Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2020-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: not enough comparable sales from last week to establish a market trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.00/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$119.00

144 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$6.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.39

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	546	122.67	670	57
Medium and Large 1	538	116.94	629	46
Medium and Large 2	424	116.23	492	41

One grade step is worth $6.44/cwt here — about $177 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 sale144 hd

119.00

—

MS average12 barns · 638 hd

123.40

−4.39

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	1,636	93.35	1,527	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,287	57.54	741	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	49.95	517	61

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	472	143.19/cwt	130.00–155.00	676	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	135.19/cwt	120.00–145.00	700	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	142.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	134.46/cwt	130.00–138.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	121.46/cwt	120.00–123.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	107.03/cwt	105.00–109.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	82.51/cwt	80.00–85.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	70.09/cwt	65.00–75.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	70.68/cwt	65.00–76.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	142.03/cwt	139.00–145.00	469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	130.52/cwt	125.00–134.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	138.20/cwt	130.00–144.00	521	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	126.34/cwt	120.00–130.00	595	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	720	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	133.33/cwt	133.00–134.00	548	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	138.32/cwt	135.00–140.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,784	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,584	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,348	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	568.42/cwt	480.00–640.00	4,860	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	3,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	592.01/cwt	550.00–620.00	6,246	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	443.88/cwt	375.00–500.00	3,808	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,725	1
Bulls	—	—	1,636	93.35/cwt	80.00–98.50	1,527	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	741	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	56.99/cwt	50.00–60.00	740	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	56.30/cwt	54.50–59.00	654	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	48.71/cwt	40.00–55.00	492	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	722	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	193	123.04/cwt	120.00–126.00	237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	103.01/cwt	102.00–104.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	124.22/cwt	115.00–130.00	394	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	112.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	120.86/cwt	120.00–125.00	456	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	119.00/cwt	117.00–120.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	117.64/cwt	105.00–125.00	506	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	107.56/cwt	105.00–110.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	168.72/cwt	164.00–174.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	138.36/cwt	136.00–140.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	141.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	143.09/cwt	139.00–149.00	743	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	156.45/cwt	153.00–165.00	743	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	147.24/cwt	140.00–152.00	481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	121.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	158.42/cwt	149.00–164.00	491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	165.42/cwt	158.00–170.00	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	160.51/cwt	150.00–169.00	422	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	146.65/cwt	140.00–158.00	616	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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattlemens Livestock - West Point, MS

Mon Mar 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 283Last week 61Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 131Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 44Year ago 0

Compared to last week: not enough comparable sales from last week to establish a market trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	130.00–155.00	143.19
7	—	518	120.00–145.00	135.19
3	—	585	120.00–125.00	121.70
4	—	310	149.00–164.00	158.42
4	—	375	158.00–170.00	165.42
5	—	263	150.00–169.00	160.51
5	—	420	140.00–158.00	146.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	132.00	132.00
1	—	605	106.00	106.00
2	—	290	140.00–144.00	142.00
2	—	590	119.00–120.00	119.50
3	—	365	130.00–138.00	134.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	125.00	125.00
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
1	—	725	90.00	90.00
1	—	770	80.00	80.00
1	—	985	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,090	65.00	65.00
2	—	513	120.00–123.00	121.46
2	—	675	105.00–109.00	107.03
2	—	813	80.00–85.00	82.51
2	—	928	65.00–75.00	70.09
3	—	860	65.00–76.00	70.68
5	—	330	139.00–145.00	142.03
5	—	424	125.00–134.00	130.52
9	—	377	130.00–144.00	138.20
10	—	471	120.00–130.00	126.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	100.00	100.00
4	—	660	115.00	115.00
6	—	515	115.00	115.00
14	—	585	123.00	123.00
15	—	411	133.00–134.00	133.33
16	—	602	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	110.00	110.00
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
1	—	840	60.00	60.00
2	—	193	120.00–126.00	123.04
2	—	270	120.00	120.00
2	—	585	102.00–104.00	103.01
5	—	317	115.00–130.00	124.22
5	—	516	110.00–115.00	112.33
6	—	377	120.00–125.00	120.86
6	—	474	117.00–120.00	119.00
10	—	430	105.00–125.00	117.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	135.00–140.00	138.32
1	—	280	155.00	155.00
1	—	390	143.00	143.00
1	—	435	144.00	144.00
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
3	—	327	140.00–152.00	147.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	168.00	168.00
1	—	445	147.00	147.00
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
1	—	730	115.00	115.00
1	—	850	100.00	100.00
2	—	775	105.00–110.00	107.56
3	—	382	164.00–174.00	168.72
3	—	613	136.00–140.00	138.36
5	—	562	140.00–145.00	141.58
7	—	519	139.00–149.00	143.09
8	—	475	153.00–165.00	156.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	136.00	136.00
3	—	656	112.00	112.00
4	—	725	114.00	114.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	640.00	640.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	855	480.00–640.00	568.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	675	480.00	480.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,055	550.00–620.00	592.01
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	858	375.00–500.00	443.88
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,636	80.00–98.50	93.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	65.00	65.00
27	—	1,298	50.00–60.00	56.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,161	54.50–59.00	56.30
51	—	1,011	40.00–55.00	48.71

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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