Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2024-02-12

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 12
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
958 head
▼ 411 vs last sale 1,369▲ 194 vs year ago 764 · +25.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
167 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 169▲ 19 vs year ago 148 · +12.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 107▼ 50 vs year ago 132 · −37.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $3-12. Heifers sold steady to higher $6. Bull calves sold higher $3-13. Slaughter cows sold steady to higher $2. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $257.83/cwt on 354 head.
Average price
$257.83
354 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,183
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$149
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$57.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.12
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1418277.201,158181
Medium and Large 2371263.0697672
Medium and Large 1-2596219.391,307101
One grade step is worth $57.80/cwt here — about −$149 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 sale354 hd
257.83
—
MS average13 barns · 1,590 hd
254.71
+3.12
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—Average1,465117.051,71419
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,094108.151,18325
CowsLean 85-90%Low96492.0588765

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,023$1,3963thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)877$1,3349
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)857$1,3233thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)974$1,26112
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$1,2501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,008$1,13615
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)953$1,0129
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,000$1,2501thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)737$1,58429
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)836$1,1036
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)767$9056

Every lot, as filed

115 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—385297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,1431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—571237.51/cwt230.00–240.001,35637
HeifersMedium and Large 2—665175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1641
HeifersMedium and Large 2—370267.94/cwt250.00–275.0099110
SteersMedium and Large 2—260268.32/cwt225.00–310.006982
HeifersMedium and Large 2—272277.09/cwt250.00–300.0075410
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—640236.02/cwt234.00–238.001,5112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—463260.06/cwt245.00–275.001,20416
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—440260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1441
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—555245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3601
SteersMedium and Large 1—230322.45/cwt320.00–325.007422
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—460260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1961
SteersMedium and Large 1—364351.73/cwt320.00–401.001,28010
SteersMedium and Large 1—280383.33/cwt365.00–400.001,0733
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—450339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,5267
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—720234.90/cwt230.00–240.001,6912
SteersMedium and Large 1—526321.51/cwt300.00–336.001,6917
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—476269.73/cwt260.00–275.001,2845
SteersMedium and Large 1—560309.82/cwt300.00–320.001,7352
SteersMedium and Large 1—318345.16/cwt310.00–397.501,09810
SteersMedium and Large 1—416326.31/cwt308.00–350.001,3579
SteersMedium and Large 1—675260.00/cwt250.00–270.001,7552
SteersMedium and Large 2—530255.20/cwt235.00–272.001,3533
SteersMedium and Large 1—625259.33/cwt249.00–270.001,6212
SteersMedium and Large 2—426282.30/cwt260.00–300.001,2035
SteersMedium and Large 2—135250.00/cwt250.00–250.003381
SteersMedium and Large 1—170300.00/cwt300.00–300.005101
SteersMedium and Large 1—471320.77/cwt300.00–345.001,5118
SteersMedium and Large 2—381288.80/cwt275.00–300.001,1004
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,085125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3561
SteersMedium and Large 2—573257.38/cwt230.00–285.001,4752
SteersMedium and Large 2—324296.47/cwt285.00–300.009614
SteersMedium and Large 2—185302.79/cwt275.00–320.005603
SteersMedium and Large 2—478275.73/cwt250.00–290.001,3185
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—620257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,59332
SteersMedium and Large 2—735170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2501
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—413321.48/cwt318.00–325.001,3282
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—530320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6961
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—613264.77/cwt255.00–272.001,6233
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—780221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,7241
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—593269.96/cwt260.00–280.001,6012
SteersMedium and Large 2—670238.69/cwt232.00–245.001,5992
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—589286.49/cwt275.00–300.001,6874
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—481321.02/cwt300.00–330.001,5445
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—522311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,62317
BullsMedium and Large 2—371296.42/cwt270.00–314.001,1005
BullsMedium and Large 1—280340.36/cwt330.00–350.009532
BullsMedium and Large 2—640172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,1041
BullsMedium and Large 2—305250.00/cwt250.00–250.007631
BullsMedium and Large 2—483278.06/cwt265.00–285.001,3435
BullsMedium and Large 2—419264.82/cwt240.00–285.001,1105
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—7371,584.39/head1,500.00–1,650.001,58429
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—890975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bulls——1,478122.80/cwt117.00–128.001,81511
Bulls——1,446109.15/cwt90.00–115.001,5788
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9951,294.05/head1,000.00–1,735.001,29411
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9331,534.12/head1,325.00–1,725.001,5342
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9611,017.12/head900.00–1,125.001,0178
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0231,395.97/head1,100.00–1,550.001,3963
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3—725900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—8581,143.47/head900.00–1,500.001,1435
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0381,164.91/head1,050.00–1,385.001,16512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—8901,020.34/head975.00–1,085.001,0203
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—705900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9201,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—773905.55/head750.00–1,210.009065
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3—735900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—89095.37/cwt82.00–108.008492
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—73085.00/cwt85.00–85.006211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—98391.98/cwt90.00–94.009042
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—740900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—80580.00/cwt80.00–80.006441
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—8771,334.49/head1,175.00–1,600.001,3349
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,325109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,4441
BullsMedium and Large 1—865172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,4921
BullsMedium and Large 1—473302.53/cwt290.00–322.001,4319
BullsMedium and Large 1—418322.12/cwt300.00–340.001,34616
BullsMedium and Large 1—529284.80/cwt265.00–300.001,5076
BullsMedium and Large 1—570275.44/cwt265.00–290.001,5703
BullsMedium and Large 1—620238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,4761
BullsMedium and Large 2—271294.45/cwt250.00–314.007985
HeifersMedium and Large 1—721210.93/cwt204.00–220.001,5214
BullsMedium and Large 2—225315.00/cwt315.00–315.007091
BullsMedium and Large 2—565244.59/cwt240.00–249.001,3823
BullsMedium and Large 1—325341.74/cwt325.00–385.001,1116
BullsMedium and Large 1—233336.21/cwt325.00–355.007833
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—750190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4251
HeifersMedium and Large 2—330283.15/cwt275.00–290.009348
HeifersMedium and Large 2—225280.02/cwt275.00–290.006305
HeifersMedium and Large 1—780190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4821
BullsMedium and Large 2—528261.20/cwt255.00–267.001,3792
BullsMedium and Large 1—366335.27/cwt320.00–345.001,2279
HeifersMedium and Large 1—184308.76/cwt300.00–320.005684
HeifersMedium and Large 1—372289.84/cwt275.00–302.001,07826
HeifersMedium and Large 1—620224.62/cwt220.00–235.001,3938
HeifersMedium and Large 1—320303.96/cwt295.00–316.0097329
HeifersMedium and Large 1—469270.11/cwt260.00–285.001,26716
HeifersMedium and Large 1—574229.07/cwt220.00–242.001,31512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—450185.00/cwt185.00–185.0083318
HeifersMedium and Large 1—421285.91/cwt275.00–302.001,20425
HeifersMedium and Large 1—278306.94/cwt300.00–318.0085322
HeifersMedium and Large 1—516249.60/cwt240.00–265.001,28814
HeifersMedium and Large 2—429260.97/cwt230.00–280.001,12014
HeifersMedium and Large 1—820175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4351
HeifersMedium and Large 2—531231.59/cwt220.00–247.001,2306
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—784196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,53730
HeifersMedium and Large 1—673216.11/cwt210.00–222.001,4542
HeifersMedium and Large 2—470246.85/cwt220.00–260.001,16010
HeifersMedium and Large 2—179269.65/cwt200.00–300.004836
HeifersMedium and Large 1—219304.42/cwt300.00–314.006677
CowsLean 85-90%—89081.14/cwt70.00–88.0072220
CowsLean 85-90%—1,003103.47/cwt101.00–107.001,03810
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,094108.15/cwt100.00–114.001,18325
CowsLean 85-90%—99595.03/cwt89.00–100.0094635

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.