Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2020-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend called due to no sale last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.67/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$119.67

72 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$113

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

$11.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.19

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	368	128.33	473	3thin
Medium and Large 2	354	122.24	433	28
Medium and Large 1	499	117.27	585	41

One grade step is worth $11.06/cwt here — about −$113 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 sale72 hd

119.67

—

MS average12 barns · 749 hd

114.47

+5.19

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	1,577	85.87	1,354	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	62.23	714	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	61.00	808	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	56.84	633	24

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	873	79.99/cwt	78.00–82.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	77.58/cwt	70.00–85.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	269	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	808	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	62.23/cwt	56.00–66.00	714	24
Bulls	—	—	1,617	85.07/cwt	79.00–93.00	1,376	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	125.17/cwt	120.00–132.00	529	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	116.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	116.89/cwt	105.00–124.00	549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	129.92/cwt	125.00–135.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	133.86/cwt	130.00–137.00	489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	130.43/cwt	122.00–139.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	101.11/cwt	90.00–110.00	631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	136.68/cwt	134.00–141.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	114.60/cwt	109.00–120.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	118.35/cwt	114.00–126.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	143.29/cwt	139.00–148.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	171.00/cwt	170.00–172.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	578	1
Bulls	—	—	1,295	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	1,185	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,034	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	139.41/cwt	130.00–151.00	374	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	138.62/cwt	135.00–141.00	513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	126.84/cwt	120.00–131.00	412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	132.89/cwt	130.00–136.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	145.12/cwt	143.00–147.00	615	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	149.86/cwt	145.00–155.00	544	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	133.04/cwt	130.00–137.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	103.80/cwt	100.00–105.00	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	140.24/cwt	140.00–141.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	152.50/cwt	142.00–170.00	496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	160.36/cwt	159.00–162.00	452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	127.99/cwt	127.00–129.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	121.15/cwt	105.00–135.00	440	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	129.01/cwt	115.00–135.00	406	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	123.43/cwt	120.00–128.00	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	122.32/cwt	110.00–136.00	323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	108.01/cwt	106.00–110.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	126.06/cwt	120.00–132.00	294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	367	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	55.33/cwt	50.00–57.50	620	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	58.34/cwt	56.50–60.00	645	12

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 Apr 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 67Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 9Year ago 0

No trend called due to no sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	78.00–82.00	79.99
2	—	723	70.00–85.00	77.58
1	—	620	135.00	135.00
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
1	—	215	125.00	125.00
8	—	423	120.00–132.00	125.17
7	—	516	110.00–120.00	116.00
5	—	470	105.00–124.00	116.89
4	—	671	110.00	110.00
4	—	333	125.00–135.00	129.92
3	—	565	114.00–115.00	114.66
3	—	365	130.00–137.00	133.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	363	105.00–135.00	121.15
6	—	315	115.00–135.00	129.01
5	—	423	120.00–128.00	123.43
4	—	264	110.00–136.00	122.32
2	—	483	106.00–110.00	108.01
2	—	233	120.00–132.00	126.06
1	—	515	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	124.00	124.00
1	—	370	130.00	130.00
1	—	280	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	160.00	160.00
5	—	624	90.00–110.00	101.11
4	—	473	134.00–141.00	136.68
3	—	565	109.00–120.00	114.60
3	—	522	114.00–126.00	118.35
2	—	760	85.00	85.00
2	—	368	139.00–148.00	143.29
2	—	290	170.00–172.00	171.00
1	—	735	85.00	85.00
1	—	425	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	122.00–139.00	130.43
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
1	—	515	111.00	111.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
1	—	355	131.00	131.00
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	268	130.00–151.00	139.41
3	—	370	135.00–141.00	138.62
3	—	325	120.00–131.00	126.84
2	—	473	130.00–136.00	132.89
2	—	238	120.00–121.00	120.51
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	424	143.00–147.00	145.12
8	—	363	145.00–155.00	149.86
5	—	519	130.00–137.00	133.04
4	—	734	100.00–105.00	103.80
4	—	479	140.00–141.00	140.24
3	—	325	142.00–170.00	152.50
3	—	282	159.00–162.00	160.36
2	—	568	127.00–129.00	127.99
1	—	795	86.00	86.00
1	—	645	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	61.00	61.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,148	56.00–66.00	62.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,120	50.00–57.50	55.33
12	—	1,106	56.50–60.00	58.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,617	79.00–93.00	85.07
1	—	1,295	91.50	91.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	630	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	910.00	910.00

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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