Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2023-07-17

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 17
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
736 head
165 vs last sale 901 197 vs year ago 933 · 21.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
60 vs last sale 228 108 vs year ago 276 · 39.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
22 vs last sale 73 84 vs year ago 11 · +763.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to higher $6. Heifers sold steady to higher $10. Slaughter cows sold steady to lower $1. Bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.05/cwt on 221 head.
Average price
$223.05
221 head · 464 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,034
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$350
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$23.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.05
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550228.221,25531
Medium and Large 1452228.171,031142
Medium and Large 2442204.5790548
One grade step is worth $23.65/cwt here — about $350 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 sale221 hd
223.05
MS average13 barns · 1,509 hd
218.00
+5.05
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
BullsAverage1,552115.641,79521
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,336101.241,35233
CowsLean 85-90%Low98582.9581769

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)993$1,2874thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,042$1,20412
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,127$1,1599
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$1,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)888$1,0916
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)985$9532thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)813$8922thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)966$1,4709
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)974$1,3599
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)840$9665
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)756$8887

Every lot, as filed

105 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 1715192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3731
HeifersMedium and Large 1228234.54/cwt220.00–245.005356
SteersMedium and Large 2363243.47/cwt230.00–258.008844
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added692222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5365
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added437231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,0095
HeifersMedium and Large 1563218.82/cwt214.00–226.001,2325
HeifersMedium and Large 1470231.90/cwt222.00–242.001,09019
HeifersMedium and Large 1820177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,4561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added606220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,33311
HeifersMedium and Large 1763177.82/cwt164.00–188.001,3573
HeifersMedium and Large 1180230.00/cwt230.00–230.004141
HeifersMedium and Large 2965110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0621
HeifersMedium and Large 1516228.88/cwt222.00–238.001,1819
HeifersMedium and Large 1428231.35/cwt224.00–240.0099034
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added627226.37/cwt225.00–227.001,41913
HeifersMedium and Large 1326243.94/cwt232.00–250.0079511
HeifersMedium and Large 2900129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1611
HeifersMedium and Large 2276216.87/cwt200.00–230.005995
HeifersMedium and Large 2690160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1041
HeifersMedium and Large 2529202.41/cwt185.00–210.001,0718
HeifersMedium and Large 1910162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,4791
HeifersMedium and Large 2376216.79/cwt205.00–226.008156
HeifersMedium and Large 1970132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,2851
HeifersMedium and Large 1370234.89/cwt224.00–247.5086923
HeifersMedium and Large 2312198.89/cwt185.00–220.006213
HeifersMedium and Large 2627196.96/cwt192.00–202.001,2353
HeifersMedium and Large 1619212.59/cwt200.00–227.001,3167
SteersMedium and Large 2277238.01/cwt220.00–255.0065910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added804204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,6405
SteersMedium and Large 1459258.06/cwt240.00–265.001,1846
SteersMedium and Large 1372268.60/cwt265.00–272.009996
SteersMedium and Large 1330260.89/cwt250.00–272.008613
SteersMedium and Large 1745210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5651
SteersMedium and Large 2580210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2181
SteersMedium and Large 2320235.00/cwt235.00–235.007521
SteersMedium and Large 2165220.00/cwt220.00–220.003631
SteersMedium and Large 2468216.12/cwt192.00–235.001,0113
SteersMedium and Large 2416221.12/cwt185.00–242.009204
SteersMedium and Large 2225207.33/cwt200.00–222.004663
SteersMedium and Large 1567237.75/cwt225.00–250.001,3487
SteersMedium and Large 1620214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3271
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added455258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,1744
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added710214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5194
SteersMedium and Large 1415257.85/cwt246.00–268.001,07011
SteersMedium and Large 1283268.74/cwt265.00–275.007614
SteersMedium and Large 1525249.51/cwt235.00–257.001,3107
BullsMedium and Large 1835124.94/cwt120.00–130.001,0432
BullsMedium and Large 1321260.14/cwt220.00–280.0083514
BullsMedium and Large 1372260.94/cwt241.00–275.0097113
BullsMedium and Large 1426249.34/cwt210.00–265.001,06212
BullsMedium and Large 1220250.61/cwt235.00–260.005513
BullsMedium and Large 1680210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4281
CowsLean 85-90%95180.82/cwt74.00–84.0076924
CowsBoner 80-85%1,44090.73/cwt84.00–94.001,3074
CowsBoner 80-85%1,288107.20/cwt106.00–109.001,3815
CowsLean 85-90%85166.63/cwt62.00–70.0056712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,328101.75/cwt95.00–105.001,35124
CowsLean 85-90%92598.96/cwt97.00–101.009152
CowsLean 85-90%1,06689.89/cwt85.00–96.0095831
Bulls1,381113.48/cwt108.00–119.001,56710
Bulls1,07089.96/cwt86.00–94.009632
Bulls1,849123.74/cwt120.00–127.002,2889
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2855942.50/head800.00–1,175.009433
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29021,343.68/head1,175.00–1,600.001,3445
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2813892.25/head885.00–900.008922
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0421,203.56/head900.00–1,575.001,20412
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28881,090.92/head900.00–1,500.001,0916
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1271,158.99/head1,000.00–1,400.001,1599
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,52090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3681
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2985953.05/head900.00–1,000.009532
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2806151.41/cwt125.00–178.001,2204
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2756887.72/head585.00–925.008887
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2980105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0291
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28751,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,03599.09/cwt92.00–105.001,0263
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29931,286.52/head750.00–1,550.001,2874
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1281,508.20/head1,450.00–1,575.001,5082
HeifersMedium and Large 2230208.44/cwt190.00–240.004796
BullsMedium and Large 1271261.00/cwt255.00–275.007077
BullsMedium and Large 1190245.00/cwt245.00–245.004661
HeifersMedium and Large 2585194.91/cwt185.00–205.001,1402
HeifersMedium and Large 2463217.46/cwt187.00–234.001,0078
HeifersMedium and Large 1273239.45/cwt220.00–250.0065410
HeifersMedium and Large 1671212.10/cwt200.00–225.001,4235
BullsMedium and Large 2310195.16/cwt190.00–200.006052
BullsMedium and Large 2175218.00/cwt218.00–218.003821
BullsMedium and Large 273096.16/cwt90.00–102.507022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added516229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,18213
HeifersMedium and Large 2435212.11/cwt205.00–218.009234
BullsMedium and Large 1462236.07/cwt230.00–245.001,0918
BullsMedium and Large 1524220.91/cwt210.00–236.001,1587
BullsMedium and Large 1630223.48/cwt208.00–230.001,4087
BullsMedium and Large 1890110.00/cwt110.00–110.009791
BullsMedium and Large 2433200.00/cwt200.00–200.008662
BullsMedium and Large 2605176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0651
BullsMedium and Large 2235235.00/cwt235.00–235.005521
BullsMedium and Large 2500170.00/cwt170.00–170.008501
BullsMedium and Large 2370230.00/cwt230.00–230.008511
BullsMedium and Large 2475190.00/cwt190.00–190.009031
BullsMedium and Large 292092.50/cwt92.50–92.508511
BullsMedium and Large 1571220.97/cwt200.00–234.001,2627
BullsMedium and Large 2250205.00/cwt205.00–205.005131
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29661,470.42/head875.00–1,750.001,4709
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28181,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002

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.