Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2023-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were higher $3-15. Heifers sold higher $7-10. Slaughter cows sold steady to higher $2. Bulls were higher $1-3.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.80/cwt on 259 head.

Average price

$181.80

259 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$23.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.85

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	466	191.36	893	25
Medium and Large 1	464	184.94	858	178
Medium and Large 2	390	167.55	653	56

One grade step is worth $23.81/cwt here — about $239 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 sale259 hd

181.80

—

MS average13 barns · 1,114 hd

168.95

+12.85

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	—	High	1,413	101.88	1,440	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	88.20	1,102	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	995	74.84	745	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	70.00	1,110	1thin

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)	1,169	$1,409	28
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	992	$1,398	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	954	$1,275	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	872	$1,230	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,400	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,003	$874	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	973	$854	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	958	$742	4thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	942	$1,611	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,051	$1,223	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	918	$927	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,074	24
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	756	$936	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	885	$679	2thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	781	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	90.79/cwt	90.00–93.00	962	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,147.83/head	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,148	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	926.91/head	825.00–1,025.00	927	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	81.33/cwt	80.00–83.00	970	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	569.23/head	525.00–625.00	569	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	1,409.32/head	800.00–1,750.00	1,409	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	849.64/head	735.00–1,025.00	850	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	936.11/head	925.00–950.00	936	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,147.75/head	600.00–1,500.00	1,148	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	678.60/head	600.00–775.00	679	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	770.38/head	600.00–885.00	770	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	1,581.01/head	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,581	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	1,274.68/head	700.00–1,700.00	1,275	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	906.25/head	700.00–1,050.00	906	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	761.34/head	600.00–875.00	761	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	1,229.88/head	730.00–1,650.00	1,230	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,005	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	784	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	1,398.39/head	975.00–1,500.00	1,398	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	655.00/head	655.00–655.00	655	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	109.94/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,885	6
Bulls	—	—	1,349	100.58/cwt	90.00–115.00	1,357	18
Bulls	—	—	755	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	581	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	94.23/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,184	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,110	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	57.69/cwt	31.00–70.00	547	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	80.16/cwt	75.00–90.00	808	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	86.35/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,077	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	227.99/cwt	214.00–240.00	720	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	181.90/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,208	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	194.31/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,007	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	958	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	192.75/cwt	189.00–196.00	1,128	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	441	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	913	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	235.37/cwt	220.00–257.00	624	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	780	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	162.63/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,239	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	168.77/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,220	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	602	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,180	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	189.76/cwt	182.00–194.00	1,065	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	185.00/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,121	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	477	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	973	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	211.16/cwt	200.00–220.00	786	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	168.24/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,036	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	184.25/cwt	170.00–194.00	873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	185.62/cwt	177.00–195.00	952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	274	230.50/cwt	210.00–240.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	192.48/cwt	180.00–202.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	186.64/cwt	178.00–197.50	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	148.08/cwt	137.00–168.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	175.22/cwt	170.00–180.00	979	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	166.86/cwt	145.00–178.00	869	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	216.45/cwt	210.00–220.00	905	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	237	241.76/cwt	230.00–250.00	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	216.09/cwt	200.00–224.00	808	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	202.86/cwt	191.00–210.00	949	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	170.23/cwt	150.00–195.00	460	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	440	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	840	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	831	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,072	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	573	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,014	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	966	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	203.12/cwt	195.00–212.00	646	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	176.85/cwt	170.00–184.00	927	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	167.02/cwt	155.00–171.00	1,121	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	173.75/cwt	160.00–179.00	997	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	170.31/cwt	135.00–192.00	625	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	175	171.29/cwt	155.00–185.00	300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	197.07/cwt	190.00–205.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	171.29/cwt	162.00–177.00	1,055	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	183.99/cwt	177.00–190.00	874	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	202.50/cwt	195.00–210.00	559	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	176.00/cwt	165.00–192.00	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	187.52/cwt	180.00–195.00	784	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	191.97/cwt	185.00–202.00	703	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	146.40/cwt	134.00–162.00	1,067	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	166.98/cwt	160.00–175.00	376	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	223.65/cwt	210.00–234.00	720	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	153.78/cwt	135.00–180.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	154.35/cwt	145.00–170.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	170.44/cwt	160.00–184.00	803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	985	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	214.25/cwt	204.00–220.00	893	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	154.48/cwt	140.00–162.00	1,041	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	168.16/cwt	160.00–179.00	797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	603	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	179.32/cwt	150.00–197.00	493	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	195	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	176.79/cwt	175.00–182.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1

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 Feb 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,006Last week 764Year ago 729

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 148Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 186Last week 132Year ago 111

Compared to last week feeder steers were higher $3-15. Heifers sold higher $7-10. Slaughter cows sold steady to higher $2. Bulls were higher $1-3.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	84.00	84.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	756	925.00–950.00	936.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	875	600.00–1,500.00	1,147.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	885	600.00–775.00	678.60
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	650	525.00–625.00	569.23
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	525.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	980	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,147.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	825.00–1,025.00	926.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	943	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,581.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,193	80.00–83.00	81.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	—	1,169	800.00–1,750.00	1,409.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	981	735.00–1,025.00	849.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	982	600.00–885.00	770.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	954	700.00–1,700.00	1,274.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,028	700.00–1,050.00	906.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	872	730.00–1,650.00	1,229.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	87.00	87.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	70.00	70.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	992	975.00–1,500.00	1,398.39
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	915	600.00–875.00	761.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	655.00	655.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,060	90.00–93.00	90.79
18	—	948	31.00–70.00	57.69
46	—	1,008	75.00–90.00	80.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,256	93.00–96.00	94.23
13	—	1,247	80.00–92.00	86.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,715	105.00–115.00	109.94
18	—	1,349	90.00–115.00	100.58
1	—	755	77.00	77.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	316	214.00–240.00	227.99
7	—	664	175.00–185.00	181.90
9	—	518	185.00–205.00	194.31
9	—	265	220.00–257.00	235.37
3	—	762	160.00–167.00	162.63
4	—	723	165.00–171.00	168.77
8	—	561	182.00–194.00	189.76
6	—	606	180.00–188.00	185.00
6	—	418	210.00–220.00	216.45
1	—	835	160.00	160.00
3	—	237	230.00–250.00	241.76
9	—	374	200.00–224.00	216.09
6	—	468	191.00–210.00	202.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	170.00	170.00
1	—	630	160.00	160.00
1	—	325	200.00	200.00
3	—	478	180.00–202.00	192.48
3	—	363	178.00–197.50	186.64
3	—	668	137.00–168.00	148.08
4	—	559	170.00–180.00	175.22
1	—	265	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	585	189.00–196.00	192.75
17	—	441	207.00	207.00
1	—	780	167.00	167.00
18	—	602	196.00	196.00
3	—	745	160.00	160.00
9	—	477	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	515	186.00	186.00
14	—	424	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	141.00	141.00
21	—	318	195.00–212.00	203.12
23	—	524	170.00–184.00	176.85
8	—	671	155.00–171.00	167.02
7	—	574	160.00–179.00	173.75
1	—	805	140.00	140.00
1	—	900	126.00	126.00
2	—	218	190.00–205.00	197.07
9	—	616	162.00–177.00	171.29
14	—	475	177.00–190.00	183.99
17	—	276	195.00–210.00	202.50
19	—	418	180.00–195.00	187.52
16	—	366	185.00–202.00	191.97
4	—	729	134.00–162.00	146.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	521	145.00–178.00	166.86
8	—	270	150.00–195.00	170.23
12	—	367	135.00–192.00	170.31
2	—	175	155.00–185.00	171.29
6	—	428	165.00–192.00	176.00
5	—	225	160.00–175.00	166.98
1	—	685	145.00	145.00
4	—	323	135.00–180.00	153.78
3	—	560	145.00–170.00	154.35
5	—	471	160.00–184.00	170.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	440	191.00	191.00
9	—	618	173.50	173.50
4	—	573	177.00	177.00
6	—	514	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	372	200.00–220.00	211.16
1	—	735	144.00	144.00
4	—	616	160.00–173.00	168.24
4	—	474	170.00–194.00	184.25
3	—	513	177.00–195.00	185.62
6	—	274	210.00–240.00	230.50
12	—	322	210.00–234.00	223.65
1	—	560	159.00	159.00
1	—	985	130.00	130.00
5	—	417	204.00–220.00	214.25
4	—	674	140.00–162.00	154.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	195.00	195.00
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
1	—	530	168.00	168.00
4	—	474	160.00–179.00	168.16
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
2	—	603	155.00	155.00
4	—	275	150.00–197.00	179.32
1	—	195	175.00	175.00
4	—	420	175.00–182.00	176.79

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