Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2021-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cows were higher 2-3. Bulls were steady. High quality calves sold well, however, overall feeder steers were 3-8 lower. Heifers sold mixed 5 higher to 3 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.78/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$122.78

94 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$9.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.48

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	125.25	562	70
Medium and Large 2	377	115.58	436	24

One grade step is worth $9.67/cwt here — about $126 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 sale94 hd

122.78

—

MS average6 barns · 315 hd

125.27

−2.48

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	1,461	86.78	1,268	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	70.52	839	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,068	62.25	665	32

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	133.77/cwt	130.00–137.00	436	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	141.62/cwt	128.00–155.00	401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	119.32/cwt	118.00–120.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	124.68/cwt	120.00–132.00	580	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	128.31/cwt	124.00–130.00	477	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	148.61/cwt	130.00–160.00	693	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	156.88/cwt	150.00–170.00	737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	138.21/cwt	135.00–142.00	377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	118.34/cwt	115.00–120.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	172.28/cwt	170.00–175.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	128.37/cwt	125.00–130.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	116.94/cwt	114.00–122.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	122.58/cwt	120.00–126.00	635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	164.58/cwt	160.00–170.00	704	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,033	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	723.20/cwt	575.00–850.00	6,914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	154.75/cwt	140.00–170.00	655	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	978	85.95/cwt	82.00–90.00	841	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	69.71/cwt	67.00–72.50	813	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	60.16/cwt	53.00–67.00	626	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	70.52/cwt	70.00–71.00	839	2
Bulls	—	—	1,461	86.78/cwt	75.00–95.00	1,268	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	861.37/cwt	625.00–1,000.00	7,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	121.70/cwt	110.00–134.00	323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	605.00/cwt	550.00–660.00	5,385	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	916.07/cwt	825.00–1,075.00	10,132	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	152.68/cwt	146.00–162.00	424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	224	118.66/cwt	115.00–120.00	266	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	136.00/cwt	127.00–145.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	116.61/cwt	110.00–121.00	482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	128.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	114.67/cwt	105.00–124.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	167.71/cwt	160.00–180.00	545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	139.78/cwt	120.00–155.00	465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	118.97/cwt	110.00–130.00	444	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	406	130.37/cwt	120.00–137.00	529	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	133.94/cwt	130.00–141.00	688	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	126.97/cwt	120.00–140.00	537	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	149.15/cwt	140.00–165.00	540	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	166.28/cwt	152.00–175.00	625	7

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 0Year ago 568

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 0Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 0Year ago 54

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cows were higher 2-3. Bulls were steady. High quality calves sold well, however, overall feeder steers were 3-8 lower. Heifers sold mixed 5 higher to 3 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
10	—	326	130.00–137.00	133.77
1	—	965	91.00	91.00
13	—	465	120.00–132.00	124.68
13	—	372	124.00–130.00	128.31
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
2	—	273	135.00–142.00	138.21
7	—	518	120.00–126.00	122.58
2	—	568	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,215	85.00	85.00
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
18	—	423	120.00–140.00	126.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	75.00	75.00
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
3	—	265	110.00–134.00	121.70
4	—	224	115.00–120.00	118.66
2	—	340	110.00–120.00	115.00
4	—	413	110.00–121.00	116.61
3	—	457	105.00–124.00	114.67
6	—	373	110.00–130.00	118.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	105.00	105.00
3	—	717	118.00–120.00	119.32
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
6	—	470	150.00–170.00	156.88
2	—	373	160.00–165.00	162.42
1	—	815	115.00	115.00
3	—	780	115.00–120.00	118.34
4	—	315	170.00–175.00	172.28
3	—	628	125.00–130.00	128.37
8	—	428	160.00–170.00	164.58
1	—	225	190.00	190.00
2	—	293	170.00–175.00	172.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	146.00–162.00	152.68
1	—	325	160.00	160.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
1	—	485	135.00	135.00
1	—	820	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	158.00	158.00
1	—	730	115.00	115.00
8	—	362	140.00–165.00	149.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	128.00–155.00	141.62
1	—	805	89.00	89.00
1	—	510	134.00	134.00
1	—	220	140.00	140.00
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
2	—	385	127.00–145.00	136.00
5	—	470	125.00–130.00	128.64
3	—	333	120.00–155.00	139.78
1	—	565	118.00	118.00
1	—	850	88.00	88.00
5	—	406	120.00–137.00	130.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	466	130.00–160.00	148.61
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
3	—	622	114.00–122.00	116.94
2	—	280	180.00	180.00
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
12	—	423	140.00–170.00	154.75
2	—	978	82.00–90.00	85.95
5	—	325	160.00–180.00	167.71
6	—	514	130.00–141.00	133.94
7	—	376	152.00–175.00	166.28

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	956	575.00–850.00	723.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	816	625.00–1,000.00	861.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,106	825.00–1,075.00	916.07
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	550.00–660.00	605.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,166	67.00–72.50	69.71
25	—	1,041	53.00–67.00	60.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	70.00–71.00	70.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,461	75.00–95.00	86.78

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Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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