Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2022-10-31

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 31
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
820 head
261 vs last sale 1,081 287 vs year ago 1,107 · 25.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
56 vs last sale 193 43 vs year ago 180 · 23.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
41 vs last sale 97 78 vs year ago 134 · 58.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold $2-10 higher. Heifers were $2-6 higher. Slaughter cows sold $3-6 higher. Bulls were $2 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.53/cwt on 175 head.
Average price
$137.53
175 head · 434 lb average
Value per head Derived
$597
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$183
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.32
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1457141.78647129
Medium and Large 2370125.6446546
One grade step is worth $16.14/cwt here — about $183 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 sale175 hd
137.53
MS average13 barns · 1,233 hd
139.85
−2.32
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,40891.571,29031
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26069.4687515
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06455.2758849

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,213$1,2603thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,068$8972thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,193$8824thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,051$87011
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$8443thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)892$7395
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)960$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,107$1,0603thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)880$9001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)814$59211
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)820$5001thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2522113.98/cwt109.00–123.005953
HeifersMedium and Large 2322128.71/cwt110.00–148.004148
HeifersMedium and Large 1478142.27/cwt135.00–149.0068019
HeifersMedium and Large 1374146.11/cwt140.00–153.0054615
BullsMedium and Large 1460152.25/cwt130.00–162.0070014
HeifersMedium and Large 2270127.51/cwt120.00–140.003445
HeifersMedium and Large 1785126.64/cwt124.00–130.009943
HeifersMedium and Large 1324149.47/cwt140.00–155.0048417
HeifersMedium and Large 273586.00/cwt86.00–86.006321
HeifersMedium and Large 2680107.00/cwt107.00–107.007281
HeifersMedium and Large 2460139.00/cwt139.00–139.006391
HeifersMedium and Large 2176132.77/cwt121.00–145.002346
HeifersMedium and Large 1234147.03/cwt140.00–152.003444
HeifersMedium and Large 1422144.50/cwt135.00–149.0061021
HeifersMedium and Large 1275151.29/cwt148.00–157.0041611
HeifersMedium and Large 283570.00/cwt70.00–70.005851
HeifersMedium and Large 1631132.98/cwt131.00–136.008396
HeifersMedium and Large 1672123.22/cwt120.00–131.008285
SteersMedium and Large 1570163.90/cwt160.00–167.0093410
SteersMedium and Large 1333181.61/cwt175.00–190.006059
HeifersMedium and Large 1571136.77/cwt133.00–141.0078110
HeifersMedium and Large 2420129.90/cwt125.00–135.005464
SteersMedium and Large 1520165.75/cwt158.00–171.0086214
HeifersMedium and Large 1715122.45/cwt120.00–130.008764
SteersMedium and Large 2290168.39/cwt162.00–175.004882
SteersMedium and Large 2321160.95/cwt145.00–175.005174
HeifersMedium and Large 1517141.16/cwt130.00–146.0073013
HeifersMedium and Large 11,08580.00/cwt80.00–80.008681
SteersMedium and Large 2411151.49/cwt120.00–165.006234
SteersMedium and Large 1423173.40/cwt166.00–182.0073315
SteersMedium and Large 1230175.00/cwt175.00–175.004031
SteersMedium and Large 2366162.36/cwt140.00–171.005946
SteersMedium and Large 1371179.26/cwt174.00–185.006658
SteersMedium and Large 1717147.79/cwt144.00–154.001,0603
SteersMedium and Large 2450135.00/cwt120.00–150.006082
SteersMedium and Large 1275179.46/cwt171.00–187.004946
SteersMedium and Large 1478168.25/cwt160.00–175.0080416
SteersMedium and Large 1-2758164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2436
SteersMedium and Large 2229149.61/cwt140.00–160.003434
SteersMedium and Large 2600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
SteersMedium and Large 1673148.19/cwt140.00–158.009974
SteersMedium and Large 1-2639164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0485
SteersMedium and Large 1-2592169.50/cwt169.50–169.501,0034
SteersMedium and Large 1625155.08/cwt150.00–160.009692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2511176.00/cwt176.00–176.008996
SteersMedium and Large 2568129.98/cwt125.00–135.007382
BullsMedium and Large 1628139.48/cwt133.00–145.008764
BullsMedium and Large 1575140.87/cwt130.00–150.008105
BullsMedium and Large 1313175.00/cwt175.00–175.005482
BullsMedium and Large 1679136.30/cwt130.00–150.009254
BullsMedium and Large 1820114.91/cwt105.00–120.009423
BullsMedium and Large 1790114.97/cwt111.00–119.009082
CowsLean 85-90%1,00945.83/cwt20.00–55.0046222
CowsLean 85-90%1,15770.61/cwt68.00–74.008177
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26069.46/cwt65.00–75.0087515
CowsLean 85-90%1,09160.28/cwt55.00–68.0065820
Bulls1,43799.54/cwt94.00–105.001,43019
Bulls1,36378.96/cwt59.00–90.001,07612
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,051869.76/head500.00–1,500.0087011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-298260.07/cwt53.00–67.005903
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2625125.38/cwt120.00–130.0078427
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2834600.81/head475.00–700.0060110
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-299980.75/cwt69.00–100.008074
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,05866.65/cwt65.00–68.007052
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,068896.72/head825.00–950.008972
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2820500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-287586.86/cwt65.00–115.007602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,165843.56/head600.00–1,025.008443
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2131,259.99/head1,025.00–1,500.001,2603
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2880900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-2610500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29601,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0981,090.21/head1,000.00–1,200.001,0902
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,193882.31/head800.00–1,000.008824
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2892738.83/head650.00–800.007395
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,05365.13/cwt60.00–70.006863
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,27568.00/cwt68.00–68.008671
HeifersMedium and Large 288586.00/cwt86.00–86.007611
HeifersMedium and Large 2375132.79/cwt120.00–140.004987
HeifersMedium and Large 2233129.41/cwt120.00–140.003026
BullsMedium and Large 21,03377.52/cwt75.00–80.008012
BullsMedium and Large 1269182.43/cwt170.00–190.0049110
BullsMedium and Large 1700125.00/cwt125.00–125.008751
BullsMedium and Large 1240187.45/cwt185.00–190.004502
HeifersMedium and Large 2585129.93/cwt126.00–134.007602
BullsMedium and Large 1418167.28/cwt160.00–175.0069910
BullsMedium and Large 1524148.59/cwt140.00–152.0077910
BullsMedium and Large 2372166.09/cwt160.00–174.006183
BullsMedium and Large 11,000111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,1101
BullsMedium and Large 1377169.58/cwt160.00–179.0063911
BullsMedium and Large 2475145.00/cwt145.00–145.006892
BullsMedium and Large 2337154.46/cwt142.00–170.005213
BullsMedium and Large 2565135.00/cwt135.00–135.007631
BullsMedium and Large 2610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006711
BullsMedium and Large 2263144.86/cwt140.00–150.003814
BullsMedium and Large 2740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
BullsMedium and Large 2140127.59/cwt125.00–130.001792
BullsMedium and Large 2220130.00/cwt130.00–130.002861
BullsMedium and Large 277895.02/cwt88.00–102.007392
BullsMedium and Large 253897.42/cwt80.00–115.005242
BullsMedium and Large 2180135.00/cwt135.00–135.002431
BullsMedium and Large 2665102.00/cwt102.00–102.006781
BullsMedium and Large 2428145.26/cwt130.00–160.006222

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.