Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2022-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder steers sold steady to lower 3. Heifers were steady to lower 4.

Board sale - load of heifers 725# @ $141.50.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.54/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$146.54

135 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$16.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.40

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	444	149.96	666	107
Medium and Large 2	408	133.44	544	28

One grade step is worth $16.52/cwt here — about $122 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

146.54

—

MS average13 barns · 808 hd

141.14

+5.40

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	1,614	101.60	1,640	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	82.86	1,073	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	76.00	1,007	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	70.90	756	76

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2	—	480	132.00/cwt	125.00–139.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	178.65/cwt	160.00–192.00	654	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	107.90/cwt	90.00–120.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	140.97/cwt	125.00–156.00	805	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	227	133.09/cwt	125.00–140.00	302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	156.98/cwt	150.00–162.00	509	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	146.67/cwt	130.00–156.00	763	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	150.03/cwt	140.00–156.00	704	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	132.41/cwt	120.00–139.00	818	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	159.47/cwt	145.00–175.00	340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	201.74/cwt	190.00–210.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	141.99/cwt	135.00–150.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.97/cwt	130.00–136.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	127.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	160.63/cwt	150.00–167.00	443	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	195	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	145.00/cwt	141.00–149.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	160	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	224	157.62/cwt	150.00–167.00	353	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	180	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	151.39/cwt	125.00–175.00	409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	180.11/cwt	176.00–184.00	847	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	196.81/cwt	190.00–205.00	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	180.43/cwt	176.00–185.00	765	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	152.01/cwt	140.00–160.00	652	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	163.44/cwt	159.00–168.00	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	138.23/cwt	130.00–150.00	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	195.48/cwt	185.00–220.00	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	144.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	179.79/cwt	170.00–196.00	674	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	171.94/cwt	163.00–176.00	911	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	170.65/cwt	130.00–182.00	718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	145.31/cwt	140.00–148.00	886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	194.32/cwt	178.00–210.00	618	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	162.96/cwt	155.00–174.00	849	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	53.82/cwt	45.00–59.00	491	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	83.57/cwt	79.00–89.00	978	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	71.34/cwt	60.00–78.00	765	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,007	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	82.54/cwt	76.00–89.00	1,071	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,127	1
Bulls	—	—	1,346	87.67/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,180	5
Bulls	—	—	1,763	109.34/cwt	90.00–117.00	1,928	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	768.10/cwt	550.00–1,100.00	5,707	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	5,200	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	11,830	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	1,698.86/cwt	1,325.00–1,900.00	19,180	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	1,254.56/cwt	1,000.00–1,425.00	12,596	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	582.81/cwt	425.00–700.00	4,785	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	1,363.68/cwt	950.00–1,650.00	17,578	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,265	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	1,136.18/cwt	800.00–1,300.00	13,736	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	1,974.17/cwt	1,900.00–2,010.00	23,275	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	6,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	1,453.59/cwt	825.00–1,950.00	14,841	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	12,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	2,300.00/cwt	2,300.00–2,300.00	36,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	3,100.00/cwt	3,100.00–3,100.00	45,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	143.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	819	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	222	163.11/cwt	147.00–180.00	362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	970	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	178.80/cwt	175.00–184.00	822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	965	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	264	197.31/cwt	180.00–220.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	155.52/cwt	146.00–164.00	577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	143.25/cwt	135.00–149.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	141.66/cwt	131.00–148.00	391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	129.23/cwt	120.00–138.00	730	3

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 Apr 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 564Year ago 1,011

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 218Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 100Year ago 188

Compared to last week slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder steers sold steady to lower 3. Heifers were steady to lower 4.

Board sale - load of heifers 725# @ $141.50.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	125.00–139.00	132.00
3	—	672	90.00–120.00	107.90
3	—	227	125.00–140.00	133.09
4	—	376	135.00–150.00	141.99
2	—	525	130.00–136.00	132.97
2	—	320	125.00–130.00	127.38
1	—	180	135.00	135.00
3	—	435	135.00–149.00	143.25
5	—	276	131.00–148.00	141.66
3	—	565	120.00–138.00	129.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	571	125.00–156.00	140.97
11	—	324	150.00–162.00	156.98
18	—	520	130.00–156.00	146.67
19	—	469	140.00–156.00	150.03
10	—	618	120.00–139.00	132.41
5	—	276	150.00–167.00	160.63
1	—	160	195.00	195.00
6	—	224	150.00–167.00	157.62
22	—	429	140.00–160.00	152.01
7	—	371	146.00–164.00	155.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	366	160.00–192.00	178.65
3	—	660	130.00–150.00	138.23
6	—	421	130.00–182.00	170.65
3	—	610	140.00–148.00	145.31
2	—	725	129.00–130.00	129.50
9	—	318	178.00–210.00	194.32
6	—	521	155.00–174.00	162.96
4	—	569	140.00–150.00	143.97
4	—	460	175.00–184.00	178.80
1	—	965	96.00	96.00
1	—	890	100.00	100.00
5	—	264	180.00–220.00	197.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
1	—	280	145.00	145.00
3	—	222	147.00–180.00	163.11
2	—	970	90.00	90.00
1	—	390	165.00	165.00
1	—	625	114.00	114.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	213	145.00–175.00	159.47
1	—	195	180.00	180.00
2	—	270	125.00–175.00	151.39
2	—	583	140.00–150.00	144.94
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
1	—	325	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	225	190.00–210.00	201.74
2	—	640	141.00–149.00	145.00
1	—	725	141.00	141.00
6	—	470	176.00–184.00	180.11
3	—	277	190.00–205.00	196.81
10	—	424	176.00–185.00	180.43
2	—	583	159.00–168.00	163.44
5	—	332	185.00–220.00	195.48
10	—	375	170.00–196.00	179.79
1	—	1,110	100.00	100.00
6	—	530	163.00–176.00	171.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	912	45.00–59.00	53.82
13	—	1,170	79.00–89.00	83.57
52	—	1,073	60.00–78.00	71.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,298	76.00–89.00	82.54
1	—	1,225	92.00	92.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,346	85.00–90.00	87.67
9	—	1,763	90.00–117.00	109.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	743	550.00–1,100.00	768.10
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	650	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	821	425.00–700.00	582.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,129	1,325.00–1,900.00	1,698.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,004	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,254.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,179	1,900.00–2,010.00	1,974.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,021	825.00–1,950.00	1,453.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,289	950.00–1,650.00	1,363.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,209	800.00–1,300.00	1,136.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	925.00	925.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	800	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,585	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,475	3,100.00	3,100.00

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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

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