Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2021-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold higher 3-4. Bulls were steady. Feeder steers sold 2-4 higher. Heifers were 2-5 lower.

Groups of value added calves sold as much as 8 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.36/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$127.36

160 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$6.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.96

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	129.30	587	73
Medium and Large 1-2	488	127.64	622	54
Medium and Large 2	475	122.61	583	33

One grade step is worth $6.69/cwt here — about $5 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 sale160 hd

127.36

—

MS average13 barns · 891 hd

121.40

+5.96

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	1,568	88.41	1,386	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	69.78	825	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	61.94	603	49

Every lot, as filed

104 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 1-2	—	823	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,022	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	126.40/cwt	120.00–134.00	532	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	137.34/cwt	126.00–151.00	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.49/cwt	136.00–145.00	748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	136.46/cwt	130.00–144.00	513	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,615	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	154.61/cwt	150.00–160.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	128.67/cwt	125.00–136.00	607	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	108.02/cwt	106.00–110.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	177.92/cwt	174.00–180.00	471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	162.26/cwt	160.00–170.00	540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	136.35/cwt	130.00–142.00	443	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	116.63/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	140	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	132.96/cwt	128.00–138.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	136.24/cwt	130.00–139.00	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	133.89/cwt	120.00–140.00	762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	152.84/cwt	150.00–157.00	633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	111.69/cwt	105.00–115.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	511	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	118.87/cwt	117.50–120.00	609	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	151.73/cwt	150.00–153.00	577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	145.46/cwt	140.00–150.00	703	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	751.13/cwt	685.00–800.00	7,136	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	222	197.25/cwt	186.00–205.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	123.58/cwt	120.00–129.00	636	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	7,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,945	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	680	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	3,808	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	670	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	180.42/cwt	175.00–184.00	475	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,166.07/cwt	800.00–1,285.00	12,104	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	913.15/cwt	900.00–925.00	9,634	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	660	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	871	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,055	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,649	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	1,046.81/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	10,657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	722	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	69.78/cwt	63.00–74.00	825	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	60.07/cwt	52.00–66.00	572	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	68.10/cwt	65.00–70.50	706	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	41.54/cwt	40.00–43.00	326	2
Bulls	—	—	1,568	88.41/cwt	77.00–95.00	1,386	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,388	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	857.37/cwt	735.00–900.00	9,242	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	127.97/cwt	127.00–129.00	422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	147.58/cwt	128.00–160.00	536	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	131.17/cwt	115.00–142.00	571	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	833.41/cwt	690.00–900.00	5,692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	900	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	147.27/cwt	140.00–154.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	119.83/cwt	116.00–123.00	624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	2,201.72/cwt	1,850.00–2,500.00	28,798	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	129.01/cwt	127.00–130.00	482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	147.98/cwt	142.00–152.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	143.73/cwt	134.00–150.00	615	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	122.91/cwt	120.00–125.00	685	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	135.27/cwt	133.00–138.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	122.49/cwt	111.00–130.00	589	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	190	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	135.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	774	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	123.66/cwt	119.00–128.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	134.06/cwt	130.00–138.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	151.23/cwt	150.00–153.00	811	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	139.06/cwt	133.00–142.00	377	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	149.11/cwt	145.00–156.00	631	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	599	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	116.72/cwt	115.00–119.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	125.43/cwt	125.00–127.00	901	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	171.58/cwt	170.00–175.00	583	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,212	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	136.70/cwt	130.00–140.00	852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	134.29/cwt	130.00–143.00	564	12

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 May 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 422Last week 805Year ago 631

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 173Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 263Year ago 42

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold higher 3-4. Bulls were steady. Feeder steers sold 2-4 higher. Heifers were 2-5 lower.

Groups of value added calves sold as much as 8 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	118.00	118.00
6	—	900	113.50	113.50
6	—	650	135.00	135.00
7	—	475	150.00	150.00
4	—	430	163.00	163.00
24	—	536	150.00–153.00	151.23
3	—	360	160.00	160.00
6	—	340	170.00–175.00	171.58
4	—	1,127	105.00–110.00	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	126.00–151.00	137.34
7	—	363	128.00–160.00	147.58
2	—	328	140.00–154.00	147.27
8	—	428	134.00–150.00	143.73
1	—	490	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	136.00–145.00	142.49
2	—	833	118.00–119.00	118.50
6	—	383	150.00–160.00	154.61
4	—	333	160.00–170.00	162.26
2	—	765	120.00–124.00	122.01
3	—	863	114.00–118.00	116.63
1	—	140	215.00	215.00
6	—	569	120.00–140.00	133.89
7	—	414	150.00–157.00	152.84
6	—	483	140.00–150.00	145.46
3	—	222	186.00–205.00	197.25
3	—	680	130.00–134.00	131.98
3	—	263	175.00–184.00	180.42
7	—	718	125.00–127.00	125.43
4	—	623	130.00–140.00	136.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	120.00–134.00	126.40
2	—	330	127.00–129.00	127.97
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
6	—	521	116.00–123.00	119.83
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
3	—	374	127.00–130.00	129.01
1	—	625	117.00	117.00
1	—	705	95.00	95.00
11	—	481	111.00–130.00	122.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	130.00–144.00	136.46
13	—	472	125.00–136.00	128.67
2	—	708	106.00–110.00	108.02
13	—	325	130.00–142.00	136.35
2	—	585	119.00–120.00	119.50
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
3	—	670	105.00–115.00	111.69
12	—	515	120.00–129.00	123.58
1	—	190	170.00	170.00
4	—	271	133.00–142.00	139.06
4	—	625	115.00–119.00	116.72
12	—	420	130.00–143.00	134.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	356	143.50	143.50
11	—	512	117.50–120.00	118.87
19	—	557	120.00–125.00	122.91
2	—	250	141.00	141.00
2	—	653	115.00	115.00
9	—	450	133.00	133.00
4	—	443	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	174.00–180.00	177.92
1	—	335	165.00	165.00
1	—	905	88.00	88.00
2	—	610	128.00–138.00	132.96
4	—	518	130.00–139.00	136.24
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
4	—	380	150.00–153.00	151.73
1	—	655	133.00	133.00
6	—	569	130.00–140.00	135.98
6	—	423	145.00–156.00	149.11
1	—	1,085	83.00	83.00
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	435	115.00–142.00	131.17
1	—	900	85.00	85.00
3	—	358	142.00–152.00	147.98
1	—	745	98.00	98.00
4	—	464	133.00–138.00	135.27
1	—	780	94.00	94.00
1	—	330	136.00	136.00
2	—	570	119.00–128.00	123.66
2	—	518	130.00–138.00	134.06

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	1	—	945	700.00	700.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	683	690.00–900.00	833.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,038	800.00–1,285.00	1,166.07
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,018	900.00–1,150.00	1,046.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	560.00	560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	585	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	950	685.00–800.00	751.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,055	900.00–925.00	913.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,078	735.00–900.00	857.37
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	540.00	540.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,308	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,201.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,183	63.00–74.00	69.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	953	52.00–66.00	60.07
16	—	1,036	65.00–70.50	68.10
2	—	785	40.00–43.00	41.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,568	77.00–95.00	88.41

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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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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