Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2020-08-24

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 24
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
943 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 933▲ 943 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 115▲ 82 vs year ago 86 · +95.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 110▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder steers sold 2-5 higher. Feeder Heifers sold 2-6 lower. Slaughter cow were 1-2 higher. Slaughter Bulls were 3 higher. There were quite a few quality cull cows.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.81/cwt on 267 head.
Average price
$123.81
267 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$582
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$83
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$7.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.51
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1480125.98604166
Medium and Large 1-2497123.4261430
Medium and Large 2438118.9052171
One grade step is worth $7.08/cwt here — about $83 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 sale267 hd
123.81
—
MS average13 barns · 1,362 hd
123.30
+0.51
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—Average1,61589.591,44713
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25359.4574535
CowsLean 85-90%Low99653.9753778

Every lot

106 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 1275178.89/cwt171.00–200.004924
Steers—Medium and Large 2290163.05/cwt160.00–166.004732
Steers—Medium and Large 2321149.28/cwt130.00–160.004795
Steers—Medium and Large 1323165.72/cwt160.00–173.005357
Steers—Medium and Large 2372143.82/cwt130.00–154.005355
Steers—Medium and Large 1374158.39/cwt150.00–162.005926
Steers—Medium and Large 1420156.04/cwt150.00–160.0065512
Steers—Medium and Large 2423137.81/cwt124.00–145.005837
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466144.29/cwt144.00–146.006727
Steers—Medium and Large 1469148.28/cwt145.00–157.0069522
Steers—Medium and Large 2471137.84/cwt130.00–145.0064910
Steers—Medium and Large 1522141.32/cwt137.00–147.0073819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523144.55/cwt143.00–145.5075619
Steers—Medium and Large 2524129.75/cwt120.00–135.006807
Steers—Medium and Large 1570137.49/cwt132.00–143.0078412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576137.00/cwt137.00–137.007896
Steers—Medium and Large 2576121.21/cwt115.00–125.006984
Steers—Medium and Large 1623132.11/cwt125.00–135.0082316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627135.00/cwt135.00–135.0084610
Steers—Medium and Large 2638125.00/cwt125.00–125.007982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666132.00/cwt132.00–132.008798
Steers—Medium and Large 1668130.75/cwt125.00–135.008738
Steers—Medium and Large 2675121.79/cwt115.00–128.008224
Steers—Medium and Large 1722127.38/cwt125.00–130.009205
Steers—Medium and Large 2725122.00/cwt122.00–122.008851
Steers—Medium and Large 1755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2781125.00/cwt125.00–125.009765
Steers—Medium and Large 1865119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0291
Steers—Medium and Large 1990100.00/cwt100.00–100.009901
Steers—Medium and Large 11,01587.46/cwt85.00–90.008882
Steers—Medium and Large 11,05090.00/cwt90.00–90.009451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223144.99/cwt140.00–160.003234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245135.00/cwt135.00–135.003311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1277139.66/cwt139.00–140.003873
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280120.18/cwt110.00–126.003374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328141.30/cwt130.00–146.004639
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334120.51/cwt110.00–130.004037
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373122.39/cwt115.00–129.0045715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374134.50/cwt129.00–140.0050314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy380161.00/cwt161.00–161.006121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414124.80/cwt115.00–130.0051717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426127.18/cwt122.00–133.0054242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436125.00/cwt125.00–125.0054510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465121.79/cwt115.00–126.0056612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473125.38/cwt120.00–129.0059329
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514112.69/cwt107.00–115.005794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524123.36/cwt119.00–127.0064627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528122.63/cwt120.00–123.5064720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570122.02/cwt117.00–128.0069618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575109.57/cwt105.00–115.006305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624116.70/cwt110.00–120.007287
Heifers—Medium and Large 2662100.00/cwt100.00–100.006623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1682116.65/cwt115.00–120.007963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1719108.79/cwt100.00–115.007824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1783101.22/cwt100.00–105.007934
Heifers—Medium and Large 283077.48/cwt75.00–80.006432
Heifers—Medium and Large 187586.00/cwt86.00–86.007531
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265145.00/cwt145.00–145.003841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1271169.73/cwt160.00–185.004604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318172.27/cwt164.00–182.0054811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325145.74/cwt130.00–156.004749
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380156.31/cwt150.00–164.0059410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2387138.54/cwt130.00–155.005369
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414150.08/cwt143.00–159.0062121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424135.57/cwt120.00–142.0057510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472134.92/cwt130.00–144.0063723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472130.90/cwt120.00–138.0061812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520124.08/cwt117.00–130.006455
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526129.37/cwt121.00–133.0068012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576121.05/cwt115.00–125.006974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1579126.07/cwt120.00–130.007309
Bulls—Medium and Large 2614121.49/cwt120.00–124.007464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618122.19/cwt118.00–125.007559
Bulls—Medium and Large 1666115.67/cwt110.00–120.007704
Bulls—Medium and Large 2688105.20/cwt95.00–110.007244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720104.04/cwt97.00–108.007494
Bulls—Medium and Large 2738106.33/cwt105.00–107.007853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780100.39/cwt95.00–106.007832
Bulls—Medium and Large 295080.00/cwt80.00–80.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 195580.00/cwt80.00–80.007641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28780.81/cwt75.00–85.501,0403
Bulls——1,71492.23/cwt87.50–95.001,58110
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight75339.43/cwt37.00–42.002972
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81348.76/cwt45.00–51.503965
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82055.15/cwt53.50–57.004523
Cows—Lean 85-90%99149.86/cwt45.00–53.0049420
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03856.76/cwt53.50–61.0058948
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25063.82/cwt63.50–64.507985
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25359.72/cwt57.00–63.0074824
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25354.70/cwt53.00–56.006856
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2815558.94/cwt300.00–700.004,5553
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2913677.81/cwt650.00–700.006,1882
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,3601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2800800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,4006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2961727.74/cwt575.00–800.006,9947
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975930.38/cwt775.00–1,075.009,0712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,018955.53/cwt625.00–1,475.009,7274
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,221869.32/cwt625.00–1,050.0010,6148
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2685700.00/cwt700.00–700.004,7951
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2860800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,8801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2925783.11/cwt700.00–850.007,2442
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,209.47/cwt900.00–1,425.0011,4902
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,727.06/cwt1,525.00–1,900.0017,7892
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0381,101.81/cwt1,050.00–1,150.0011,4372

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.