Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2023-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $2-5. Heifers sold steady to higher $6. Slaughter cows sold steady to lower $2. Bulls sold higher $1-3.

Replacement cattle seemed to be slightly higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $222.33/cwt on 287 head.

Average price

$222.33

287 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,142

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$373

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

$20.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.29

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	547	231.04	1,265	109
Medium and Large 1	509	218.50	1,113	144
Medium and Large 2	423	210.64	891	34

One grade step is worth $20.41/cwt here — about $373 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 sale287 hd

222.33

—

MS average13 barns · 1,275 hd

216.04

+6.29

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	1,575	123.80	1,950	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	105.63	1,292	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	94.41	979	84

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,037	$1,353	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,246	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$1,176	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,096	$1,169	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,118	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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 2-3	—	940	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	770	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	1,353.08/head	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,353	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	94.74/cwt	90.00–100.00	739	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	120.00/cwt	90.00–172.00	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	236.81/cwt	227.00–240.00	995	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	213.27/cwt	200.00–234.00	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	195.96/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,113	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	237.09/cwt	228.00–243.00	889	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	162.43/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,247	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,498	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	208.84/cwt	201.00–220.00	1,291	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	226.91/cwt	220.00–238.00	958	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	208.02/cwt	194.00–220.00	1,005	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	236.17/cwt	230.00–245.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	151.05/cwt	112.00–170.00	1,387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	222.94/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,037	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	218.41/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,251	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	218.86/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,243	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	251.71/cwt	240.00–260.00	921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	255.02/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,196	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	193.21/cwt	175.00–202.00	1,416	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,456	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	170.03/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	286.74/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,262	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,292	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,539	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	231.43/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	249.60/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,295	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,078	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	238.89/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,746	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	184.82/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	268.37/cwt	265.00–275.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	234.90/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,473	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,318	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	262.00/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	239.94/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,365	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	268.43/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,015	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	262.36/cwt	240.00–275.00	577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	255.67/cwt	246.00–275.00	1,071	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	239.38/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,127	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	214.13/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,430	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	229.76/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,195	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	1,192.79/head	850.00–1,475.00	1,193	8
Bulls	—	—	1,674	129.17/cwt	128.00–132.00	2,162	9
Bulls	—	—	1,553	123.82/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,923	19
Bulls	—	—	1,110	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	833	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	94.77/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,315	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	1,214.58/head	900.00–1,450.00	1,215	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,246.30/head	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,246	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	948	875.73/head	700.00–1,000.00	876	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,175.55/head	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,176	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,128	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,113	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	107.33/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	240.03/cwt	230.00–250.00	915	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	228.75/cwt	200.00–255.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	262.84/cwt	260.00–270.00	704	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	215.52/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,131	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	224.86/cwt	205.00–242.00	940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	205.12/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,282	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	190	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	176.51/cwt	155.00–200.00	1,170	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	221.60/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,270	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	259.09/cwt	240.00–265.00	839	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	244.20/cwt	237.50–250.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	950	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	813	192.37/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	264.22/cwt	260.00–270.00	986	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	220.62/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,366	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	219.54/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,043	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	202.40/cwt	199.00–208.00	1,362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	206.06/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	237.56/cwt	226.00–242.00	770	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	224.73/cwt	218.00–235.00	1,180	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	146.27/cwt	125.00–170.00	1,417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	172.41/cwt	167.00–177.50	1,412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,132	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	214.63/cwt	200.00–226.00	923	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	201.80/cwt	186.00–210.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	194.57/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	219.01/cwt	190.00–235.00	740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	235.54/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,255	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	225.55/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,058	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	105.63/cwt	92.00–112.00	1,292	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	93.96/cwt	84.00–100.00	967	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	78.79/cwt	75.00–90.00	674	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	104.72/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,220	19

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 Sep 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,253Last week 655Year ago 1,341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 282Last week 169Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 59Year ago 28

Compared to last week steers sold higher $2-5. Heifers sold steady to higher $6. Slaughter cows sold steady to lower $2. Bulls sold higher $1-3.

Replacement cattle seemed to be slightly higher.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	700.00–1,000.00	875.73
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	785.00	785.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,037	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,353.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	999	850.00–1,475.00	1,192.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,388	90.00–100.00	94.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,119	900.00–1,450.00	1,214.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	985	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,246.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,143	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,175.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	120.00	120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	107.00	107.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,119	103.00–110.00	107.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	90.00–100.00	94.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	955	90.00–172.00	120.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,200.00	1,200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	420	227.00–240.00	236.81
4	—	580	215.00	215.00
36	—	660	227.00	227.00
16	—	486	233.00	233.00
21	—	533	234.00–237.00	235.54
6	—	615	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	267	200.00–234.00	213.27
3	—	568	190.00–202.00	195.96
1	—	350	210.00	210.00
5	—	483	194.00–220.00	208.02
9	—	430	200.00–226.00	214.63
1	—	215	236.00	236.00
3	—	522	186.00–210.00	201.80
2	—	620	190.00–199.00	194.57
5	—	338	190.00–235.00	219.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	375	228.00–243.00	237.09
2	—	890	150.00–175.00	162.43
1	—	770	180.00	180.00
15	—	618	201.00–220.00	208.84
26	—	422	220.00–238.00	226.91
4	—	268	230.00–245.00	236.17
1	—	240	230.00	230.00
3	—	918	112.00–170.00	151.05
11	—	573	210.00–225.00	218.41
5	—	733	175.00–202.00	193.21
3	—	673	199.00–208.00	202.40
12	—	324	226.00–242.00	237.56
12	—	525	218.00–235.00	224.73
4	—	969	125.00–170.00	146.27
4	—	819	167.00–177.50	172.41
19	—	469	220.00–236.00	225.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	210.00–235.00	222.94
1	—	400	210.00	210.00
3	—	568	212.00–225.00	218.86
1	—	685	200.00	200.00
2	—	525	230.00–235.00	232.50
4	—	366	240.00–260.00	251.71
2	—	718	160.00–180.00	170.03
1	—	310	254.00	254.00
1	—	280	255.00	255.00
1	—	230	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	469	250.00–262.00	255.02
1	—	890	180.00	180.00
3	—	668	220.00–240.00	231.43
8	—	519	240.00–257.00	249.60
35	—	731	220.00–240.00	238.89
2	—	830	175.00–195.00	184.82
3	—	337	265.00–275.00	268.37
5	—	627	230.00–240.00	234.90
2	—	435	260.00–264.00	262.00
6	—	569	235.00–247.00	239.94
5	—	378	262.00–275.00	268.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	580	251.00	251.00
30	—	440	275.00–290.00	286.74
12	—	483	267.50	267.50
17	—	622	247.50	247.50
10	—	392	275.00	275.00
11	—	509	259.00	259.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	220	240.00–275.00	262.36
2	—	925	170.00–175.00	172.46
13	—	419	246.00–275.00	255.67
8	—	471	230.00–254.00	239.38
6	—	668	207.00–225.00	214.13
14	—	520	220.00–250.00	229.76
8	—	268	260.00–270.00	262.84
1	—	1,010	130.00	130.00
8	—	573	214.00–226.00	221.60
7	—	324	240.00–265.00	259.09
1	—	950	130.00	130.00
4	—	813	187.50–200.00	192.37
6	—	373	260.00–270.00	264.22
5	—	619	215.00–230.00	220.62
1	—	850	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,095	137.50	137.50
3	—	713	200.00–209.00	206.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	230.00–250.00	240.03
2	—	330	200.00–255.00	228.75
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
1	—	590	212.00	212.00
1	—	725	165.00	165.00
1	—	800	155.00	155.00
3	—	525	210.00–224.00	215.52
3	—	418	205.00–242.00	224.86
2	—	625	200.00–210.00	205.12
1	—	190	240.00	240.00
1	—	235	260.00	260.00
4	—	663	155.00–200.00	176.51
3	—	272	237.50–250.00	244.20
5	—	475	210.00–227.00	219.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,674	128.00–132.00	129.17
19	—	1,553	114.00–127.00	123.82
1	—	1,110	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,223	92.00–112.00	105.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,029	84.00–100.00	93.96
11	—	855	75.00–90.00	78.79
19	—	1,165	101.00–109.00	104.72

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Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattlemens Livestock - West Point, MS

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle