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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mixed, 13.00 higher to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cattle were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.59/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$153.59

225 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$14.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.83

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	157.50	762	166
Medium and Large 2	404	142.58	577	59

One grade step is worth $14.92/cwt here — about $186 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 sale225 hd

153.59

—

MS average13 barns · 1,526 hd

155.41

−1.83

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	1,446	91.46	1,322	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	69.29	802	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	60.00	870	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	56.55	563	58

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)	1,050	$935	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$913	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,062	$840	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	610	$500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	998	$992	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	605	$800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	690	$500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	—	472	154.25/cwt	151.00–160.00	728	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	164.61/cwt	140.00–177.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	143.82/cwt	120.00–165.00	306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	133.96/cwt	125.00–151.00	697	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	977	105.91/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	133.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	150.49/cwt	140.00–156.00	783	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	188.88/cwt	180.00–197.50	606	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	139.32/cwt	135.00–151.00	793	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	188.83/cwt	182.00–195.00	519	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	176.78/cwt	173.00–180.00	820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	150.02/cwt	140.00–155.00	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	136.59/cwt	130.00–140.00	863	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	116.01/cwt	114.00–118.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	163.22/cwt	157.00–171.00	692	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	980	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	174.37/cwt	155.00–182.00	734	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	144.20/cwt	138.00–160.00	835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	179.82/cwt	165.00–186.00	937	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	172.91/cwt	164.00–179.00	1,082	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	170	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	186.69/cwt	185.00–188.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	183.44/cwt	175.00–190.00	431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	207.03/cwt	195.00–220.00	679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	162.50/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	154.45/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	145	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	187.09/cwt	175.00–200.00	427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	223.50/cwt	212.00–235.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	189.46/cwt	184.00–202.00	883	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	178.52/cwt	169.00–183.00	1,019	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	205.51/cwt	192.00–220.00	758	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	193.78/cwt	184.00–201.00	820	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	193.97/cwt	175.00–210.00	716	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	160	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	161.59/cwt	150.00–177.00	852	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	180.35/cwt	169.00–190.00	853	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	48.33/cwt	20.00–59.00	447	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	70.74/cwt	69.00–72.00	739	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	870	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	69.29/cwt	65.00–75.00	802	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	63.90/cwt	59.00–69.00	690	22
Bulls	—	—	1,722	98.61/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,698	3
Bulls	—	—	1,280	87.17/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,116	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	913.31/head	900.00–925.00	913	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	839.51/head	735.00–950.00	840	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	848	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	67.86/cwt	66.00–70.00	713	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,112.38/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	899	81.66/cwt	65.00–107.00	734	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	934.52/head	700.00–1,075.00	935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	208.95/cwt	202.00–212.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	161.82/cwt	130.00–183.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	116.02/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	168	126.57/cwt	110.00–140.00	213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	145.81/cwt	120.00–155.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	131.66/cwt	125.00–140.00	748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	137.28/cwt	110.00–153.00	651	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	156.86/cwt	130.00–175.00	500	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	144.26/cwt	120.00–160.00	529	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	126.33/cwt	125.00–129.00	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	180	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	159.03/cwt	143.00–168.00	1,008	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	184.25/cwt	172.00–193.00	792	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	950	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	142.98/cwt	140.00–145.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	175.30/cwt	165.00–187.00	652	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	293	210.09/cwt	200.00–220.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	154.18/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,025	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	156.37/cwt	146.00–166.00	891	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	157.38/cwt	135.00–180.00	737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	143.12/cwt	135.00–150.00	824	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	178.99/cwt	177.00–181.00	686	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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 606Last week 1,172Year ago 1,057

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 108Year ago 148

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 15Year ago 165

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mixed, 13.00 higher to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cattle were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	472	151.00–160.00	154.25
3	—	977	100.00–112.00	105.91
3	—	675	130.00–135.00	133.30
34	—	520	140.00–156.00	150.49
17	—	321	180.00–197.50	188.88
15	—	569	135.00–151.00	139.32
7	—	275	182.00–195.00	188.83
7	—	632	130.00–140.00	136.59
2	—	860	114.00–118.00	116.01
28	—	424	157.00–171.00	163.22
1	—	835	116.00	116.00
3	—	927	110.00–124.00	116.02
1	—	230	185.00	185.00
3	—	725	125.00–129.00	126.33
1	—	180	165.00	165.00
1	—	785	125.00	125.00
21	—	372	165.00–187.00	175.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	140.00–177.00	164.61
2	—	213	120.00–165.00	143.82
7	—	520	125.00–151.00	133.96
1	—	620	92.50	92.50
2	—	168	110.00–140.00	126.57
4	—	425	120.00–155.00	145.81
6	—	568	125.00–140.00	131.66
9	—	474	110.00–153.00	137.28
10	—	319	130.00–175.00	156.86
13	—	367	120.00–160.00	144.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	173.00–180.00	176.78
4	—	519	140.00–155.00	150.02
1	—	980	100.00	100.00
1	—	680	136.00	136.00
1	—	260	187.00	187.00
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
6	—	421	155.00–182.00	174.37
5	—	579	138.00–160.00	144.20
1	—	170	165.00	165.00
1	—	730	134.00	134.00
3	—	378	185.00–188.00	186.69
3	—	235	175.00–190.00	183.44
1	—	145	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	521	165.00–186.00	179.82
8	—	626	164.00–179.00	172.91
6	—	328	195.00–220.00	207.03
4	—	679	157.00–165.00	162.50
4	—	724	150.00–158.00	154.45
1	—	885	110.00	110.00
1	—	815	135.00	135.00
2	—	228	175.00–200.00	187.09
2	—	255	212.00–235.00	223.50
14	—	466	184.00–202.00	189.46
7	—	571	169.00–183.00	178.52
6	—	369	192.00–220.00	205.51
1	—	755	150.00	150.00
18	—	423	184.00–201.00	193.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	130.00	130.00
15	—	369	175.00–210.00	193.97
1	—	230	200.00	200.00
1	—	160	175.00	175.00
11	—	527	150.00–177.00	161.59
9	—	473	169.00–190.00	180.35
4	—	338	202.00–212.00	208.95
8	—	634	143.00–168.00	159.03
12	—	430	172.00–193.00	184.25
1	—	950	100.00	100.00
2	—	293	200.00–220.00	210.09
1	—	1,050	98.00	98.00
3	—	665	140.00–165.00	154.18
9	—	570	146.00–166.00	156.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	135.00	135.00
1	—	305	187.00	187.00
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
5	—	417	130.00–183.00	161.82
3	—	535	140.00–145.00	142.98
5	—	468	135.00–180.00	157.38
1	—	605	141.00	141.00
9	—	576	135.00–150.00	143.12
3	—	383	177.00–181.00	178.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	925	20.00–59.00	48.33
6	—	1,045	69.00–72.00	70.74
22	—	1,080	59.00–69.00	63.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,158	65.00–75.00	69.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,722	95.00–100.00	98.61
5	—	1,280	85.00–90.00	87.17

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)	2	—	1,155	900.00–925.00	913.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,062	735.00–950.00	839.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	73.00	73.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	65.00	65.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	66.00–70.00	67.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	610	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,050	700.00–1,075.00	934.52
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	899	65.00–107.00	81.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	605	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.38

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