Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2022-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Heifers sold higher $2-5. Slaughter cows sold higher $1-3. Bulls were higher $1-2.

4 loads of value added calves sold with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.62/cwt on 381 head.

Average price

$156.62

381 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$415

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

$36.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.24

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	592	158.59	939	282
Medium and Large 1	439	153.51	673	91
Medium and Large 2	428	122.32	523	8thin

One grade step is worth $36.27/cwt here — about $415 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 sale381 hd

156.62

—

MS average13 barns · 1,391 hd

150.37

+6.24

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	1,449	102.18	1,481	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	83.35	1,086	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,685	81.00	1,365	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	69.32	718	64

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	695	$540	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	150.76/cwt	140.00–161.00	710	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	145.78/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,013	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	148.84/cwt	140.00–152.00	335	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	115.46/cwt	111.00–120.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	172.08/cwt	165.00–180.00	384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	158.20/cwt	150.00–163.00	984	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	157.25/cwt	157.25–157.25	1,022	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	143.65/cwt	140.00–146.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	891	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	199.16/cwt	197.00–200.00	817	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	889	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,092	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	167.72/cwt	165.00–173.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	160.84/cwt	156.00–170.00	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	172.87/cwt	165.00–178.00	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	177.96/cwt	170.00–193.00	845	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	188.96/cwt	174.00–198.00	805	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	160.07/cwt	150.00–170.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	170.55/cwt	165.00–178.00	962	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	1,129	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	163.88/cwt	163.50–164.00	1,103	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	176.65/cwt	170.00–178.50	1,000	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	197.66/cwt	195.00–200.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	175.49/cwt	165.00–185.00	921	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	194.98/cwt	185.00–210.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,044	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	193.77/cwt	175.00–205.00	707	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	152.02/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,076	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	188.64/cwt	170.00–205.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	159.25/cwt	150.00–168.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	179.22/cwt	171.00–186.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	211	209.38/cwt	200.00–215.00	442	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	182.65/cwt	170.00–200.00	696	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	158.56/cwt	145.00–169.00	828	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	52.12/cwt	39.00–62.00	476	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	83.78/cwt	80.00–90.00	922	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,365	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	83.35/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,086	27
Bulls	—	—	1,205	89.75/cwt	82.00–98.00	1,081	6
Bulls	—	—	1,596	109.63/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,750	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	74.26/cwt	64.00–79.00	804	34
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	822	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	79.20/cwt	75.00–83.00	950	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	761	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	830	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	540.00/head	540.00–540.00	540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	76.74/cwt	67.00–84.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	165.97/cwt	155.00–178.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	190	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	159.12/cwt	150.00–170.00	608	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	147.52/cwt	140.00–159.00	763	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	168.77/cwt	166.00–170.00	549	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	927	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	210	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	140.22/cwt	130.00–146.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	155.59/cwt	140.00–164.00	660	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	171.08/cwt	170.00–172.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	787	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	161.92/cwt	153.00–163.00	955	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	746	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	966	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 Aug 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 689Last week 814Year ago 1,029

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 107Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 16Year ago 40

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Heifers sold higher $2-5. Slaughter cows sold higher $1-3. Bulls were higher $1-2.

4 loads of value added calves sold with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	471	140.00–161.00	150.76
4	—	225	140.00–152.00	148.84
2	—	778	111.00–120.00	115.46
2	—	578	145.00–150.00	147.45
3	—	603	140.00–146.00	143.65
1	—	190	165.00	165.00
11	—	382	150.00–170.00	159.12
10	—	517	140.00–159.00	147.52
9	—	325	166.00–170.00	168.77
19	—	424	140.00–164.00	155.59
2	—	273	170.00–172.00	171.08
1	—	695	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	695	142.00–148.00	145.78
8	—	618	150.00	150.00
6	—	511	154.00	154.00
5	—	412	166.00	166.00
52	—	590	153.00–163.00	161.92
17	—	466	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	650	157.25	157.25
91	—	550	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
3	—	372	130.00–146.00	140.22
1	—	810	75.00	75.00
2	—	238	120.00–130.00	124.95
1	—	265	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	165.00–180.00	172.08
1	—	565	152.00	152.00
24	—	656	166.50	166.50
4	—	476	165.00–173.00	167.72
4	—	534	156.00–170.00	160.84
4	—	423	165.00–178.00	172.87
1	—	285	141.00	141.00
1	—	320	134.00	134.00
2	—	378	150.00–170.00	160.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	622	150.00–163.00	158.20
2	—	673	150.00–155.00	152.42
12	—	475	170.00–193.00	177.96
8	—	426	174.00–198.00	188.96
10	—	564	165.00–178.00	170.55
2	—	273	195.00–200.00	197.66
14	—	525	165.00–185.00	175.49
4	—	329	185.00–210.00	194.98
7	—	365	175.00–205.00	193.77
2	—	708	150.00–154.00	152.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	410	197.00–200.00	199.16
7	—	508	175.00	175.00
39	—	673	163.50–164.00	163.88
33	—	566	170.00–178.50	176.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	685	164.75	164.75
84	—	590	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	170.00–205.00	188.64
3	—	477	150.00–168.00	159.25
4	—	426	171.00–186.00	179.22
4	—	211	200.00–215.00	209.38
9	—	381	170.00–200.00	182.65
7	—	522	145.00–169.00	158.56
1	—	330	180.00	180.00
1	—	580	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	155.00–178.00	165.97
1	—	255	175.00	175.00
1	—	520	140.00	140.00
1	—	435	170.00	170.00
1	—	210	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	913	39.00–62.00	52.12
11	—	1,100	80.00–90.00	83.78
34	—	1,083	64.00–79.00	74.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	81.00	81.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,303	75.00–88.00	83.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,205	82.00–98.00	89.75
10	—	1,596	100.00–118.00	109.63

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	1	—	990	83.00	83.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	78.00	78.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	540.00	540.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	75.00–83.00	79.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	79.00	79.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	988	67.00–84.00	76.74

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattlemens Livestock - West Point, MS

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle