Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2021-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder steers sold 2-6 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2-7 higher. slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.11/cwt on 226 head.

Average price

$142.11

226 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$8.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.02

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	145.48	715	105
Medium and Large 1-2	532	141.11	751	65
Medium and Large 2	388	136.95	532	56

One grade step is worth $8.54/cwt here — about $183 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 sale226 hd

142.11

—

MS average13 barns · 1,406 hd

137.09

+5.02

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	—	Low	1,487	87.83	1,306	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	70.07	892	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	60.31	594	97

Every lot, as filed

113 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	—	433	150.58/cwt	141.00–155.00	652	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	131.87/cwt	125.00–139.00	560	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	126.04/cwt	121.00–130.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	153.44/cwt	150.00–165.00	563	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	136.79/cwt	130.00–141.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	136.38/cwt	130.00–142.00	507	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	126.44/cwt	125.00–129.00	659	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	137.30/cwt	130.00–140.50	849	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	137.95/cwt	131.00–143.00	439	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	147.57/cwt	140.00–155.50	686	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	106.52/cwt	105.00–108.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	150.50/cwt	145.00–156.00	391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	81.98/cwt	80.00–84.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	165.50/cwt	164.00–167.00	513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	141.23/cwt	135.00–145.00	768	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	126.75/cwt	124.00–130.00	600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	178	165.96/cwt	165.00–167.00	295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	135.11/cwt	130.00–141.00	699	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	123.80/cwt	119.00–127.00	713	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	185	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	134.68/cwt	125.00–141.00	628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	789	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	164.41/cwt	162.00–167.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	279	167.38/cwt	160.00–172.50	467	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	897.50/cwt	810.00–985.00	8,840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	135.61/cwt	130.00–140.00	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	145.42/cwt	135.00–148.00	747	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	743	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	896.79/cwt	775.00–1,050.00	7,515	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	1,071.49/cwt	775.00–1,400.00	9,686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	150.76/cwt	145.00–157.00	565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	861	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	1,018.39/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	11,426	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	124.74/cwt	120.00–130.00	716	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,067.19/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	12,806	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	757.16/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,291	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,804	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	1,090.34/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	10,445	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	630.20/cwt	500.00–730.00	5,256	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,725	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	1,157.83/cwt	950.00–1,325.00	9,992	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	852.41/cwt	600.00–1,075.00	9,146	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	908.37/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	10,682	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	57.97/cwt	52.00–61.50	562	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	65.15/cwt	54.00–70.00	678	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	42.35/cwt	40.00–45.50	426	4
Bulls	—	—	1,268	76.33/cwt	75.00–80.00	968	4
Bulls	—	—	1,842	100.22/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,846	3
Bulls	—	—	1,464	88.94/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,302	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	668.86/cwt	650.00–685.00	5,806	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	683	35.98/cwt	35.00–37.00	246	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	747	46.85/cwt	40.00–50.00	350	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	826	57.55/cwt	52.00–65.00	475	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	69.82/cwt	67.00–73.00	880	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	63.75/cwt	60.00–66.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	122.09/cwt	110.00–130.00	402	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	74.38/cwt	73.50–76.00	974	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,316.84/cwt	975.00–1,600.00	14,024	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,098	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,065	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	970	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	679	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	134.90/cwt	130.00–138.00	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	149.44/cwt	140.00–155.00	411	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	122.75/cwt	120.00–128.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	98.74/cwt	95.00–102.00	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	122.35/cwt	115.00–131.00	520	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	126.28/cwt	126.00–128.00	708	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	140.99/cwt	125.00–149.00	534	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	130.23/cwt	120.00–139.00	297	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	935	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	127.33/cwt	122.00–130.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	582	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	222	155.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	346	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	127.73/cwt	115.00–139.00	356	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	157.39/cwt	146.00–164.00	419	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	160.20/cwt	155.00–166.00	501	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	142.97/cwt	140.00–148.00	453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	138.60/cwt	130.00–145.00	595	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	111.58/cwt	105.00–115.00	644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	227	156.82/cwt	150.00–161.00	356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	131.53/cwt	125.00–133.00	697	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	139.39/cwt	138.00–140.00	778	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	97.54/cwt	95.00–100.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	114.15/cwt	110.00–120.00	580	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	133.03/cwt	124.00–148.00	487	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	154.84/cwt	152.00–158.00	353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	133.08/cwt	129.00–135.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	121.33/cwt	110.00–135.00	448	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	838	79.56/cwt	73.00–86.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	135.28/cwt	126.00–140.00	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	145.27/cwt	130.00–157.00	469	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	112.75/cwt	105.00–120.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	111.37/cwt	105.00–119.00	727	3

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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 688Last week 670Year ago 892

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 214Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 70Year ago 71

Compared to last week Feeder steers sold 2-6 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2-7 higher. slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	433	141.00–155.00	150.58
1	—	885	110.00	110.00
3	—	665	121.00–130.00	126.04
10	—	618	130.00–140.50	137.30
29	—	465	140.00–155.50	147.57
2	—	310	164.00–167.00	165.50
2	—	285	162.00–167.00	164.41
5	—	563	130.00–140.00	135.61
23	—	514	135.00–148.00	145.42
6	—	375	145.00–157.00	150.76
2	—	733	115.00–120.00	117.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	290	161.00	161.00
24	—	544	135.00–145.00	141.23
5	—	450	140.00	140.00
33	—	558	138.00–140.00	139.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	130.00–138.00	134.90
7	—	561	126.00–128.00	126.28
3	—	455	122.00–130.00	127.33
4	—	266	146.00–164.00	157.39
3	—	227	150.00–161.00	156.82
23	—	366	124.00–148.00	133.03
5	—	432	126.00–140.00	135.28
8	—	323	130.00–157.00	145.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	425	125.00–139.00	131.87
1	—	645	114.00	114.00
13	—	372	130.00–142.00	136.38
9	—	521	125.00–129.00	126.44
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
10	—	318	131.00–143.00	137.95
2	—	680	105.00–108.00	106.52
1	—	775	97.00	97.00
2	—	260	145.00–156.00	150.50
2	—	913	80.00–84.00	81.98
8	—	473	124.00–130.00	126.75
2	—	178	165.00–167.00	165.96
5	—	576	119.00–127.00	123.80
3	—	222	150.00–160.00	155.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	607	130.00	130.00
10	—	428	136.00	136.00
22	—	530	125.00–133.00	131.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	329	110.00–130.00	122.09
16	—	425	115.00–131.00	122.35
3	—	228	120.00–139.00	130.23
1	—	795	94.00	94.00
4	—	279	115.00–139.00	127.73
5	—	577	105.00–115.00	111.58
1	—	660	104.00	104.00
2	—	713	95.00–100.00	97.54
6	—	508	110.00–120.00	114.15
2	—	615	107.00–110.00	108.48
20	—	369	110.00–135.00	121.33
2	—	838	73.00–86.00	79.56
1	—	470	119.00	119.00
1	—	920	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	65.00	65.00
1	—	550	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	367	150.00–165.00	153.44
6	—	470	130.00–141.00	136.79
1	—	625	126.00	126.00
9	—	517	130.00–141.00	135.11
8	—	279	160.00–172.50	167.38
1	—	835	89.00	89.00
5	—	574	120.00–130.00	124.74
1	—	665	116.00	116.00
6	—	313	155.00–166.00	160.20
20	—	429	130.00–145.00	138.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	185	160.00	160.00
6	—	466	125.00–141.00	134.68
1	—	970	70.00	70.00
5	—	275	140.00–155.00	149.44
3	—	577	120.00–128.00	122.75
4	—	720	95.00–102.00	98.74
12	—	379	125.00–149.00	140.99
1	—	785	95.00	95.00
1	—	935	80.00	80.00
3	—	317	140.00–148.00	142.97
4	—	534	125.00–127.00	125.98
2	—	228	152.00–158.00	154.84
3	—	417	129.00–135.00	133.08
5	—	631	105.00–120.00	112.75
3	—	653	105.00–119.00	111.37

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	2	—	985	810.00–985.00	897.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	838	775.00–1,050.00	896.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	904	775.00–1,400.00	1,071.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	950.00–1,200.00	1,090.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	863	950.00–1,325.00	1,157.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	525.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	700	675.00	675.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	834	500.00–730.00	630.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,122	900.00–1,150.00	1,018.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,067.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	963	700.00–800.00	757.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,073	600.00–1,075.00	852.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,176	800.00–1,000.00	908.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	868	650.00–685.00	668.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	650.00	650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,065	975.00–1,600.00	1,316.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	970	52.00–61.50	57.97
56	—	1,041	54.00–70.00	65.15
4	—	1,006	40.00–45.50	42.35
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	35.00–37.00	35.98
6	—	747	40.00–50.00	46.85
5	—	826	52.00–65.00	57.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,260	67.00–73.00	69.82
3	—	1,367	60.00–66.00	63.75
7	—	1,310	73.50–76.00	74.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,268	75.00–80.00	76.33
3	—	1,842	95.00–105.00	100.22
8	—	1,464	85.00–92.00	88.94

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