Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2021-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder steers were lower 2-6. Feeder heifers were lower 1-5.

Board sale: 1 load of heifers 525# @ $140.25. 1 load of steers 477# @ $171.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.44/cwt on 409 head.

Average price

$154.44

409 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$14.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.29

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	158.61	759	152
Medium and Large 1-2	524	154.24	808	198
Medium and Large 2	400	144.37	577	59

One grade step is worth $14.24/cwt here — about $182 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 sale409 hd

154.44

—

MS average12 barns · 1,538 hd

152.15

+2.29

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	1,493	92.30	1,378	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	70.80	930	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	60.99	603	87

Every lot, as filed

107 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	—	571	135.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	772	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	150.77/cwt	142.00–160.00	787	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	183	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	189.96/cwt	184.00–202.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	89.59/cwt	80.00–104.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	180	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	190.00/cwt	180.00–200.00	380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	170.13/cwt	160.00–181.00	641	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	953	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	118.41/cwt	115.00–122.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	137.25/cwt	130.00–144.00	648	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	121.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	144.36/cwt	140.00–150.00	827	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	141.21/cwt	134.00–150.00	594	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	165.26/cwt	157.00–176.00	702	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	145.38/cwt	135.00–150.00	404	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	137.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	717	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	157.23/cwt	150.00–169.00	675	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	147.22/cwt	140.00–155.00	555	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	137.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	715	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	142.35/cwt	142.00–142.50	683	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	813	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	130.36/cwt	128.00–135.00	952	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	144.18/cwt	135.00–156.00	473	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	172.48/cwt	164.00–182.00	633	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	180.82/cwt	164.00–200.00	593	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	192.19/cwt	172.00–205.00	530	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	160.06/cwt	150.00–170.00	759	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	176.30/cwt	170.00–188.00	568	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	128.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,051	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,060	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	977.30/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	7,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	140.86/cwt	135.00–145.00	882	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,430	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	685.96/cwt	550.00–975.00	5,447	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	864.51/cwt	700.00–975.00	8,412	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	578.90/cwt	380.00–800.00	4,197	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	437	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	720	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,040	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	803	1
Bulls	—	—	1,075	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	699	1
Bulls	—	—	1,514	93.66/cwt	80.00–107.00	1,418	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	778	45.31/cwt	25.00–55.00	353	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	69.28/cwt	65.00–73.00	791	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	59.96/cwt	50.00–69.00	577	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	70.80/cwt	66.00–77.00	930	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	123.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	701	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	880	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,072	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	9,315	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	862.37/cwt	500.00–1,100.00	8,175	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	780	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,020	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	114.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	532	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	817.72/cwt	320.00–1,000.00	8,292	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	355	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	134.16/cwt	125.00–147.50	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	188	144.55/cwt	141.00–148.00	272	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	123.18/cwt	110.00–130.00	522	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	146.89/cwt	130.00–167.00	546	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	124.42/cwt	120.00–129.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	140.94/cwt	135.00–150.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	155.39/cwt	136.00–174.00	418	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	131.98/cwt	125.00–140.00	409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	127.15/cwt	120.00–130.00	478	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	149.80/cwt	130.00–160.00	319	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	130.56/cwt	120.00–138.00	811	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	151.80/cwt	150.00–153.50	885	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	166.21/cwt	165.00–173.00	688	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	518	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	123.30/cwt	120.00–126.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	236	140.64/cwt	130.00–150.00	332	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	140.69/cwt	130.00–146.00	654	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	498	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	148.45/cwt	138.00–160.00	797	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	899	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	137.77/cwt	137.00–139.00	778	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	150.61/cwt	150.00–151.50	916	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	146.00/cwt	140.00–158.00	475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	162.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	147.97/cwt	128.00–158.00	556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	144.78/cwt	144.50–145.00	986	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	170.36/cwt	164.00–171.00	617	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	142.96/cwt	130.00–155.00	606	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	120.65/cwt	117.00–125.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	149.95/cwt	128.00–168.00	493	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	142.10/cwt	140.00–146.00	324	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	139.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1

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 Aug 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,115Last week 913Year ago 737

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 128Year ago 192

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 19Year ago 124

Compared to last week slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder steers were lower 2-6. Feeder heifers were lower 1-5.

Board sale: 1 load of heifers 525# @ $140.25. 1 load of steers 477# @ $171.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	571	130.00–140.00	135.12
3	—	980	80.00–104.00	89.59
2	—	703	120.00–125.00	122.51
1	—	180	167.50	167.50
2	—	770	115.00–122.00	118.41
35	—	472	130.00–144.00	137.25
27	—	421	134.00–150.00	141.21
6	—	278	135.00–150.00	145.38
25	—	377	140.00–155.00	147.22
1	—	825	106.00	106.00
34	—	519	130.00–140.00	137.83
21	—	328	135.00–156.00	144.18
1	—	855	104.00	104.00
8	—	621	120.00–138.00	130.56
3	—	675	120.00–126.00	123.30
4	—	236	130.00–150.00	140.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	480	142.00–142.50	142.35
11	—	530	135.00	135.00
6	—	600	135.50	135.50
14	—	341	146.00	146.00
16	—	848	106.00	106.00
31	—	565	137.00–139.00	137.77
3	—	418	147.50	147.50
10	—	228	140.00–146.00	142.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	110.00–120.00	114.97
1	—	720	108.00	108.00
3	—	263	135.00	135.00
2	—	678	115.00–117.00	116.00
1	—	515	128.00	128.00
2	—	188	141.00–148.00	144.55
9	—	424	110.00–130.00	123.18
1	—	600	114.00	114.00
2	—	585	120.00–129.00	124.42
4	—	310	125.00–140.00	131.98
7	—	376	120.00–130.00	127.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	522	142.00–160.00	150.77
2	—	183	175.00	175.00
4	—	278	184.00–202.00	189.96
2	—	200	180.00–200.00	190.00
20	—	377	160.00–181.00	170.13
4	—	681	140.00	140.00
13	—	573	140.00–150.00	144.36
30	—	425	157.00–176.00	165.26
8	—	730	128.00–135.00	130.36
32	—	474	150.00–170.00	160.06
10	—	322	170.00–188.00	176.30
4	—	815	126.00–130.00	128.99
9	—	626	135.00–145.00	140.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	114.00	114.00
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
14	—	372	130.00–167.00	146.89
1	—	615	128.00	128.00
5	—	480	135.00–150.00	140.94
7	—	269	136.00–174.00	155.39
4	—	213	130.00–160.00	149.80
9	—	424	130.00–155.00	142.96
3	—	677	117.00–125.00	120.65
11	—	329	128.00–168.00	149.95
2	—	573	135.00–145.00	139.98
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	583	150.00–153.50	151.80
27	—	414	165.00–173.00	166.21
12	—	303	171.00	171.00
50	—	537	138.00–160.00	148.45
6	—	200	160.00	160.00
22	—	608	150.00–151.50	150.61
28	—	681	144.50–145.00	144.78
11	—	362	164.00–171.00	170.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	120.00–125.00	121.49
10	—	522	135.00–140.00	137.29
12	—	429	150.00–169.00	157.23
2	—	578	125.00	125.00
8	—	367	164.00–182.00	172.48
8	—	328	164.00–200.00	180.82
7	—	276	172.00–205.00	192.19
1	—	655	126.00	126.00
1	—	240	182.00	182.00
1	—	750	107.00	107.00
8	—	465	130.00–146.00	140.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	120.00–125.00	123.34
3	—	418	125.00–147.50	134.16
2	—	530	130.00–135.00	132.55
3	—	325	140.00–158.00	146.00
2	—	280	160.00–165.00	162.54
5	—	376	128.00–158.00	147.97
1	—	450	140.00	140.00

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	—	1,005	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	733	900.00–1,050.00	977.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	580	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	973	700.00–975.00	864.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	725	380.00–800.00	578.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	948	500.00–1,100.00	862.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,014	320.00–1,000.00	817.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	794	550.00–975.00	685.96
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	780	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	605	340.00	340.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	690.00	690.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	65.00	65.00
20	—	1,514	80.00–107.00	93.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	778	25.00–55.00	45.31
19	—	1,142	65.00–73.00	69.28
62	—	962	50.00–69.00	59.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,314	66.00–77.00	70.80

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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Steers · 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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Slaughter Cattle