Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2024-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $8-20. Heifers sold higher $7-18. Slaughter cows sold higher $2-3. Bulls sold steady.

Large amounts of weaned cattle in groups and throughout the sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $283.73/cwt on 415 head.

Average price

$283.73

415 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,487

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$44.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.42

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	438	304.11	1,332	109
Medium and Large 2-3	270	280.00	756	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	579	278.57	1,613	265
Medium and Large 2	421	259.90	1,094	35

One grade step is worth $44.20/cwt here — about $238 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 sale415 hd

283.73

—

MS average13 barns · 1,422 hd

278.31

+5.42

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	1,275	118.04	1,505	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,375	107.77	1,482	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	98.54	1,545	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	91.43	960	44

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,128	$1,235	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,085	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,016	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	615	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

124 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 1-2Value Added	—	661	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,277	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	223.32/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,456	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	263.23/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,614	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	475	270.28/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,284	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	253.55/cwt	237.00–287.00	1,176	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,324	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	332.46/cwt	310.00–360.00	934	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	236.69/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,467	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	214.87/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	178	249.79/cwt	225.00–280.00	445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	270	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	273.18/cwt	236.00–300.00	896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	357	324.25/cwt	310.00–336.00	1,158	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	318.83/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,339	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	303.89/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	512	273.49/cwt	264.00–290.00	1,400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	286.93/cwt	275.00–300.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	392	322.35/cwt	311.00–346.00	1,264	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	336.66/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,488	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	268.35/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	281	337.59/cwt	325.00–350.00	949	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	255.59/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,316	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	292.20/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	315.76/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,642	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	268.97/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,544	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,713	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,800	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	252.34/cwt	250.00–256.75	1,696	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	329	325.95/cwt	316.00–338.00	1,072	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	753	192.99/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	287.88/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,080	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	307.16/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,419	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	864	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,285	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,145	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,016.38/head	700.00–1,375.00	1,016	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,235.48/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,235	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	337.70/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	314.68/cwt	301.00–326.00	1,322	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	230.93/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,441	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	269.75/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,405	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	279	321.08/cwt	306.00–338.00	896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	278.31/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,191	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	302.39/cwt	300.00–305.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	330.66/cwt	322.00–337.00	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	218.64/cwt	212.00–224.00	1,338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	267.43/cwt	253.00–285.00	1,134	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	291.35/cwt	288.00–294.00	1,378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,338	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	243.37/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,034	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	248.61/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,439	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	225.05/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,296	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	216	289.39/cwt	275.00–302.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	319.05/cwt	307.00–332.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	213.47/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	231.82/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,215	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	249.06/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,171	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	261.88/cwt	220.00–290.00	828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	245.97/cwt	220.00–275.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	307.80/cwt	296.00–322.00	960	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	279.87/cwt	262.00–295.00	1,047	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	261.01/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	275	310.67/cwt	300.00–332.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	255.93/cwt	250.00–265.00	970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,186	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	232.00/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,123	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	325	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	798	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	360	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,066	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	180	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,258	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	338.38/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,076	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	330.44/cwt	314.00–342.00	1,223	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	300.60/cwt	292.00–314.00	1,419	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	280	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	229.44/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,411	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	315	268.50/cwt	262.00–275.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	314.54/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,362	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	287.94/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,480	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	222.44/cwt	214.00–231.00	1,590	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,911	1
Bulls	—	—	1,289	117.83/cwt	108.00–125.00	1,519	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	98.54/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,545	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	83.83/cwt	68.00–89.00	844	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	107.77/cwt	101.00–115.00	1,482	22
Bulls	—	—	955	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,031	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	94.13/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,002	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	100.05/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,103	6

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,116Last week 694Year ago 605

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 59Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 17Year ago 33

Compared to last week steers sold higher $8-20. Heifers sold higher $7-18. Slaughter cows sold higher $2-3. Bulls sold steady.

Large amounts of weaned cattle in groups and throughout the sale.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	661	222.00	222.00
6	—	491	260.00	260.00
7	—	544	246.00	246.00
3	—	798	189.00	189.00
5	—	360	296.00	296.00
11	—	615	227.00–236.00	229.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	212.00–224.00	218.64
13	—	424	253.00–285.00	267.43
1	—	900	112.50	112.50
1	—	890	180.00	180.00
1	—	770	185.00	185.00
9	—	576	210.00–232.00	225.05
4	—	216	275.00–302.00	289.39
1	—	980	125.00	125.00
2	—	275	307.00–332.00	319.05
2	—	685	210.00–217.00	213.47
13	—	524	225.00–241.00	231.82
13	—	470	240.00–260.00	249.06
10	—	312	296.00–322.00	307.80
8	—	374	262.00–295.00	279.87
1	—	180	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	235.00–250.00	243.37
1	—	605	211.00	211.00
1	—	220	250.00	250.00
7	—	316	220.00–290.00	261.88
5	—	278	220.00–275.00	245.97
1	—	595	200.00	200.00
4	—	379	250.00–265.00	255.93
10	—	484	220.00–245.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	240.00	240.00
2	—	315	262.00–275.00	268.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	260.00–262.00	261.01
1	—	385	280.00	280.00
3	—	275	300.00–332.00	310.67
1	—	545	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	247.00	247.00
8	—	540	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	760	220.00–225.00	223.32
1	—	800	200.00	200.00
7	—	281	310.00–360.00	332.46
6	—	620	230.00–240.00	236.69
1	—	550	270.00	270.00
1	—	235	325.00	325.00
4	—	318	330.00–350.00	338.38
14	—	370	314.00–342.00	330.44
10	—	472	292.00–314.00	300.60
11	—	433	300.00–325.00	314.54
9	—	514	275.00–300.00	287.94
1	—	650	246.00	246.00
2	—	715	214.00–231.00	222.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	497	293.00	293.00
8	—	540	275.00	275.00
5	—	440	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	613	256.00–265.00	263.23
24	—	392	311.00–346.00	322.35
16	—	442	330.00–340.00	336.66
4	—	726	230.00	230.00
42	—	520	305.00–322.00	315.76
37	—	574	240.00–290.00	268.97
9	—	758	226.00	226.00
16	—	818	220.00	220.00
31	—	672	250.00–256.75	252.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	250.00–295.00	270.28
1	—	440	250.00	250.00
1	—	520	240.00	240.00
1	—	555	220.00	220.00
1	—	325	285.00	285.00
1	—	280	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	208.00	208.00
1	—	205	245.00	245.00
7	—	464	237.00–287.00	253.55
2	—	570	200.00–230.00	214.87
2	—	178	225.00–280.00	249.79
4	—	328	236.00–300.00	273.18
1	—	425	295.00	295.00
2	—	273	275.00–300.00	286.93
4	—	515	235.00–280.00	255.59
2	—	370	285.00–300.00	292.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	270	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	357	310.00–336.00	324.25
7	—	420	310.00–330.00	318.83
4	—	475	300.00–314.00	303.89
3	—	512	264.00–290.00	273.49
3	—	555	265.00–270.00	268.35
7	—	281	325.00–350.00	337.59
1	—	725	220.00	220.00
7	—	329	316.00–338.00	325.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	190.00–196.00	192.99
1	—	1,095	128.00	128.00
3	—	462	300.00–318.00	307.16
2	—	305	325.00–350.00	337.70
4	—	420	301.00–326.00	314.68
6	—	624	227.00–239.00	230.93
1	—	690	214.00	214.00
7	—	521	260.00–280.00	269.75
2	—	1,010	120.00–130.00	124.95
4	—	279	306.00–338.00	321.08
2	—	230	300.00–305.00	302.39
4	—	376	322.00–337.00	330.66
8	—	579	235.00–260.00	248.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	300.00	300.00
1	—	725	140.00	140.00
1	—	545	245.00	245.00
4	—	375	275.00–300.00	287.88
1	—	345	316.00	316.00
3	—	428	270.00–290.00	278.31
3	—	473	288.00–294.00	291.35

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	90.00	90.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,085.00	1,085.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	100.00	100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	95.00	95.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	700.00–1,375.00	1,016.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,235.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	1,200.00	1,200.00

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	130.00	130.00
9	—	1,289	108.00–125.00	117.83
1	—	955	108.00	108.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	98.00–99.00	98.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,007	68.00–89.00	83.83
23	—	1,065	89.00–98.00	94.13
6	—	1,102	99.00–102.00	100.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,375	101.00–115.00	107.77

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