Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2020-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were 11.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 6.00-14.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 6.00 higher. Board sale: Load of heifers 925 lbs at 96.25.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.42/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$131.42

19 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$318

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

$8.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.12

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	319	137.99	440	5thin
Medium and Large 1	587	129.08	758	14thin

One grade step is worth $8.92/cwt here — about −$318 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 sale19 hd

131.42

—

MS average10 barns · 232 hd

132.54

−1.12

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	1,517	93.39	1,417	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	74.36	928	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	60.07	602	65

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	141.98/cwt	140.00–144.00	466	2
Bulls	—	—	1,517	93.39/cwt	81.50–104.50	1,417	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	74.36/cwt	68.00–80.00	928	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	48.82/cwt	40.00–57.50	461	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	70.43/cwt	68.00–76.00	747	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	762.55/cwt	700.00–850.00	7,961	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,360	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,463	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	817.96/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	7,362	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,045.51/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	9,305	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	849.28/cwt	650.00–1,000.00	7,881	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	876.35/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	9,824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	153.01/cwt	152.00–154.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	109.68/cwt	108.00–111.00	863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	134.99/cwt	130.00–142.00	369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	544	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	60.55/cwt	51.00–67.00	607	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	135.89/cwt	134.00–138.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	406	1

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 61Last week 123Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 27Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	130.00	130.00
2	—	328	140.00–144.00	141.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	852	100.00	100.00
2	—	405	152.00–154.00	153.01
2	—	660	120.00	120.00
3	—	787	108.00–111.00	109.68
2	—	370	152.00	152.00
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
1	—	500	148.00	148.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	148.00	148.00
1	—	435	137.00	137.00
3	—	273	130.00–142.00	134.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	127.00	127.00
1	—	435	105.00	105.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	112.00	112.00
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
1	—	640	85.00	85.00
1	—	310	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	126.00	126.00
1	—	475	127.00	127.00
2	—	318	134.00–138.00	135.89
2	—	550	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,517	81.50–104.50	93.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,248	68.00–80.00	74.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	944	40.00–57.50	48.82
17	—	1,061	68.00–76.00	70.43
31	—	1,002	51.00–67.00	60.55

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,044	700.00–850.00	762.55
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,121	775.00–1,000.00	876.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	700.00–1,025.00	817.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,045.51
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	928	650.00–1,000.00	849.28
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	925.00	925.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle