Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2022-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold lower 1.00 to 5.00, and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.35/cwt on 314 head.

Average price

$173.35

314 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$18.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.05

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	499	175.84	878	37
Medium and Large 1	636	174.03	1,107	220
Medium and Large 2	452	172.73	781	43
Medium and Large 3	398	157.84	629	14thin

One grade step is worth $18.00/cwt here — about $249 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 sale314 hd

173.35

—

MS average13 barns · 1,546 hd

173.29

+0.05

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	1,594	103.60	1,651	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	80.25	961	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	981	66.94	657	30

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	928	$1,106	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,074	$1,011	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,043	$919	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,017	$915	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$895	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	796	$1,562	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	798	$1,322	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,294	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	785	$794	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	745	$585	1thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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 3	—	380	159.87/cwt	140.00–170.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	147.99/cwt	144.00–150.00	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	166.09/cwt	160.00–170.00	867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	750	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,260	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	177.57/cwt	172.00–180.00	753	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	136.55/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,133	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	178.98/cwt	177.00–182.00	507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	657	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	162.28/cwt	160.00–165.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	162.41/cwt	155.00–172.00	616	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	167.88/cwt	162.00–173.00	383	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	193.30/cwt	185.00–206.00	825	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	146.00/cwt	144.00–148.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	894	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	218.11/cwt	210.00–235.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	153.65/cwt	148.00–160.00	647	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	153.51/cwt	147.00–161.00	725	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	138.01/cwt	135.00–141.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	154.30/cwt	147.00–162.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	147.06/cwt	143.00–154.00	843	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	172.76/cwt	163.00–184.00	570	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	843	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	152.23/cwt	146.00–160.00	790	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	169.65/cwt	160.00–178.00	467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	187.67/cwt	175.00–196.00	696	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	166.54/cwt	155.00–173.00	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	193.64/cwt	185.00–200.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	803	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	156.57/cwt	145.00–162.00	905	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	814	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	160.34/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,004	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	188.17/cwt	180.00–200.00	437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	174.75/cwt	174.75–174.75	1,136	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	204.52/cwt	200.00–212.00	769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	175.72/cwt	170.00–184.00	924	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	158.49/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,057	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,026	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	184.26/cwt	175.00–200.00	862	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	170.69/cwt	165.00–182.00	963	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	167.40/cwt	160.00–173.00	772	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	184.48/cwt	180.00–200.00	773	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	156.83/cwt	150.00–160.00	881	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	216.69/cwt	205.00–230.00	713	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	279	217.19/cwt	210.00–230.00	606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	161.65/cwt	155.00–172.00	836	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	66.94/cwt	56.00–72.00	657	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	86.71/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,256	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	79.67/cwt	72.00–86.00	936	89
Bulls	—	—	1,452	95.31/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,384	9
Bulls	—	—	1,679	108.58/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,823	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	928	1,105.71/head	690.00–1,575.00	1,106	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	680	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	635	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	795	1,320.97/head	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,321	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	825	1,583.77/head	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,584	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	745	585.00/head	585.00–585.00	585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	918.91/head	650.00–1,300.00	919	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,074	1,011.38/head	700.00–1,500.00	1,011	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	885	895.48/head	750.00–1,100.00	895	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	795	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	785	793.92/head	685.00–875.00	794	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	843	1,293.89/head	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,294	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	860	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	810	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	725	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	1,047.56/head	900.00–1,175.00	1,048	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,293.71/head	1,160.00–1,400.00	1,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	161.02/cwt	150.00–170.00	613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	143.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	150.74/cwt	145.00–161.00	800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	147.44/cwt	130.00–164.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	149.99/cwt	145.00–154.00	568	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	155.64/cwt	147.00–160.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	122.36/cwt	110.00–135.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	757	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	129.93/cwt	120.00–135.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	135.48/cwt	135.00–136.00	434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	148.50/cwt	144.00–153.00	995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	207.19/cwt	200.00–220.00	752	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	156.04/cwt	147.00–163.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	188.22/cwt	175.00–199.00	702	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	143.63/cwt	141.00–145.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	143.96/cwt	137.00–148.00	888	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	234	190.28/cwt	185.00–200.00	445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	397	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	516	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	151.07/cwt	148.00–154.00	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	276	188.67/cwt	178.00–200.00	521	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	192.68/cwt	182.00–200.00	622	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	156.49/cwt	130.00–170.00	415	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	160.39/cwt	140.00–170.00	385	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	174.23/cwt	165.00–178.00	747	11

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,511Last week 1,075Year ago 430

Slaughter CattleReceipts 275Last week 220Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 14Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	140.00–170.00	159.87
3	—	588	144.00–150.00	147.99
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
1	—	405	154.00	154.00
3	—	323	160.00–165.00	162.28
2	—	275	160.00–178.00	169.65
1	—	505	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	160.00–170.00	166.09
9	—	424	172.00–180.00	177.57
1	—	665	132.00	132.00
7	—	371	175.00–196.00	187.67
1	—	790	139.00	139.00
6	—	480	155.00–173.00	166.54
3	—	338	185.00–200.00	193.64
1	—	295	180.00	180.00
6	—	578	145.00–162.00	156.57
1	—	620	150.00	150.00
3	—	232	180.00–200.00	188.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	145.00	145.00
3	—	830	130.00–145.00	136.55
9	—	427	185.00–206.00	193.30
5	—	318	210.00–235.00	218.11
2	—	860	135.00–140.00	137.53
12	—	626	158.00–164.00	160.34
6	—	376	200.00–212.00	204.52
2	—	288	230.00	230.00
15	—	526	170.00–184.00	175.72
6	—	667	153.00–162.00	158.49
12	—	468	175.00–200.00	184.26
6	—	564	165.00–182.00	170.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	750	168.00	168.00
75	—	650	174.75	174.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	425	189.00	189.00
16	—	460	177.00	177.00
10	—	643	159.00–160.00	159.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	283	177.00–182.00	178.98
17	—	379	155.00–172.00	162.41
5	—	228	162.00–173.00	167.88
13	—	421	148.00–160.00	153.65
32	—	472	147.00–161.00	153.51
2	—	658	135.00–141.00	138.01
12	—	573	143.00–154.00	147.06
11	—	330	163.00–184.00	172.76
25	—	519	146.00–160.00	152.23
11	—	617	137.00–148.00	143.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	413	159.00	159.00
16	—	604	148.00	148.00
37	—	517	163.00	163.00
13	—	482	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	144.00–148.00	146.00
5	—	568	140.00	140.00
2	—	288	147.00–162.00	154.30
1	—	675	126.00	126.00
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
11	—	379	145.00–154.00	149.99
2	—	535	140.00	140.00
4	—	333	147.00–160.00	155.64
1	—	245	155.00	155.00
3	—	463	141.00–145.00	143.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	130.00	130.00
2	—	435	110.00–135.00	122.36
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
3	—	478	120.00–135.00	129.93
2	—	320	135.00–136.00	135.48
12	—	397	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	461	160.00–173.00	167.40
16	—	419	180.00–200.00	184.48
13	—	562	150.00–160.00	156.83
13	—	329	205.00–230.00	216.69
6	—	279	210.00–230.00	217.19
17	—	517	155.00–172.00	161.65
1	—	725	141.00	141.00
2	—	670	144.00–153.00	148.50
11	—	363	200.00–220.00	207.19
2	—	615	148.00–154.00	151.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	150.00–170.00	161.02
3	—	470	140.00–150.00	143.19
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
3	—	315	130.00–164.00	147.44
1	—	530	140.00	140.00
1	—	615	123.00	123.00
4	—	265	130.00–170.00	156.49
4	—	240	140.00–170.00	160.39
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	145.00–161.00	150.74
4	—	486	147.00–163.00	156.04
9	—	373	175.00–199.00	188.22
1	—	550	143.00	143.00
4	—	234	185.00–200.00	190.28
7	—	276	178.00–200.00	188.67
10	—	323	182.00–200.00	192.68
11	—	429	165.00–178.00	174.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	981	56.00–72.00	66.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,448	86.00–88.00	86.71
89	—	1,175	72.00–86.00	79.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,452	89.00–100.00	95.31
15	—	1,679	105.00–115.00	108.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	928	690.00–1,575.00	1,105.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,043	650.00–1,300.00	918.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,074	700.00–1,500.00	1,011.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	885	750.00–1,100.00	895.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,128	900.00–1,175.00	1,047.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	795	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,320.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	825	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,583.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	843	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,293.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,160.00–1,400.00	1,293.71
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	585.00	585.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	685.00–875.00	793.92

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

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Cattlemens Livestock - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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