Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows were steady to 3 higher. Bulls sold steady. Feeder steers sold steady to 5 higher. Heifers were steady to 2 higher. Bull calves sold lower 3-8.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.88/cwt on 254 head.

Average price

$125.88

254 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$9.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.70

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	129.38	587	149
Medium and Large 1-2	646	121.68	786	59
Medium and Large 2	405	119.93	486	46

One grade step is worth $9.45/cwt here — about $101 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 sale254 hd

125.88

—

MS average13 barns · 1,616 hd

123.18

+2.70

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	1,389	86.19	1,197	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	70.57	883	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,409	66.26	934	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	62.62	668	135

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	669.22/cwt	600.00–700.00	5,541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	135.08/cwt	130.00–141.00	369	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	122.68/cwt	120.00–126.00	889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	173	184.65/cwt	175.00–205.00	319	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	143.63/cwt	130.00–154.00	600	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	145.37/cwt	135.00–154.00	557	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	124.41/cwt	115.00–134.00	651	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	135.18/cwt	130.00–141.00	506	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	130.29/cwt	122.00–136.00	610	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	156.75/cwt	150.00–162.00	585	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	145.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	157.74/cwt	150.00–164.00	670	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	684	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	131.84/cwt	125.00–136.00	555	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	123.95/cwt	121.00–126.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	147.76/cwt	140.00–153.00	761	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	169.69/cwt	167.00–172.00	387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	782	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	578	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	132.45/cwt	128.00–136.00	816	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	112.63/cwt	108.00–115.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	208	143.22/cwt	139.00–154.00	298	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	891.22/cwt	600.00–1,200.00	7,780	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	739.29/cwt	700.00–775.00	6,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	154.02/cwt	150.00–161.00	722	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	122.96/cwt	115.00–133.00	701	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	775.04/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	124.72/cwt	122.00–130.00	712	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	712.87/cwt	675.00–750.00	6,095	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	519.32/cwt	350.00–600.00	3,547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	117.23/cwt	113.00–122.00	730	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	163.38/cwt	160.00–170.00	438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	112.22/cwt	108.00–116.00	807	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,111	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	1,040.34/cwt	700.00–1,150.00	10,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	163.69/cwt	160.00–170.00	517	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	165	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	118.61/cwt	115.00–121.00	905	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	71.29/cwt	70.00–74.00	836	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	66.26/cwt	63.00–69.00	934	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	70.57/cwt	65.00–74.50	883	34
Bulls	—	—	1,389	86.19/cwt	70.00–90.00	1,197	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	62.33/cwt	54.00–69.50	667	98
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	824	46.89/cwt	39.00–50.00	386	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.55/cwt	110.00–121.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	895	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	716	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,035.71/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	9,891	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	917.31/cwt	625.00–1,000.00	8,595	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	462.15/cwt	450.00–475.00	3,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	180	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	118.34/cwt	110.00–120.00	505	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	835.55/cwt	700.00–1,075.00	9,684	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	643.15/cwt	585.00–700.00	5,692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	143.51/cwt	140.00–147.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	120.54/cwt	110.00–126.00	460	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	224	129.32/cwt	123.00–138.00	290	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	123.28/cwt	120.00–130.00	403	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	107.13/cwt	95.00–115.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	139.52/cwt	136.00–145.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	133.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	133.67/cwt	125.00–145.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	830	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	321	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	472	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	747	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	881	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	131.61/cwt	129.00–136.00	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	136.76/cwt	131.00–141.00	446	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	138.03/cwt	135.00–140.00	384	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	138.25/cwt	125.00–155.00	459	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	139.90/cwt	130.00–148.00	586	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	109.95/cwt	105.00–115.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	177	158.13/cwt	152.00–162.00	280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	146.24/cwt	142.00–150.00	481	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	154.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	130.00/cwt	120.00–140.00	511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	144.09/cwt	140.00–151.00	461	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	132.97/cwt	124.00–136.00	693	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	243	163.74/cwt	160.00–170.00	398	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	142.07/cwt	137.00–152.00	675	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	119.86/cwt	115.00–124.00	562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	145.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	825	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	541	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	131.81/cwt	120.00–139.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	281	141.17/cwt	130.00–150.00	397	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	904	16

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 670Last week 649Year ago 651

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 127Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 42Year ago 73

Compared to last week slaughter cows were steady to 3 higher. Bulls sold steady. Feeder steers sold steady to 5 higher. Heifers were steady to 2 higher. Bull calves sold lower 3-8.

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	3	—	828	600.00–700.00	669.22
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	937	625.00–1,000.00	917.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	705	450.00–475.00	462.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	873	600.00–1,200.00	891.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	840	700.00–775.00	739.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	992	700.00–1,150.00	1,040.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,003	750.00–800.00	775.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	855	675.00–750.00	712.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	683	350.00–600.00	519.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	955	850.00–1,100.00	1,035.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,159	700.00–1,075.00	835.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	885	585.00–700.00	643.15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	273	130.00–141.00	135.08
14	—	523	115.00–134.00	124.41
22	—	374	130.00–141.00	135.18
24	—	468	122.00–136.00	130.29
23	—	421	125.00–136.00	131.84
3	—	675	108.00–115.00	112.63
4	—	208	139.00–154.00	143.22
17	—	570	115.00–133.00	122.96
12	—	623	113.00–122.00	117.23
4	—	719	108.00–116.00	112.22
1	—	915	75.00	75.00
15	—	326	131.00–141.00	136.76
3	—	177	152.00–162.00	158.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	628	124.50	124.50
10	—	321	147.00	147.00
24	—	747	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	137.50	137.50
11	—	859	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	110.00–111.00	110.33
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
1	—	180	146.00	146.00
6	—	427	110.00–120.00	118.34
12	—	382	110.00–126.00	120.54
7	—	224	123.00–138.00	129.32
6	—	327	120.00–130.00	123.28
3	—	675	95.00–115.00	107.13
6	—	469	115.00–124.00	119.86
1	—	785	83.00	83.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	120.00–126.00	122.68
8	—	373	150.00–162.00	156.75
5	—	574	140.00–150.00	145.77
15	—	425	150.00–164.00	157.74
14	—	515	140.00–153.00	147.76
1	—	1,020	95.00	95.00
3	—	228	167.00–172.00	169.69
9	—	616	128.00–136.00	132.45
1	—	880	115.00	115.00
20	—	469	150.00–161.00	154.02
4	—	268	160.00–170.00	163.38
7	—	316	160.00–170.00	163.69
1	—	165	177.00	177.00
2	—	813	118.00–119.00	118.50
3	—	763	115.00–121.00	118.61
3	—	673	129.00–136.00	131.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	407	168.00	168.00
7	—	309	175.00	175.00
3	—	483	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	140.00–147.00	143.51
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
4	—	278	135.00–140.00	138.03
2	—	220	150.00–160.00	154.89
3	—	393	120.00–140.00	130.00
4	—	320	140.00–151.00	144.09
3	—	468	140.00–150.00	145.09
2	—	585	120.00–125.00	122.52
3	—	525	120.00–139.00	131.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	557	149.00	149.00
4	—	630	134.00	134.00
16	—	677	133.50	133.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	173	175.00–205.00	184.65
1	—	275	162.00	162.00
15	—	418	130.00–154.00	143.63
13	—	383	135.00–154.00	145.37
3	—	615	121.00–126.00	123.95
1	—	730	109.00	109.00
4	—	571	122.00–130.00	124.72
1	—	1,100	85.00	85.00
1	—	800	95.00	95.00
3	—	678	105.00–115.00	109.95
6	—	329	142.00–150.00	146.24
5	—	521	124.00–136.00	132.97
4	—	243	160.00–170.00	163.74
14	—	475	137.00–152.00	142.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
2	—	575	110.00–121.00	115.55
1	—	895	80.00	80.00
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
1	—	640	107.00	107.00
4	—	464	136.00–145.00	139.52
3	—	378	130.00–140.00	133.17
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
4	—	511	125.00–145.00	133.67
6	—	332	125.00–155.00	138.25
8	—	419	130.00–148.00	139.90
5	—	281	130.00–150.00	141.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,173	70.00–74.00	71.29
98	—	1,070	54.00–69.50	62.33
12	—	824	39.00–50.00	46.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,409	63.00–69.00	66.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,251	65.00–74.50	70.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,389	70.00–90.00	86.19

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

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Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle