Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2020-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cattle were 1.00-2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.70/cwt on 252 head.

Average price

$120.70

252 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$8.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.69

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	478	125.51	600	67
Medium and Large 1	470	119.95	564	115
Medium and Large 2	389	117.34	457	70

One grade step is worth $8.17/cwt here — about $143 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 sale252 hd

120.70

—

MS average13 barns · 1,234 hd

118.01

+2.69

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	1,511	75.79	1,145	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,320	48.69	643	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	45.90	636	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	42.88	459	58

Every lot, as filed

113 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	123.51/cwt	115.00–130.00	642	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	116.94/cwt	113.00–121.00	606	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	169.73/cwt	167.00–172.00	373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	151.48/cwt	145.00–160.00	636	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	127.74/cwt	120.00–132.00	607	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	121.25/cwt	115.00–125.00	820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	121.43/cwt	115.00–128.00	512	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	167.02/cwt	160.00–174.00	473	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	138.14/cwt	125.00–160.00	579	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	119.68/cwt	115.00–123.00	561	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	108.33/cwt	104.00–115.00	721	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	130.73/cwt	125.00–140.00	430	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	166.57/cwt	159.00–173.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	560	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	103.99/cwt	100.00–108.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	109.10/cwt	94.00–115.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	114.36/cwt	110.00–117.00	647	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	147.30/cwt	130.00–160.00	551	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	437	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	116.21/cwt	115.00–120.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	102.02/cwt	93.00–105.00	724	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	156.87/cwt	150.00–160.00	510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	151.30/cwt	145.00–156.00	581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	142.76/cwt	140.00–149.00	735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	875.00/cwt	850.00–900.00	9,625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	126.72/cwt	120.00–135.00	796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	104.99/cwt	100.00–110.00	698	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	158.53/cwt	157.00–160.00	341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	495	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	127.16/cwt	120.00–133.00	477	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	134.40/cwt	125.00–140.00	763	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	825.24/cwt	800.00–925.00	7,287	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	144.28/cwt	140.00–152.00	677	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	163.47/cwt	162.00–165.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	960.03/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	9,456	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	689.67/cwt	625.00–750.00	7,469	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,080.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	12,420	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	526.83/cwt	475.00–600.00	4,868	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	663.08/cwt	650.00–675.00	8,938	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	789.47/cwt	600.00–850.00	9,379	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	895.42/cwt	550.00–1,000.00	10,503	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	106.67/cwt	105.00–110.00	651	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	35.42/cwt	25.00–39.00	333	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	596	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	47.70/cwt	46.00–51.00	550	16
Bulls	—	—	1,511	75.79/cwt	69.50–83.00	1,145	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	43.03/cwt	40.00–47.00	462	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	960	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	672	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	45.90/cwt	44.50–48.00	636	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	48.36/cwt	45.00–50.00	646	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	121.75/cwt	115.00–130.00	505	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	120.34/cwt	110.00–129.00	445	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	109.17/cwt	105.00–115.00	513	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	112.22/cwt	105.00–115.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	122.20/cwt	115.00–131.00	402	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	87.50/cwt	80.00–95.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	126.41/cwt	120.00–132.00	358	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	140	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	108.34/cwt	100.00–115.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	114.79/cwt	110.00–124.00	491	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	195	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	111.43/cwt	100.00–120.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	126.71/cwt	120.00–135.00	663	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	133.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	369	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	170	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	119.21/cwt	110.00–128.00	571	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	469	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	610	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	120.14/cwt	120.00–121.00	676	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	622	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	98.00/cwt	90.00–106.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	779	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	136.84/cwt	135.00–139.00	859	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	745	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	653	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	616	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	146.28/cwt	135.00–158.00	415	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	137.93/cwt	130.00–144.00	432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	258	139.71/cwt	130.00–150.00	360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	127.85/cwt	110.00–140.00	481	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	114.27/cwt	110.00–120.00	592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	136.43/cwt	125.00–147.00	516	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	132.92/cwt	125.00–140.00	627	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	132.84/cwt	120.00–142.00	555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	101.83/cwt	95.00–110.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	144.77/cwt	136.00–150.00	476	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	219	126.17/cwt	120.00–134.00	276	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	115.63/cwt	110.00–124.00	661	6

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 Oct 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 842Last week 705Year ago 920

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 89Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 59Year ago 134

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cattle were 1.00-2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	520	115.00–130.00	123.51
17	—	475	120.00–132.00	127.74
13	—	419	125.00–160.00	138.14
3	—	617	110.00	110.00
13	—	374	130.00–160.00	147.30
1	—	875	90.00	90.00
4	—	570	115.00–120.00	116.21
6	—	710	93.00–105.00	102.02
3	—	325	150.00–160.00	156.87
6	—	665	100.00–110.00	104.99
2	—	215	157.00–160.00	158.53
2	—	290	162.00–165.00	163.47
1	—	825	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	105.00–110.00	106.67
1	—	960	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,115	65.50	65.50
12	—	415	115.00–130.00	121.75
1	—	700	102.00	102.00
4	—	564	105.00–115.00	112.22
1	—	785	80.00	80.00
10	—	479	110.00–128.00	119.21
3	—	313	130.00–144.00	137.93
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
2	—	258	130.00–150.00	139.71
9	—	376	110.00–140.00	127.85
5	—	518	110.00–120.00	114.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	80.00	80.00
19	—	518	113.00–121.00	116.94
1	—	815	90.00	90.00
23	—	422	115.00–128.00	121.43
1	—	225	130.00	130.00
14	—	469	115.00–123.00	119.68
6	—	666	104.00–115.00	108.33
10	—	329	125.00–140.00	130.73
2	—	738	100.00–108.00	103.99
5	—	618	94.00–115.00	109.10
9	—	566	110.00–117.00	114.36
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
18	—	375	120.00–133.00	127.16
3	—	277	130.00–135.00	133.28
1	—	170	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	431	130.00	130.00
5	—	331	132.00	132.00
7	—	354	132.50	132.50
17	—	480	127.00	127.00
21	—	563	120.00–121.00	120.14
7	—	518	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	370	110.00–129.00	120.34
6	—	470	105.00–115.00	109.17
9	—	329	115.00–131.00	122.20
1	—	595	106.00	106.00
2	—	690	80.00–95.00	87.50
1	—	600	105.00	105.00
10	—	283	120.00–132.00	126.41
1	—	140	121.00	121.00
5	—	532	100.00–115.00	108.34
16	—	428	110.00–124.00	114.79
4	—	219	120.00–134.00	126.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	106.00	106.00
1	—	880	95.00	95.00
2	—	220	167.00–172.00	169.73
15	—	420	145.00–160.00	151.48
4	—	676	115.00–125.00	121.25
1	—	1,335	65.00	65.00
4	—	283	160.00–174.00	167.02
5	—	319	159.00–173.00	166.57
5	—	384	145.00–156.00	151.30
6	—	515	140.00–149.00	142.76
5	—	628	120.00–135.00	126.72
9	—	568	125.00–140.00	134.40
8	—	469	140.00–152.00	144.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	156.00	156.00
1	—	410	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	195	145.00	145.00
1	—	835	91.00	91.00
4	—	615	100.00–120.00	111.43
10	—	523	120.00–135.00	126.71
2	—	740	90.00–106.00	98.00
8	—	284	135.00–158.00	146.28
9	—	378	125.00–147.00	136.43
9	—	472	125.00–140.00	132.92
8	—	418	120.00–142.00	132.84
3	—	675	95.00–110.00	101.83
1	—	200	160.00	160.00
7	—	329	136.00–150.00	144.77
6	—	572	110.00–124.00	115.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
15	—	547	142.50	142.50
17	—	628	135.00–139.00	136.84
11	—	560	133.00	133.00
12	—	484	135.00	135.00
7	—	390	158.00	158.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	850.00–900.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,150	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,080.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	985	900.00–1,050.00	960.03
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,083	625.00–750.00	689.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,348	650.00–675.00	663.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,188	600.00–850.00	789.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,173	550.00–1,000.00	895.42
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	883	800.00–925.00	825.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	924	475.00–600.00	526.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	940	25.00–39.00	35.42
16	—	1,154	46.00–51.00	47.70
31	—	1,074	40.00–47.00	43.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	53.00	53.00
13	—	1,335	45.00–50.00	48.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	44.50–48.00	45.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,511	69.50–83.00	75.79

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