Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2020-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were 10.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 6.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cattle were steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.00/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$114.00

48 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$4.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.78

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	115.60	536	29
Medium and Large 2	397	111.54	443	19thin

One grade step is worth $4.06/cwt here — about $93 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 sale48 hd

114.00

—

MS average12 barns · 456 hd

115.77

−1.78

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	1,244	86.64	1,078	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	59.83	705	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	52.32	541	16

Every lot, as filed

64 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	Medium and Large 1	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	118.10/cwt	112.00–122.00	560	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	111.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	98.01/cwt	95.00–100.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	120.98/cwt	120.00–123.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	126.20/cwt	119.00–130.00	347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	104.56/cwt	98.00–111.00	586	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	783	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	305	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	51.56/cwt	47.00–56.50	508	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,283	60.86/cwt	59.00–63.50	781	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	59.83/cwt	58.00–65.00	705	7
Bulls	—	—	1,244	86.64/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,078	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	444.89/cwt	400.00–485.00	3,079	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	4,885	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,310	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,789	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,560	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	5,816	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	5,760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	810.96/cwt	750.00–875.00	7,404	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	882.43/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	8,162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	135.50/cwt	133.00–138.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	113.90/cwt	110.00–122.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	138.81/cwt	130.00–148.00	386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	100.36/cwt	80.00–111.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	116.23/cwt	115.00–120.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	113.05/cwt	110.00–118.00	434	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	130.08/cwt	120.00–140.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	133.40/cwt	130.00–137.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	111.28/cwt	108.00–113.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	129.98/cwt	123.00–136.00	550	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	126.84/cwt	120.00–134.00	273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	134.52/cwt	134.00–135.00	495	2

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 Mar 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 645Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 96Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 36Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were 10.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 6.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cattle were steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
1	—	235	125.00	125.00
9	—	474	112.00–122.00	118.10
5	—	517	110.00–115.00	111.98
3	—	680	95.00–100.00	98.01
3	—	432	120.00–123.00	120.98
3	—	275	119.00–130.00	126.20
2	—	560	98.00–111.00	104.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	110.00	110.00
1	—	210	120.00	120.00
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
2	—	258	120.00	120.00
3	—	477	80.00–111.00	100.36
4	—	411	115.00–120.00	116.23
6	—	384	110.00–118.00	113.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	133.00–138.00	135.50
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
1	—	465	124.00	124.00
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
1	—	305	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
1	—	310	144.00	144.00
1	—	375	137.00	137.00
1	—	415	142.00	142.00
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	110.00–122.00	113.90
3	—	278	130.00–148.00	138.81
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	125.00	125.00
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
2	—	215	120.00–134.00	126.84
2	—	368	134.00–135.00	134.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	146.00	146.00
1	—	500	121.00	121.00
1	—	610	104.00	104.00
1	—	725	89.00	89.00
2	—	323	120.00–140.00	130.08
2	—	360	130.00–137.00	133.40
2	—	453	125.00–130.00	127.51
3	—	575	108.00–113.00	111.28
8	—	423	123.00–136.00	129.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	39.00	39.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	986	47.00–56.50	51.56
4	—	1,283	59.00–63.50	60.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,178	58.00–65.00	59.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,244	80.00–90.00	86.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	692	400.00–485.00	444.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	585.00	585.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	750.00–875.00	810.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	700.00–1,000.00	882.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,035	1,150.00	1,150.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,300	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle