Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS SOLD STEADY - 8.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS 2.00-3.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS SOLD STEADY.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.78/cwt on 293 head.

Average price

$135.78

293 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

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

$24.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.32

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	395	142.34	563	44
Medium and Large 1-2	495	137.49	681	213
Medium and Large 2	485	117.63	570	36

One grade step is worth $24.72/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale293 hd

135.78

—

MS average13 barns · 1,221 hd

129.46

+6.32

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	1,542	83.64	1,290	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	63.40	809	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,316	55.17	726	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	54.95	556	62

Every lot, as filed

112 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	481	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	162.24/cwt	154.00–166.00	850	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	914	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	144.23/cwt	141.00–146.00	607	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	124.06/cwt	123.00–126.50	770	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	238	187.58/cwt	185.00–190.00	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	940	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	142.87/cwt	135.00–149.00	324	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	145.26/cwt	140.00–147.00	469	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	158.54/cwt	142.00–172.00	734	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	195	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	187.35/cwt	185.00–190.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	133.54/cwt	132.00–135.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	138.96/cwt	134.00–143.00	655	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	217.75/cwt	215.00–220.00	486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	178.21/cwt	170.00–186.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	171.03/cwt	160.00–185.00	725	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	173.61/cwt	170.00–177.00	727	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	150.67/cwt	140.00–185.00	565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	185.38/cwt	162.00–210.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	150.94/cwt	145.00–164.00	412	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	127.93/cwt	125.00–129.00	729	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	195	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	140.42/cwt	131.00–150.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	177.03/cwt	162.00–185.00	673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	668	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	926	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	948.55/cwt	725.00–1,300.00	8,385	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	154.36/cwt	145.00–160.00	739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	150.62/cwt	150.00–152.00	783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	124.97/cwt	124.00–126.00	719	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	8,063	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	9,000	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	600	411.67/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,470	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	512.26/cwt	500.00–525.00	4,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	146.05/cwt	135.00–155.00	818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,008	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	976.79/cwt	475.00–1,300.00	8,869	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	3,656	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	135.53/cwt	132.00–143.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	143.00/cwt	142.00–144.00	769	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	314.67/cwt	275.00–500.00	1,573	9
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,794.69/cwt	1,250.00–2,000.00	21,411	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,025	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	615	621.88/cwt	575.00–650.00	3,825	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	56.21/cwt	35.00–63.00	568	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	854	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	63.36/cwt	57.00–72.00	807	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	55.17/cwt	54.00–57.00	726	4
Bulls	—	—	1,190	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	774	1
Bulls	—	—	1,581	85.71/cwt	75.00–94.00	1,355	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	970	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,376.92/cwt	2,000.00–2,700.00	30,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,300.00/cwt	2,300.00–2,300.00	32,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,078.14/cwt	850.00–1,525.00	13,563	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	261	130.46/cwt	110.00–140.00	341	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	44.41/cwt	35.00–50.00	396	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	63.83/cwt	60.00–68.00	735	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	96.52/cwt	93.00–100.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	621	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	1,029.76/cwt	575.00–1,350.00	11,451	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	127.82/cwt	120.00–135.00	300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	124.46/cwt	110.00–140.00	404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	125.51/cwt	115.00–140.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	97.97/cwt	90.00–100.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	123.99/cwt	110.00–130.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	121.15/cwt	116.00–126.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	170.79/cwt	165.00–179.00	729	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	146.09/cwt	125.00–170.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	130.27/cwt	120.00–136.00	552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	181.69/cwt	175.00–195.00	607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	192.64/cwt	185.00–200.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	895	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	716	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	138.61/cwt	130.00–142.00	665	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	721	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	145.61/cwt	141.00–147.00	626	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	140.66/cwt	140.00–141.00	878	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	149.92/cwt	148.00–152.00	574	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	875	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	131.29/cwt	120.00–137.00	863	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	466	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 Mar 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,285Last week 376Year ago 645

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 169Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 142Last week 59Year ago 36

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS SOLD STEADY - 8.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS 2.00-3.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS SOLD STEADY.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	175.00	175.00
4	—	440	155.00	155.00
2	—	230	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	238	185.00–190.00	187.58
1	—	940	86.00	86.00
7	—	419	170.00–177.00	173.61
5	—	380	162.00–185.00	177.03
4	—	479	145.00–160.00	154.36
3	—	582	132.00–143.00	135.53
2	—	538	142.00–144.00	143.00
5	—	334	175.00–195.00	181.69
2	—	270	185.00–200.00	192.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	125.00–170.00	146.09
1	—	520	135.00	135.00
1	—	705	85.00	85.00
2	—	373	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	524	154.00–166.00	162.24
7	—	762	120.00	120.00
8	—	361	185.00	185.00
8	—	712	130.00	130.00
5	—	483	158.00	158.00
40	—	427	165.00–179.00	170.79
3	—	280	185.00	185.00
7	—	563	159.00	159.00
47	—	624	140.00–141.00	140.66
9	—	657	120.00–137.00	131.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	142.00–172.00	158.54
1	—	195	200.00	200.00
3	—	278	185.00–190.00	187.35
2	—	223	215.00–220.00	217.75
5	—	372	170.00–186.00	178.21
8	—	424	160.00–185.00	171.03
2	—	780	115.00–117.00	115.99
1	—	840	95.00	95.00
2	—	725	118.00–120.00	119.00
6	—	323	162.00–210.00	185.38
2	—	610	131.00–150.00	140.42
1	—	1,150	94.00	94.00
5	—	520	150.00–152.00	150.62
4	—	560	135.00–155.00	146.05
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
1	—	895	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
3	—	617	115.00–140.00	125.51
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
1	—	315	175.00	175.00
2	—	518	135.00–140.00	137.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	400	179.00	179.00
9	—	583	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	144.00	144.00
26	—	621	123.00–126.50	124.06
15	—	570	125.00–129.00	127.93
63	—	480	130.00–142.00	138.61
39	—	534	135.00	135.00
23	—	430	141.00–147.00	145.61
33	—	383	148.00–152.00	149.92
6	—	659	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	421	141.00–146.00	144.23
3	—	227	135.00–149.00	142.87
8	—	323	140.00–147.00	145.26
2	—	523	132.00–135.00	133.54
8	—	471	134.00–143.00	138.96
6	—	375	140.00–185.00	150.67
4	—	273	145.00–164.00	150.94
1	—	195	150.00	150.00
2	—	575	124.00–126.00	124.97
2	—	633	115.00–117.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	86.00	86.00
1	—	920	82.00	82.00
6	—	261	110.00–140.00	130.46
1	—	870	89.00	89.00
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
2	—	705	93.00–100.00	96.52
1	—	485	128.00	128.00
2	—	235	120.00–135.00	127.82
3	—	325	110.00–140.00	124.46
5	—	602	90.00–100.00	97.97
4	—	526	110.00–130.00	123.99
2	—	568	116.00–126.00	121.15
5	—	424	120.00–136.00	130.27
2	—	375	130.00–135.00	132.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	140.00	140.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	790	500.00–525.00	512.26
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	500	275.00–500.00	314.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	884	725.00–1,300.00	948.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	908	475.00–1,300.00	976.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,258	850.00–1,525.00	1,078.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	550	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,112	575.00–1,350.00	1,029.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	600	385.00–425.00	411.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	500	400.00	400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,193	1,250.00–2,000.00	1,794.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	650	400.00	400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	585	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	550	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	615	575.00–650.00	621.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,300	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,376.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,010	35.00–63.00	56.21
15	—	892	35.00–50.00	44.41
13	—	1,152	60.00–68.00	63.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	64.00	64.00
17	—	1,273	57.00–72.00	63.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,316	54.00–57.00	55.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	65.00	65.00
9	—	1,581	75.00–94.00	85.71

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