Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2022-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold $4-9 lower. Heifer sold higher $4-10. Slaughter cows sold steady to lower $3. Bulls were higher $4.

One load of steers weighing 615# sold for $175.50.

One load of heifers weighing 725# sold for $160.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.14/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$156.14

232 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$44.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.14

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	320	184.00	589	1thin
Medium and Large 1	447	160.53	717	181
Medium and Large 2	368	139.71	515	50

One grade step is worth $44.29/cwt here — about $74 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 sale232 hd

156.14

—

MS average13 barns · 1,169 hd

149.00

+7.14

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	1,630	93.89	1,530	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	70.80	966	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	59.93	949	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	57.47	640	41

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,062	$911	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$760	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$615	2thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	—	1,010	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	124.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	171.44/cwt	157.00–181.00	641	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	135.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	185	130.41/cwt	120.00–142.00	241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	156.63/cwt	149.00–169.00	742	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	170	156.18/cwt	150.00–160.00	266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	178.50/cwt	160.00–190.00	664	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	166.35/cwt	159.00–170.00	962	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	146.01/cwt	135.00–159.00	826	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	145.06/cwt	110.00–165.00	535	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	174.95/cwt	154.00–185.00	567	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	175.17/cwt	170.00–185.00	547	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	146.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	169.60/cwt	152.50–180.00	731	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	166.75/cwt	150.00–177.00	700	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	161.88/cwt	144.00–177.00	766	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	182.20/cwt	175.00–190.00	778	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	170.32/cwt	160.00–182.00	467	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	167.12/cwt	140.00–175.00	456	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	181.95/cwt	170.00–190.00	502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	187.96/cwt	180.00–195.00	628	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	143.45/cwt	140.00–150.00	333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	146.57/cwt	140.00–155.00	975	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	170.87/cwt	165.00–178.00	882	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	152.85/cwt	149.00–160.00	964	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	157.64/cwt	148.00–163.00	818	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	175.90/cwt	170.00–183.00	830	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	189.52/cwt	177.00–200.00	707	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	132.26/cwt	130.00–140.00	960	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	140.61/cwt	137.00–145.00	946	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	145.17/cwt	134.00–152.00	900	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	152.36/cwt	140.00–160.00	868	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	179.09/cwt	162.00–190.00	747	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	59.93/cwt	57.00–63.00	949	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	70.80/cwt	61.00–80.00	966	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	50.98/cwt	35.00–55.00	540	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,282	70.71/cwt	69.00–74.00	907	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	60.82/cwt	55.00–66.00	684	17
Bulls	—	—	1,458	84.91/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,238	9
Bulls	—	—	1,770	101.24/cwt	93.00–110.00	1,792	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	911.30/head	700.00–1,100.00	911	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	819	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	614.75/head	500.00–700.00	615	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	107.93/cwt	99.00–115.00	1,146	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	91.24/cwt	81.00–106.00	906	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	57.40/cwt	55.00–59.00	571	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	91.51/cwt	75.00–117.00	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	803	121.97/cwt	115.00–127.00	979	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	129.90/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	163.40/cwt	157.00–172.00	840	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	162.58/cwt	140.00–177.00	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	177.36/cwt	172.00–182.50	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	184.52/cwt	177.00–200.00	694	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	135.61/cwt	110.00–169.00	456	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	950	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	136.12/cwt	130.00–145.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	153.54/cwt	147.00–159.00	801	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	274	180.27/cwt	160.00–200.00	494	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	163.54/cwt	158.00–176.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	188.26/cwt	170.00–200.00	614	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	139.09/cwt	110.00–160.00	594	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	226	134.81/cwt	120.00–140.00	305	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	920	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	140.98/cwt	135.00–148.00	871	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	150.24/cwt	140.00–160.00	404	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	134.01/cwt	130.00–138.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	128.57/cwt	120.00–135.00	935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	130.07/cwt	125.00–140.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	166.74/cwt	160.00–170.00	392	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 Dec 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,172Last week 1,362Year ago 1,089

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 295Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 63Year ago 34

Compared to last week feeder steers sold $4-9 lower. Heifer sold higher $4-10. Slaughter cows sold steady to lower $3. Bulls were higher $4.

One load of steers weighing 615# sold for $175.50.

One load of heifers weighing 725# sold for $160.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	96.00	96.00
1	—	890	118.00	118.00
29	—	374	157.00–181.00	171.44
26	—	474	149.00–169.00	156.63
14	—	566	135.00–159.00	146.01
20	—	324	154.00–185.00	174.95
29	—	420	150.00–177.00	166.75
1	—	760	130.00	130.00
15	—	274	160.00–182.00	170.32
27	—	522	147.00–159.00	153.54
9	—	618	135.00–148.00	140.98
2	—	678	130.00–138.00	134.01
3	—	727	120.00–135.00	128.57
3	—	235	160.00–170.00	166.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	120.00–130.00	124.84
4	—	316	130.00–140.00	135.14
2	—	185	120.00–142.00	130.41
11	—	369	110.00–165.00	145.06
4	—	521	130.00–145.00	136.12
8	—	427	110.00–160.00	139.09
5	—	226	120.00–140.00	134.81
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
10	—	269	140.00–160.00	150.24
3	—	488	125.00–140.00	130.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	170	150.00–160.00	156.18
11	—	372	160.00–190.00	178.50
6	—	312	170.00–185.00	175.17
3	—	585	140.00–150.00	146.05
14	—	431	152.50–180.00	169.60
1	—	800	126.00	126.00
10	—	473	144.00–177.00	161.88
8	—	273	140.00–175.00	167.12
3	—	232	140.00–150.00	143.45
2	—	620	140.00	140.00
8	—	519	148.00–163.00	157.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	578	159.00–170.00	166.35
1	—	720	140.00	140.00
2	—	768	138.00–140.00	139.00
16	—	427	175.00–190.00	182.20
4	—	276	170.00–190.00	181.95
1	—	935	130.00	130.00
8	—	334	180.00–195.00	187.96
10	—	665	140.00–155.00	146.57
1	—	875	127.00	127.00
1	—	805	130.00	130.00
22	—	516	165.00–178.00	170.87
8	—	631	149.00–160.00	152.85
1	—	990	110.00	110.00
11	—	472	170.00–183.00	175.90
16	—	373	177.00–200.00	189.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	726	130.00–140.00	132.26
8	—	673	137.00–145.00	140.61
1	—	1,120	85.00	85.00
7	—	620	134.00–152.00	145.17
13	—	570	140.00–160.00	152.36
11	—	417	162.00–190.00	179.09
3	—	803	115.00–127.00	121.97
2	—	780	125.00–135.00	129.90
10	—	514	157.00–172.00	163.40
11	—	376	177.00–200.00	184.52
1	—	855	114.00	114.00
9	—	274	160.00–200.00	180.27
4	—	480	158.00–176.00	163.54
9	—	326	170.00–200.00	188.26
1	—	920	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	140.00–177.00	162.58
2	—	675	134.00–135.00	134.49
2	—	280	160.00	160.00
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
3	—	365	172.00–182.50	177.36
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
5	—	336	110.00–169.00	135.61
1	—	950	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	57.00–63.00	59.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,365	61.00–80.00	70.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,060	35.00–55.00	50.98
5	—	1,282	69.00–74.00	70.71
17	—	1,124	55.00–66.00	60.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,458	80.00–91.00	84.91
11	—	1,770	93.00–110.00	101.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,062	700.00–1,100.00	911.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	60.00	60.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	75.00–117.00	91.51
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	500.00–700.00	614.75
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,062	99.00–115.00	107.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	993	81.00–106.00	91.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	995	55.00–59.00	57.40

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle