Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2022-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder steers were mixed 3 lower to 7 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.50/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$149.50

249 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$11.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.71

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	426	150.55	641	72
Medium and Large 1-2	548	150.54	825	155
Medium and Large 2	381	138.76	528	22

One grade step is worth $11.79/cwt here — about $113 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 sale249 hd

149.50

—

MS average13 barns · 1,129 hd

142.80

+6.71

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	1,575	104.04	1,638	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,326	83.11	1,102	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	986	69.05	681	73

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,170	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	175.64/cwt	170.00–180.00	653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	162.48/cwt	150.00–170.00	778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	970	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	181.33/cwt	167.50–190.00	976	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	173.39/cwt	170.00–177.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	156.55/cwt	148.00–161.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	175.00/cwt	170.00–180.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	146.25/cwt	142.00–149.00	777	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	179.94/cwt	174.00–185.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	157.77/cwt	156.00–161.00	664	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	136.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	178	156.76/cwt	150.00–165.00	279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	145.04/cwt	135.00–155.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	991	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	155.12/cwt	145.00–160.00	721	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	906	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	153.47/cwt	150.00–157.00	506	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	140.61/cwt	138.00–145.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	154.23/cwt	148.00–162.00	426	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	142.06/cwt	125.00–154.00	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	168.34/cwt	160.00–173.00	973	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	179.22/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,056	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,091	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	154.51/cwt	144.00–160.00	1,041	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	186.97/cwt	179.50–190.00	892	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	201.68/cwt	195.00–207.00	547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	182.21/cwt	170.00–190.00	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	179.83/cwt	174.00–188.00	856	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	181.25/cwt	175.00–187.00	765	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	187.89/cwt	180.00–205.00	622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	216.18/cwt	210.00–222.50	482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	190	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	140.44/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	159.03/cwt	145.00–168.00	988	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	178.76/cwt	175.00–184.00	922	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	856	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	178.53/cwt	175.00–183.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	177.33/cwt	170.00–181.00	677	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	153.51/cwt	140.00–159.00	867	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	174.67/cwt	166.00–185.00	840	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	86.49/cwt	81.00–92.00	957	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	72.29/cwt	63.00–80.00	741	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	839	51.86/cwt	38.00–60.00	435	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	83.11/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,102	8
Bulls	—	—	1,715	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,458	2
Bulls	—	—	1,553	106.97/cwt	94.00–115.00	1,661	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	917.78/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	9,297	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	874.21/cwt	800.00–950.00	8,279	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	777.19/cwt	700.00–845.00	7,111	12
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	765	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	5,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	969.88/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	9,243	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	705.33/cwt	600.00–835.00	5,212	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	621.63/cwt	600.00–640.00	5,346	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	765	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	7,727	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,185	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	865.46/cwt	620.00–1,010.00	7,945	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	775	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	5,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	142.87/cwt	135.00–150.00	889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	173.03/cwt	170.00–177.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	880	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	189.88/cwt	175.00–210.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	771	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	133.01/cwt	125.00–145.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	150.65/cwt	146.00–155.00	841	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	144.93/cwt	140.00–150.00	338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	157.52/cwt	150.00–160.00	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	142.87/cwt	135.00–149.00	389	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	129.82/cwt	120.00–139.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	141.69/cwt	137.00–145.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	162.99/cwt	152.00–166.00	712	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	151.56/cwt	147.00–159.00	711	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	141.97/cwt	138.00–145.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	195	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	160.61/cwt	150.00–171.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	914	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	144.71/cwt	140.00–150.00	315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	184.37/cwt	175.00–200.00	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	160.53/cwt	155.00–168.00	849	7

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 Mar 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,081Last week 297Year ago 730

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 110Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 63Year ago 197

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder steers were mixed 3 lower to 7 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	873	134.00	134.00
23	—	538	167.50–190.00	181.33
4	—	315	185.00	185.00
22	—	589	177.00–180.00	179.22
11	—	682	160.00	160.00
63	—	477	179.50–190.00	186.97
2	—	392	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	170.00–180.00	175.64
5	—	479	150.00–170.00	162.48
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	970	80.00	80.00
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
2	—	413	170.00–177.00	173.39
4	—	526	148.00–161.00	156.55
2	—	345	170.00–180.00	175.00
1	—	270	180.00	180.00
2	—	218	174.00–185.00	179.94
2	—	178	150.00–165.00	156.76
2	—	583	135.00–155.00	145.04
4	—	623	125.00–154.00	142.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	578	160.00–173.00	168.34
7	—	674	144.00–160.00	154.51
4	—	271	195.00–207.00	201.68
5	—	371	170.00–190.00	182.21
4	—	476	174.00–188.00	179.83
1	—	880	130.00	130.00
10	—	422	175.00–187.00	181.25
8	—	331	180.00–205.00	187.89
1	—	700	146.00	146.00
2	—	223	210.00–222.50	216.18
1	—	190	200.00	200.00
2	—	765	136.00–145.00	140.44
7	—	621	145.00–168.00	159.03
6	—	516	175.00–184.00	178.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	142.00–149.00	146.25
10	—	421	156.00–161.00	157.77
3	—	613	135.00–139.00	136.96
2	—	763	120.00–125.00	122.46
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
11	—	330	150.00–157.00	153.47
10	—	276	148.00–162.00	154.23
1	—	735	128.00	128.00
6	—	364	150.00–160.00	157.52
15	—	469	147.00–159.00	151.56
3	—	578	138.00–145.00	141.97
1	—	195	155.00	155.00
2	—	218	140.00–150.00	144.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	688	144.00	144.00
49	—	465	145.00–160.00	155.12
6	—	906	100.00	100.00
56	—	558	146.00–155.00	150.65
19	—	437	152.00–166.00	162.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	138.00–145.00	140.61
3	—	473	125.00–145.00	133.01
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
2	—	586	128.00–130.00	129.01
3	—	233	140.00–150.00	144.93
5	—	272	135.00–149.00	142.87
2	—	528	120.00–139.00	129.82
3	—	432	137.00–145.00	141.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	601	142.50	142.50
5	—	467	165.00	165.00
6	—	703	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	133.00	133.00
4	—	425	175.00–183.00	178.53
8	—	382	170.00–181.00	177.33
4	—	565	140.00–159.00	153.51
6	—	481	166.00–185.00	174.67
3	—	622	135.00–150.00	142.87
3	—	280	175.00–210.00	189.88
1	—	205	172.50	172.50
1	—	1,000	90.00	90.00
1	—	665	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,075	111.00	111.00
4	—	325	175.00–200.00	184.37
7	—	529	155.00–168.00	160.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	170.00–177.00	173.03
1	—	310	179.00	179.00
1	—	880	82.00	82.00
1	—	380	170.00	170.00
1	—	535	160.00	160.00
2	—	460	150.00–171.00	160.61
1	—	560	150.00	150.00
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
1	—	655	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,107	81.00–92.00	86.49
36	—	1,025	63.00–80.00	72.29
22	—	839	38.00–60.00	51.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,326	78.00–89.00	83.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,715	85.00	85.00
13	—	1,553	94.00–115.00	106.97

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,013	800.00–1,025.00	917.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	947	800.00–950.00	874.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	915	700.00–845.00	777.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	850.00–1,075.00	969.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	918	620.00–1,010.00	865.46
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	685.00	685.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	720.00	720.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	739	600.00–835.00	705.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	600.00–640.00	621.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	1,010.00	1,010.00

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

Cattlemens Livestock - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle