Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2023-04-24

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 24
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
882 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 887▲ 173 vs year ago 709 · +24.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
194 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 190▼ 21 vs year ago 215 · −9.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
193 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 253▲ 112 vs year ago 81 · +138.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 2.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower. Bulls were steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.28/cwt on 228 head.
Average price
$211.28
228 head · 424 lb average
Value per head Derived
$895
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.50
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1427215.69920187
Medium and Large 2410191.1778341
One grade step is worth $24.52/cwt here — about $137 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 sale228 hd
211.28
—
MS average13 barns · 1,738 hd
194.78
+16.50
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—Average1,362111.291,51620
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24193.721,16320
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58081.001,2801thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99477.16767110

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)994$1,33212
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,104$1,2754thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,111$1,23912
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)886$1,0794thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,215$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)978$1,02220
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)793$9194thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,170$1,9622thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,013$1,74722
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)969$1,40310
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)850$1,1969
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)842$75413
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)745$7143thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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
SteersMedium and Large 2—283242.48/cwt240.00–245.006862
SteersMedium and Large 1—835175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4611
SteersMedium and Large 2—138222.11/cwt205.00–240.003073
SteersMedium and Large 2—623186.55/cwt180.00–190.001,1623
HeifersMedium and Large 1—422217.47/cwt205.00–230.0091834
HeifersMedium and Large 2—478181.14/cwt172.00–190.008662
HeifersMedium and Large 1—224233.53/cwt220.00–240.005238
SteersMedium and Large 1—319258.95/cwt250.00–275.008269
SteersMedium and Large 2—473226.47/cwt220.00–233.001,0712
SteersMedium and Large 1—237250.15/cwt235.00–265.005935
HeifersMedium and Large 1—573193.09/cwt184.00–202.001,10610
HeifersMedium and Large 2—326202.91/cwt150.00–225.006617
HeifersMedium and Large 1—472212.06/cwt200.00–222.501,00129
HeifersMedium and Large 1—514207.08/cwt199.00–220.001,06416
HeifersMedium and Large 1—270237.95/cwt220.00–250.0064222
HeifersMedium and Large 1—616178.78/cwt172.00–187.001,1016
HeifersMedium and Large 2—150205.00/cwt205.00–205.003081
HeifersMedium and Large 2—524192.26/cwt190.00–197.001,0077
HeifersMedium and Large 1—175270.00/cwt270.00–270.004731
HeifersMedium and Large 2—368196.79/cwt175.00–210.007246
HeifersMedium and Large 2—435185.00/cwt185.00–185.008051
HeifersMedium and Large 2—269196.76/cwt150.00–220.005296
HeifersMedium and Large 1—373223.71/cwt215.00–237.5083427
HeifersMedium and Large 1—775156.03/cwt152.00–160.001,2092
BullsMedium and Large 2—310195.00/cwt195.00–195.006051
HeifersMedium and Large 2—218211.41/cwt205.00–220.004613
HeifersMedium and Large 1—324231.17/cwt220.00–242.0074922
SteersMedium and Large 2—230230.00/cwt230.00–230.005291
SteersMedium and Large 2—523217.39/cwt215.00–220.001,1372
SteersMedium and Large 1—770175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3481
SteersMedium and Large 2—163177.69/cwt140.00–210.002902
SteersMedium and Large 1—420251.18/cwt240.00–270.001,05514
HeifersMedium and Large 1—729170.79/cwt160.00–179.001,2456
SteersMedium and Large 2—353216.33/cwt187.50–237.007645
SteersMedium and Large 1—568230.14/cwt220.00–242.001,3079
SteersMedium and Large 1—272261.65/cwt250.00–267.507127
SteersMedium and Large 1—676201.23/cwt200.00–205.001,3604
SteersMedium and Large 1—522235.11/cwt220.00–250.001,22716
SteersMedium and Large 2—580200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1601
SteersMedium and Large 2—400232.00/cwt232.00–232.009281
SteersMedium and Large 1—730185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3511
SteersMedium and Large 1—150250.00/cwt250.00–250.003751
SteersMedium and Large 1—373253.47/cwt245.00–270.009458
SteersMedium and Large 1—613209.08/cwt200.00–215.001,2825
SteersMedium and Large 2—680175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1901
SteersMedium and Large 1—470250.95/cwt235.00–265.001,17911
SteersMedium and Large 1—875172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,5051
BullsMedium and Large 1—705171.96/cwt166.00–178.001,2122
BullsMedium and Large 1—368249.19/cwt235.00–260.0091717
BullsMedium and Large 1—319262.12/cwt245.00–275.0083617
BullsMedium and Large 1—428241.74/cwt230.00–262.001,03516
BullsMedium and Large 1—276259.71/cwt245.00–275.0071715
BullsMedium and Large 1—465222.16/cwt190.00–235.001,03311
CowsLean 85-90%—89963.56/cwt45.00–76.0057144
CowsLean 85-90%—1,14397.83/cwt96.00–101.001,1188
CowsLean 85-90%—1,04684.63/cwt74.00–95.0088558
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,58081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,2801
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,24193.72/cwt82.00–104.001,16320
Bulls——1,275111.12/cwt100.00–119.001,41712
Bulls——1,610122.70/cwt121.00–126.001,9756
Bulls——1,14378.05/cwt75.00–80.008922
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,18382.59/cwt80.00–85.009772
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—822997.57/head700.00–1,150.009983
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1041,274.58/head1,250.00–1,300.001,2754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9781,022.20/head775.00–1,350.001,02220
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—8381,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—740900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2151,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1381,283.45/head1,025.00–1,425.001,28311
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—705685.00/head685.00–685.006851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—8861,079.44/head825.00–1,275.001,0794
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9941,459.03/head1,000.00–1,650.001,4599
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—815750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3—560575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—793727.92/head700.00–750.007282
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—865768.43/head600.00–1,025.0076812
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—99581.00/cwt81.00–81.008061
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,02080.00/cwt80.00–80.008161
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,06581.00/cwt81.00–81.008631
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9941,331.83/head900.00–1,500.001,33212
HeifersMedium and Large 2—565170.06/cwt150.00–190.009613
HeifersMedium and Large 2—627162.77/cwt135.00–184.001,0215
BullsMedium and Large 1—616186.25/cwt180.00–199.001,1474
BullsMedium and Large 2—235200.00/cwt200.00–200.004701
BullsMedium and Large 1—669177.02/cwt160.00–200.001,1844
HeifersMedium and Large 1—800157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2561
HeifersMedium and Large 1—925138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2771
HeifersMedium and Large 1—665171.00/cwt167.00–175.001,1372
BullsMedium and Large 2—425180.00/cwt180.00–180.007651
BullsMedium and Large 1—523212.02/cwt200.00–225.001,1095
BullsMedium and Large 2—555200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1101
BullsMedium and Large 1—219254.11/cwt240.00–275.005575
BullsMedium and Large 1—190252.04/cwt235.00–270.004792
BullsMedium and Large 1—823149.60/cwt120.00–167.501,2313
BullsMedium and Large 2—540208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1231
BullsMedium and Large 1—569196.86/cwt185.00–208.001,12011
BullsMedium and Large 2—480193.50/cwt192.00–195.009292
BullsMedium and Large 2—635140.00/cwt140.00–140.008891
BullsMedium and Large 2—270260.00/cwt260.00–260.007021
BullsMedium and Large 2—364250.00/cwt250.00–250.009101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1701,961.54/head1,500.00–2,500.001,9622
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9481,796.88/head1,475.00–2,000.001,7978
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0441,697.47/head1,250.00–1,850.001,69713
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—8231,076.06/head850.00–1,275.001,0762
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—8661,203.26/head1,050.00–1,300.001,2035
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3—650685.00/head685.00–685.006851

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.