Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows were lower 1-2. Bulls were steady. Feeder steers sold mixed. Calves under 300# were higher 1-4. Calves above 300# were lower 3-10. Feeder heifers sold mixed higher 4 to lower 4.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.85/cwt on 266 head.

Average price

$128.85

266 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$9.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.97

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	448	133.01	595	124
Medium and Large 1	516	125.60	648	109
Medium and Large 2	416	123.98	515	33

One grade step is worth $9.03/cwt here — about $80 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 sale266 hd

128.85

—

MS average13 barns · 1,281 hd

121.89

+6.97

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	1,581	85.90	1,358	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	66.32	846	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	61.62	893	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	982	55.60	546	90

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	175	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	113.46/cwt	110.00–117.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	144.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	669	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	18,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	141.79/cwt	135.00–150.00	740	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	177.28/cwt	170.00–190.00	484	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	116.70/cwt	110.00–120.00	774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	120.64/cwt	117.00–125.00	691	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	152.48/cwt	146.00–160.00	642	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,072.20/cwt	700.00–1,550.00	11,419	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	157.67/cwt	150.00–161.00	587	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	137.14/cwt	130.00–143.00	779	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	101.27/cwt	93.00–107.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	136.85/cwt	131.00–145.00	575	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	140.33/cwt	134.00–146.00	463	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	123.16/cwt	115.00–130.00	642	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	103.22/cwt	90.00–110.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	158.94/cwt	155.00–161.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	121.80/cwt	119.00–124.00	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	163.16/cwt	160.00–176.00	524	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,041.00/cwt	975.00–1,100.00	10,983	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	1,298.24/cwt	1,050.00–1,475.00	10,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	129.80/cwt	129.00–130.00	874	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,099.28/cwt	900.00–1,400.00	11,081	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	1,068.74/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	10,025	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	1,433.77/cwt	1,200.00–1,650.00	14,969	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	132.24/cwt	127.00–139.00	820	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	1,008.27/cwt	675.00–1,275.00	11,151	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	748.62/cwt	625.00–900.00	6,311	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	1,638.31/cwt	1,625.00–1,650.00	15,777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	152.46/cwt	145.00–161.00	561	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	184.44/cwt	182.00–187.00	415	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	1,103.42/cwt	875.00–1,375.00	13,318	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,435.89/cwt	1,000.00–1,675.00	15,436	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	1,352.46/cwt	900.00–1,750.00	12,659	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	668.11/cwt	625.00–725.00	5,779	3
Bulls	—	—	1,175	62.38/cwt	60.00–65.00	733	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	88.14/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,428	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	64.21/cwt	62.00–69.00	688	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	55.18/cwt	50.00–62.00	542	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	46.28/cwt	43.00–50.00	399	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	66.32/cwt	60.00–73.00	846	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	149.97/cwt	140.00–156.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	126.76/cwt	120.00–136.00	397	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,832.07/cwt	1,750.00–1,900.00	19,933	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	1,561.35/cwt	1,350.00–1,675.00	17,128	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	1,458.18/cwt	1,225.00–1,550.00	17,382	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	1,526.66/cwt	1,350.00–1,700.00	15,297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	732	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	61.62/cwt	57.00–65.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	135	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	156.58/cwt	155.00–158.00	438	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	767.42/cwt	600.00–850.00	5,380	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	2,199.55/cwt	1,275.00–2,750.00	25,867	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	130.81/cwt	125.00–140.00	627	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.60/cwt	132.00–149.00	602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	143.84/cwt	132.00–150.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	111.93/cwt	110.00–114.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	114.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	123.72/cwt	120.00–129.00	570	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	749	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	152.68/cwt	152.00–154.00	499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	120.37/cwt	115.00–126.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	116.98/cwt	116.00–118.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	142.18/cwt	135.00–147.00	527	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	94.64/cwt	88.00–101.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	128.41/cwt	125.00–134.00	733	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	161.43/cwt	160.00–163.50	625	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	132.00/cwt	128.50–137.00	627	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	146.12/cwt	140.00–153.00	606	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	152.12/cwt	145.00–160.00	701	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	137.09/cwt	135.00–138.50	513	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	138.02/cwt	137.50–138.50	813	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	653	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	130.07/cwt	125.00–136.00	678	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	129.35/cwt	120.00–136.00	611	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	126.79/cwt	125.00–130.00	545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	738	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	135.53/cwt	135.00–136.00	366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	139.98/cwt	138.00–142.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	141.86/cwt	135.00–148.00	533	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	120.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	123.29/cwt	118.00–126.00	762	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	142.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	596	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.

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Cattlemens Livestock - West Point, MS

Mon May 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 805Last week 628Year ago 792

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 116Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 263Last week 65Year ago 74

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,065	700.00–1,550.00	1,072.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	818	1,050.00–1,475.00	1,298.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,008	900.00–1,400.00	1,099.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	938	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,068.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,044	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,433.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,638.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,075	1,000.00–1,675.00	1,435.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	936	900.00–1,750.00	1,352.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,088	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,832.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,097	1,350.00–1,675.00	1,561.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,192	1,225.00–1,550.00	1,458.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,002	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,526.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,055	975.00–1,100.00	1,041.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,106	675.00–1,275.00	1,008.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	843	625.00–900.00	748.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,207	875.00–1,375.00	1,103.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	865	625.00–725.00	668.11
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	500.00	500.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	701	600.00–850.00	767.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,176	1,275.00–2,750.00	2,199.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	125.00	125.00
1	—	175	202.00	202.00
2	—	780	110.00–117.00	113.46
19	—	522	135.00–150.00	141.79
4	—	273	170.00–190.00	177.28
17	—	421	146.00–160.00	152.48
12	—	372	150.00–161.00	157.67
13	—	568	130.00–143.00	137.14
2	—	840	117.00–120.00	118.51
4	—	333	155.00–161.00	158.94
5	—	673	129.00–130.00	129.80
5	—	620	127.00–139.00	132.24
2	—	225	182.00–187.00	184.44
11	—	461	145.00–160.00	152.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
2	—	778	100.00–105.00	102.46
3	—	327	152.00–154.00	152.68
2	—	615	115.00–126.00	120.37
1	—	250	130.00	130.00
4	—	469	138.00–142.00	139.98
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
6	—	376	135.00–148.00	141.86
1	—	570	129.00	129.00
2	—	418	140.00–145.00	142.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	498	150.50	150.50
24	—	387	160.00–163.50	161.43
33	—	589	137.50–138.50	138.02
8	—	421	155.00	155.00
15	—	500	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	464	140.00–150.00	144.23
1	—	230	155.00	155.00
8	—	321	160.00–176.00	163.16
2	—	290	170.00–175.00	172.46
1	—	850	84.00	84.00
15	—	368	145.00–161.00	152.46
7	—	571	125.00–134.00	128.41
18	—	415	140.00–153.00	146.12
9	—	521	125.00–136.00	130.07
7	—	618	118.00–126.00	123.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	140.00–156.00	149.97
1	—	605	121.00	121.00
2	—	280	155.00–158.00	156.58
6	—	479	125.00–140.00	130.81
5	—	425	132.00–149.00	141.60
5	—	378	132.00–150.00	143.84
1	—	545	129.00	129.00
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,070	70.00	70.00
3	—	578	120.00–122.00	120.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	663	110.00–120.00	116.70
10	—	573	117.00–125.00	120.64
1	—	1,085	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,115	73.50	73.50
3	—	770	93.00–107.00	101.27
9	—	420	131.00–145.00	136.85
13	—	330	134.00–146.00	140.33
16	—	521	115.00–130.00	123.16
4	—	715	90.00–110.00	103.22
1	—	240	130.00	130.00
5	—	635	119.00–124.00	121.80
1	—	890	87.00	87.00
15	—	371	135.00–147.00	142.18
3	—	838	88.00–101.00	94.64
2	—	918	85.00	85.00
17	—	472	120.00–136.00	129.35
2	—	270	135.00–136.00	135.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	313	120.00–136.00	126.76
2	—	285	125.00–130.00	127.50
1	—	135	155.00	155.00
2	—	368	130.00	130.00
2	—	623	110.00–114.00	111.93
1	—	240	120.00	120.00
4	—	575	110.00–120.00	114.03
7	—	461	120.00–129.00	123.72
2	—	520	116.00–118.00	116.98
4	—	430	125.00–130.00	126.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	475	128.50–137.00	132.00
7	—	583	120.00	120.00
41	—	374	135.00–138.50	137.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	60.00–65.00	62.38
21	—	1,620	80.00–95.00	88.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,071	62.00–69.00	64.21
58	—	983	50.00–62.00	55.18
14	—	862	43.00–50.00	46.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,276	60.00–73.00	66.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	57.00–65.00	61.62

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

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