Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2020-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows were higher 2-3. Slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder steers sold mixed 5 lower to 5 higher. Very good quality steers from 400#-500#. Feeder heifers were lower 1-3.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.80/cwt on 251 head.

Average price

$130.80

251 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.07

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	137.78	649	103
Medium and Large 1-2	511	133.27	681	82
Medium and Large 2	445	120.24	535	48
Medium and Large 2-3	497	107.78	536	18thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $113 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 sale251 hd

130.80

—

MS average13 barns · 1,025 hd

126.72

+4.07

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	1,416	79.50	1,126	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	52.06	610	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	47.00	731	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	46.05	492	46

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	145.10/cwt	130.00–150.00	395	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	130.08/cwt	129.00–133.00	350	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	110.51/cwt	108.00–113.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	104.23/cwt	100.00–108.00	593	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	143.06/cwt	135.00–152.00	461	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	138.41/cwt	130.00–149.00	519	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	120.33/cwt	115.00–130.00	454	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	102.94/cwt	100.00–110.00	542	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	102.17/cwt	100.00–106.00	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	109.32/cwt	103.00–113.00	513	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	123.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	143.89/cwt	130.00–150.00	669	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	146.28/cwt	135.00–155.00	543	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	122.66/cwt	115.00–131.00	388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	107.96/cwt	103.00–112.00	561	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	146.36/cwt	140.00–160.00	479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	185	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	126.95/cwt	120.00–140.00	664	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	114.88/cwt	110.00–120.00	480	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	146.74/cwt	141.00–153.00	619	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	126.39/cwt	120.00–130.00	720	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	751.02/cwt	700.00–800.00	9,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	122.53/cwt	120.00–130.00	517	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	115.97/cwt	110.00–121.00	533	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	98.00/cwt	94.00–100.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	238	144.36/cwt	140.00–152.00	344	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,938	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	559.42/cwt	550.00–575.00	4,850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,844	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,455	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,916	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	632.47/cwt	550.00–700.00	7,305	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	30.91/cwt	29.00–33.00	274	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	51.00/cwt	50.00–53.00	590	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	46.08/cwt	40.50–49.50	488	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	731	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	52.06/cwt	48.00–55.00	610	19
Bulls	—	—	1,416	79.50/cwt	70.00–85.00	1,126	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	108.16/cwt	100.00–118.00	461	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	113.30/cwt	103.00–120.00	432	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	570	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	101.51/cwt	95.00–105.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	115.27/cwt	110.00–119.00	274	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	126.63/cwt	116.00–137.00	419	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.42/cwt	110.00–135.00	572	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	97.79/cwt	90.00–110.00	509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	258	128.13/cwt	114.00–140.00	331	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	137.56/cwt	136.00–139.00	437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	109.46/cwt	103.00–116.00	521	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	127.53/cwt	115.00–135.00	482	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	109.99/cwt	105.00–115.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	104.48/cwt	100.00–109.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	117.55/cwt	100.00–124.00	370	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	121.23/cwt	116.00–126.00	339	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	120	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	91.64/cwt	90.00–95.00	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	122.63/cwt	115.00–136.00	470	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	113.03/cwt	105.00–115.00	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	120.82/cwt	110.00–135.00	513	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	97.50/cwt	95.00–100.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	170	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	143.86/cwt	142.00–146.00	591	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	128.38/cwt	121.00–131.00	743	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	114.93/cwt	105.00–120.00	494	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	223	115.16/cwt	100.00–132.00	257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	103.01/cwt	101.00–105.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	92.50/cwt	90.00–95.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	95.63/cwt	90.00–105.00	548	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	183	123.55/cwt	120.00–130.00	226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	135.88/cwt	130.00–144.00	626	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	131.06/cwt	128.00–135.00	695	16

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 643Last week 1,039Year ago 687

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 147Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 88Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
4	—	269	129.00–133.00	130.08
9	—	569	100.00–108.00	104.23
12	—	377	115.00–130.00	120.33
1	—	870	70.00	70.00
20	—	469	103.00–113.00	109.32
6	—	316	115.00–131.00	122.66
16	—	520	103.00–112.00	107.96
22	—	418	110.00–120.00	114.88
2	—	613	101.00–105.00	103.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	861	91.00	91.00
3	—	426	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	100.00–118.00	108.16
5	—	381	103.00–120.00	113.30
3	—	468	95.00–105.00	101.51
3	—	238	110.00–119.00	115.27
2	—	553	100.00–109.00	104.48
5	—	315	100.00–124.00	117.55
5	—	280	116.00–126.00	121.23
2	—	500	95.00–100.00	97.50
1	—	170	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	75.00	75.00
8	—	272	130.00–150.00	145.10
14	—	322	135.00–152.00	143.06
10	—	375	130.00–149.00	138.41
8	—	527	100.00–110.00	102.94
6	—	568	100.00–106.00	102.17
1	—	715	89.00	89.00
1	—	185	135.00	135.00
8	—	422	120.00–130.00	122.53
6	—	460	110.00–121.00	115.97
3	—	620	94.00–100.00	98.00
3	—	238	140.00–152.00	144.36
2	—	650	90.00–95.00	92.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	90.00–110.00	97.79
3	—	258	114.00–140.00	128.13
2	—	318	136.00–139.00	137.56
9	—	476	103.00–116.00	109.46
1	—	120	110.00	110.00
3	—	610	90.00–95.00	91.64
8	—	383	115.00–136.00	122.63
6	—	430	105.00–120.00	114.93
4	—	223	100.00–132.00	115.16
6	—	573	90.00–105.00	95.63
3	—	183	120.00–130.00	123.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	108.00–113.00	110.51
1	—	275	141.00	141.00
2	—	713	110.00	110.00
3	—	613	120.00–125.00	123.30
26	—	465	130.00–150.00	143.89
17	—	371	135.00–155.00	146.28
6	—	327	140.00–160.00	146.36
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
18	—	523	120.00–140.00	126.95
16	—	422	141.00–153.00	146.74
11	—	570	120.00–130.00	126.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	460	110.00	110.00
8	—	543	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	116.00–137.00	126.63
10	—	475	110.00–135.00	120.42
4	—	378	115.00–135.00	127.53
4	—	569	105.00–115.00	109.99
5	—	522	105.00–115.00	113.03
18	—	425	110.00–135.00	120.82
2	—	288	129.00–130.00	129.49
1	—	645	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	411	142.00–146.00	143.86
30	—	579	121.00–131.00	128.38
25	—	461	130.00–144.00	135.88
16	—	530	128.00–135.00	131.06

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,225	700.00–800.00	751.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,155	550.00–700.00	632.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,250.00	1,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	867	550.00–575.00	559.42
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	410.00	410.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	885	29.00–33.00	30.91
9	—	1,157	50.00–53.00	51.00
34	—	1,060	40.50–49.50	46.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	47.00	47.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,172	48.00–55.00	52.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,416	70.00–85.00	79.50

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Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Cattlemens Livestock - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle