Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2023-11-27

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 27
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
817 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 797▼ 545 vs year ago 1,362 · −40.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 218▼ 118 vs year ago 295 · −40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 89▼ 17 vs year ago 63 · −27.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers sold lower $2-10. Heifers sold lower $5-15. Slaughter cows sold higher $3-5. Bulls sold higher $5.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.52/cwt on 216 head.
Average price
$197.52
216 head · 404 lb average
Value per head Derived
$799
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$412
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$44.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.83
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1440206.05906112
Medium and Large 2371190.5570896
Medium and Large 3306161.584948thin
One grade step is worth $44.47/cwt here — about $412 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 sale216 hd
197.52
—
MS average7 barns · 567 hd
199.34
−1.83
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—Low1,584112.461,78231
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23392.711,14331
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,51992.101,39915
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05284.8789343

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)963$1,21117
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)905$1,1502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)797$7185
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)768$5953thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$1,4251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)920$8851thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)600$3751thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1—466229.99/cwt220.00–240.001,07215
SteersMedium and Large 1—370253.70/cwt240.00–262.0093914
SteersMedium and Large 2—418214.43/cwt210.00–220.008964
SteersMedium and Large 1—770150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1551
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,100107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1771
HeifersMedium and Large 2—319188.09/cwt120.00–205.0060025
HeifersMedium and Large 2—271196.64/cwt175.00–210.0053318
HeifersMedium and Large 2—565199.49/cwt199.00–200.001,1272
SteersMedium and Large 1—570223.01/cwt215.00–230.001,2716
HeifersMedium and Large 2—522176.77/cwt170.00–185.009233
HeifersMedium and Large 2—605160.00/cwt160.00–160.009681
HeifersMedium and Large 1—465207.78/cwt200.00–215.0096613
HeifersMedium and Large 1—373218.50/cwt210.00–230.0081526
HeifersMedium and Large 1—573192.00/cwt185.00–196.001,1007
SteersMedium and Large 1—415240.46/cwt226.00–250.0099815
HeifersMedium and Large 2—370197.37/cwt160.00–207.0073015
HeifersMedium and Large 2—473183.41/cwt150.00–197.0086814
HeifersMedium and Large 1—620190.97/cwt180.00–200.001,1846
HeifersMedium and Large 1—515194.50/cwt185.00–205.001,00212
HeifersMedium and Large 1—424211.60/cwt200.00–229.0089727
HeifersMedium and Large 2—415197.69/cwt185.00–214.0082012
HeifersMedium and Large 1—285201.38/cwt200.00–204.005743
HeifersMedium and Large 1—334209.34/cwt200.00–228.0069913
SteersMedium and Large 1—660192.98/cwt187.00–200.001,2744
SteersMedium and Large 2—324215.96/cwt200.00–225.007006
SteersMedium and Large 1—516227.60/cwt220.00–230.001,1745
SteersMedium and Large 2—740135.03/cwt130.00–140.009992
SteersMedium and Large 1—723169.55/cwt160.00–180.001,2265
SteersMedium and Large 1—336235.16/cwt225.00–250.007904
SteersMedium and Large 1—279228.95/cwt220.00–245.006394
SteersMedium and Large 2—270214.91/cwt210.00–220.005802
SteersMedium and Large 2—371224.14/cwt210.00–235.008325
SteersMedium and Large 2—240200.00/cwt200.00–200.004801
SteersMedium and Large 2—580206.95/cwt204.00–210.001,2002
SteersMedium and Large 2—463213.49/cwt200.00–230.009883
SteersMedium and Large 1—620194.44/cwt188.00–200.001,2065
SteersMedium and Large 2—885130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1511
SteersMedium and Large 2—650175.00/cwt170.00–180.001,1382
SteersMedium and Large 2—610180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0981
SteersMedium and Large 2—520210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0921
BullsMedium and Large 1—735172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,2681
BullsMedium and Large 1—825170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4031
BullsMedium and Large 2—376209.62/cwt175.00–234.007888
BullsMedium and Large 2—240225.00/cwt225.00–225.005401
BullsMedium and Large 2—280207.20/cwt175.00–225.005808
BullsMedium and Large 2—424208.60/cwt190.00–222.0088412
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,32083.67/cwt82.00–85.001,1043
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,23799.60/cwt99.00–100.001,2323
CowsLean 85-90%—93676.49/cwt72.00–82.007169
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,58587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,3792
CowsLean 85-90%—1,08387.09/cwt83.00–92.0094334
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,50992.89/cwt89.00–97.001,40213
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22292.97/cwt87.00–97.001,13625
Bulls——1,21794.19/cwt90.00–99.001,1465
Bulls——1,650115.73/cwt105.00–120.001,91025
Bulls——1,780122.00/cwt122.00–122.002,1721
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—600375.00/head375.00–375.003751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—920885.00/head885.00–885.008851
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—72565.00/cwt65.00–65.004711
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0601,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,06391.54/cwt88.00–95.009732
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2051,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—756697.45/head535.00–775.006974
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—8851,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—718670.82/head550.00–750.006714
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0381,377.82/head900.00–1,500.001,37813
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—960800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,11580.00/cwt80.00–80.008921
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—545316.86/head300.00–335.003172
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2151,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—750850.00/head850.00–850.008501
BullsMedium and Large 1—369252.31/cwt242.00–260.0093110
BullsMedium and Large 1—695178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2371
BullsMedium and Large 1—282235.23/cwt230.00–255.006635
BullsMedium and Large 1—463211.79/cwt205.00–218.009815
BullsMedium and Large 2—320213.15/cwt200.00–226.0068211
BullsMedium and Large 2—466204.11/cwt190.00–218.009519
BullsMedium and Large 2—578188.39/cwt185.00–190.001,0893
HeifersMedium and Large 3—257166.23/cwt150.00–175.004273
HeifersMedium and Large 3—395175.00/cwt175.00–175.006911
BullsMedium and Large 1—425229.38/cwt220.00–250.0097511
BullsMedium and Large 1—522210.27/cwt200.00–218.001,0988
BullsMedium and Large 1—611189.56/cwt185.00–196.001,1587
HeifersMedium and Large 1—233200.00/cwt200.00–200.004662
HeifersMedium and Large 1—775160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2401
HeifersMedium and Large 1—705172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2131
HeifersMedium and Large 2Natural—335185.00/cwt185.00–185.006201
BullsMedium and Large 1—321247.97/cwt235.00–256.007968
BullsMedium and Large 1—578209.40/cwt200.00–220.001,2105
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,000101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0101
HeifersMedium and Large 2—237192.20/cwt187.00–200.004563
HeifersMedium and Large 2—655150.00/cwt150.00–150.009832
HeifersMedium and Large 3—320154.73/cwt130.00–180.004954

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.