Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2023-04-17

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 17
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
887 head
▲ 506 vs last sale 381▲ 571 vs year ago 316 · +180.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
190 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 129▲ 45 vs year ago 145 · +31.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
253 head
▲ 159 vs last sale 94▲ 128 vs year ago 125 · +102.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold steady to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cattle are increasing.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.68/cwt on 215 head.
Average price
$210.68
215 head · 441 lb average
Value per head Derived
$930
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$125
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.70
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1443216.62960164
Medium and Large 2436191.5883451
One grade step is worth $25.05/cwt here — about $125 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 sale215 hd
210.68
—
MS average13 barns · 1,189 hd
197.98
+12.70
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—Average1,474115.621,70423
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30799.511,30120
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03988.9092378
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45088.001,2761thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)951$1,40116
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)989$1,2949
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,079$1,26315
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$1,22613
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$1,20335
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,150$1,1292thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,190$1,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)985$1,0587
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)980$9753thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)720$5501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,550$3,1976
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)876$1,52912
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)928$1,46818
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)825$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,018$1,3752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)962$91713
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)775$1,24120
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)803$8424thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)807$7085

Every lot, as filed

116 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1501,129.24/head1,050.00–1,200.001,1292
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—807707.67/head600.00–785.007085
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—7501,237.39/head1,100.00–1,375.001,23715
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,025104.59/cwt94.00–120.001,0722
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—720550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0051,220.25/head800.00–1,475.001,22034
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9851,057.76/head950.00–1,200.001,0587
HeifersMedium and Large 2—381203.49/cwt175.00–216.0077518
HeifersMedium and Large 2—531188.36/cwt180.00–195.001,0005
SteersMedium and Large 2—485225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0911
SteersMedium and Large 2—320213.07/cwt175.00–240.006823
HeifersMedium and Large 2—582172.95/cwt160.00–184.001,0078
HeifersMedium and Large 2—640143.00/cwt143.00–143.009151
HeifersMedium and Large 1—563205.97/cwt200.00–211.001,1606
HeifersMedium and Large 1—625175.40/cwt160.00–190.001,09611
SteersMedium and Large 2—435205.00/cwt205.00–205.008921
SteersMedium and Large 2—385231.77/cwt230.00–235.008924
HeifersMedium and Large 2—274187.56/cwt175.00–200.005144
HeifersMedium and Large 2—430202.50/cwt200.00–205.008714
HeifersMedium and Large 2—785135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0601
HeifersMedium and Large 2—323214.98/cwt200.00–228.006942
HeifersMedium and Large 1—373229.08/cwt220.00–240.0085426
HeifersMedium and Large 1—880141.17/cwt139.00–142.501,2423
HeifersMedium and Large 1—469213.72/cwt200.00–220.001,00226
HeifersMedium and Large 1—420219.89/cwt210.00–235.0092428
HeifersMedium and Large 1—228244.37/cwt215.00–260.005578
HeifersMedium and Large 1—755164.00/cwt160.00–170.001,2383
HeifersMedium and Large 2—212188.31/cwt180.00–200.003993
HeifersMedium and Large 1—713166.99/cwt162.00–170.001,1913
BullsMedium and Large 1—215250.00/cwt250.00–250.005381
BullsMedium and Large 1—472227.31/cwt210.00–240.001,07321
HeifersMedium and Large 2—660172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1351
HeifersMedium and Large 1—522211.90/cwt203.00–218.001,10610
HeifersMedium and Large 1—661175.59/cwt173.00–178.001,1617
HeifersMedium and Large 1—273245.17/cwt230.00–255.0066911
BullsMedium and Large 1—274260.12/cwt250.00–270.007136
HeifersMedium and Large 1—320239.76/cwt230.00–250.0076722
HeifersMedium and Large 2—465194.25/cwt185.00–207.009034
SteersMedium and Large 1—628209.79/cwt200.00–220.001,3173
SteersMedium and Large 1—326262.61/cwt245.00–285.008569
SteersMedium and Large 2—211212.07/cwt200.00–230.004474
SteersMedium and Large 1—213270.18/cwt265.00–275.005752
SteersMedium and Large 1—423255.28/cwt236.00–262.001,08018
SteersMedium and Large 1—780190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4821
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,240110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3641
SteersMedium and Large 1—800185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4801
SteersMedium and Large 2—507211.32/cwt207.00–217.001,0713
SteersMedium and Large 2—590197.50/cwt195.00–200.001,1652
SteersMedium and Large 2—265240.00/cwt235.00–245.006362
SteersMedium and Large 2—168222.16/cwt200.00–245.003732
SteersMedium and Large 1—525240.38/cwt225.00–247.001,26210
SteersMedium and Large 1—658204.95/cwt200.00–210.001,3494
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,035135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3971
SteersMedium and Large 1—374252.66/cwt230.00–270.0094515
SteersMedium and Large 1—590216.00/cwt214.00–218.001,2742
SteersMedium and Large 1—735184.80/cwt170.00–200.001,3582
SteersMedium and Large 1—855181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,5481
SteersMedium and Large 1—277266.44/cwt247.00–285.0073812
SteersMedium and Large 1—467252.06/cwt232.50–260.001,17717
BullsMedium and Large 1—680183.98/cwt180.00–187.001,2513
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,210116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,4041
BullsMedium and Large 1—519219.23/cwt195.00–229.001,13813
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,005110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1061
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,115120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3381
BullsMedium and Large 1—769172.10/cwt160.00–180.001,3234
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22088.53/cwt88.00–89.001,0802
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,317100.73/cwt93.00–110.001,32718
CowsLean 85-90%—1,04689.82/cwt80.00–100.0094055
CowsLean 85-90%—91668.92/cwt57.00–76.0063111
CowsLean 85-90%—1,118102.98/cwt100.00–106.001,15112
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,45088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,2761
Bulls——1,303110.26/cwt100.00–117.001,43712
Bulls——1,698125.62/cwt120.00–135.002,13310
Bulls——1,29080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0321
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9501,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—8251,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9891,294.40/head885.00–1,825.001,2949
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,02585.00/cwt85.00–85.008711
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9181,491.88/head790.00–1,700.001,4928
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9321,505.53/head1,385.00–1,650.001,5068
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9281,265.73/head900.00–1,500.001,26611
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,21590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0941
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1901,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9651,225.64/head925.00–1,500.001,22613
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—815780.00/head780.00–780.007801
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9401,396.08/head1,100.00–1,700.001,3968
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—980974.74/head875.00–1,100.009753
BullsMedium and Large 1—568202.78/cwt190.00–217.501,1527
BullsMedium and Large 1—370250.05/cwt230.00–270.0092524
BullsMedium and Large 1—423241.17/cwt222.00–260.001,02028
BullsMedium and Large 1—728176.55/cwt170.00–182.501,2855
BullsMedium and Large 1—855152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,3041
BullsMedium and Large 1—913119.86/cwt110.00–130.001,0942
BullsMedium and Large 2—423205.12/cwt175.00–230.008687
BullsMedium and Large 2—560167.00/cwt167.00–167.009351
BullsMedium and Large 2—479201.06/cwt185.00–214.009634
BullsMedium and Large 1—613196.01/cwt195.00–197.001,2022
BullsMedium and Large 1—325265.97/cwt240.00–285.0086411
BullsMedium and Large 2—750117.00/cwt117.00–117.008781
BullsMedium and Large 2—363217.31/cwt212.00–222.507894
BullsMedium and Large 2—210220.00/cwt220.00–220.004621
BullsMedium and Large 2—650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008131
BullsMedium and Large 2—92597.45/cwt95.00–100.009012
BullsMedium and Large 2—318240.20/cwt214.00–275.007643
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5503,196.77/head2,100.00–4,100.003,1976
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—8601,604.65/head1,500.00–1,700.001,6052
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0851,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—974928.11/head800.00–1,150.0092812
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,0001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—7911,604.19/head1,450.00–1,700.001,6044
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—8501,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2505
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—813136.66/cwt120.00–140.001,1117
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—670600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0791,262.76/head1,025.00–2,000.001,26315
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—740108.00/cwt108.00–108.007991
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—803841.92/head775.00–900.008424

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.