Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2021-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows were higher 2-8. Bulls sold steady. Feeder steers sold mixed 7 higher to 3 lower. Heifers also sold mixed higher 4 to lower 3. Quality, value added calves brought strong prices.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.04/cwt on 221 head.

Average price

$149.04

221 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$9.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.43

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	153.90	775	93
Medium and Large 1-2	556	146.32	814	82
Medium and Large 2	452	144.06	652	46

One grade step is worth $9.84/cwt here — about $123 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 sale221 hd

149.04

—

MS average13 barns · 988 hd

147.61

+1.43

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	1,623	86.91	1,411	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	67.21	889	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,300	59.52	774	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,086	56.98	619	61

Every lot, as filed

107 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	—	372	172.36/cwt	168.00–180.00	641	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	166.08/cwt	160.00–177.00	689	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	113.66/cwt	110.00–118.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	136.97/cwt	135.00–139.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	155.37/cwt	150.00–160.00	805	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	175.75/cwt	166.00–188.00	562	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	178	148.79/cwt	144.00–154.00	265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	117.98/cwt	115.00–120.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	130.49/cwt	125.00–134.00	484	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	126.18/cwt	120.00–131.00	591	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	212	152.11/cwt	142.00–160.00	322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	133.77/cwt	130.00–138.00	364	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	125.36/cwt	122.00–129.00	658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	133.65/cwt	127.00–139.00	422	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	127.53/cwt	120.00–132.00	531	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	151.19/cwt	148.00–154.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	136.87/cwt	135.00–140.00	713	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	158.22/cwt	150.00–168.00	668	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	130.78/cwt	130.00–134.00	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	777	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	140.38/cwt	134.00–145.00	809	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	160.79/cwt	150.00–166.00	765	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	124.71/cwt	122.00–128.00	908	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	176.21/cwt	170.00–185.00	493	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	566.57/cwt	375.00–725.00	4,017	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	96.50/cwt	94.00–99.00	869	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	730.96/cwt	400.00–900.00	6,067	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	125.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	782	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	171.26/cwt	168.00–174.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	412	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	960.82/cwt	775.00–1,200.00	11,347	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,880	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	44.35/cwt	35.00–49.00	393	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,268	67.53/cwt	64.00–73.00	856	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	57.18/cwt	50.00–62.00	621	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	59.52/cwt	59.00–60.00	774	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	67.21/cwt	62.00–75.00	889	13
Bulls	—	—	1,623	86.91/cwt	75.00–96.00	1,411	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	126.24/cwt	122.00–133.00	716	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,656	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	606.00/cwt	540.00–660.00	5,151	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,030.86/cwt	925.00–1,125.00	11,886	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	717.74/cwt	600.00–825.00	6,998	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	133.69/cwt	125.00–142.00	294	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	892.53/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	9,229	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	130.96/cwt	120.00–141.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	123.21/cwt	110.00–134.00	469	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.06/cwt	130.00–155.00	604	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	113.88/cwt	111.00–120.00	533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	107.97/cwt	107.00–109.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	148.52/cwt	140.00–166.00	627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	138.52/cwt	126.00–148.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	165	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	121.76/cwt	110.00–128.00	402	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	129.22/cwt	115.00–138.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	103.72/cwt	95.00–110.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	114.91/cwt	110.00–120.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	658	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	119.57/cwt	119.00–120.75	739	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	150.91/cwt	145.00–155.50	779	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	180.79/cwt	170.00–197.50	492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	798	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	178.96/cwt	170.00–187.00	589	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	155.34/cwt	140.00–166.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	276	151.71/cwt	140.00–168.00	419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	557	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	642	115.67/cwt	110.00–120.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	809	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	158.91/cwt	150.00–167.00	456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	134.84/cwt	125.00–137.00	818	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	162.49/cwt	156.00–166.00	539	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	118.17/cwt	115.00–125.00	502	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	132.37/cwt	125.00–137.00	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	155.56/cwt	140.00–165.00	585	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	136.64/cwt	125.00–145.00	726	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	319	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 Feb 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 742Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 74Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 38Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	372	168.00–180.00	172.36
1	—	650	134.00	134.00
17	—	415	160.00–177.00	166.08
3	—	610	135.00–139.00	136.97
7	—	518	150.00–160.00	155.37
11	—	320	166.00–188.00	175.75
2	—	855	116.00–117.00	116.50
2	—	768	120.00	120.00
11	—	576	134.00–145.00	140.38
1	—	1,085	92.00	92.00
8	—	476	150.00–166.00	160.79
1	—	1,100	93.00	93.00
7	—	728	122.00–128.00	124.71
7	—	280	170.00–185.00	176.21
2	—	900	94.00–99.00	96.50
2	—	818	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	422	140.00–166.00	148.52
5	—	478	126.00–148.00	138.52
1	—	165	170.00	170.00
3	—	567	115.00–138.00	129.22
2	—	673	110.00–120.00	114.91
1	—	840	104.00	104.00
2	—	620	115.00–120.00	117.50
3	—	287	150.00–167.00	158.91
6	—	332	156.00–166.00	162.49
1	—	230	165.00	165.00
7	—	376	140.00–165.00	155.56
7	—	531	125.00–145.00	136.64
1	—	740	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	516	145.00–155.50	150.91
18	—	475	168.00	168.00
4	—	752	120.00	120.00
12	—	599	135.00	135.00
23	—	607	125.00–137.00	134.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	110.00–118.00	113.66
1	—	800	95.00	95.00
2	—	178	144.00–154.00	148.79
3	—	567	115.00–120.00	117.98
14	—	371	125.00–134.00	130.49
20	—	468	120.00–131.00	126.18
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
3	—	212	142.00–160.00	152.11
5	—	272	130.00–138.00	133.77
8	—	525	122.00–129.00	125.36
12	—	316	127.00–139.00	133.65
17	—	416	120.00–132.00	127.53
1	—	915	83.00	83.00
1	—	700	114.00	114.00
1	—	750	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	703	110.50	110.50
44	—	516	127.00–128.00	127.50
21	—	618	119.00–120.75	119.57
3	—	785	100.00	100.00
13	—	398	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	125.00–142.00	133.69
1	—	625	106.00	106.00
6	—	381	110.00–134.00	123.21
3	—	468	111.00–120.00	113.88
2	—	578	107.00–109.00	107.97
1	—	770	62.00	62.00
1	—	730	94.00	94.00
1	—	530	109.00	109.00
10	—	330	110.00–128.00	121.76
3	—	660	95.00–110.00	103.72
6	—	425	115.00–125.00	118.17
1	—	250	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	148.00–154.00	151.19
9	—	521	135.00–140.00	136.87
10	—	422	150.00–168.00	158.22
5	—	572	130.00–134.00	130.78
1	—	1,110	73.00	73.00
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
11	—	625	120.00–130.00	125.06
3	—	378	168.00–174.00	171.26
1	—	1,035	78.00	78.00
1	—	245	168.00	168.00
5	—	272	170.00–197.50	180.79
7	—	329	170.00–187.00	178.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	122.00–133.00	126.24
1	—	690	111.00	111.00
2	—	778	90.00	90.00
6	—	480	120.00–141.00	130.96
12	—	425	130.00–155.00	142.06
2	—	338	160.00–162.00	161.01
3	—	388	140.00–166.00	155.34
4	—	276	140.00–168.00	151.71
1	—	245	155.00	155.00
3	—	642	110.00–120.00	115.67
5	—	520	125.00–137.00	132.37
1	—	715	95.00	95.00

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	5	—	709	375.00–725.00	566.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	830	400.00–900.00	730.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,181	775.00–1,200.00	960.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	850	540.00–660.00	606.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,153	925.00–1,125.00	1,030.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	975	600.00–825.00	717.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,034	700.00–1,025.00	892.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	886	35.00–49.00	44.35
10	—	1,268	64.00–73.00	67.53
42	—	1,086	50.00–62.00	57.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	59.00–60.00	59.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,322	62.00–75.00	67.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,623	75.00–96.00	86.91

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