Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2020-10-05

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 5
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
705 head
318 vs last sale 1,023 45 vs year ago 660 · +6.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
63 vs last sale 152 90 vs year ago 179 · 50.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
0 vs last sale 59 13 vs year ago 46 · +28.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were mixed. Steers 5.00 higher to 3.00 lower. Heifers 3.00 higher to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $139.17/cwt on 208 head.
Average price
$139.17
208 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$663
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$192
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.72
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1494143.9671198
Medium and Large 1-2552138.1276248
Medium and Large 2391132.4351862
One grade step is worth $11.53/cwt here — about $192 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 sale208 hd
139.17
MS average13 barns · 1,427 hd
131.45
+7.72
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,85784.501,5697thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24049.7761713
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36048.006531thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04245.2847251

Every lot, as filed

93 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1422126.39/cwt120.00–133.0053321
BullsMedium and Large 2663101.83/cwt85.00–110.006753
BullsMedium and Large 2518116.69/cwt115.00–120.006043
BullsMedium and Large 2273131.33/cwt112.00–141.003595
HeifersMedium and Large 1668110.01/cwt102.00–115.007355
HeifersMedium and Large 1575116.05/cwt110.00–120.0066716
BullsMedium and Large 1715105.00/cwt105.00–105.007512
SteersMedium and Large 2226139.55/cwt130.00–149.003154
SteersMedium and Large 2267137.01/cwt124.00–150.003667
SteersMedium and Large 2165144.36/cwt135.00–155.002384
HeifersMedium and Large 183593.00/cwt93.00–93.007771
BullsMedium and Large 1650110.50/cwt110.00–111.007182
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2616120.00/cwt120.00–120.007398
HeifersMedium and Large 2272123.26/cwt110.00–132.003358
SteersMedium and Large 2521121.87/cwt110.00–130.006355
SteersMedium and Large 2571117.50/cwt110.00–125.006715
BullsMedium and Large 1569121.03/cwt110.00–130.0068910
BullsMedium and Large 1369149.00/cwt139.00–162.0055011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2512136.81/cwt134.00–140.0070015
BullsMedium and Large 2215136.67/cwt130.00–144.002943
HeifersMedium and Large 2320122.31/cwt115.00–127.0039110
HeifersMedium and Large 2478114.22/cwt110.00–120.0054610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2453152.00/cwt152.00–152.0068912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2629133.93/cwt130.00–136.5084213
BullsMedium and Large 2175135.57/cwt130.00–140.002372
BullsMedium and Large 274094.00/cwt94.00–94.006961
HeifersMedium and Large 2638111.51/cwt108.00–115.007112
HeifersMedium and Large 2426116.56/cwt111.00–122.004976
BullsMedium and Large 275590.93/cwt80.00–102.006872
BullsMedium and Large 2421128.45/cwt120.00–140.005418
HeifersMedium and Large 2508115.18/cwt110.00–119.005857
Bulls1,85784.50/cwt80.00–86.001,5697
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36048.00/cwt48.00–48.006531
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24049.77/cwt45.00–53.5061713
SteersMedium and Large 2110155.00/cwt155.00–155.001711
SteersMedium and Large 2371140.30/cwt135.00–147.005217
SteersMedium and Large 2317136.90/cwt130.00–145.004347
CowsLean 85-90%92436.53/cwt35.00–38.003385
CowsLean 85-90%1,16949.64/cwt48.00–52.0058010
CowsLean 85-90%1,02345.29/cwt40.00–48.0046336
HeifersMedium and Large 2230117.50/cwt115.00–120.002702
SteersMedium and Large 2473129.47/cwt120.00–145.006129
BullsMedium and Large 292589.00/cwt89.00–89.008231
SteersMedium and Large 2616117.57/cwt110.00–120.007244
SteersMedium and Large 2413131.99/cwt120.00–145.005459
BullsMedium and Large 2570114.41/cwt110.00–120.006526
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,005985.07/cwt700.00–1,500.009,9004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,0003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,164895.40/cwt700.00–1,000.0010,4227
BullsMedium and Large 2624110.33/cwt110.00–112.006886
HeifersMedium and Large 2584109.32/cwt102.00–114.006384
HeifersMedium and Large 2374118.76/cwt115.00–125.004449
BullsMedium and Large 1419144.26/cwt137.00–159.0060415
BullsMedium and Large 1629111.83/cwt110.00–115.007038
BullsMedium and Large 1268153.63/cwt140.00–167.004122
BullsMedium and Large 2328139.77/cwt131.00–144.004584
BullsMedium and Large 2372132.63/cwt120.00–145.004936
BullsMedium and Large 2466123.22/cwt120.00–128.005745
BullsMedium and Large 1317164.11/cwt150.00–178.005209
SteersMedium and Large 1765124.50/cwt124.00–125.009522
SteersMedium and Large 1730122.43/cwt120.00–125.008945
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,133892.28/cwt700.00–1,000.0010,1106
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,132762.47/cwt600.00–950.008,6315
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,010528.09/cwt400.00–625.005,3342
SteersMedium and Large 1466145.20/cwt135.00–156.006779
SteersMedium and Large 1615128.65/cwt120.00–130.007918
SteersMedium and Large 1378160.02/cwt150.00–172.0060514
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,245725.00/cwt725.00–725.009,0261
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,020700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,1402
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,009971.54/cwt500.00–1,200.009,80312
SteersMedium and Large 1328160.07/cwt151.00–180.005257
HeifersMedium and Large 1329131.40/cwt128.00–137.0043210
HeifersMedium and Large 1735101.00/cwt101.00–101.007421
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2870600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,2201
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2660850.00/cwt850.00–850.005,6101
BullsMedium and Large 1526121.80/cwt115.00–127.0064116
HeifersMedium and Large 1266129.32/cwt125.00–132.003444
HeifersMedium and Large 1470122.22/cwt118.00–129.0057417
SteersMedium and Large 1288167.25/cwt158.00–177.004824
BullsMedium and Large 186095.00/cwt95.00–95.008171
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy480160.50/cwt160.50–160.507701
SteersMedium and Large 1577131.85/cwt129.00–137.007619
HeifersMedium and Large 1616114.41/cwt110.00–120.0070511
BullsMedium and Large 1474129.74/cwt124.00–140.0061512
HeifersMedium and Large 1225134.55/cwt128.00–140.003033
SteersMedium and Large 1524137.79/cwt130.00–150.0072218
SteersMedium and Large 1433151.93/cwt143.00–158.0065816
HeifersMedium and Large 1379128.75/cwt121.00–136.0048819
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005593
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2527125.00/cwt125.00–125.0065915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2781124.50/cwt124.50–124.509725
SteersMedium and Large 1660124.58/cwt120.00–128.008225
HeifersMedium and Large 1524118.12/cwt115.00–120.006197

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.