.77/cwt	110.00–128.00	664	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	44.77/cwt	40.00–48.50	449	17

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 Jan 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 751Last week 1,176Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady. Slaughter cows were 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	153.00	153.00
6	—	796	131.00	131.00
9	—	566	147.00–156.00	152.93
7	—	186	160.00	160.00
6	—	664	142.00	142.00
20	—	440	164.50–174.50	168.61
20	—	467	162.00–171.00	167.16
13	—	613	148.00–150.00	149.22
6	—	367	177.00–180.00	179.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	180.00–200.00	189.16
5	—	364	170.00–180.00	174.54
5	—	268	185.00–200.00	191.18
2	—	218	182.00–192.00	186.83
2	—	575	154.00–156.00	155.00
1	—	710	135.00	135.00
1	—	620	145.00	145.00
11	—	519	152.00–170.00	162.16
11	—	473	160.00–171.00	166.43
5	—	423	166.00–176.00	168.87
3	—	663	140.00–142.00	140.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	152.00–160.00	155.85
9	—	372	140.00–167.00	156.29
5	—	423	140.00–162.00	151.30
3	—	463	156.00–169.00	160.98
2	—	278	140.00–170.00	155.14
2	—	188	162.00–177.00	169.40
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
1	—	145	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	383	148.00–149.00	148.58
5	—	712	120.00	120.00
3	—	174	140.00	140.00
12	—	288	148.00	148.00
13	—	340	150.00	150.00
15	—	533	130.00	130.00
59	—	486	139.00–143.00	140.26
6	—	413	140.00–149.00	147.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	330	143.00–158.00	150.38
8	—	276	140.00–150.00	145.72
4	—	669	110.00–120.00	116.22
4	—	628	120.00	120.00
3	—	708	100.00–115.00	108.28
11	—	565	125.00–136.00	129.21
13	—	368	142.00–154.00	146.76
17	—	468	130.00–144.00	137.73
23	—	422	135.00–153.00	142.68
11	—	522	130.00–137.00	132.37
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
1	—	880	85.00	85.00
2	—	235	145.00–147.00	145.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	130.00	130.00
4	—	268	133.00–140.00	138.14
4	—	534	115.00–128.00	120.94
9	—	421	118.00–135.00	129.40
7	—	466	125.00–137.00	131.42
2	—	323	140.00	140.00
1	—	165	130.00	130.00
2	—	608	100.00–120.00	109.96
5	—	375	125.00–138.00	132.15
7	—	569	110.00–128.00	116.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	134.00–145.00	138.55
4	—	428	158.00–162.00	160.46
4	—	334	170.00–195.00	178.73
3	—	670	113.00–120.00	115.95
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
1	—	725	113.00	113.00
5	—	565	125.00–142.00	132.46
5	—	273	175.00–195.00	185.71
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
9	—	462	140.00–166.00	154.95
8	—	371	160.00–178.00	166.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	140.00–160.00	149.46
5	—	365	140.00–155.00	149.08
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
6	—	465	139.00–147.00	142.97
5	—	721	100.00–113.00	103.78
4	—	513	139.00–151.00	144.02
3	—	567	125.00–140.00	134.14
3	—	427	130.00–155.00	144.08
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
1	—	315	165.00	165.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,025	600.00–1,000.00	852.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	980	600.00–700.00	656.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	455.00	455.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	958	325.00–550.00	467.75
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,063	950.00–980.00	965.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	869	500.00–700.00	655.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	968	510.00–800.00	709.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	550.00–700.00	631.34
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	988	425.00–600.00	547.36
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	573	550.00–885.00	705.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	475.00–575.00	527.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	650	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	35.00–40.00	37.12
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	51.00–55.50	53.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,164	50.00–58.50	52.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,004	40.00–48.50	44.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,607	71.50–83.50	77.15

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

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle