Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2023-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $3-7. Heifers sold mixed higher $3 to lower $3. Slaughter cows sold higher $5-7. Bulls sold higher $6- 8. Lower than average receipts this week with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $229.42/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$229.42

138 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$477

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

$32.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.32

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	237.69	1,256	34
Medium and Large 1	459	232.49	1,066	82
Medium and Large 2	380	205.17	780	22

One grade step is worth $32.52/cwt here — about $477 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 sale138 hd

229.42

—

MS average13 barns · 1,052 hd

222.10

+7.32

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	1,436	124.00	1,781	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,322	107.97	1,427	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	987	95.71	945	77

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,685	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$1,453	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	770	$771	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	718	$1,577	2thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	106.73/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,167	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,685.00/head	1,685.00–1,685.00	1,685	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	127.98/cwt	109.00–152.00	1,254	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	104.91/cwt	90.00–111.00	1,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	223.94/cwt	210.00–245.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	249.88/cwt	234.00–300.00	815	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	223.16/cwt	200.00–240.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,412	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,510	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	229.91/cwt	218.00–237.00	970	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	233.01/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	241.18/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,119	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	194.69/cwt	172.00–220.00	1,024	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	231.70/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,091	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	234.30/cwt	224.00–238.00	1,218	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	221.30/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,372	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	201.25/cwt	172.00–222.00	1,151	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	234.71/cwt	220.00–250.00	899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	257.81/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,085	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	414	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,087	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	239.95/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,483	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	289.85/cwt	279.00–312.00	1,075	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	276.85/cwt	270.00–285.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	208.62/cwt	178.00–225.00	999	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,207	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,341	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	231.30/cwt	200.00–265.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	243.57/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,379	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	254.25/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,213	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	294.44/cwt	270.00–310.00	980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	548	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	180	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	250.33/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,297	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	165.84/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	229.94/cwt	217.50–264.00	1,095	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	160	245.00/cwt	225.00–265.00	392	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	108.22/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,182	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	92.41/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,298	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	111.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,441	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	98.22/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,009	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	801	74.62/cwt	70.00–79.00	598	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	84.79/cwt	80.00–89.00	719	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	106.47/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,429	14
Bulls	—	—	1,699	132.17/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,246	6
Bulls	—	—	1,324	122.33/cwt	114.00–129.00	1,620	12
Bulls	—	—	1,205	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,145	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	771.43/head	450.00–1,000.00	771	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	106.35/cwt	86.00–113.00	1,141	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	142.42/cwt	100.00–200.00	1,145	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,277	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,453.17/head	1,175.00–1,650.00	1,453	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	1,576.66/head	1,100.00–2,000.00	1,577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	135	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	547	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	232.92/cwt	220.00–240.00	873	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	226	196.97/cwt	150.00–228.00	445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	257.55/cwt	255.00–260.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	167.63/cwt	155.00–180.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	167.63/cwt	130.00–206.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	208.77/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	229.25/cwt	222.00–235.00	970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	278.83/cwt	240.00–305.00	1,029	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	215.12/cwt	210.00–220.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	256.52/cwt	235.00–285.00	1,083	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	217.43/cwt	202.00–226.00	1,244	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	184.63/cwt	155.00–200.00	966	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	218.20/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,141	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	174.50/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	276.47/cwt	256.00–300.00	904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	205.50/cwt	188.00–210.00	988	7

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.

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Cattlemens Livestock - West Point, MS

Mon Aug 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 585Last week 641Year ago 814

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 153Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 103Year ago 16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,093	100.00–114.00	106.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,685.00	1,685.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	980	109.00–152.00	127.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	968	90.00–111.00	104.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	770	450.00–1,000.00	771.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,073	86.00–113.00	106.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,078	1,175.00–1,650.00	1,453.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	804	100.00–200.00	142.42
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	185.00	185.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	718	1,100.00–2,000.00	1,576.66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	210.00–245.00	223.94
2	—	463	210.00	210.00
1	—	655	140.00	140.00
3	—	285	200.00–240.00	223.16
1	—	330	234.00	234.00
1	—	135	150.00	150.00
4	—	226	150.00–228.00	196.97
2	—	520	130.00–206.00	167.63
2	—	558	207.50–210.00	208.77
3	—	423	222.00–235.00	229.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	326	234.00–300.00	249.88
1	—	245	242.00	242.00
1	—	750	180.00	180.00
21	—	422	218.00–237.00	229.91
2	—	573	232.00–234.00	233.01
18	—	471	220.00–238.00	231.70
17	—	520	224.00–238.00	234.30
4	—	620	216.00–230.00	221.30
7	—	375	220.00–240.00	232.92
1	—	925	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	610	231.50	231.50
8	—	525	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	464	238.00–244.00	241.18
3	—	547	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	614	246.00	246.00
10	—	414	262.50	262.50
3	—	548	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	172.00–220.00	194.69
3	—	572	172.00–222.00	201.25
2	—	383	220.00–250.00	234.71
1	—	640	200.00	200.00
1	—	425	230.00	230.00
4	—	479	178.00–225.00	208.62
1	—	740	125.00	125.00
1	—	200	250.00	250.00
2	—	270	200.00–265.00	231.30
1	—	320	250.00	250.00
1	—	180	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	421	240.00–272.00	257.81
7	—	618	235.00–242.00	239.95
7	—	371	279.00–312.00	289.85
3	—	262	270.00–285.00	276.85
1	—	835	210.00	210.00
8	—	566	235.00–255.00	243.57
10	—	477	240.00–265.00	254.25
5	—	333	270.00–310.00	294.44
13	—	518	240.00–264.00	250.33
2	—	723	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	443	272.50	272.50
7	—	524	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	160.00–172.00	165.84
16	—	476	217.50–264.00	229.94
1	—	865	165.00	165.00
1	—	245	265.00	265.00
2	—	645	224.00	224.00
2	—	160	225.00–265.00	245.00
2	—	733	155.00–180.00	167.63
8	—	369	240.00–305.00	278.83
1	—	1,085	133.00	133.00
19	—	422	235.00–285.00	256.52
12	—	572	202.00–226.00	217.43
20	—	523	205.00–230.00	218.20
3	—	327	256.00–300.00	276.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	255.00–260.00	257.55
1	—	230	200.00	200.00
2	—	430	210.00–220.00	215.12
6	—	523	155.00–200.00	184.63
2	—	610	174.00–175.00	174.50
1	—	595	198.00	198.00
7	—	481	188.00–210.00	205.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,092	105.00–114.00	108.22
40	—	1,027	90.00–105.00	98.22
7	—	801	70.00–79.00	74.62
14	—	848	80.00–89.00	84.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	90.00–95.00	92.41
13	—	1,287	110.00–116.00	111.99
14	—	1,342	100.00–110.00	106.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,699	130.00–135.00	132.17
12	—	1,324	114.00–129.00	122.33
1	—	1,205	95.00	95.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle