Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2020-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady. Feeder steers sold mixed 5 higher to 3 lower. Heifers were 3-5 higher.

1 load of steers weighing 720 lbs brought $130. 1 load of heifers weighing 680 lbs brought $123.5.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.49/cwt on 254 head.

Average price

$118.49

254 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$12.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.62

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	444	124.42	552	119
Medium and Large 1	459	114.56	525	77
Medium and Large 2	378	111.56	422	58

One grade step is worth $12.86/cwt here — about $130 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 sale254 hd

118.49

—

MS average12 barns · 875 hd

113.87

+4.62

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	1,480	75.30	1,115	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,127	52.69	594	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	51.00	785	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	44.82	480	49

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	149.82/cwt	140.00–162.50	485	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	140.25/cwt	134.00–147.50	590	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	110	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	122.17/cwt	118.00–128.00	464	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	126.20/cwt	120.00–129.00	714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	129.96/cwt	124.00–135.00	417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	124.84/cwt	120.00–131.00	336	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	106.03/cwt	100.00–110.00	609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	134.38/cwt	127.00–141.00	632	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	118.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	111.55/cwt	103.00–119.00	576	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	111.26/cwt	109.00–115.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	79.84/cwt	70.00–97.50	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	301	122.07/cwt	122.00–123.00	367	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	427	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	143.95/cwt	132.50–150.00	540	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	145.52/cwt	140.00–152.00	383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	104.35/cwt	100.00–111.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	95.43/cwt	90.00–100.00	596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	118.63/cwt	113.00–124.00	499	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	148.19/cwt	140.00–155.00	559	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	142.90/cwt	136.00–150.00	594	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	621	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	893.27/cwt	525.00–1,175.00	8,584	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	645.15/cwt	600.00–680.00	5,516	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	596.76/cwt	570.00–620.00	5,299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	130.46/cwt	125.00–138.00	669	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	119.38/cwt	115.00–120.00	733	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	148.35/cwt	145.00–152.50	484	8
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	547	383.94/cwt	275.00–435.00	2,100	32
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	725	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,538	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	565	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	675	442.78/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,989	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	4,080	4
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,071	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	717	455.09/cwt	375.00–475.00	3,263	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	783	517.02/cwt	500.00–525.00	4,048	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	659	473.17/cwt	450.00–525.00	3,118	16
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	738	462.29/cwt	450.00–475.00	3,412	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	641.98/cwt	450.00–710.00	7,672	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	596.77/cwt	540.00–650.00	6,505	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	725.94/cwt	500.00–900.00	7,869	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	881.83/cwt	510.00–1,175.00	9,339	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	644.16/cwt	630.00–660.00	6,654	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	515.00/cwt	430.00–610.00	4,532	3
Bulls	—	—	1,510	76.49/cwt	68.00–83.00	1,155	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	45.58/cwt	42.00–49.00	500	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	785	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	51.81/cwt	48.00–56.50	594	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	791	33.89/cwt	30.00–37.00	268	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	935	61.45/cwt	60.00–63.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	131.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	303	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	107.90/cwt	105.00–111.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	104.97/cwt	90.00–110.00	513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	110.50/cwt	105.00–120.00	469	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	50.51/cwt	49.00–52.50	604	9
Bulls	—	—	1,125	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	91.70/cwt	85.00–100.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	115.00/cwt	105.00–122.50	426	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	116.39/cwt	105.00–122.00	379	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	136.74/cwt	130.00–142.50	518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	113.17/cwt	107.00–121.00	643	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	116.93/cwt	105.00–125.00	315	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	226	115.88/cwt	110.00–120.00	262	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	127.88/cwt	120.00–140.00	352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	175	129.06/cwt	127.00–130.00	226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	305	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	105.66/cwt	100.00–110.00	655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	115.13/cwt	114.00–117.00	534	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	131.98/cwt	129.00–136.00	608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	150.48/cwt	147.00–152.00	554	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	141.96/cwt	141.00–143.50	619	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	92.49/cwt	91.00–94.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	516	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	130.65/cwt	122.00–136.00	550	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	112.62/cwt	107.00–120.00	545	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	150	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	123.85/cwt	122.00–124.00	445	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	639	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	128.57/cwt	125.00–133.00	559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	124.16/cwt	115.00–132.00	585	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	135.91/cwt	130.00–142.00	442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	146.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	422	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	133.23/cwt	125.00–140.00	440	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	130.69/cwt	110.00–139.00	344	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	110.37/cwt	104.00–122.00	583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	221	133.10/cwt	125.00–137.50	294	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1

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 Nov 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 704Last week 643Year ago 1,131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 98Year ago 168

Replacement CattleReceipts 157Last week 23Year ago 28

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady. Feeder steers sold mixed 5 higher to 3 lower. Heifers were 3-5 higher.

1 load of steers weighing 720 lbs brought $130. 1 load of heifers weighing 680 lbs brought $123.5.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	324	140.00–162.50	149.82
9	—	421	134.00–147.50	140.25
6	—	574	100.00–110.00	106.03
1	—	885	74.00	74.00
11	—	375	132.50–150.00	143.95
3	—	263	140.00–152.00	145.52
1	—	705	99.00	99.00
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
1	—	500	113.00	113.00
7	—	620	100.00–110.00	105.66
5	—	461	129.00–136.00	131.98
1	—	220	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	230	130.00–135.00	131.74
2	—	523	105.00–111.00	107.90
1	—	585	109.00	109.00
5	—	379	130.00–142.50	136.74
6	—	421	122.00–136.00	130.65
13	—	484	107.00–120.00	112.62
1	—	150	110.00	110.00
3	—	330	125.00–140.00	133.23
5	—	263	110.00–139.00	130.69
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	150.00	150.00
18	—	380	118.00–128.00	122.17
4	—	321	124.00–135.00	129.96
5	—	269	120.00–131.00	124.84
11	—	516	103.00–119.00	111.55
3	—	825	70.00–97.50	79.84
5	—	568	100.00–111.00	104.35
6	—	625	90.00–100.00	95.43
14	—	421	113.00–124.00	118.63
8	—	464	114.00–117.00	115.13
2	—	693	91.00–94.00	92.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	301	122.00–123.00	122.07
3	—	591	105.00	105.00
6	—	250	122.00	122.00
12	—	423	122.00	122.00
15	—	359	122.00–124.00	123.85
69	—	505	126.50	126.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	489	90.00–110.00	104.97
9	—	424	105.00–120.00	110.50
3	—	540	85.00–100.00	91.70
12	—	370	105.00–122.50	115.00
13	—	326	105.00–122.00	116.39
7	—	269	105.00–125.00	116.93
2	—	638	90.00	90.00
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
5	—	226	110.00–120.00	115.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	120.00–129.00	126.20
24	—	470	127.00–141.00	134.38
7	—	666	115.00–120.00	118.01
4	—	721	109.00–115.00	111.26
1	—	240	152.50	152.50
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
4	—	280	150.00–155.00	152.50
15	—	377	140.00–155.00	148.19
17	—	416	136.00–150.00	142.90
13	—	513	125.00–138.00	130.46
8	—	614	115.00–120.00	119.38
8	—	326	145.00–152.50	148.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	85.00	85.00
7	—	568	107.00–121.00	113.17
2	—	375	139.00	139.00
3	—	275	120.00–140.00	127.88
3	—	175	127.00–130.00	129.06
5	—	435	125.00–133.00	128.57
7	—	471	115.00–132.00	124.16
2	—	325	130.00–142.00	135.91
4	—	528	104.00–122.00	110.37
5	—	221	125.00–137.50	133.10
1	—	605	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	368	147.00–152.00	150.48
21	—	436	141.00–143.50	141.96
4	—	586	125.00	125.00
2	—	667	125.50	125.50
10	—	288	145.00–150.00	146.46

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	961	525.00–1,175.00	893.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	855	600.00–680.00	645.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,195	450.00–710.00	641.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,090	540.00–650.00	596.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,084	500.00–900.00	725.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,059	510.00–1,175.00	881.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,033	630.00–660.00	644.16
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	350.00	350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	675	435.00–450.00	442.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	850	480.00	480.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	655	300.00	300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	717	375.00–475.00	455.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	783	500.00–525.00	517.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	659	450.00–525.00	473.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	738	450.00–475.00	462.29
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	570.00–620.00	596.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	880	430.00–610.00	515.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	—	547	275.00–435.00	383.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	290.00	290.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	545	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,510	68.00–83.00	76.49
1	—	1,125	61.00	61.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,096	42.00–49.00	45.58
7	—	791	30.00–37.00	33.89
9	—	1,196	49.00–52.50	50.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,146	48.00–56.50	51.81
2	—	935	60.00–63.00	61.45

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Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

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