Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2021-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows were lower 1-2. Slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder steers sold higher 2-5. Feeder heifers sold higher 2-7.

Board sale: 35 steers 650# @ $155, 38 heifers 640# @ $1.43.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.35/cwt on 277 head.

Average price

$136.35

277 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$13.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.51

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	139.60	667	189
Medium and Large 1-2	537	137.61	739	27
Medium and Large 2	449	125.73	564	61

One grade step is worth $13.88/cwt here — about $103 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 sale277 hd

136.35

—

MS average13 barns · 1,264 hd

133.84

+2.51

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	1,635	89.38	1,461	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	69.63	866	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	59.39	606	83

Every lot, as filed

103 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	159.77/cwt	150.00–180.00	674	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	703	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	130.99/cwt	122.00–135.00	819	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	124.60/cwt	115.00–130.00	831	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	134.17/cwt	122.00–143.00	765	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	152.10/cwt	145.00–157.50	485	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	167.85/cwt	155.00–185.00	624	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	142.52/cwt	134.00–152.00	667	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	124.01/cwt	114.00–130.00	830	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	148.24/cwt	140.00–157.50	414	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	178	151.23/cwt	150.00–152.50	269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	114.02/cwt	111.00–116.00	872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	186.58/cwt	170.00–207.50	593	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	136.61/cwt	126.00–144.00	721	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	148.05/cwt	140.00–155.00	549	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	141.60/cwt	135.00–150.00	884	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	145.25/cwt	135.00–152.00	616	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	148.22/cwt	145.00–150.00	326	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	162.51/cwt	156.00–169.00	754	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	126.44/cwt	120.00–135.00	792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	120.43/cwt	115.00–127.00	860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	139.51/cwt	135.00–145.00	933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	81.98/cwt	81.00–83.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	134.71/cwt	130.00–139.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	170.13/cwt	160.00–176.00	721	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	150.43/cwt	145.00–159.00	850	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	156.25/cwt	150.00–162.00	820	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	210	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	190	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	323	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	794.28/cwt	620.00–910.00	8,348	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	172.58/cwt	167.00–180.00	670	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	526.24/cwt	500.00–550.00	4,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	179.72/cwt	170.00–205.00	588	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,495	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	10,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	610.11/cwt	600.00–620.00	5,735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	1,284.74/cwt	1,000.00–1,500.00	16,419	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	58.59/cwt	45.00–67.00	583	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	741	42.52/cwt	30.00–47.00	315	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	69.63/cwt	63.50–72.50	866	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	67.75/cwt	65.00–72.50	818	16
Bulls	—	—	1,285	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	822	1
Bulls	—	—	1,664	91.49/cwt	76.50–100.00	1,522	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,992	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	555.49/cwt	510.00–600.00	3,850	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	150.00/cwt	140.00–160.00	383	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	161.90/cwt	155.00–165.00	513	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	128.38/cwt	110.00–143.00	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	135.93/cwt	130.00–142.50	378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	128.79/cwt	125.00–135.00	426	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	534.29/cwt	360.00–680.00	4,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	118.22/cwt	110.00–125.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	118.41/cwt	115.00–125.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	142.30/cwt	135.00–150.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	131.91/cwt	125.00–140.00	294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	127.71/cwt	120.00–131.00	539	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	128.01/cwt	120.00–135.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	127.72/cwt	117.00–130.00	595	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	143.66/cwt	138.00–149.00	766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	146.87/cwt	130.00–155.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	108.59/cwt	100.00–115.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	139.25/cwt	135.00–145.00	780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	147.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	135.81/cwt	120.00–145.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	130.30/cwt	125.00–140.00	493	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	148.26/cwt	122.50–165.00	334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	134.51/cwt	133.00–136.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	146.64/cwt	132.50–165.00	556	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	157.95/cwt	150.00–165.00	509	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	867	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	150.12/cwt	142.50–157.00	566	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,009	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,087	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	846	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	153.85/cwt	135.00–160.00	649	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	997	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	121.64/cwt	115.00–125.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	760	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	950	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	141.13/cwt	125.00–160.00	594	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	146.88/cwt	140.00–156.00	693	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	996	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	142.76/cwt	132.00–158.00	737	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	135.49/cwt	130.00–140.00	767	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	282	193.69/cwt	180.00–207.00	546	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	838	10

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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 891Last week 1,115Year ago 724

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 160Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 44Year ago 88

Compared to last week slaughter cows were lower 1-2. Slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder steers sold higher 2-5. Feeder heifers sold higher 2-7.

Board sale: 35 steers 650# @ $155, 38 heifers 640# @ $1.43.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	422	150.00–180.00	159.77
9	—	625	122.00–135.00	130.99
5	—	667	115.00–130.00	124.60
1	—	860	90.00	90.00
14	—	372	155.00–185.00	167.85
11	—	318	170.00–207.50	186.58
1	—	775	120.00	120.00
1	—	825	100.00	100.00
1	—	720	126.00	126.00
1	—	950	100.00	100.00
28	—	472	140.00–156.00	146.88
13	—	516	132.00–158.00	142.76
12	—	566	130.00–140.00	135.49
9	—	282	180.00–207.00	193.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	255	140.00–160.00	150.00
9	—	317	155.00–165.00	161.90
6	—	528	110.00–143.00	128.38
1	—	820	100.00	100.00
4	—	479	120.00–145.00	135.81
3	—	225	122.50–165.00	148.26
2	—	555	133.00–136.00	134.51
16	—	379	132.50–165.00	146.64
3	—	670	115.00–125.00	121.64
10	—	421	125.00–160.00	141.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	502	140.00	140.00
9	—	557	136.50	136.50
3	—	650	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	570	122.00–143.00	134.17
11	—	319	145.00–157.50	152.10
30	—	468	134.00–152.00	142.52
12	—	669	114.00–130.00	124.01
7	—	279	140.00–157.50	148.24
2	—	178	150.00–152.50	151.23
3	—	765	111.00–116.00	114.02
27	—	528	126.00–144.00	136.61
27	—	371	140.00–155.00	148.05
26	—	424	135.00–152.00	145.25
3	—	220	145.00–150.00	148.22
7	—	626	120.00–135.00	126.44
4	—	714	115.00–127.00	120.43
2	—	830	81.00–83.00	81.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	170.00	170.00
1	—	190	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	75.00	75.00
3	—	278	130.00–142.50	135.93
4	—	331	125.00–135.00	128.79
3	—	628	110.00–125.00	118.22
3	—	567	115.00–125.00	118.41
2	—	223	125.00–140.00	131.91
16	—	422	120.00–131.00	127.71
4	—	525	120.00–135.00	128.01
10	—	466	117.00–130.00	127.72
1	—	735	106.00	106.00
3	—	668	100.00–115.00	108.59
11	—	378	125.00–140.00	130.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	624	135.00–150.00	141.60
1	—	200	175.00	175.00
11	—	464	156.00–169.00	162.51
1	—	265	175.00	175.00
6	—	669	135.00–145.00	139.51
3	—	712	130.00–139.00	134.71
15	—	424	160.00–176.00	170.13
9	—	565	145.00–159.00	150.43
11	—	525	150.00–162.00	156.25
2	—	765	125.00	125.00
8	—	388	167.00–180.00	172.58
6	—	327	170.00–205.00	179.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	135.00–150.00	142.30
6	—	533	138.00–149.00	143.66
4	—	468	130.00–155.00	146.87
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
2	—	673	129.00	129.00
5	—	560	135.00–145.00	139.25
2	—	218	145.00–150.00	147.64
5	—	322	150.00–165.00	157.95
7	—	377	142.50–157.00	150.12
9	—	422	135.00–160.00	153.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	565	153.50	153.50
13	—	745	135.50	135.50
11	—	849	128.00	128.00
11	—	604	140.00	140.00
9	—	767	130.00	130.00
6	—	663	150.25	150.25
10	—	519	161.50	161.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,051	620.00–910.00	794.28
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	842	500.00–550.00	526.24
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	940	600.00–620.00	610.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	720.00	720.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	693	510.00–600.00	555.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	840	360.00–680.00	534.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,278	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,284.74
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	995	45.00–67.00	58.59
5	—	741	30.00–47.00	42.52
16	—	1,208	65.00–72.50	67.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,243	63.50–72.50	69.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	64.00	64.00
12	—	1,664	76.50–100.00	91.49

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Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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