Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2020-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows were steady to 2 higher. Bulls were higher 5. Feeder steers were higher 2-7. Heifers were mixed lower 2 to higher 3. Heavier calves had the most gains.

Sold two loads of steers weighing 800# for $130.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.38/cwt on 283 head.

Average price

$153.38

283 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$18.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.06

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	474	158.46	751	83
Medium and Large 1	461	156.41	720	138
Medium and Large 2	457	139.86	639	62

One grade step is worth $18.60/cwt here — about $111 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 sale283 hd

153.38

—

MS average13 barns · 1,465 hd

148.33

+5.06

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	1,663	78.71	1,309	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	48.80	619	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	48.50	800	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	41.83	403	35

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	123.16/cwt	114.00–130.00	578	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	169.86/cwt	162.00–178.00	628	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	110	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	171	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	175.22/cwt	165.00–185.00	569	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	140.92/cwt	135.00–148.00	815	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	565	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	118.58/cwt	110.00–125.00	614	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	156.86/cwt	150.00–167.00	664	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	132.61/cwt	132.00–135.00	548	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	156.00/cwt	150.00–171.00	738	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	226	133.36/cwt	130.00–140.00	301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	165.18/cwt	159.00–172.00	689	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	767	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	115.67/cwt	115.00–117.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	144.63/cwt	136.00–154.00	752	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	595	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	745	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	131.43/cwt	120.00–140.00	481	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	127.75/cwt	120.00–133.00	533	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	135.17/cwt	123.00–140.00	368	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	147.51/cwt	143.00–157.00	555	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	144.34/cwt	135.00–163.00	678	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	126.47/cwt	120.00–131.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	136.31/cwt	131.00–139.00	436	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	111.50/cwt	110.00–113.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	680	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	567.18/cwt	500.00–900.00	5,110	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	1,110.30/cwt	700.00–1,500.00	10,082	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.82/cwt	120.00–138.00	680	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	129.99/cwt	125.00–134.00	870	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	174.33/cwt	168.00–182.00	556	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	162.01/cwt	150.00–175.00	421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	630	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	167.63/cwt	160.00–176.00	632	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	136.64/cwt	133.00–143.00	843	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	175.87/cwt	170.00–186.00	480	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	834	34.10/cwt	30.00–37.00	284	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	44.51/cwt	40.00–50.00	449	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	48.80/cwt	45.00–52.50	619	26
Bulls	—	—	1,215	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	790	1
Bulls	—	—	1,691	79.57/cwt	75.00–82.50	1,346	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	115.93/cwt	105.00–125.00	422	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	129.76/cwt	120.00–140.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	222	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	244	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	494.65/cwt	325.00–575.00	4,739	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	929.18/cwt	650.00–1,400.00	9,422	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	1,017.67/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	11,205	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	113.21/cwt	110.00–115.00	359	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	117.84/cwt	112.00–124.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	528	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	633.12/cwt	575.00–750.00	5,457	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	593.40/cwt	450.00–750.00	5,993	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	118.95/cwt	110.00–125.00	328	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	115.78/cwt	110.00–120.00	484	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	149.15/cwt	132.00–162.00	558	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	146.24/cwt	135.00–151.00	616	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	155	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.62/cwt	113.00–119.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	158.38/cwt	150.00–165.00	423	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	140.66/cwt	130.00–154.00	670	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	125	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	126.97/cwt	125.00–129.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	132.76/cwt	125.00–147.00	629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	175	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	117.57/cwt	115.00–123.00	664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	105.47/cwt	100.00–111.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	124.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	132.88/cwt	120.00–155.00	679	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	644	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	123.24/cwt	110.00–124.00	600	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	109.95/cwt	100.00–115.00	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	144.62/cwt	129.00–152.00	620	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	495	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	114.74/cwt	110.00–117.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	110.08/cwt	105.00–116.00	571	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	156.73/cwt	147.00–163.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	120.21/cwt	115.00–126.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	156.75/cwt	154.50–161.00	770	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	147.25/cwt	140.00–157.00	390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	670	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	89.44/cwt	86.00–93.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	114.46/cwt	109.00–120.00	544	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	205	144.00/cwt	140.00–148.00	295	2

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 Dec 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,336Last week 1,111Year ago 828

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 110Year ago 171

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 54Year ago 51

Compared to last week slaughter cows were steady to 2 higher. Bulls were higher 5. Feeder steers were higher 2-7. Heifers were mixed lower 2 to higher 3. Heavier calves had the most gains.

Sold two loads of steers weighing 800# for $130.

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	1	—	970	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	901	500.00–900.00	567.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	958	325.00–575.00	494.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	908	700.00–1,500.00	1,110.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	850	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,014	650.00–1,400.00	929.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,101	875.00–1,075.00	1,017.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	862	575.00–750.00	633.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,010	450.00–750.00	593.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	600.00	600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	469	114.00–130.00	123.16
21	—	518	110.00–125.00	118.58
4	—	226	130.00–140.00	133.36
27	—	366	120.00–140.00	131.43
41	—	417	120.00–133.00	127.75
9	—	272	123.00–140.00	135.17
14	—	320	131.00–139.00	136.31
2	—	650	110.00–113.00	111.50
1	—	840	81.00	81.00
1	—	790	87.00	87.00
1	—	930	78.00	78.00
7	—	565	115.00–123.00	117.57
3	—	623	110.00–117.00	114.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	182.00	182.00
1	—	630	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	413	132.00–135.00	132.61
4	—	677	110.00	110.00
3	—	626	115.00	115.00
10	—	507	127.00	127.00
17	—	487	110.00–124.00	123.24
11	—	375	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	364	105.00–125.00	115.93
3	—	222	110.00	110.00
3	—	317	110.00–115.00	113.21
1	—	880	60.00	60.00
5	—	276	110.00–125.00	118.95
11	—	418	110.00–120.00	115.78
2	—	565	105.00–110.00	107.54
9	—	519	105.00–116.00	110.08
11	—	475	109.00–120.00	114.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	370	162.00–178.00	169.86
1	—	110	155.00	155.00
13	—	423	150.00–167.00	156.86
1	—	220	162.00	162.00
3	—	630	115.00–117.00	115.67
13	—	470	135.00–163.00	144.34
6	—	573	120.00–131.00	126.47
14	—	520	120.00–138.00	130.82
6	—	319	168.00–182.00	174.33
6	—	260	150.00–175.00	162.01
1	—	175	150.00	150.00
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
2	—	678	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	376	143.00–157.00	147.51
2	—	318	120.00–140.00	129.76
2	—	565	112.00–124.00	117.84
1	—	760	80.00	80.00
8	—	421	135.00–151.00	146.24
1	—	155	120.00	120.00
3	—	625	113.00–119.00	115.62
1	—	125	110.00	110.00
1	—	815	75.00	75.00
2	—	518	125.00–129.00	126.97
6	—	474	125.00–147.00	132.76
1	—	740	106.00	106.00
3	—	265	140.00–157.00	147.25
2	—	870	86.00–93.00	89.44
1	—	1,150	76.00	76.00
2	—	205	140.00–148.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	325	165.00–185.00	175.22
16	—	578	135.00–148.00	140.92
23	—	473	150.00–171.00	156.00
24	—	417	159.00–172.00	165.18
17	—	520	136.00–154.00	144.63
8	—	669	125.00–134.00	129.99
20	—	377	160.00–176.00	167.63
2	—	708	126.00–128.00	126.99
1	—	210	167.00	167.00
6	—	617	133.00–143.00	136.64
9	—	273	170.00–186.00	175.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	130.00	130.00
5	—	581	132.00	132.00
7	—	336	177.00	177.00
8	—	500	149.00	149.00
6	—	635	137.00	137.00
20	—	415	170.00	170.00
24	—	491	154.50–161.00	156.75
9	—	387	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	374	132.00–162.00	149.15
6	—	267	150.00–165.00	158.38
9	—	476	130.00–154.00	140.66
2	—	865	100.00–111.00	105.47
4	—	576	120.00–130.00	124.92
8	—	511	120.00–155.00	132.88
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
3	—	668	100.00–115.00	109.95
11	—	429	129.00–152.00	144.62
3	—	335	147.00–163.00	156.73
3	—	632	115.00–126.00	120.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	834	30.00–37.00	34.10
26	—	1,008	40.00–50.00	44.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	48.50	48.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,269	45.00–52.50	48.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	65.00	65.00
16	—	1,691	75.00–82.50	79.57

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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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle