Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2020-03-23

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 23
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 123▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
131 head
▲ 99 vs last sale 32▲ 131 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 27▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were 11.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 6.00-14.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 6.00 higher. Board sale: Load of heifers 925 lbs at 96.25.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $131.42/cwt on 19 head.
Average price
$131.42
19 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$679
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$318
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$8.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.12
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2319137.994405thin
Medium and Large 1587129.0875814thin
One grade step is worth $8.92/cwt here — about −$318 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 sale19 hd
131.42
—
MS average10 barns · 232 hd
132.54
−1.12
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—Average1,51793.391,41715
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24874.3692829
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00260.0760265

Every lot

38 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2273134.99/cwt130.00–142.003693
Steers—Medium and Large 1280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 2340148.00/cwt148.00–148.005031
Steers—Medium and Large 1370152.00/cwt152.00–152.005622
Steers—Medium and Large 1405153.01/cwt152.00–154.006202
Steers—Medium and Large 2435137.00/cwt137.00–137.005961
Steers—Medium and Large 1500148.00/cwt148.00–148.007401
Steers—Medium and Large 1630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007922
Steers—Medium and Large 1730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008031
Steers—Medium and Large 1787109.68/cwt108.00–111.008633
Steers—Medium and Large 1852100.00/cwt100.00–100.008521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270130.00/cwt130.00–130.003511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310131.00/cwt131.00–131.004061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318135.89/cwt134.00–138.004322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380127.00/cwt127.00–127.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430126.00/cwt126.00–126.005421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435105.00/cwt105.00–105.004571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475127.00/cwt127.00–127.006031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520120.00/cwt120.00–120.006241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1550115.00/cwt115.00–115.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560112.00/cwt112.00–112.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 264085.00/cwt85.00–85.005441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1225130.00/cwt130.00–130.002931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328141.98/cwt140.00–144.004662
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,51793.39/cwt81.50–104.501,41715
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94448.82/cwt40.00–57.5046117
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00260.55/cwt51.00–67.0060731
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06170.43/cwt68.00–76.0074717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24874.36/cwt68.00–80.0092829
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,044762.55/cwt700.00–850.007,9615
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120925.00/cwt925.00–925.0010,3601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,121876.35/cwt775.00–1,000.009,8247
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2800925.00/cwt925.00–925.007,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28901,045.51/cwt1,000.00–1,100.009,3052
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900817.96/cwt700.00–1,025.007,3623
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2928849.28/cwt650.00–1,000.007,8816
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2995750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,4631

This sale against other markets

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.