Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2020-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were steady to 7.00 higher. Heifers were steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher. The quality of the calves sold today was not quite as good as last week. Good quality calves sold higher this week while lesser quality calves did not do as well, creating a larger spread in prices.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.56/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$133.56

86 head · 385 lb average

Value per head Derived

$514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$284

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

$28.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.66

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	391	138.25	541	53
Medium and Large 2	349	127.05	444	31
Medium and Large 1-2	750	110.00	825	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.25/cwt here — about −$284 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 sale86 hd

133.56

—

MS average13 barns · 933 hd

129.90

+3.66

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	1,649	86.94	1,434	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	61.24	756	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,046	52.00	544	59

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	43.29/cwt	35.00–47.50	426	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	58.87/cwt	56.50–63.00	641	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	51.71/cwt	45.00–57.00	541	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	151.42/cwt	141.00–156.00	488	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	139.20/cwt	135.00–145.00	587	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	141.13/cwt	138.00–148.00	519	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	145	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	184	136.45/cwt	130.00–143.00	251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	128.73/cwt	125.00–132.00	296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	126.81/cwt	120.00–134.00	587	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	761.18/cwt	725.00–800.00	7,574	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	929.58/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	10,486	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	11,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	836.23/cwt	800.00–875.00	10,520	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	755.41/cwt	700.00–800.00	6,655	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	1,046.69/cwt	725.00–1,250.00	12,466	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	153.08/cwt	145.00–160.00	654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	144.19/cwt	135.00–152.00	679	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	167.05/cwt	157.00–182.00	615	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	163	154.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	148.50/cwt	142.00–155.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	127.40/cwt	120.00–135.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	145.63/cwt	145.00–147.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	129.66/cwt	125.00–138.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	147.07/cwt	130.00–155.00	324	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	140.04/cwt	131.00–145.00	667	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	190	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	147.25/cwt	145.00–150.00	398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	136.96/cwt	135.00–141.00	655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	129.00/cwt	126.00–131.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	136.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	312	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	156.05/cwt	155.00–157.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	140.55/cwt	130.00–151.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	112.31/cwt	105.00–120.00	651	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	923.09/cwt	650.00–1,050.00	10,920	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,370.16/cwt	900.00–1,700.00	14,620	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,485	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	160.02/cwt	150.00–165.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	142.67/cwt	137.00–150.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,456	2,096.91/cwt	1,300.00–2,800.00	30,531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	18,760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	912.50/cwt	900.00–925.00	10,494	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,385	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	17,625	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	1,295.83/cwt	900.00–1,475.00	15,083	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	1,186.25/cwt	870.00–1,325.00	13,333	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	1,289.60/cwt	1,000.00–1,325.00	14,469	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	1,637.27/cwt	1,550.00–1,700.00	19,303	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	1,415.04/cwt	1,100.00–1,500.00	14,830	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	18,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,240.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	14,880	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	15,900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	170	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	171.02/cwt	170.00–172.00	385	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	878.06/cwt	600.00–950.00	11,345	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	644.35/cwt	580.00–675.00	5,992	3
Bulls	—	—	1,649	86.94/cwt	70.00–98.00	1,434	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	127.83/cwt	120.00–134.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	115.17/cwt	110.00–130.00	322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	126.42/cwt	115.00–133.00	460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	134.72/cwt	127.00–139.00	443	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	178	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	174.87/cwt	160.00–190.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	173.54/cwt	169.00–180.00	543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	152.96/cwt	147.00–162.00	739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	168.36/cwt	160.00–178.00	379	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	177.38/cwt	167.00–188.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	159.64/cwt	155.00–167.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	916	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,010	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	677	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	160	152.89/cwt	140.00–165.00	245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	137.55/cwt	130.00–145.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	167.40/cwt	162.00–170.00	435	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	166.67/cwt	160.00–180.00	538	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	66.26/cwt	65.00–70.00	851	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	60.19/cwt	50.00–64.00	737	43
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	893.40/cwt	685.00–975.00	10,757	5

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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 568Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 112Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 243Last week 54Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	983	35.00–47.50	43.29
13	—	1,089	56.50–63.00	58.87
37	—	1,046	45.00–57.00	51.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,284	65.00–70.00	66.26
43	—	1,224	50.00–64.00	60.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,649	70.00–98.00	86.94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	322	141.00–156.00	151.42
9	—	422	135.00–145.00	139.20
11	—	368	138.00–148.00	141.13
1	—	190	137.00	137.00
1	—	550	118.00	118.00
1	—	735	107.00	107.00
2	—	678	100.00–105.00	102.49
3	—	270	145.00–150.00	147.25
5	—	478	135.00–141.00	136.96
5	—	519	126.00–131.00	129.00
6	—	228	130.00–140.00	136.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	145	137.00	137.00
1	—	520	127.00	127.00
1	—	550	105.00	105.00
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
2	—	184	130.00–143.00	136.45
2	—	230	125.00–132.00	128.73
2	—	463	120.00–134.00	126.81
3	—	423	120.00–134.00	127.83
4	—	280	110.00–130.00	115.17
6	—	364	115.00–133.00	126.42
8	—	329	127.00–139.00	134.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	427	145.00–160.00	153.08
7	—	471	135.00–152.00	144.19
8	—	368	157.00–182.00	167.05
1	—	170	140.00	140.00
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
1	—	830	115.00	115.00
4	—	225	170.00–172.00	171.02
4	—	518	130.00–145.00	137.55
5	—	260	162.00–170.00	167.40
6	—	323	160.00–180.00	166.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	140.00	140.00
1	—	315	157.00	157.00
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
2	—	163	150.00–160.00	154.92
2	—	375	142.00–155.00	148.50
2	—	568	120.00–135.00	127.40
3	—	425	145.00–147.00	145.63
3	—	517	125.00–138.00	129.66
5	—	220	130.00–155.00	147.07
8	—	476	131.00–145.00	140.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	155.00–157.00	156.05
2	—	483	130.00–151.00	140.55
2	—	580	105.00–120.00	112.31
4	—	375	150.00–165.00	160.02
4	—	411	137.00–150.00	142.67
1	—	530	121.00	121.00
1	—	610	107.00	107.00
2	—	160	140.00–165.00	152.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	120.00	120.00
1	—	835	120.00	120.00
2	—	178	170.00	170.00
2	—	293	160.00–190.00	174.87
3	—	313	169.00–180.00	173.54
4	—	483	147.00–162.00	152.96
5	—	225	160.00–178.00	168.36
5	—	367	167.00–188.00	177.38
5	—	408	155.00–167.00	159.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	677	141.00	141.00
4	—	784	120.00	120.00
5	—	733	125.00	125.00
5	—	918	110.00	110.00
8	—	398	170.00	170.00

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 · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	725.00–800.00	761.18
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,128	800.00–1,000.00	929.58
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,150	900.00–925.00	912.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,175	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,164	900.00–1,475.00	1,295.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,124	870.00–1,325.00	1,186.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,122	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,289.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,179	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,637.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,048	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,415.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,150	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,200	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,240.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	880.00	880.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,258	800.00–875.00	836.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	881	700.00–800.00	755.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,191	725.00–1,250.00	1,046.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,183	650.00–1,050.00	923.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,067	900.00–1,700.00	1,370.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,292	600.00–950.00	878.06
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,204	685.00–975.00	893.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,456	1,300.00–2,800.00	2,096.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,340	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	930	580.00–675.00	644.35

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