Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2020-05-18

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, May 18
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
699 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 631▲ 699 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 65▲ 107 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 42▲ 23 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 2.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.30/cwt on 241 head.
Average price
$125.30
241 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$594
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$49
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$6.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.38
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1455128.68586102
Medium and Large 1-2541123.1666668
Medium and Large 2438122.4953771
One grade step is worth $6.19/cwt here — about $49 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 sale241 hd
125.30
—
MS average13 barns · 1,225 hd
118.92
+6.38
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—High1,63696.131,5729thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24066.1982143
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56965.031,0204thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06058.8262335

Every lot

96 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1278165.32/cwt160.00–170.004602
Steers—Medium and Large 2280150.01/cwt140.00–159.004202
Steers—Medium and Large 2313145.78/cwt140.00–156.004563
Steers—Medium and Large 1314165.05/cwt160.00–168.005184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365154.00/cwt154.00–154.0056210
Steers—Medium and Large 1368161.67/cwt158.00–169.005959
Steers—Medium and Large 2379148.74/cwt146.00–152.005645
Steers—Medium and Large 1412158.68/cwt156.00–163.006546
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2412152.00/cwt152.00–152.006265
Steers—Medium and Large 2430144.64/cwt139.00–150.0062215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2451144.50/cwt144.50–144.506529
Steers—Medium and Large 1462152.11/cwt149.00–158.007037
Steers—Medium and Large 2464139.41/cwt131.00–145.0064710
Steers—Medium and Large 1514143.64/cwt139.00–149.0073814
Steers—Medium and Large 2517126.28/cwt122.00–130.006538
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528104.43/cwt90.00–116.0055115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566141.00/cwt141.00–141.007984
Steers—Medium and Large 2570126.00/cwt123.00–130.007183
Steers—Medium and Large 1574140.11/cwt135.00–146.0080413
Steers—Medium and Large 1609136.49/cwt134.00–140.008316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617135.00/cwt135.00–135.008339
Steers—Medium and Large 2618126.00/cwt125.00–127.007792
Steers—Medium and Large 2660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666126.68/cwt125.00–128.008447
Steers—Medium and Large 1672124.99/cwt124.00–126.008403
Steers—Medium and Large 1727122.00/cwt120.00–126.008873
Steers—Medium and Large 1760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2926107.50/cwt107.50–107.5099511
Steers—Medium and Large 1933114.56/cwt107.00–122.001,0692
Steers—Medium and Large 11,063136.11/cwt120.00–157.001,4475
Steers—Medium and Large 11,115144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,6061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278136.23/cwt130.00–141.003794
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278134.77/cwt131.00–140.003753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325135.67/cwt134.00–137.004417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327125.54/cwt118.00–134.0041111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2358135.00/cwt135.00–135.004833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369134.66/cwt129.00–141.0049717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371129.41/cwt125.00–133.0048010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417126.19/cwt120.00–131.0052614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423131.43/cwt127.00–137.0055619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466128.23/cwt123.00–134.0059825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466121.54/cwt110.00–126.0056614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508124.52/cwt110.00–129.0063342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519118.66/cwt110.00–125.006168
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525125.16/cwt120.00–131.0065716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555114.24/cwt109.00–121.006347
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575116.61/cwt110.00–120.006713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2586122.30/cwt120.00–123.0071713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624115.99/cwt110.00–120.007248
Heifers—Medium and Large 264097.50/cwt90.00–105.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1653119.33/cwt115.00–122.007793
Heifers—Medium and Large 2653102.51/cwt100.00–105.006692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673115.00/cwt115.00–115.0077410
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2165146.00/cwt146.00–146.002411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2225157.09/cwt156.00–158.003532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1238165.80/cwt162.00–172.003954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270167.37/cwt160.00–170.0045215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2288147.57/cwt140.00–155.004252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1316167.85/cwt160.00–171.005308
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328151.04/cwt135.00–158.0049511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371143.06/cwt130.00–153.0053113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374157.99/cwt149.00–165.0059118
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421152.07/cwt144.00–162.0064033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421141.38/cwt129.00–149.005959
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472137.94/cwt130.00–144.0065113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473144.84/cwt140.00–155.0068513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516136.05/cwt130.00–142.007028
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527130.75/cwt122.00–139.0068911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563130.30/cwt122.00–134.007345
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566122.09/cwt120.00–129.006917
Bulls—Medium and Large 2619113.18/cwt105.00–120.007015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625117.45/cwt114.00–120.007344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680103.97/cwt100.00–108.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2688106.01/cwt105.00–107.007292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715108.00/cwt108.00–108.007721
Bulls—Medium and Large 177595.00/cwt95.00–95.007361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38785.42/cwt84.00–87.001,1853
Bulls——1,707106.85/cwt105.50–108.001,8243
Bulls——1,81396.11/cwt94.00–99.001,7423
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98051.96/cwt50.00–54.005093
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04556.15/cwt55.00–57.0058711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07360.57/cwt58.00–64.0065018
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11265.00/cwt65.00–65.007233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21465.56/cwt61.50–68.0079627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25558.54/cwt54.50–60.007354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29370.15/cwt68.50–72.0090712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55563.87/cwt62.00–65.509933
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61068.50/cwt68.50–68.501,1031
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287480.06/cwt74.00–88.007004
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2850950.00/cwt950.00–950.008,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040856.79/cwt800.00–900.008,9114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,8551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,4561
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28751,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0011,5941
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28751,079.38/cwt725.00–1,325.009,4453
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29381,450.09/cwt1,400.00–1,500.0013,6023

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.