Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2023-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold higher $2-6. Heifers were steady to higher $5. Slaughter cows sold higher $4-9. Bulls were higher $2.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.90/cwt on 198 head.

Average price

$160.90

198 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$24.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.03

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	405	175.00	709	10thin
Medium and Large 1	468	164.20	769	134
Medium and Large 2	425	150.09	637	54

One grade step is worth $24.91/cwt here — about $72 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 sale198 hd

160.90

—

MS average13 barns · 901 hd

158.87

+2.03

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	1,368	103.01	1,409	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,361	84.49	1,150	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	71.13	710	44

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)	1,156	$1,338	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,097	$1,133	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,045	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$820	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	820	$800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	570	$300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 2	—	529	164.99/cwt	150.00–175.00	873	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	186.54/cwt	180.00–190.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	158.96/cwt	150.00–168.00	916	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	181.58/cwt	170.00–190.00	951	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,023	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	881	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,322	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	167.53/cwt	160.00–174.00	797	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	171.90/cwt	164.00–177.00	722	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	140.93/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	168.96/cwt	160.00–175.00	623	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	148.23/cwt	140.00–153.00	983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	148.64/cwt	140.00–158.00	938	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	154.13/cwt	150.00–158.00	359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	150.38/cwt	136.00–160.00	704	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	162.55/cwt	154.00–169.00	850	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	165.19/cwt	160.00–170.00	543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	174.81/cwt	170.00–182.00	381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	119.97/cwt	115.00–125.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	138.00/cwt	130.00–146.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	170.16/cwt	155.00–186.00	728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	166.52/cwt	150.00–190.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	179.12/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,010	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	211.29/cwt	208.00–220.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	940	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	144.38/cwt	140.00–150.00	892	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	207.59/cwt	202.00–215.00	868	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	191.72/cwt	185.00–205.00	903	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	165.71/cwt	160.00–178.00	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	168.52/cwt	152.00–180.00	782	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	209.12/cwt	205.00–210.00	680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,183	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,183	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,335	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	201.99/cwt	200.00–210.00	551	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	185.94/cwt	182.00–193.00	885	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	175.52/cwt	167.00–181.00	913	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	147.27/cwt	144.00–157.00	915	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,049	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	202.62/cwt	193.00–212.00	847	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	74.98/cwt	64.00–82.00	779	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	91.74/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,319	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	82.68/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,110	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	809	47.37/cwt	20.00–66.00	383	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	88.13/cwt	83.00–92.00	956	6
Bulls	—	—	1,468	96.45/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,416	3
Bulls	—	—	1,321	109.20/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,443	9
Bulls	—	—	1,490	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	998	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	983	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,045.02/head	885.00–1,300.00	1,045	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	1,133.36/head	850.00–1,300.00	1,133	3
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	721	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	1,338.29/head	925.00–1,525.00	1,338	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	939	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	148.62/cwt	140.00–154.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	169.87/cwt	165.00–175.00	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	985	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	134.62/cwt	120.00–144.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	147.28/cwt	140.00–156.00	841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	181.76/cwt	175.00–190.00	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	172.03/cwt	156.00–180.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	162.86/cwt	155.00–170.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	259	196.48/cwt	180.00–210.00	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	156.02/cwt	150.00–164.00	899	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	195.98/cwt	179.00–202.00	731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	154.68/cwt	150.00–160.00	552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	152.13/cwt	120.00–172.00	487	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	138.31/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	204.26/cwt	196.00–220.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	903	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,129	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	151.25/cwt	140.00–160.00	791	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	172.64/cwt	170.00–179.00	478	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	544	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	908	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	151.63/cwt	120.00–165.00	417	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	162.17/cwt	150.00–175.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	138.19/cwt	135.00–141.00	782	5

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 Jan 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 605Last week 677Year ago 1,120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 121Year ago 184

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 82Year ago 63

Compared to last week feeder steers sold higher $2-6. Heifers were steady to higher $5. Slaughter cows sold higher $4-9. Bulls were higher $2.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	150.00–175.00	164.99
3	—	318	180.00–190.00	186.54
4	—	428	155.00–186.00	170.16
4	—	370	150.00–190.00	166.52
1	—	200	180.00	180.00
5	—	618	140.00–150.00	144.38
1	—	250	160.00	160.00
1	—	555	150.00	150.00
7	—	464	152.00–180.00	168.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	170.00–190.00	181.58
6	—	564	170.00–185.00	179.12
4	—	373	208.00–220.00	211.29
12	—	418	202.00–215.00	207.59
10	—	471	185.00–205.00	191.72
3	—	630	160.00–178.00	165.71
6	—	325	205.00–210.00	209.12
6	—	273	200.00–210.00	201.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	602	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	881	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	512	189.00	189.00
7	—	482	195.00	195.00
7	—	773	153.00	153.00
10	—	717	165.00	165.00
7	—	850	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	576	150.00–168.00	158.96
1	—	935	120.00	120.00
1	—	770	135.00	135.00
17	—	476	160.00–174.00	167.53
25	—	420	164.00–177.00	171.90
2	—	730	136.00–146.00	140.93
19	—	369	160.00–175.00	168.96
4	—	663	140.00–153.00	148.23
6	—	631	140.00–158.00	148.64
16	—	523	154.00–169.00	162.55
8	—	329	160.00–170.00	165.19
3	—	218	170.00–182.00	174.81
3	—	815	115.00–125.00	119.97
10	—	277	170.00–179.00	172.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	150.00–158.00	154.13
10	—	468	136.00–160.00	150.38
2	—	650	130.00–146.00	138.00
6	—	357	150.00–160.00	154.68
7	—	320	120.00–172.00	152.13
7	—	523	140.00–160.00	151.25
8	—	275	120.00–165.00	151.63
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
5	—	412	150.00–175.00	162.17
5	—	566	135.00–141.00	138.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	544	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	405	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	182.00–193.00	185.94
8	—	520	167.00–181.00	175.52
7	—	621	144.00–157.00	147.27
1	—	755	139.00	139.00
1	—	670	140.00	140.00
5	—	418	193.00–212.00	202.62
4	—	259	180.00–210.00	196.48
6	—	576	150.00–164.00	156.02
6	—	373	179.00–202.00	195.98
3	—	725	135.00–140.00	138.31
6	—	335	196.00–220.00	204.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	140.00–154.00	148.62
2	—	283	165.00–175.00	169.87
1	—	985	117.00	117.00
3	—	620	120.00–144.00	134.62
5	—	571	140.00–156.00	147.28
1	—	440	178.00	178.00
4	—	328	175.00–190.00	181.76
3	—	472	156.00–180.00	172.03
2	—	368	155.00–170.00	162.86
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	903	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,039	64.00–82.00	74.98
9	—	809	20.00–66.00	47.37
6	—	1,085	83.00–92.00	88.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,438	90.00–95.00	91.74
16	—	1,342	75.00–89.00	82.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	93.00–100.00	96.45
9	—	1,321	104.00–115.00	109.20
1	—	1,490	67.00	67.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	84.00	84.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	820.00	820.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	995	885.00–1,300.00	1,045.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,097	850.00–1,300.00	1,133.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,156	925.00–1,525.00	1,338.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	82.00	82.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	570	300.00	300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	81.00	81.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,250.00	1,250.00

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