Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2022-01-17

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 17
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
445 head
▼ 351 vs last sale 796▼ 1,017 vs year ago 1,462 · −69.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 62▼ 25 vs year ago 157 · −15.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 30▼ 15 vs year ago 48 · −31.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold higher 3-6. Bulls were higher 6. Feeder steers sold steady to 3 higher. Feeder heifers sold mixed 3 higher to 3 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.55/cwt on 135 head.
Average price
$145.55
135 head · 419 lb average
Value per head Derived
$610
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.06
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1431147.98638106
Medium and Large 2376136.6851329
One grade step is worth $11.30/cwt here — about $124 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 sale135 hd
145.55
—
MS average11 barns · 1,097 hd
145.62
−0.06
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,44592.221,33317
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28076.1297413
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69070.001,1832thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00261.5261783

Every lot, as filed

83 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1—478146.91/cwt140.00–160.0070213
HeifersMedium and Large 1—318153.40/cwt150.00–160.0048820
HeifersMedium and Large 1—618139.61/cwt135.00–144.008633
HeifersMedium and Large 2—325138.04/cwt126.00–147.004493
HeifersMedium and Large 2—426140.86/cwt140.00–145.006006
HeifersMedium and Large 2—384140.98/cwt140.00–146.005416
HeifersMedium and Large 2—227135.80/cwt125.00–152.003083
SteersMedium and Large 2—518148.38/cwt145.00–150.007693
HeifersMedium and Large 2—273131.54/cwt112.00–145.003594
HeifersMedium and Large 1—422155.09/cwt145.00–165.0065413
HeifersMedium and Large 1—570138.81/cwt129.00–144.007919
HeifersMedium and Large 1—370153.39/cwt144.00–169.0056818
HeifersMedium and Large 1—522142.59/cwt130.00–152.0074416
SteersMedium and Large 2—600126.00/cwt126.00–126.007561
HeifersMedium and Large 2—482136.33/cwt135.00–139.006573
SteersMedium and Large 2—364164.15/cwt155.00–170.005985
SteersMedium and Large 2—260160.00/cwt160.00–160.004161
SteersMedium and Large 2—475151.00/cwt151.00–151.007171
SteersMedium and Large 2—330170.38/cwt170.00–172.005625
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—525170.00/cwt160.00–175.0089314
HeifersMedium and Large 1—274152.71/cwt150.00–158.004187
SteersMedium and Large 1—220181.89/cwt180.00–185.004005
SteersMedium and Large 1—560167.97/cwt160.00–174.009413
SteersMedium and Large 2—423152.75/cwt140.00–165.006464
SteersMedium and Large 1—671154.54/cwt145.00–165.001,0375
SteersMedium and Large 1—364185.79/cwt170.00–200.0067613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—446187.00/cwt187.00–187.008347
SteersMedium and Large 1—521164.47/cwt159.00–170.008577
SteersMedium and Large 1—333198.73/cwt190.00–205.006626
SteersMedium and Large 1—266203.07/cwt200.00–207.505404
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—578163.00/cwt163.00–163.009426
SteersMedium and Large 1—618159.40/cwt152.00–165.009855
SteersMedium and Large 1—460172.60/cwt165.00–180.0079410
SteersMedium and Large 1—426174.23/cwt160.00–188.0074216
SteersMedium and Large 1—765136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0401
BullsMedium and Large 1—570148.69/cwt145.00–155.008483
BullsMedium and Large 1—225200.00/cwt200.00–200.004501
BullsMedium and Large 1—323194.53/cwt175.00–205.006284
BullsMedium and Large 1—275202.83/cwt200.00–206.005584
BullsMedium and Large 1—780115.00/cwt115.00–115.008971
BullsMedium and Large 1—518156.82/cwt145.00–163.008126
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,69070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,1832
CowsLean 85-90%—90039.87/cwt25.00–50.003598
CowsLean 85-90%—1,07174.65/cwt68.00–91.0080017
CowsLean 85-90%—99660.66/cwt50.00–72.0060458
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,28076.12/cwt70.00–86.0097413
Bulls——1,44592.22/cwt70.00–103.001,33317
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—845400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,3801
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—775475.00/cwt475.00–475.003,6811
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—663292.08/cwt285.00–300.001,9362
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,040840.00/cwt840.00–840.008,7361
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—720491.15/cwt355.00–600.003,5363
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—567348.49/cwt260.00–400.001,9763
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—973781.74/cwt300.00–1,075.007,6066
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—890400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,5601
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—743436.52/cwt385.00–475.003,2432
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—837832.71/cwt420.00–1,050.006,9703
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—770410.00/cwt410.00–410.003,1571
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—7101,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.007,8101
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2—830500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,1501
BullsMedium and Large 2—330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004951
BullsMedium and Large 1—613137.58/cwt127.00–149.008433
HeifersMedium and Large 1—810111.48/cwt110.00–113.009032
HeifersMedium and Large 1—233149.89/cwt140.00–156.003493
HeifersMedium and Large 2—590125.00/cwt125.00–125.007381
HeifersMedium and Large 2—190126.00/cwt126.00–126.002391
HeifersMedium and Large 2—528132.49/cwt130.00–135.007002
BullsMedium and Large 1—675147.40/cwt141.00–154.009952
BullsMedium and Large 1—735119.50/cwt119.00–120.008782
BullsMedium and Large 1—376177.16/cwt166.00–195.006668
HeifersMedium and Large 1—655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007861
HeifersMedium and Large 1—720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008641
BullsMedium and Large 1—469164.39/cwt158.00–170.0077111
BullsMedium and Large 2—500145.50/cwt140.00–151.007282
BullsMedium and Large 2—273144.01/cwt135.00–160.003934
BullsMedium and Large 1—424173.18/cwt158.00–186.0073410
BullsMedium and Large 2—380139.00/cwt139.00–139.005281
BullsMedium and Large 1—160149.67/cwt140.00–155.002393
BullsMedium and Large 2—185149.00/cwt149.00–149.002761
BullsMedium and Large 2—230120.00/cwt120.00–120.002761
BullsMedium and Large 2—660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
BullsMedium and Large 2—495138.00/cwt138.00–138.006831
BullsMedium and Large 2—760107.00/cwt107.00–107.008131

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.