Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 higher. Bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.02/cwt on 246 head.

Average price

$128.02

246 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$15.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.60

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	452	136.14	615	21
Medium and Large 1	446	129.66	579	164
Medium and Large 2	432	120.83	523	61

One grade step is worth $15.31/cwt here — about $92 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 sale246 hd

128.02

—

MS average13 barns · 1,127 hd

123.42

+4.60

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	1,504	88.69	1,334	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	73.99	932	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	65.00	922	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	60.51	613	78

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	328	136.43/cwt	132.00–142.00	447	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	127.42/cwt	122.00–130.00	801	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	128.74/cwt	128.00–130.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	181.52/cwt	170.00–195.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	130.49/cwt	126.00–138.00	607	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	125.93/cwt	120.00–135.00	649	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	119.99/cwt	115.00–125.00	680	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	105.00/cwt	104.00–106.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	258	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	224	146.90/cwt	130.00–175.00	329	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	156.06/cwt	150.00–163.00	571	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	165.60/cwt	160.00–177.00	537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	109.67/cwt	109.00–110.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	135.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	372	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	148.68/cwt	145.00–156.00	708	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	111.13/cwt	110.00–115.00	736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	114.53/cwt	110.00–117.00	715	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	119.50/cwt	115.00–124.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	133.49/cwt	129.00–137.00	499	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	121.76/cwt	116.00–126.00	860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	190	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	145.91/cwt	140.00–152.00	754	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	152.27/cwt	145.00–160.00	638	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	142.25/cwt	138.00–145.00	804	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	140.08/cwt	135.00–147.00	653	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	130.69/cwt	126.00–135.00	865	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	136.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	850	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	143.32/cwt	135.00–149.00	601	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	152.96/cwt	150.00–165.00	566	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	16,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	2,580.40/cwt	900.00–6,650.00	31,042	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	676.45/cwt	650.00–700.00	7,001	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	73.99/cwt	68.00–82.00	932	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	59.70/cwt	50.00–65.50	610	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	691	45.92/cwt	40.00–51.00	317	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	67.45/cwt	65.00–70.00	729	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	922	2
Bulls	—	—	1,504	88.69/cwt	82.50–92.00	1,334	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	724.24/cwt	600.00–810.00	5,635	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	843.35/cwt	600.00–900.00	6,983	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	119.88/cwt	115.00–125.00	379	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,468	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	11,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	129.02/cwt	127.00–132.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.10/cwt	112.00–118.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	692	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	1,394.47/cwt	1,250.00–1,500.00	17,821	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	115.00/cwt	108.00–119.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	208	131.40/cwt	125.00–135.00	273	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	130.60/cwt	125.00–135.00	353	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	116.21/cwt	115.00–120.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	808	87.50/cwt	86.00–89.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	233	160.97/cwt	160.00–162.00	375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	135.42/cwt	130.00–145.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	137.25/cwt	125.00–149.00	519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	153.29/cwt	150.00–158.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	114.93/cwt	105.00–120.00	606	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	122.59/cwt	119.00–127.00	584	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	118.36/cwt	110.00–125.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	151.33/cwt	145.00–160.00	398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	131.42/cwt	125.00–137.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	109.10/cwt	100.00–116.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	124.87/cwt	122.00–130.00	529	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	149.55/cwt	125.00–165.00	414	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	141.63/cwt	130.00–147.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	547	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	136.33/cwt	130.00–148.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	122.65/cwt	115.00–130.00	449	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	175	192.07/cwt	185.00–200.00	336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	130.19/cwt	124.00–135.00	548	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	133.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	693	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	122.34/cwt	119.00–125.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	143.39/cwt	140.00–147.00	459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	136.36/cwt	128.00–145.00	513	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	161	180.70/cwt	160.00–225.00	291	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	161.81/cwt	150.00–176.00	526	11

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 649Last week 422Year ago 699

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 95Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 73Year ago 23

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 higher. Bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	328	132.00–142.00	136.43
27	—	465	126.00–138.00	130.49
22	—	515	120.00–135.00	125.93
11	—	567	115.00–125.00	119.99
2	—	813	104.00–106.00	105.00
5	—	224	130.00–175.00	146.90
3	—	700	109.00–110.00	109.67
11	—	274	130.00–140.00	135.65
7	—	662	110.00–115.00	111.13
6	—	624	110.00–117.00	114.53
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
20	—	374	129.00–137.00	133.49
1	—	900	94.00	94.00
28	—	421	124.00–135.00	130.19
4	—	161	160.00–225.00	180.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	669	114.00	114.00
5	—	507	129.00	129.00
13	—	380	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	316	115.00–125.00	119.88
2	—	575	112.00–118.00	115.10
3	—	208	125.00–135.00	131.40
4	—	270	125.00–135.00	130.60
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
10	—	527	105.00–120.00	114.93
10	—	476	119.00–127.00	122.59
5	—	623	100.00–116.00	109.10
7	—	424	122.00–130.00	124.87
15	—	366	115.00–130.00	122.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	122.00–130.00	127.42
4	—	580	128.00–130.00	128.74
2	—	223	170.00–195.00	181.52
2	—	258	180.00	180.00
10	—	466	135.00–147.00	140.08
1	—	860	90.00	90.00
1	—	700	112.00	112.00
22	—	419	135.00–149.00	143.32
14	—	370	150.00–165.00	152.96
2	—	175	185.00–200.00	192.07
8	—	518	130.00–140.00	133.73
3	—	655	119.00–125.00	122.34
11	—	325	150.00–176.00	161.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	115.00–118.00	116.49
3	—	532	127.00–132.00	129.02
1	—	775	80.00	80.00
1	—	865	80.00	80.00
3	—	670	108.00–119.00	115.00
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
2	—	808	86.00–89.00	87.50
2	—	233	160.00–162.00	160.97
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
4	—	470	125.00–137.00	131.42
6	—	277	125.00–165.00	149.55
5	—	410	130.00–147.00	141.63
2	—	320	140.00–147.00	143.39
8	—	376	128.00–145.00	136.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	366	150.00–163.00	156.06
7	—	324	160.00–177.00	165.60
25	—	476	145.00–156.00	148.68
2	—	760	115.00–124.00	119.50
1	—	825	110.00	110.00
4	—	706	116.00–126.00	121.76
1	—	190	180.00	180.00
24	—	517	140.00–152.00	145.91
19	—	419	145.00–160.00	152.27
1	—	200	185.00	185.00
11	—	565	138.00–145.00	142.25
7	—	662	126.00–135.00	130.69
5	—	625	130.00–140.00	136.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	115.00–120.00	116.21
1	—	540	139.00	139.00
4	—	474	130.00–145.00	135.42
4	—	378	125.00–149.00	137.25
4	—	330	150.00–158.00	153.29
3	—	618	110.00–125.00	118.36
3	—	263	145.00–160.00	151.33
4	—	415	130.00–148.00	136.33

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,278	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,394.47
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,203	900.00–6,650.00	2,580.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,035	650.00–700.00	676.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	778	600.00–810.00	724.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	650.00	650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	828	600.00–900.00	843.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,259	68.00–82.00	73.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,022	50.00–65.50	59.70
5	—	691	40.00–51.00	45.92
17	—	1,081	65.00–70.00	67.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,504	82.50–92.00	88.69

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

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