Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2021-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows were steady to 3 lower. Bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers sold mixed 4 higher to 2 lower with light calves making gains. Heifers were higher 2- 5. Bull calves were lower 3-6.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.58/cwt on 463 head.

Average price

$124.58

463 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$8.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.55

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	515	126.95	654	247
Medium and Large 1	491	123.55	606	142
Medium and Large 2	420	118.63	498	74

One grade step is worth $8.32/cwt here — about $156 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 sale463 hd

124.58

—

MS average12 barns · 1,420 hd

122.02

+2.55

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	1,475	73.60	1,086	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	56.26	711	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	46.83	479	60

Every lot, as filed

122 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	—	471	149.63/cwt	147.00–152.00	705	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	165.73/cwt	160.00–175.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	84.65/cwt	75.00–90.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	116.85/cwt	115.00–120.00	772	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	121.15/cwt	117.00–124.00	684	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	92.28/cwt	86.00–105.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	164.94/cwt	160.00–170.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	131.33/cwt	125.00–136.00	494	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	915	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	125.94/cwt	122.00–133.00	592	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	129.85/cwt	124.00–135.00	549	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	118.02/cwt	115.00–122.00	731	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	129.14/cwt	125.00–134.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	117.89/cwt	110.00–118.75	783	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	116.62/cwt	105.00–124.00	718	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	156.80/cwt	150.00–170.00	585	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	195	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	132.00/cwt	128.00–134.00	367	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	167.34/cwt	153.00–175.00	654	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	553	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	775	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	169.12/cwt	166.00–175.00	565	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	758	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	133.74/cwt	132.00–134.00	635	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	132.90/cwt	127.00–139.00	432	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	127.46/cwt	120.00–135.00	667	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	116.71/cwt	110.00–121.00	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	167.55/cwt	165.00–170.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	123.28/cwt	120.00–131.00	642	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	126.76/cwt	122.00–130.00	851	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	167.06/cwt	160.00–173.00	541	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	439.51/cwt	200.00–650.00	2,659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	141.79/cwt	140.00–146.00	737	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	145	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	109.98/cwt	105.00–120.00	740	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	138.28/cwt	130.00–150.00	647	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	238	168.06/cwt	162.00–174.00	400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	150.36/cwt	140.00–165.00	645	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	155	174.84/cwt	170.00–180.00	271	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	639.13/cwt	550.00–725.00	5,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	138.80/cwt	133.00–143.00	784	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	732.55/cwt	625.00–850.00	5,736	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	527.00/cwt	400.00–600.00	3,626	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	526.36/cwt	500.00–550.00	5,095	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	904.64/cwt	400.00–1,400.00	7,463	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	123.33/cwt	115.00–132.00	702	5
Bulls	—	—	1,475	73.60/cwt	60.00–79.50	1,086	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	34.28/cwt	30.00–38.50	295	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	56.78/cwt	55.00–59.50	628	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	47.30/cwt	40.00–55.00	491	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	56.26/cwt	52.50–62.00	711	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	805.81/cwt	775.00–875.00	8,969	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	880.60/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	10,329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	135.00/cwt	120.00–150.00	416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	84.01/cwt	80.00–88.00	603	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	706	93.73/cwt	85.00–105.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	868	84.01/cwt	83.00–85.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	286	139.58/cwt	130.00–152.50	399	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	98.31/cwt	95.00–105.00	664	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	3,854	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	875.25/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	10,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	119.50/cwt	110.00–129.00	502	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	126.70/cwt	125.00–131.00	650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	126.35/cwt	115.00–139.00	345	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	205	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	124.25/cwt	110.00–132.00	395	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	122.00/cwt	115.00–129.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	111.66/cwt	106.00–117.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	150.69/cwt	145.00–156.00	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	120.83/cwt	110.00–133.00	445	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	915	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	143.66/cwt	132.50–158.00	521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	135.22/cwt	120.00–145.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	127.47/cwt	120.00–136.00	287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	125.24/cwt	124.00–127.00	890	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	150.62/cwt	140.00–160.00	717	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	131.14/cwt	128.00–135.00	875	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	829	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	118.03/cwt	110.00–127.00	674	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	140.58/cwt	136.00–148.00	808	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	158.59/cwt	155.00–169.00	660	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	135.73/cwt	135.00–136.00	513	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	366	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	125.25/cwt	110.00–129.00	670	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	448	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	106.60/cwt	100.00–110.00	662	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	153.48/cwt	140.00–157.00	789	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	136.91/cwt	125.00–145.00	572	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	118.36/cwt	110.00–129.00	610	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	126.88/cwt	113.00–142.50	598	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	965	72.49/cwt	70.00–75.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	190	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	119.02/cwt	115.00–124.50	699	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	115.74/cwt	115.00–117.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	145	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	155.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	138.09/cwt	125.00–150.00	518	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	114.84/cwt	110.00–120.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	118.94/cwt	110.00–128.00	555	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	121.24/cwt	115.00–125.00	660	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.

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Cattlemens Livestock - West Point, MS

Mon Jan 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,462Last week 608Year ago 751

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 47Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 40Year ago 69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	147.00–152.00	149.63
5	—	374	160.00–175.00	165.73
4	—	419	160.00–170.00	164.94
4	—	626	125.00–134.00	129.14
1	—	225	174.00	174.00
3	—	717	110.00–121.00	116.71
2	—	275	165.00–170.00	167.55
5	—	671	122.00–130.00	126.76
6	—	324	160.00–173.00	167.06
11	—	520	140.00–146.00	141.79
1	—	145	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,165	83.00	83.00
1	—	1,075	80.00	80.00
2	—	155	170.00–180.00	174.84
4	—	565	133.00–143.00	138.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	391	153.00–175.00	167.34
17	—	711	124.00–127.00	125.24
42	—	476	140.00–160.00	150.62
78	—	667	128.00–135.00	131.14
10	—	619	134.00	134.00
61	—	575	136.00–148.00	140.58
32	—	416	155.00–169.00	158.59
15	—	845	115.00	115.00
3	—	273	164.00	164.00
34	—	514	140.00–157.00	153.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	115.00–116.00	115.51
2	—	585	115.00–129.00	122.00
5	—	419	145.00–156.00	150.69
4	—	363	132.50–158.00	143.66
1	—	905	84.00	84.00
5	—	483	120.00–145.00	135.22
1	—	235	158.00	158.00
1	—	190	160.00	160.00
4	—	688	115.00–117.00	115.74
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
1	—	810	81.00	81.00
2	—	320	150.00–160.00	155.31
2	—	620	110.00–120.00	114.84
4	—	544	115.00–125.00	121.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	62.00	62.00
5	—	825	75.00–90.00	84.65
7	—	661	115.00–120.00	116.85
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
14	—	565	117.00–124.00	121.15
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
3	—	762	86.00–105.00	92.28
17	—	376	125.00–136.00	131.33
22	—	470	122.00–133.00	125.94
33	—	423	124.00–135.00	129.85
9	—	619	115.00–122.00	118.02
1	—	870	90.00	90.00
4	—	278	128.00–134.00	132.00
10	—	325	127.00–139.00	132.90
14	—	521	120.00–131.00	123.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	664	110.00–118.75	117.89
15	—	432	128.00	128.00
2	—	300	137.00	137.00
10	—	767	101.00	101.00
10	—	637	119.00	119.00
81	—	475	132.00–134.00	133.74
15	—	378	135.00–136.00	135.73
8	—	264	138.50	138.50
61	—	535	110.00–129.00	125.25
35	—	587	115.00–124.50	119.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	80.00–88.00	84.01
3	—	675	95.00–105.00	98.31
13	—	420	110.00–129.00	119.50
7	—	273	115.00–139.00	126.35
2	—	625	105.00–110.00	107.50
11	—	318	110.00–132.00	124.25
3	—	580	106.00–117.00	111.66
12	—	368	110.00–133.00	120.83
2	—	225	120.00–136.00	127.47
7	—	515	110.00–129.00	118.36
1	—	145	119.00	119.00
11	—	467	110.00–128.00	118.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	80.00	80.00
11	—	616	105.00–124.00	116.62
12	—	373	150.00–170.00	156.80
1	—	195	169.00	169.00
2	—	720	95.00	95.00
13	—	334	166.00–175.00	169.12
11	—	523	120.00–135.00	127.46
3	—	673	105.00–120.00	109.98
8	—	468	130.00–150.00	138.28
2	—	238	162.00–174.00	168.06
13	—	429	140.00–165.00	150.36
5	—	569	115.00–132.00	123.33
1	—	270	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
4	—	308	120.00–150.00	135.00
4	—	706	85.00–105.00	93.73
2	—	868	83.00–85.00	84.01
6	—	286	130.00–152.50	139.58
1	—	780	90.00	90.00
6	—	513	125.00–131.00	126.70
1	—	800	85.00	85.00
1	—	205	130.00	130.00
1	—	915	80.00	80.00
9	—	571	110.00–127.00	118.03
6	—	621	100.00–110.00	106.60
9	—	418	125.00–145.00	136.91
14	—	471	113.00–142.50	126.88
2	—	965	70.00–75.00	72.49
7	—	375	125.00–150.00	138.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	605	200.00–650.00	439.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	470.00	470.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	783	625.00–850.00	732.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	968	500.00–550.00	526.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	825	400.00–1,400.00	904.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,113	775.00–875.00	805.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,173	750.00–1,000.00	880.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,145	775.00–1,000.00	875.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	805	550.00–725.00	639.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	688	400.00–600.00	527.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,475	60.00–79.50	73.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	861	30.00–38.50	34.28
8	—	1,106	55.00–59.50	56.78
44	—	1,037	40.00–55.00	47.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,264	52.50–62.00	56.26

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Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

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