Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2023-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $2-10. Heifers sold higher $6-12 Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $222.63/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$222.63

207 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$5.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.57

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	224.37	1,120	136
Medium and Large 2	388	219.28	851	71

One grade step is worth $5.09/cwt here — about $269 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 sale207 hd

222.63

—

MS average11 barns · 1,354 hd

225.19

−2.57

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	—	Average	1,408	110.97	1,563	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	91.75	1,135	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	84.71	1,114	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	76.64	774	39

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)	1,143	$1,466	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,459	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$1,351	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,096	$1,228	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	883	$960	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	775	$900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	788	$828	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$750	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	213.46/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,003	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	196.73/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	232	237.95/cwt	230.00–250.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	250.62/cwt	230.00–265.00	709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	237.42/cwt	220.00–255.00	883	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	227.97/cwt	225.00–231.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	268.44/cwt	260.00–275.00	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	219.92/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,146	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	195.25/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,306	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	221.37/cwt	216.00–230.00	932	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	171.03/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	179.50/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	195	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	222.48/cwt	212.00–231.00	839	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	183.73/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	228.86/cwt	220.00–235.00	627	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	239.40/cwt	230.00–250.00	893	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	226.67/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,065	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	231.14/cwt	220.00–240.00	966	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	205.32/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,273	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	173.33/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	266.24/cwt	260.00–272.00	884	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	357	269.82/cwt	267.00–272.50	963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	230.26/cwt	200.00–248.00	746	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	226.19/cwt	220.00–230.00	950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	196.57/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,024	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	218.07/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,236	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	256.12/cwt	245.00–275.00	963	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	164.81/cwt	140.00–180.00	1,005	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	224.77/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,274	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	216.39/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,268	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	237.70/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,103	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	234.31/cwt	170.00–255.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	995	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	141.26/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,222	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	282.73/cwt	270.00–300.00	876	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	197.45/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	210.99/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	229.80/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,188	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	294.84/cwt	280.00–300.00	814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	242.17/cwt	236.00–247.00	1,022	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,155	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,177	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,459.20/head	1,100.00–1,650.00	1,459	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	815	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,312.18/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,312	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,350.52/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,351	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,466.41/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,466	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	625	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	936.90/head	825.00–1,100.00	937	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	960.34/head	600.00–1,200.00	960	2
Bulls	—	—	1,441	115.69/cwt	106.00–120.00	1,667	16
Bulls	—	—	2,235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,682	1
Bulls	—	—	1,183	96.87/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,146	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	91.75/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,135	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	84.71/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,114	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	90.28/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,178	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	61.60/cwt	40.00–77.00	541	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	84.35/cwt	78.00–89.00	889	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	236.93/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,012	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	282.39/cwt	270.00–300.00	890	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	292.83/cwt	285.00–300.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	197.69/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	268.79/cwt	260.00–277.00	995	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	135	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	265.59/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,092	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	218.54/cwt	205.00–227.00	1,128	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	236.85/cwt	220.00–255.00	784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	194.93/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	233.38/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	243.54/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,171	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	207.58/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	237.97/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,240	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	207.76/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	955	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	162.34/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,234	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	915	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	232.58/cwt	200.00–250.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	234.93/cwt	227.00–240.00	848	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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattlemens Livestock - West Point, MS

Mon Dec 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 622Last week 721Year ago 976

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 198Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 95Year ago 64

Compared to last week steers sold higher $2-10. Heifers sold higher $6-12 Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	470	200.00–235.00	213.46
3	—	560	190.00–200.00	196.73
2	—	228	225.00–231.00	227.97
5	—	421	216.00–230.00	221.37
2	—	673	170.00–172.00	171.03
1	—	195	225.00	225.00
16	—	377	212.00–231.00	222.48
8	—	274	220.00–235.00	228.86
19	—	324	200.00–248.00	230.26
7	—	521	180.00–210.00	196.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	232	230.00–250.00	237.95
5	—	283	260.00–275.00	268.44
22	—	521	210.00–230.00	219.92
8	—	669	180.00–210.00	195.25
2	—	878	179.00–180.00	179.50
1	—	1,020	150.00	150.00
4	—	779	180.00–185.00	183.73
12	—	373	230.00–250.00	239.40
13	—	470	220.00–240.00	226.67
26	—	418	220.00–240.00	231.14
9	—	620	195.00–215.00	205.32
3	—	807	170.00–180.00	173.33
8	—	332	260.00–272.00	266.24
13	—	567	210.00–230.00	218.07
3	—	710	195.00–200.00	197.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	267.00–272.50	269.82
1	—	400	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	283	230.00–265.00	250.62
10	—	372	220.00–255.00	237.42
10	—	427	230.00–247.00	236.93
1	—	135	240.00	240.00
1	—	215	240.00	240.00
4	—	516	205.00–227.00	218.54
4	—	331	220.00–255.00	236.85
3	—	607	185.00–200.00	194.93
2	—	573	200.00–216.00	207.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	127.00	127.00
6	—	315	270.00–300.00	282.39
2	—	283	285.00–300.00	292.83
1	—	730	185.00	185.00
6	—	370	260.00–277.00	268.79
4	—	411	250.00–275.00	265.59
3	—	570	225.00–240.00	233.38
4	—	481	239.00–250.00	243.54
2	—	673	200.00–215.00	207.58
9	—	521	230.00–250.00	237.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	220.00–230.00	226.19
1	—	680	170.00	170.00
1	—	490	185.00	185.00
3	—	610	140.00–180.00	164.81
5	—	586	212.00–218.00	216.39
5	—	277	170.00–255.00	234.31
1	—	995	90.00	90.00
4	—	325	200.00–250.00	232.58
1	—	505	200.00	200.00
7	—	361	227.00–240.00	234.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	245.00–275.00	256.12
11	—	567	220.00–235.00	224.77
8	—	464	230.00–255.00	237.70
1	—	1,125	144.00	144.00
1	—	730	175.00	175.00
4	—	865	140.00–145.00	141.26
1	—	1,055	110.00	110.00
7	—	310	270.00–300.00	282.73
2	—	673	195.00–200.00	197.45
2	—	605	210.00–212.00	210.99
10	—	517	224.00–235.00	229.80
4	—	276	280.00–300.00	294.84
7	—	422	236.00–247.00	242.17
1	—	825	140.00	140.00
1	—	955	132.50	132.50
2	—	760	150.00–175.00	162.34
1	—	915	140.00	140.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	85.00	85.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,105	1,100.00–1,650.00	1,459.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,190	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,312.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,143	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,466.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	883	600.00–1,200.00	960.34
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	975.00	975.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	500.00	500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	842	825.00–1,100.00	936.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,441	106.00–120.00	115.69
1	—	2,235	120.00	120.00
6	—	1,183	90.00–100.00	96.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,237	87.00–98.00	91.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,315	84.00–85.00	84.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	90.00–91.00	90.28
14	—	878	40.00–77.00	61.60
22	—	1,054	78.00–89.00	84.35

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle