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
Bulls—Average1,85784.501,5697thin
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 1—422126.39/cwt120.00–133.0053321
BullsMedium and Large 2—663101.83/cwt85.00–110.006753
BullsMedium and Large 2—518116.69/cwt115.00–120.006043
BullsMedium and Large 2—273131.33/cwt112.00–141.003595
HeifersMedium and Large 1—668110.01/cwt102.00–115.007355
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575116.05/cwt110.00–120.0066716
BullsMedium and Large 1—715105.00/cwt105.00–105.007512
SteersMedium and Large 2—226139.55/cwt130.00–149.003154
SteersMedium and Large 2—267137.01/cwt124.00–150.003667
SteersMedium and Large 2—165144.36/cwt135.00–155.002384
HeifersMedium and Large 1—83593.00/cwt93.00–93.007771
BullsMedium and Large 1—650110.50/cwt110.00–111.007182
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—616120.00/cwt120.00–120.007398
HeifersMedium and Large 2—272123.26/cwt110.00–132.003358
SteersMedium and Large 2—521121.87/cwt110.00–130.006355
SteersMedium and Large 2—571117.50/cwt110.00–125.006715
BullsMedium and Large 1—569121.03/cwt110.00–130.0068910
BullsMedium and Large 1—369149.00/cwt139.00–162.0055011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—512136.81/cwt134.00–140.0070015
BullsMedium and Large 2—215136.67/cwt130.00–144.002943
HeifersMedium and Large 2—320122.31/cwt115.00–127.0039110
HeifersMedium and Large 2—478114.22/cwt110.00–120.0054610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—453152.00/cwt152.00–152.0068912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—629133.93/cwt130.00–136.5084213
BullsMedium and Large 2—175135.57/cwt130.00–140.002372
BullsMedium and Large 2—74094.00/cwt94.00–94.006961
HeifersMedium and Large 2—638111.51/cwt108.00–115.007112
HeifersMedium and Large 2—426116.56/cwt111.00–122.004976
BullsMedium and Large 2—75590.93/cwt80.00–102.006872
BullsMedium and Large 2—421128.45/cwt120.00–140.005418
HeifersMedium and Large 2—508115.18/cwt110.00–119.005857
Bulls——1,85784.50/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 2—110155.00/cwt155.00–155.001711
SteersMedium and Large 2—371140.30/cwt135.00–147.005217
SteersMedium and Large 2—317136.90/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 2—230117.50/cwt115.00–120.002702
SteersMedium and Large 2—473129.47/cwt120.00–145.006129
BullsMedium and Large 2—92589.00/cwt89.00–89.008231
SteersMedium and Large 2—616117.57/cwt110.00–120.007244
SteersMedium and Large 2—413131.99/cwt120.00–145.005459
BullsMedium and Large 2—570114.41/cwt110.00–120.006526
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,005985.07/cwt700.00–1,500.009,9004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,0003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,164895.40/cwt700.00–1,000.0010,4227
BullsMedium and Large 2—624110.33/cwt110.00–112.006886
HeifersMedium and Large 2—584109.32/cwt102.00–114.006384
HeifersMedium and Large 2—374118.76/cwt115.00–125.004449
BullsMedium and Large 1—419144.26/cwt137.00–159.0060415
BullsMedium and Large 1—629111.83/cwt110.00–115.007038
BullsMedium and Large 1—268153.63/cwt140.00–167.004122
BullsMedium and Large 2—328139.77/cwt131.00–144.004584
BullsMedium and Large 2—372132.63/cwt120.00–145.004936
BullsMedium and Large 2—466123.22/cwt120.00–128.005745
BullsMedium and Large 1—317164.11/cwt150.00–178.005209
SteersMedium and Large 1—765124.50/cwt124.00–125.009522
SteersMedium and Large 1—730122.43/cwt120.00–125.008945
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,133892.28/cwt700.00–1,000.0010,1106
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,132762.47/cwt600.00–950.008,6315
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,010528.09/cwt400.00–625.005,3342
SteersMedium and Large 1—466145.20/cwt135.00–156.006779
SteersMedium and Large 1—615128.65/cwt120.00–130.007918
SteersMedium and Large 1—378160.02/cwt150.00–172.0060514
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,245725.00/cwt725.00–725.009,0261
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,020700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,1402
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,009971.54/cwt500.00–1,200.009,80312
SteersMedium and Large 1—328160.07/cwt151.00–180.005257
HeifersMedium and Large 1—329131.40/cwt128.00–137.0043210
HeifersMedium and Large 1—735101.00/cwt101.00–101.007421
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—870600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,2201
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—660850.00/cwt850.00–850.005,6101
BullsMedium and Large 1—526121.80/cwt115.00–127.0064116
HeifersMedium and Large 1—266129.32/cwt125.00–132.003444
HeifersMedium and Large 1—470122.22/cwt118.00–129.0057417
SteersMedium and Large 1—288167.25/cwt158.00–177.004824
BullsMedium and Large 1—86095.00/cwt95.00–95.008171
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—480160.50/cwt160.50–160.507701
SteersMedium and Large 1—577131.85/cwt129.00–137.007619
HeifersMedium and Large 1—616114.41/cwt110.00–120.0070511
BullsMedium and Large 1—474129.74/cwt124.00–140.0061512
HeifersMedium and Large 1—225134.55/cwt128.00–140.003033
SteersMedium and Large 1—524137.79/cwt130.00–150.0072218
SteersMedium and Large 1—433151.93/cwt143.00–158.0065816
HeifersMedium and Large 1—379128.75/cwt121.00–136.0048819
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005593
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—527125.00/cwt125.00–125.0065915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—781124.50/cwt124.50–124.509725
SteersMedium and Large 1—660124.58/cwt120.00–128.008225
HeifersMedium and Large 1—524118.12/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.