Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2022-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows were lower 5-10. Bulls were lower 3. Feeder steers were lower 4-7. Heifers were lower 2-7.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.81/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$146.81

162 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$27.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.53

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	429	160.20	688	25
Medium and Large 1	457	149.77	684	93
Medium and Large 2	396	132.96	526	44

One grade step is worth $27.24/cwt here — about $161 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 sale162 hd

146.81

—

MS average13 barns · 531 hd

145.28

+1.53

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	1,642	100.89	1,657	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	77.85	995	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,049	67.66	709	30

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	462	174.22/cwt	164.00–183.00	805	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	711	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	147.51/cwt	135.00–157.00	771	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	158.24/cwt	145.00–167.00	519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	142.31/cwt	139.00–148.00	821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	140.12/cwt	120.00–160.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	151.28/cwt	142.00–159.00	714	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	124.66/cwt	124.00–125.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	176.52/cwt	170.00–187.00	747	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	173.20/cwt	161.00–182.00	890	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	185.80/cwt	177.50–200.00	712	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	146.94/cwt	130.00–158.00	845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	151.78/cwt	142.00–158.00	405	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	183.03/cwt	175.00–185.00	492	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	153.11/cwt	146.00–158.00	792	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	159.55/cwt	155.00–164.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	198.65/cwt	190.00–207.50	526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	165	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	159.79/cwt	140.00–175.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	166.69/cwt	160.00–175.00	953	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	167.02/cwt	164.00–170.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	185.94/cwt	179.00–190.00	610	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	132.55/cwt	125.00–140.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	158.07/cwt	150.00–170.00	974	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	148.48/cwt	145.00–156.00	984	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	175.28/cwt	164.00–180.50	740	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	135.50/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	881	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	177.05/cwt	170.00–185.00	678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	190.58/cwt	187.00–195.00	598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	158.53/cwt	150.00–166.00	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	174.28/cwt	160.00–182.00	723	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	193.65/cwt	190.00–197.00	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	553	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	77.85/cwt	73.00–84.00	995	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	75.48/cwt	71.00–80.00	852	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	64.31/cwt	55.00–70.00	652	21
Bulls	—	—	1,642	100.89/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,657	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	803.15/cwt	550.00–1,000.00	7,927	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,405	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	806.26/cwt	500.00–1,050.00	7,297	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	1,144.77/cwt	450.00–1,700.00	11,837	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	7,893	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	3,933	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	14,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,189.31/cwt	1,175.00–1,200.00	11,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	121.65/cwt	120.00–124.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	168.38/cwt	160.00–176.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	157.41/cwt	140.00–171.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	190	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	154.76/cwt	140.00–165.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	137.27/cwt	110.00–154.00	375	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	151.55/cwt	140.00–159.00	881	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	171.33/cwt	169.00–175.00	814	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	121.54/cwt	110.00–135.00	277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	130.76/cwt	125.00–142.00	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	155.90/cwt	145.00–162.00	663	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	138.20/cwt	130.00–150.00	857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	139.38/cwt	125.00–149.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	173	128.09/cwt	120.00–138.00	222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	139.49/cwt	127.00–146.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	137.79/cwt	135.00–141.00	850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	133.73/cwt	122.00–145.00	432	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	134.38/cwt	130.00–139.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	156.82/cwt	150.00–162.00	582	17

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 Feb 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 441Last week 729Year ago 376

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 138Year ago 169

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 111Year ago 59

Compared to last week slaughter cows were lower 5-10. Bulls were lower 3. Feeder steers were lower 4-7. Heifers were lower 2-7.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	462	164.00–183.00	174.22
10	—	423	170.00–187.00	176.52
8	—	514	161.00–182.00	173.20
6	—	383	177.50–200.00	185.80
3	—	265	190.00–207.50	198.65
10	—	572	160.00–175.00	166.69
2	—	235	200.00	200.00
10	—	328	179.00–190.00	185.94
2	—	730	125.00–140.00	132.55
7	—	616	150.00–170.00	158.07
6	—	663	145.00–156.00	148.48
2	—	815	134.00–137.00	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	120.00–160.00	140.12
5	—	575	130.00–158.00	146.94
6	—	269	175.00–185.00	183.03
6	—	517	146.00–158.00	153.11
2	—	490	155.00–164.00	159.55
1	—	165	142.00	142.00
3	—	332	140.00–175.00	159.79
2	—	368	164.00–170.00	167.02
1	—	720	130.00	130.00
1	—	230	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	422	164.00–180.50	175.28
9	—	498	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	446	159.50	159.50
7	—	386	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	523	135.00–157.00	147.51
6	—	328	145.00–167.00	158.24
6	—	577	139.00–148.00	142.31
16	—	472	142.00–159.00	151.28
1	—	235	157.00	157.00
7	—	267	142.00–158.00	151.78
3	—	682	120.00–124.00	121.65
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
11	—	425	145.00–162.00	155.90
5	—	617	135.00–141.00	137.79
17	—	371	150.00–162.00	156.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	124.00–125.00	124.66
9	—	273	110.00–154.00	137.27
2	—	228	110.00–135.00	121.54
7	—	514	125.00–142.00	130.76
3	—	360	125.00–149.00	139.38
2	—	173	120.00–138.00	128.09
5	—	434	127.00–146.00	139.49
8	—	323	122.00–145.00	133.73
1	—	785	90.00	90.00
2	—	565	130.00–139.00	134.38
2	—	475	140.00–142.00	141.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	383	170.00–185.00	177.05
5	—	314	187.00–195.00	190.58
4	—	513	150.00–166.00	158.53
12	—	415	160.00–182.00	174.28
2	—	235	190.00–197.00	193.65
1	—	260	212.50	212.50
1	—	190	140.00	140.00
6	—	581	140.00–159.00	151.55
6	—	475	169.00–175.00	171.33
2	—	655	130.00–140.00	134.96
3	—	620	130.00–150.00	138.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	160.00–176.00	168.38
4	—	333	140.00–171.00	157.41
1	—	565	147.00	147.00
3	—	383	140.00–165.00	154.76
1	—	530	150.00	150.00
1	—	485	150.00	150.00
1	—	275	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,278	73.00–84.00	77.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,129	71.00–80.00	75.48
21	—	1,014	55.00–70.00	64.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,642	90.00–110.00	100.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	495	330.00	330.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	987	550.00–1,000.00	803.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	905	500.00–1,050.00	806.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,034	450.00–1,700.00	1,144.77
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	605	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	965	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,189.31

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle