Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2020-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers were steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cattle were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.84/cwt on 259 head.

Average price

$139.84

259 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$3.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.59

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	575	142.49	820	53
Medium and Large 1	551	139.29	767	162
Medium and Large 2	472	138.67	654	44

One grade step is worth $3.82/cwt here — about $166 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 sale259 hd

139.84

—

MS average13 barns · 1,497 hd

138.25

+1.59

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	1,419	87.03	1,235	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,377	62.36	859	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	59.00	888	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	53.93	558	43

Every lot, as filed

104 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 1Fancy	—	515	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	84.50/cwt	84.00–85.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	99.44/cwt	87.00–106.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	244	141.25/cwt	135.00–146.00	345	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	114.81/cwt	110.00–118.00	836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	142.01/cwt	135.00–155.00	389	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	120.82/cwt	115.00–123.00	824	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	135.60/cwt	130.00–140.00	438	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	112.29/cwt	105.00–118.00	864	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	124.16/cwt	115.00–127.00	708	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	821	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	136.73/cwt	110.00–152.00	503	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	136.23/cwt	115.00–148.00	576	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	126.90/cwt	123.00–130.00	598	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	123.69/cwt	115.00–128.00	774	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	132.82/cwt	128.00–139.00	509	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	130.32/cwt	125.00–136.00	549	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	125.30/cwt	119.00–130.00	657	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	107.65/cwt	105.00–110.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	137.87/cwt	128.00–144.00	321	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	755.90/cwt	525.00–825.00	6,697	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	876.27/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	8,614	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	968.17/cwt	675.00–1,525.00	9,924	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	115.75/cwt	110.00–120.00	660	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	55.16/cwt	51.50–58.00	573	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	45.90/cwt	40.00–50.00	414	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,224	59.43/cwt	58.00–60.50	727	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	888	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	62.36/cwt	57.00–66.00	859	19
Bulls	—	—	1,419	87.03/cwt	73.00–94.00	1,235	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,606	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	711.36/cwt	485.00–875.00	5,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	164.49/cwt	164.00–165.00	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	121.78/cwt	110.00–130.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	125.20/cwt	114.00–131.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	152.26/cwt	142.00–166.00	431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	148.63/cwt	141.00–162.00	612	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	157.96/cwt	150.00–170.00	583	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	129.40/cwt	122.00–135.00	675	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	136.17/cwt	130.00–143.00	644	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	124.06/cwt	120.00–131.00	717	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	163.31/cwt	150.00–172.00	526	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	271	175.26/cwt	160.00–180.00	475	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	172.19/cwt	166.00–180.00	396	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	118.24/cwt	117.00–120.00	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	119.50/cwt	115.00–125.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	870	85.99/cwt	85.00–87.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	91.98/cwt	88.00–96.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	97.55/cwt	90.00–105.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	950	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	180	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	125.28/cwt	118.00–132.00	340	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	124.53/cwt	119.00–133.00	408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	114.58/cwt	100.00–122.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	124.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	519	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	119.32/cwt	105.00–129.00	564	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	121.99/cwt	105.00–129.00	457	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	116.96/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	176.96/cwt	175.00–180.00	464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	111.70/cwt	93.00–123.00	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	157.57/cwt	153.00–162.00	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	169.50/cwt	164.00–176.00	553	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	124.70/cwt	120.00–130.00	892	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	151.62/cwt	145.00–156.00	652	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	128.40/cwt	123.00–135.00	863	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	92.92/cwt	70.00–115.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	153.34/cwt	149.00–158.00	564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	141.82/cwt	136.00–148.00	594	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	134.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	760	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	134.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	700	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	140.42/cwt	135.00–146.00	664	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,040	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,408	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	11,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,104.37/cwt	825.00–1,175.00	9,553	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	10,680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,099.60/cwt	1,025.00–1,200.00	9,896	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,333	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	773.28/cwt	700.00–850.00	9,264	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	739.10/cwt	600.00–800.00	7,406	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,415	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	782.17/cwt	725.00–825.00	8,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	113.34/cwt	110.00–120.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	126.40/cwt	110.00–148.00	406	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	128.79/cwt	120.00–136.00	605	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	131.80/cwt	126.00–140.00	816	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	143.87/cwt	140.00–156.00	686	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	137.38/cwt	130.00–144.00	784	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	139.49/cwt	135.00–147.00	735	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	641	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	886	21

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.

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Cattlemens Livestock - West Point, MS

Mon Aug 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 724Last week 737Year ago 485

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 192Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 124Year ago 41

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers were steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cattle were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	144.00	144.00
1	—	400	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	905	84.00–85.00	84.50
3	—	823	87.00–106.00	99.44
4	—	244	135.00–146.00	141.25
4	—	728	110.00–118.00	114.81
5	—	274	135.00–155.00	142.01
6	—	682	115.00–123.00	120.82
7	—	323	130.00–140.00	135.60
8	—	769	105.00–118.00	112.29
12	—	570	115.00–127.00	124.16
15	—	471	123.00–130.00	126.90
15	—	626	115.00–128.00	123.69
16	—	383	128.00–139.00	132.82
23	—	421	125.00–136.00	130.32
24	—	524	119.00–130.00	125.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	110.00–115.00	112.47
3	—	623	105.00–110.00	107.65
4	—	233	128.00–144.00	137.87
4	—	570	110.00–120.00	115.75
5	—	271	118.00–132.00	125.28
5	—	328	119.00–133.00	124.53
7	—	514	100.00–122.00	114.58
10	—	416	120.00–130.00	124.79
11	—	473	105.00–129.00	119.32
13	—	375	105.00–129.00	121.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	564	145.50	145.50
8	—	458	140.00	140.00
21	—	633	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	170.00	170.00
2	—	633	120.00–125.00	122.55
2	—	275	164.00–165.00	164.49
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
2	—	663	70.00–115.00	92.92
5	—	368	149.00–158.00	153.34
6	—	419	136.00–148.00	141.82
6	—	563	130.00–140.00	134.99
7	—	522	130.00–140.00	134.11
12	—	473	135.00–146.00	140.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	124.00–125.00	124.50
2	—	873	115.00–119.00	116.96
3	—	262	175.00–180.00	176.96
3	—	818	93.00–123.00	111.70
4	—	375	153.00–162.00	157.57
7	—	326	164.00–176.00	169.50
8	—	715	120.00–130.00	124.70
13	—	430	145.00–156.00	151.62
18	—	672	123.00–135.00	128.40
20	—	619	126.00–140.00	131.80
22	—	477	140.00–156.00	143.87
24	—	571	130.00–144.00	137.38
36	—	527	135.00–147.00	139.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	368	110.00–152.00	136.73
8	—	423	115.00–148.00	136.23
3	—	577	110.00–130.00	121.78
3	—	518	114.00–131.00	125.20
3	—	283	142.00–166.00	152.26
1	—	795	70.00	70.00
1	—	230	154.00	154.00
3	—	618	110.00–120.00	113.34
5	—	321	110.00–148.00	126.40
6	—	470	120.00–136.00	128.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	412	141.00–162.00	148.63
18	—	369	150.00–170.00	157.96
15	—	522	122.00–135.00	129.40
13	—	473	130.00–143.00	136.17
10	—	578	120.00–131.00	124.06
9	—	322	150.00–172.00	163.31
6	—	271	160.00–180.00	175.26
5	—	230	166.00–180.00	172.19
4	—	675	117.00–120.00	118.24
4	—	618	115.00–125.00	119.50
2	—	870	85.00–87.00	85.99
2	—	835	88.00–96.00	91.98
2	—	730	90.00–105.00	97.55
1	—	950	80.00	80.00
1	—	785	108.00	108.00
1	—	180	170.00	170.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	886	525.00–825.00	755.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	983	800.00–1,000.00	876.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,025	675.00–1,525.00	968.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,198	700.00–850.00	773.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,002	600.00–800.00	739.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	725.00–825.00	782.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	575.00	575.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	715	485.00–875.00	711.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,200	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	865	825.00–1,175.00	1,104.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	900	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,099.60
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,038	51.50–58.00	55.16
8	—	903	40.00–50.00	45.90
5	—	1,224	58.00–60.50	59.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	59.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,377	57.00–66.00	62.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,419	73.00–94.00	87.03

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Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

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Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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