Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2020-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady. Feeder steers were 2-5 higher. Heifers were 2-4 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.95/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$126.95

141 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$8.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.11

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	129.09	604	107
Medium and Large 2	440	120.23	529	34

One grade step is worth $8.86/cwt here — about $75 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 sale141 hd

126.95

—

MS average13 barns · 796 hd

121.84

+5.11

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	1,454	88.38	1,285	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,348	60.67	818	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	53.12	535	29

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	144.44/cwt	140.00–150.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	149.53/cwt	148.00–151.00	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	151.48/cwt	145.00–154.00	494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	141.36/cwt	139.00–145.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	120.75/cwt	115.00–124.00	745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	281	165.82/cwt	160.00–172.50	466	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	17,623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	126.38/cwt	120.00–129.00	791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	126.48/cwt	122.00–132.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	138.94/cwt	130.00–147.00	660	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.90/cwt	125.00–137.00	681	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	124.61/cwt	120.00–133.00	720	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	157.84/cwt	150.00–167.50	508	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	134.53/cwt	120.00–150.00	320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	134.28/cwt	130.00–140.00	824	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	144.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	759	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	139.89/cwt	135.00–148.00	807	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	126.88/cwt	125.00–137.00	845	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	147.39/cwt	144.00–149.00	697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	124.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	148.99/cwt	145.00–152.00	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	153.46/cwt	152.00–155.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	124.11/cwt	120.00–128.00	529	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	113.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	122.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	121.61/cwt	114.00–125.00	435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	120.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	53.74/cwt	50.00–58.00	545	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	46.91/cwt	45.00–48.00	404	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	58.48/cwt	58.00–59.00	708	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	60.67/cwt	60.00–61.00	818	3
Bulls	—	—	1,454	88.38/cwt	79.00–94.00	1,285	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	491.64/cwt	470.00–510.00	3,294	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	926.84/cwt	800.00–1,125.00	9,760	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,445	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	818.38/cwt	810.00–825.00	9,968	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,438	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	735	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	132.87/cwt	129.00–138.00	554	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	125.45/cwt	120.00–128.00	724	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	125.33/cwt	120.00–131.00	650	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	134.30/cwt	130.00–138.00	510	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	130.64/cwt	127.00–137.00	610	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	132.90/cwt	130.00–136.00	443	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	122.78/cwt	120.00–125.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	138.00/cwt	134.00–140.00	380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	97.57/cwt	94.00–101.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	170	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	144.41/cwt	135.00–152.00	599	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	146.29/cwt	135.00–153.00	537	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	147.01/cwt	135.00–157.00	492	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	121.94/cwt	117.00–125.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	134.22/cwt	132.00–138.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	281	155.09/cwt	149.00–158.00	436	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	125.55/cwt	123.00–128.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	152.20/cwt	143.00–159.00	566	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	147.57/cwt	144.00–154.00	623	13

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 Jul 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 414Last week 1,025Year ago 645

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 158Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 30Year ago 39

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady. Feeder steers were 2-5 higher. Heifers were 2-4 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	140.00–150.00	144.44
4	—	375	148.00–151.00	149.53
4	—	326	145.00–154.00	151.48
3	—	467	139.00–145.00	141.36
6	—	626	120.00–129.00	126.38
4	—	524	122.00–132.00	126.48
2	—	578	130.00	130.00
2	—	238	120.00–150.00	134.53
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	614	130.00–140.00	134.28
17	—	526	140.00–150.00	144.24
13	—	577	135.00–148.00	139.89
9	—	666	125.00–137.00	126.88
7	—	473	144.00–149.00	147.39
5	—	720	120.00–130.00	124.97
5	—	421	145.00–152.00	148.99
2	—	375	152.00–155.00	153.46
2	—	283	160.00	160.00
1	—	805	120.00	120.00
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
1	—	230	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	115.00–124.00	120.75
5	—	281	160.00–172.50	165.82
11	—	475	130.00–147.00	138.94
10	—	520	125.00–137.00	130.90
9	—	578	120.00–133.00	124.61
8	—	322	150.00–167.50	157.84
16	—	372	143.00–159.00	152.20
13	—	422	144.00–154.00	147.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	415	135.00–152.00	144.41
10	—	367	135.00–153.00	146.29
9	—	335	135.00–157.00	147.01
4	—	563	117.00–125.00	121.94
4	—	469	132.00–138.00	134.22
4	—	281	149.00–158.00	155.09
2	—	655	115.00	115.00
2	—	515	123.00–128.00	125.55
1	—	815	90.00	90.00
1	—	725	90.00	90.00
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
1	—	215	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	426	120.00–128.00	124.11
5	—	535	110.00–120.00	113.00
5	—	472	120.00–125.00	122.38
5	—	358	114.00–125.00	121.61
4	—	314	115.00–125.00	120.95
3	—	575	115.00	115.00
1	—	632	113.00	113.00
1	—	260	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	417	129.00–138.00	132.87
18	—	577	120.00–128.00	125.45
18	—	519	120.00–131.00	125.33
16	—	380	130.00–138.00	134.30
15	—	467	127.00–137.00	130.64
9	—	333	130.00–136.00	132.90
4	—	611	120.00–125.00	122.78
3	—	275	134.00–140.00	138.00
2	—	720	94.00–101.00	97.57
1	—	775	104.00	104.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
1	—	170	145.00	145.00

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 · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	400.00	400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	670	470.00–510.00	491.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,053	800.00–1,125.00	926.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,218	810.00–825.00	818.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,015	50.00–58.00	53.74
4	—	861	45.00–48.00	46.91
2	—	1,210	58.00–59.00	58.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	60.00–61.00	60.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,454	79.00–94.00	88.38

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Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

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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

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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