Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cow and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.66/cwt on 258 head.

Average price

$140.66

258 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$20.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.04

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	486	152.09	739	67
Medium and Large 1	507	140.48	712	113
Medium and Large 2	447	131.10	586	78

One grade step is worth $20.99/cwt here — about $153 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 sale258 hd

140.66

—

MS average13 barns · 1,417 hd

138.62

+2.04

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	1,564	95.96	1,500	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	75.84	947	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	67.50	918	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	67.12	698	91

Every lot, as filed

102 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	66.63/cwt	60.00–72.00	684	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	918	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	75.84/cwt	70.00–82.00	947	19
Bulls	—	—	1,503	86.46/cwt	70.00–95.00	1,299	6
Bulls	—	—	1,624	105.47/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,713	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	660	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,815	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	3,585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	652.64/cwt	250.00–800.00	5,985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	135.47/cwt	120.00–149.00	511	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	124.30/cwt	112.00–132.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	128.88/cwt	110.00–136.00	678	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	137.60/cwt	125.00–144.00	443	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	144.55/cwt	141.00–149.00	817	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	150.01/cwt	140.00–155.00	635	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	712	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	900	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	137.31/cwt	130.00–144.00	776	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	85.89/cwt	80.00–92.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	123.25/cwt	120.00–129.00	829	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	719	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	136.75/cwt	130.00–150.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	158.27/cwt	155.00–160.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	143.27/cwt	136.00–150.00	735	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	146.79/cwt	140.00–153.00	691	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	178.03/cwt	170.00–183.00	833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,008	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	139.96/cwt	130.00–145.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	994	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	169.02/cwt	162.00–174.00	955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	184.76/cwt	182.00–187.00	863	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	748	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	176.61/cwt	175.00–179.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	178.36/cwt	177.00–179.50	931	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	154.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	172.07/cwt	165.00–179.00	896	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	113.00/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	157.53/cwt	155.00–160.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	162.87/cwt	157.00–171.00	764	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	150.28/cwt	140.00–157.00	796	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	181.70/cwt	174.00–195.00	591	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	138.83/cwt	130.00–145.00	869	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	51.55/cwt	40.00–59.00	464	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	76.67/cwt	72.00–85.00	872	33
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	393	185.99/cwt	150.00–200.00	731	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	891.67/cwt	600.00–1,125.00	8,828	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	512	213.07/cwt	175.00–250.00	1,091	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	5,412	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	761.50/cwt	700.00–800.00	4,935	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	735.37/cwt	360.00–875.00	6,883	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	682.22/cwt	535.00–800.00	5,526	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	838.56/cwt	600.00–950.00	8,813	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,325	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	3,176	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	7,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	909.14/cwt	700.00–1,085.00	7,364	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	18,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	1,561.92/cwt	880.00–1,750.00	15,525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	100.40/cwt	90.00–111.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	137.60/cwt	128.00–150.00	377	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	132.00/cwt	115.00–140.00	564	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	134.49/cwt	126.00–140.00	628	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	104.51/cwt	101.00–108.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	158.93/cwt	157.00–160.00	354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	116.88/cwt	110.00–124.00	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	155.00/cwt	153.00–157.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	153.68/cwt	150.00–161.00	427	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	128.87/cwt	124.00–136.00	795	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	157.52/cwt	154.00–160.00	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	168.77/cwt	160.00–180.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	130.78/cwt	116.00–144.00	749	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	159.80/cwt	138.00–170.00	521	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	159.46/cwt	150.00–170.00	604	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	165.75/cwt	159.00–178.00	706	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	185.71/cwt	180.00–190.00	507	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	145.56/cwt	135.00–158.00	688	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	154.51/cwt	148.00–164.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	160.53/cwt	140.00–180.00	454	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,353	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,025.00/cwt	2,025.00–2,025.00	24,300	1

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 May 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 860Last week 661Year ago 649

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 149Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 95Year ago 42

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cow and bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,026	60.00–72.00	66.63
19	—	901	40.00–59.00	51.55
33	—	1,137	72.00–85.00	76.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	67.50	67.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,249	70.00–82.00	75.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,503	70.00–95.00	86.46
6	—	1,624	100.00–114.00	105.47

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	610	350.00	350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	660	275.00	275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	393	150.00–200.00	185.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	535.00	535.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	917	250.00–800.00	652.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	600.00–1,125.00	891.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	936	360.00–875.00	735.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	810	535.00–800.00	682.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,051	600.00–950.00	838.56
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	512	175.00–250.00	213.07
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	685.00	685.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	648	700.00–800.00	761.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	435.00	435.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	700.00–1,085.00	909.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	994	880.00–1,750.00	1,561.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	870	1,075.00	1,075.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	377	120.00–149.00	135.47
4	—	571	112.00–132.00	124.30
1	—	745	116.00	116.00
10	—	526	110.00–136.00	128.88
10	—	322	125.00–144.00	137.60
1	—	805	96.00	96.00
2	—	758	90.00–111.00	100.40
6	—	274	128.00–150.00	137.60
13	—	427	115.00–140.00	132.00
14	—	467	126.00–140.00	134.49
1	—	645	121.00	121.00
2	—	683	101.00–108.00	104.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	385	160.00	160.00
9	—	565	141.00–149.00	144.55
5	—	519	149.00	149.00
11	—	448	159.00	159.00
8	—	692	130.00	130.00
2	—	290	157.50	157.50
20	—	461	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	423	140.00–155.00	150.01
15	—	565	130.00–144.00	137.31
1	—	980	102.00	102.00
2	—	815	80.00–92.00	85.89
11	—	673	120.00–129.00	123.25
16	—	513	136.00–150.00	143.27
16	—	471	140.00–153.00	146.79
3	—	223	157.00–160.00	158.93
4	—	718	110.00–124.00	116.88
5	—	374	153.00–157.00	155.00
1	—	340	157.00	157.00
8	—	278	150.00–161.00	153.68
10	—	617	124.00–136.00	128.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	309	190.00	190.00
8	—	695	145.00	145.00
6	—	606	164.00	164.00
24	—	467	182.00–187.00	184.76
11	—	402	186.00	186.00
29	—	522	177.00–179.50	178.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	160.00	160.00
3	—	518	130.00–150.00	136.75
3	—	420	155.00–160.00	158.27
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
3	—	560	130.00–145.00	139.96
1	—	690	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	468	170.00–183.00	178.03
3	—	565	162.00–174.00	169.02
3	—	422	175.00–179.00	176.61
2	—	665	150.00–160.00	154.92
1	—	320	185.00	185.00
1	—	360	182.00	182.00
9	—	521	165.00–179.00	172.07
1	—	780	137.00	137.00
3	—	912	110.00–115.00	113.00
1	—	990	113.00	113.00
1	—	860	129.00	129.00
2	—	613	155.00–160.00	157.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	185.00	185.00
2	—	710	129.00–130.00	129.50
19	—	469	157.00–171.00	162.87
10	—	530	140.00–157.00	150.28
10	—	325	174.00–195.00	181.70
7	—	626	130.00–145.00	138.83
4	—	564	154.00–160.00	157.52
5	—	366	160.00–180.00	168.77
2	—	665	130.00	130.00
10	—	426	159.00–178.00	165.75
5	—	273	180.00–190.00	185.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	116.00–144.00	130.78
8	—	326	138.00–170.00	159.80
8	—	379	150.00–170.00	159.46
10	—	473	135.00–158.00	145.56
4	—	421	148.00–164.00	154.51
2	—	515	125.00–130.00	127.52
4	—	283	140.00–180.00	160.53

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle