Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2023-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold higher $7-12. Heifers were steady to higher $6. Slaughter cows sold higher $3-6. Bulls sold higher $6.

No groups this week. Quality was good throughout the sale with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.94/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$204.94

182 head · 409 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$21.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.88

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	423	209.81	887	141
Medium and Large 2	363	188.19	683	41

One grade step is worth $21.63/cwt here — about $204 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 sale182 hd

204.94

—

MS average13 barns · 978 hd

196.06

+8.88

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	1,495	112.71	1,686	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	102.11	1,187	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	85.39	873	117
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	82.54	1,294	2thin

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)	1,128	$1,353	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$1,275	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	966	$1,245	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,135	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	872	$1,132	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$795	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$1,412	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,388	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	658	$821	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	806	$871	19
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	898	$848	28
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	690	$710	4thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 2	—	228	187.49/cwt	155.00–205.00	427	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	187.00/cwt	162.00–210.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	197.48/cwt	170.00–210.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	223.09/cwt	215.00–245.00	502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	153.90/cwt	145.00–162.00	1,119	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	165.21/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	173	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	238.05/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,128	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	161.59/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,076	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	186.79/cwt	180.00–200.00	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	229.95/cwt	222.00–238.00	837	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,198	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	173	189.78/cwt	170.00–205.00	328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	209.46/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	201.62/cwt	190.00–215.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	258.16/cwt	235.00–270.00	963	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	228.73/cwt	219.00–240.00	1,183	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	230.57/cwt	215.00–242.00	636	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	184.75/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,251	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	248.60/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,054	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	262.26/cwt	245.00–275.00	716	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	174	213.59/cwt	200.00–230.00	372	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	201.66/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	255.16/cwt	245.00–270.00	814	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	216.77/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,233	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	254.01/cwt	235.00–265.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	172.47/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	171.49/cwt	171.00–172.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	960	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	253.74/cwt	245.00–262.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	246.81/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,046	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	165	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	363	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	62.94/cwt	32.00–74.00	555	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	86.13/cwt	73.00–98.00	889	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	101.49/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,115	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	82.54/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,294	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	102.11/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,187	15
Bulls	—	—	1,613	117.65/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,898	8
Bulls	—	—	1,391	108.32/cwt	99.00–112.00	1,507	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	1,347.85/head	800.00–1,800.00	1,348	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,353.28/head	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,353	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	1,245.14/head	785.00–1,475.00	1,245	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	1,131.98/head	925.00–1,400.00	1,132	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	795.00/head	795.00–795.00	795	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	1,275.41/head	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,275	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	848.32/head	750.00–860.00	848	28
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	84.10/cwt	84.00–85.00	814	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	871.10/head	700.00–900.00	871	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	154.20/cwt	130.00–169.00	1,169	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	991	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,468.62/head	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	194.73/cwt	192.50–197.00	1,149	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	189.30/cwt	185.00–195.00	888	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	191.62/cwt	170.00–202.00	1,004	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	209.68/cwt	200.00–220.00	872	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	234.44/cwt	215.00–245.00	760	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	180.21/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,018	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	198.38/cwt	175.00–225.00	548	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	252.21/cwt	245.00–265.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	212.01/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,077	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	140.00/cwt	110.00–171.00	1,068	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	255.74/cwt	247.00–262.00	849	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	207.82/cwt	200.00–220.00	962	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	242	245.28/cwt	225.00–255.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	185.48/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,150	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	821.08/head	785.00–850.00	821	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	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 Mar 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 546Last week 988Year ago 297

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 123Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 157Last week 114Year ago 63

Compared to last week feeder steers sold higher $7-12. Heifers were steady to higher $6. Slaughter cows sold higher $3-6. Bulls sold higher $6.

No groups this week. Quality was good throughout the sale with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	228	155.00–205.00	187.49
6	—	371	162.00–210.00	187.00
4	—	310	170.00–210.00	197.48
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
1	—	520	165.00	165.00
5	—	414	180.00–200.00	186.79
1	—	675	140.00	140.00
8	—	469	185.00–195.00	189.30
9	—	276	175.00–225.00	198.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	158.00	158.00
5	—	225	215.00–245.00	223.09
3	—	727	145.00–162.00	153.90
4	—	626	160.00–170.00	165.21
2	—	173	210.00	210.00
1	—	850	120.00	120.00
5	—	666	155.00–165.00	161.59
17	—	364	222.00–238.00	229.95
1	—	815	147.00	147.00
16	—	276	215.00–242.00	230.57
16	—	524	170.00–202.00	191.62
23	—	416	200.00–220.00	209.68
24	—	324	215.00–245.00	234.44
3	—	565	175.00–184.00	180.21
1	—	900	90.00	90.00
19	—	463	200.00–220.00	207.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	474	220.00–250.00	238.05
12	—	373	235.00–270.00	258.16
9	—	517	219.00–240.00	228.73
5	—	677	170.00–190.00	184.75
17	—	424	235.00–265.00	248.60
1	—	1,270	115.00	115.00
10	—	273	245.00–275.00	262.26
5	—	174	200.00–230.00	213.59
3	—	628	200.00–205.00	201.66
13	—	319	245.00–270.00	255.16
7	—	569	210.00–228.00	216.77
3	—	228	235.00–265.00	254.01
1	—	785	170.00	170.00
2	—	723	165.00–180.00	172.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	225.00	225.00
2	—	173	170.00–205.00	189.78
2	—	518	207.00–212.00	209.46
3	—	330	190.00–215.00	201.62
1	—	645	175.00	175.00
1	—	430	135.00	135.00
1	—	590	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	171.00–172.00	171.49
1	—	960	100.00	100.00
2	—	360	245.00–262.00	253.74
6	—	424	245.00–255.00	246.81
1	—	850	150.00	150.00
1	—	165	220.00	220.00
2	—	590	192.50–197.00	194.73
5	—	276	245.00–265.00	252.21
2	—	508	210.00–214.00	212.01
2	—	763	110.00–171.00	140.00
7	—	332	247.00–262.00	255.74
3	—	242	225.00–255.00	245.28
3	—	620	170.00–195.00	185.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	106.00	106.00
1	—	390	164.00	164.00
1	—	415	180.00	180.00
1	—	235	200.00	200.00
1	—	255	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	881	32.00–74.00	62.94
85	—	1,032	73.00–98.00	86.13
17	—	1,099	98.00–109.00	101.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	80.00–85.00	82.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,162	95.00–110.00	102.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,613	114.00–124.00	117.65
9	—	1,391	99.00–112.00	108.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	914	800.00–1,800.00	1,347.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,468.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	658	785.00–850.00	821.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,128	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,353.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	966	785.00–1,475.00	1,245.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	872	925.00–1,400.00	1,131.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	795.00	795.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,135.00	1,135.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,108	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,275.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	84.00	84.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	690	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	898	750.00–860.00	848.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	968	84.00–85.00	84.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	806	700.00–900.00	871.10
(<2 yrs)	Open	26	—	758	130.00–169.00	154.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,230	1,500.00	1,500.00

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