Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2023-03-20

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 20
● Final133 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
937 head
▲ 391 vs last sale 546▼ 144 vs year ago 1,081 · −13.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
260 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 190▲ 142 vs year ago 118 · +120.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
195 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 157▲ 148 vs year ago 47 · +314.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to higher $5. Heifers sold steady to lower $6. Slaughter cows sold lower $2-5. Bulls sold higher $1-2.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $195.24/cwt on 225 head.
Average price
$195.24
225 head · 438 lb average
Value per head Derived
$855
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$200
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.83
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1446200.29894181
Medium and Large 1-2508183.509312thin
Medium and Large 2399174.0469442
One grade step is worth $26.25/cwt here — about $200 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
195.24
—
MS average13 barns · 1,093 hd
189.40
+5.83
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,375110.551,52022
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30095.671,24423
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51583.981,2723thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02580.71827131

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)944$1,31213
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)988$1,2912thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,082$1,20918
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)993$1,10213
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)928$8996
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,061$85812
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)933$8328
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)808$8252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$1,39835
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)802$1,3507
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)938$1,2605
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$85210
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)705$6001thin

Every lot, as filed

133 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1—519194.91/cwt180.00–203.001,01221
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—7531,270.31/head875.00–1,450.001,2704
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9961,530.52/head1,475.00–1,650.001,5316
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9701,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,01060.00/cwt60.00–60.006061
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—7751,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
BullsMedium and Large 1—770167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2861
BullsMedium and Large 1—629180.36/cwt155.00–195.001,1345
BullsMedium and Large 1—665177.69/cwt171.00–185.001,1824
BullsMedium and Large 1—975100.00/cwt100.00–100.009751
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,120107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1981
BullsMedium and Large 1—281246.97/cwt220.00–265.006947
BullsMedium and Large 1—473215.09/cwt185.00–235.001,01715
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—758160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2132
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—705173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,2201
BullsMedium and Large 1—580191.51/cwt186.00–198.001,1114
BullsMedium and Large 1—710155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1011
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,028110.50/cwt110.00–111.001,1362
BullsMedium and Large 1—382238.62/cwt204.00–260.009129
BullsMedium and Large 1—323241.87/cwt205.00–265.0078112
BullsMedium and Large 2—428203.64/cwt197.50–210.008722
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—595190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1311
BullsMedium and Large 1—885105.00/cwt105.00–105.009291
BullsMedium and Large 1—422235.23/cwt210.00–255.0099316
BullsMedium and Large 1—935110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0291
BullsMedium and Large 2—475203.44/cwt202.00–205.009662
HeifersMedium and Large 2—488187.49/cwt185.00–190.009152
BullsMedium and Large 2—610185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1291
BullsMedium and Large 2—900110.00/cwt110.00–110.009901
BullsMedium and Large 1—233258.84/cwt252.00–265.006033
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,065102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,0861
HeifersMedium and Large 2—203187.65/cwt175.00–200.003812
HeifersMedium and Large 2—268190.34/cwt175.00–202.005105
HeifersMedium and Large 2—605150.00/cwt150.00–150.009081
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9131,396.16/head1,250.00–1,525.001,3962
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—705600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—965950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,061857.88/head775.00–950.0085812
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—928898.97/head700.00–1,000.008996
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0821,208.59/head800.00–1,400.001,20918
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—88999.05/cwt70.00–126.008817
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—960851.80/head760.00–900.0085210
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9931,102.06/head800.00–1,475.001,10213
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9441,311.90/head585.00–1,825.001,31213
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—790600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—953865.03/head750.00–1,125.008657
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9881,290.51/head850.00–1,600.001,2912
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—650700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,200104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,2481
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,19588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,0521
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,11893.49/cwt89.00–96.001,0457
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,17388.05/cwt86.00–90.001,0333
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,14594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,0761
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,14596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,0991
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0051,201.49/head1,000.00–1,375.001,2012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—8551,222.37/head1,000.00–1,450.001,2222
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9341,409.44/head775.00–1,700.001,40922
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2—555500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9721,371.53/head800.00–1,600.001,3726
Bulls——1,291109.54/cwt97.00–115.001,41414
Bulls——1,49389.54/cwt88.00–91.001,3372
Bulls——1,530119.90/cwt118.00–124.001,8346
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,30095.67/cwt90.00–105.001,24423
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03983.38/cwt71.00–92.0086677
CowsLean 85-90%—92462.89/cwt50.00–72.0058131
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,51583.98/cwt82.00–85.001,2723
CowsLean 85-90%—1,11295.78/cwt93.00–101.001,06523
BullsMedium and Large 2—367215.00/cwt187.50–230.007895
BullsMedium and Large 2—540167.52/cwt165.00–170.009052
BullsMedium and Large 2—765165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2621
BullsMedium and Large 1—532207.68/cwt179.00–220.001,1059
BullsMedium and Large 2—705175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2341
BullsMedium and Large 1—825135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1141
SteersMedium and Large 2—120218.00/cwt218.00–218.002621
SteersMedium and Large 2—432205.32/cwt200.00–225.008875
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—693188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3037
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—836175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4633
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—576228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3136
SteersMedium and Large 2—785140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0991
SteersMedium and Large 2—368210.69/cwt190.00–244.007755
SteersMedium and Large 2—528212.54/cwt210.00–215.001,1222
SteersMedium and Large 2—573214.83/cwt212.00–217.501,2312
SteersMedium and Large 2—219205.13/cwt180.00–215.004494
SteersMedium and Large 2—485214.53/cwt212.00–216.001,0404
SteersMedium and Large 1—294265.30/cwt240.00–267.5078036
SteersMedium and Large 1—375249.43/cwt235.00–260.0093517
SteersMedium and Large 2—326211.40/cwt190.00–225.006897
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—630152.62/cwt145.00–160.009622
SteersMedium and Large 2—622171.87/cwt165.00–176.001,0693
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—453244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,1053
SteersMedium and Large 1—468238.10/cwt220.00–250.001,11417
SteersMedium and Large 1—180225.00/cwt225.00–225.004051
SteersMedium and Large 1—233257.58/cwt255.00–260.006002
SteersMedium and Large 1—565231.36/cwt220.00–239.001,3077
SteersMedium and Large 1—668186.46/cwt180.00–192.001,2465
SteersMedium and Large 2—280225.00/cwt225.00–225.006301
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—545237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,2928
SteersMedium and Large 1—521234.97/cwt225.00–240.001,2247
SteersMedium and Large 1—327256.80/cwt250.00–265.0084011
SteersMedium and Large 1—630207.20/cwt200.00–219.001,3055
SteersMedium and Large 1—805150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2081
SteersMedium and Large 2—175200.00/cwt200.00–200.003501
HeifersMedium and Large 2—413182.28/cwt170.00–190.007534
HeifersMedium and Large 2—140200.00/cwt200.00–200.002801
HeifersMedium and Large 2—575148.87/cwt110.00–180.008565
HeifersMedium and Large 2—650147.00/cwt147.00–147.009561
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—545200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0905
SteersMedium and Large 1—725171.67/cwt165.00–180.001,2454
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,040112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,1651
HeifersMedium and Large 1—224222.57/cwt210.00–228.004995
HeifersMedium and Large 2—160178.13/cwt175.00–185.002853
HeifersMedium and Large 2—524161.22/cwt133.00–172.008454
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—555160.00/cwt160.00–160.008881
SteersMedium and Large 1—423241.18/cwt220.00–258.001,02025
HeifersMedium and Large 1—785153.99/cwt153.00–155.001,2092
HeifersMedium and Large 1—572180.87/cwt170.00–195.001,03512
HeifersMedium and Large 1—374212.03/cwt200.00–220.0079324
HeifersMedium and Large 1—740145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0731
HeifersMedium and Large 1—471201.31/cwt190.00–209.0094815
HeifersMedium and Large 2—945114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0771
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,14090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0261
HeifersMedium and Large 1—913133.51/cwt132.00–135.001,2192
HeifersMedium and Large 1—662170.81/cwt159.00–208.001,1315
HeifersMedium and Large 1—990137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,3611
HeifersMedium and Large 1—321209.87/cwt200.00–220.0067415
HeifersMedium and Large 2—371184.37/cwt170.00–198.006848
HeifersMedium and Large 2—323173.79/cwt150.00–190.005615
HeifersMedium and Large 1—618163.15/cwt155.00–177.001,00811
HeifersMedium and Large 1—178206.67/cwt185.00–216.003683
HeifersMedium and Large 1—423208.46/cwt190.00–225.0088224
HeifersMedium and Large 1—285224.56/cwt200.00–240.0064032
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—460207.00/cwt207.00–207.009521
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,050112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,1761

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.