Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2024-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Receipts to light to call trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.50/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$213.50

129 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,117

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$12.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.43

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	220.83	1,094	38
Medium and Large 1-2	565	211.09	1,193	72
Medium and Large 2	420	207.97	873	19thin

One grade step is worth $12.86/cwt here — about $221 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 sale129 hd

213.50

—

MS average8 barns · 1,125 hd

238.94

−25.43

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	1,413	118.42	1,673	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,393	98.56	1,373	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	79.61	761	7thin

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)	1,042	$1,429	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,038	$1,345	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,278	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$1,101	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$980	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,035	3thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	312.12/cwt	290.00–325.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	182.58/cwt	150.00–200.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	172.02/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	277.80/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,183	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	212.85/cwt	204.00–220.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	215.13/cwt	192.00–226.00	1,211	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,027	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	185	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,164	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	271.64/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,516	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	231.95/cwt	224.00–240.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	227.71/cwt	220.00–239.00	945	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	990	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	264.17/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	204.95/cwt	200.00–210.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	195	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	218.04/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,479	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	223.51/cwt	217.00–237.00	1,169	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	212.46/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	242.97/cwt	239.00–260.00	1,008	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	226.23/cwt	220.00–240.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	207.94/cwt	198.00–225.00	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	212.84/cwt	204.00–230.00	1,002	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	218.23/cwt	208.00–229.00	1,054	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	300.00/cwt	290.00–310.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	243.92/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,159	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,089	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	213.75/cwt	202.00–225.00	1,203	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	181.48/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	274.27/cwt	240.00–300.00	1,031	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	896	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,034.92/head	925.00–1,160.00	1,035	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	1,429.46/head	1,100.00–1,750.00	1,429	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	980.22/head	600.00–1,200.00	980	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,278.33/head	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,278	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,101.25/head	725.00–1,500.00	1,101	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,345.06/head	1,100.00–1,650.00	1,345	4
Bulls	—	—	1,413	118.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,673	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	63.44/cwt	60.00–65.00	636	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	898	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	98.56/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,373	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	88.32/cwt	85.00–90.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,197	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	191.00/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,337	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	240.09/cwt	230.00–250.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	160	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	950	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	223.12/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,035	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	256.40/cwt	250.00–260.00	687	4

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 Jan 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 890Year ago 1,070

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 154Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 63Year ago 59

Receipts to light to call trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	260	290.00–325.00	312.12
4	—	426	250.00–290.00	277.80
1	—	185	260.00	260.00
2	—	388	300.00	300.00
1	—	630	200.00	200.00
3	—	477	260.00–280.00	271.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	120.00	120.00
1	—	875	130.00	130.00
1	—	600	210.00	210.00
2	—	368	224.00–240.00	231.95
4	—	415	220.00–239.00	227.71
1	—	795	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	659	230.00	230.00
5	—	505	240.00	240.00
4	—	776	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	150.00–200.00	182.58
3	—	360	204.00–220.00	212.85
1	—	295	210.00	210.00
4	—	315	220.00–240.00	226.23
4	—	415	198.00–225.00	207.94
2	—	483	208.00–229.00	218.23
2	—	580	190.00–192.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	150.00–190.00	172.02
1	—	1,010	120.00	120.00
1	—	755	180.00	180.00
2	—	623	216.00–220.00	218.04
6	—	523	217.00–237.00	223.51
2	—	560	210.00–215.00	212.46
6	—	415	239.00–260.00	242.97
1	—	865	160.00	160.00
1	—	230	232.00	232.00
3	—	368	230.00–250.00	240.09
1	—	160	229.00	229.00
1	—	675	210.00	210.00
6	—	464	210.00–230.00	223.12
4	—	268	250.00–260.00	256.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	563	192.00–226.00	215.13
15	—	471	204.00–230.00	212.84
9	—	415	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	870	170.00	170.00
7	—	581	206.00	206.00
10	—	622	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	120.00	120.00
2	—	423	245.00–285.00	264.17
1	—	195	285.00	285.00
3	—	315	290.00–310.00	300.00
1	—	270	275.00	275.00
5	—	475	230.00–250.00	243.92
3	—	563	202.00–225.00	213.75
2	—	715	178.00–185.00	181.48
1	—	655	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,020	120.00	120.00
4	—	376	240.00–300.00	274.27
1	—	645	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	200.00–210.00	204.95
1	—	560	200.00	200.00
1	—	395	200.00	200.00
1	—	730	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	504	216.00	216.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,042	1,100.00–1,750.00	1,429.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	910	600.00–1,200.00	980.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,015	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,278.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	890	725.00–1,500.00	1,101.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,038	1,100.00–1,650.00	1,345.06
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	103.00	103.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	920	925.00–1,160.00	1,034.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,413	115.00–120.00	118.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,003	60.00–65.00	63.44
1	—	880	102.00	102.00
3	—	935	85.00–90.00	88.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	95.00–100.00	98.56

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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

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

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Slaughter Cattle