Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2021-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Two loads steers weighing 850# sold for $127. Two loads of steers weighing 750# sold for $128. One load of steers weighing 750# sold for $130.25.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.48/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$141.48

181 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$428

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

$39.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.71

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	148.98	707	93
Medium and Large 1-2	667	134.93	899	60
Medium and Large 2	423	134.20	567	24
Medium and Large 3	256	109.00	279	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.98/cwt here — about $428 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 sale181 hd

141.48

—

MS average7 barns · 544 hd

137.77

+3.71

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	1,463	78.93	1,155	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,347	58.13	783	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,060	47.62	504	20

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	143.32/cwt	135.00–150.00	745	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	155.09/cwt	145.00–168.00	644	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	161.52/cwt	160.00–162.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	131.38/cwt	128.00–136.00	427	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	125.30/cwt	120.00–134.00	584	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	141.01/cwt	130.00–149.00	604	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	131.59/cwt	120.00–140.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	115.29/cwt	110.00–122.00	718	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	232	136.47/cwt	120.00–150.00	317	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	126.92/cwt	120.00–132.00	346	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	120.88/cwt	119.00–123.00	690	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	917	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	133.44/cwt	120.00–146.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	125.13/cwt	124.50–127.00	969	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	668	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	148.00/cwt	132.00–164.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	130.48/cwt	125.00–135.00	598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	121.40/cwt	110.00–126.00	634	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	127.51/cwt	120.00–145.00	539	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	113.95/cwt	110.00–118.00	997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	145.68/cwt	135.00–154.00	680	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	130.18/cwt	120.00–137.00	618	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	136.42/cwt	130.00–140.00	858	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	124.29/cwt	120.00–135.00	840	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	165.08/cwt	160.00–169.00	545	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	142.81/cwt	140.00–148.00	818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	129.96/cwt	120.00–146.00	482	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	150.00/cwt	140.00–163.00	558	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	156.11/cwt	140.00–166.00	431	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	165.72/cwt	162.00–170.00	537	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	161.04/cwt	150.00–170.00	599	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	122.62/cwt	118.00–130.00	867	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,261	55.04/cwt	54.00–56.00	694	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	48.51/cwt	42.00–53.50	493	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	33.84/cwt	30.00–38.00	330	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	63.58/cwt	62.00–65.00	944	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	57.49/cwt	54.00–60.50	765	17
Bulls	—	—	1,463	78.93/cwt	70.00–85.00	1,155	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	185	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	115.29/cwt	110.00–120.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	107.00/cwt	100.00–114.00	754	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	990.93/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	11,336	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	276	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,308	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	88.18/cwt	70.00–110.00	194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	165	107.00/cwt	100.00–114.00	177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	885	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	125.08/cwt	110.00–145.00	530	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	124.32/cwt	121.00–129.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	195	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	116.69/cwt	110.00–121.00	440	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	107.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	121.46/cwt	118.00–129.00	339	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	188	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	118.27/cwt	110.00–127.50	376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	117.34/cwt	110.00–125.00	503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	133.31/cwt	120.00–146.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	105.17/cwt	95.00–115.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	122.55/cwt	120.00–127.00	392	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	114.12/cwt	110.00–120.00	249	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	975	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	133.33/cwt	125.00–142.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	170	120.14/cwt	116.00–125.00	204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	108.88/cwt	98.00–122.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	145.80/cwt	135.00–152.00	397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	137.95/cwt	110.00–150.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	78.08/cwt	73.00–83.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	138.18/cwt	129.00–167.00	513	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	110.17/cwt	105.00–116.00	571	4

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 Jan 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 543Last week 950Year ago 481

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 79Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 105Year ago 42

Two loads steers weighing 850# sold for $127. Two loads of steers weighing 750# sold for $128. One load of steers weighing 750# sold for $130.25.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	520	135.00–150.00	143.32
14	—	415	145.00–168.00	155.09
4	—	286	160.00–162.00	161.52
2	—	875	110.00–118.00	113.95
1	—	1,070	95.00	95.00
11	—	467	135.00–154.00	145.68
7	—	629	130.00–140.00	136.42
5	—	676	120.00–135.00	124.29
6	—	573	140.00–148.00	142.81
10	—	324	162.00–170.00	165.72
20	—	372	150.00–170.00	161.04
3	—	707	118.00–130.00	122.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	719	125.00–130.00	127.57
24	—	774	124.50–127.00	125.13
6	—	523	144.00	144.00
8	—	428	156.00	156.00
14	—	650	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	120.00–146.00	133.44
5	—	416	120.00–146.00	133.31
2	—	515	125.00–142.00	133.33
1	—	775	86.00	86.00
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
3	—	272	135.00–152.00	145.80
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	124.00	124.00
5	—	370	110.00–150.00	137.95
2	—	343	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	185	125.00	125.00
1	—	210	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	91.00	91.00
1	—	285	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	325	128.00–136.00	131.38
17	—	466	120.00–134.00	125.30
2	—	665	110.00–111.00	110.49
1	—	925	75.00	75.00
8	—	623	110.00–122.00	115.29
4	—	273	120.00–132.00	126.92
1	—	730	111.00	111.00
8	—	571	119.00–123.00	120.88
11	—	522	110.00–126.00	121.40
18	—	423	120.00–145.00	127.51
1	—	995	89.00	89.00
24	—	371	120.00–146.00	129.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	124.00	124.00
8	—	435	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
2	—	490	119.00–121.00	119.99
10	—	377	110.00–121.00	116.69
5	—	279	118.00–129.00	121.46
5	—	429	110.00–125.00	117.34
4	—	515	95.00–115.00	105.17
4	—	320	120.00–127.00	122.55
3	—	218	110.00–120.00	114.12
3	—	170	116.00–125.00	120.14
1	—	775	91.00	91.00
1	—	695	88.00	88.00
4	—	571	98.00–122.00	108.88
2	—	915	73.00–83.00	78.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	106.00	106.00
1	—	475	90.00	90.00
2	—	220	70.00–110.00	88.18
1	—	195	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	428	130.00–149.00	141.01
5	—	523	120.00–140.00	131.59
9	—	475	120.00–137.00	130.18
9	—	330	160.00–169.00	165.08
8	—	372	140.00–163.00	150.00
8	—	276	140.00–166.00	156.11
1	—	560	128.00	128.00
3	—	630	110.00–120.00	115.29
2	—	705	100.00–114.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	232	120.00–150.00	136.47
2	—	330	132.00–164.00	148.00
6	—	458	125.00–135.00	130.48
1	—	885	76.00	76.00
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
10	—	424	110.00–145.00	125.08
1	—	600	118.00	118.00
3	—	565	121.00–129.00	124.32
2	—	665	105.00–110.00	107.44
2	—	188	135.00	135.00
1	—	975	75.00	75.00
1	—	700	95.00	95.00
11	—	371	129.00–167.00	138.18
4	—	518	105.00–116.00	110.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	115.00	115.00
2	—	260	100.00–110.00	105.00
2	—	165	100.00–114.00	107.00
2	—	318	110.00–127.50	118.27

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,144	925.00–1,050.00	990.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,261	54.00–56.00	55.04
13	—	1,017	42.00–53.50	48.51
3	—	975	30.00–38.00	33.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	62.00–65.00	63.58
17	—	1,331	54.00–60.50	57.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,463	70.00–85.00	78.93

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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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