Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2020-10-26

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 26
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
643 head
▼ 396 vs last sale 1,039▼ 44 vs year ago 687 · −6.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 147▲ 28 vs year ago 70 · +40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 88▼ 22 vs year ago 45 · −48.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows were higher 2-3. Slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder steers sold mixed 5 lower to 5 higher. Very good quality steers from 400#-500#. Feeder heifers were lower 1-3.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $130.80/cwt on 251 head.
Average price
$130.80
251 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$629
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.07
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1471137.78649103
Medium and Large 1-2511133.2768182
Medium and Large 2445120.2453548
Medium and Large 2-3497107.7853618thin
One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $113 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 sale251 hd
130.80
—
MS average13 barns · 1,025 hd
126.72
+4.07
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—Average1,41679.501,12617
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17252.0661019
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55547.007311thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06846.0549246

Every lot

84 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275141.00/cwt141.00–141.003881
Steers—Medium and Large 2288129.49/cwt129.00–130.003732
Steers—Medium and Large 1327146.36/cwt140.00–160.004796
Steers—Medium and Large 2331126.63/cwt116.00–137.004194
Steers—Medium and Large 1371146.28/cwt135.00–155.0054317
Steers—Medium and Large 2378127.53/cwt115.00–135.004824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2411143.86/cwt142.00–146.0059111
Steers—Medium and Large 1422146.74/cwt141.00–153.0061916
Steers—Medium and Large 2425120.82/cwt110.00–135.0051318
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460110.00/cwt110.00–110.0050610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461135.88/cwt130.00–144.0062625
Steers—Medium and Large 1465143.89/cwt130.00–150.0066926
Steers—Medium and Large 2475120.42/cwt110.00–135.0057210
Steers—Medium and Large 2522113.03/cwt105.00–115.005905
Steers—Medium and Large 1523126.95/cwt120.00–140.0066418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530131.06/cwt128.00–135.0069516
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3543105.00/cwt105.00–105.005708
Steers—Medium and Large 2569109.99/cwt105.00–115.006264
Steers—Medium and Large 1570126.39/cwt120.00–130.0072011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579128.38/cwt121.00–131.0074330
Steers—Medium and Large 1613123.30/cwt120.00–125.007563
Steers—Medium and Large 2645112.00/cwt112.00–112.007221
Steers—Medium and Large 1693110.51/cwt108.00–113.007662
Steers—Medium and Large 1713110.00/cwt110.00–110.007842
Steers—Medium and Large 1760110.00/cwt110.00–110.008361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2170114.00/cwt114.00–114.001941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2238115.27/cwt110.00–119.002743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1269130.08/cwt129.00–133.003504
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280121.23/cwt116.00–126.003395
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315117.55/cwt100.00–124.003705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316122.66/cwt115.00–131.003886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377120.33/cwt115.00–130.0045412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381113.30/cwt103.00–120.004325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418114.88/cwt110.00–120.0048022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426116.00/cwt116.00–116.004943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426108.16/cwt100.00–118.004619
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468101.51/cwt95.00–105.004753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469109.32/cwt103.00–113.0051320
Heifers—Medium and Large 250097.50/cwt95.00–100.004882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520107.96/cwt103.00–112.0056116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2553104.48/cwt100.00–109.005782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569104.23/cwt100.00–108.005939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613103.01/cwt101.00–105.006312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680100.00/cwt100.00–100.006801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-286191.00/cwt91.00–91.007844
Heifers—Medium and Large 187070.00/cwt70.00–70.006091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2120110.00/cwt110.00–110.001321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2183123.55/cwt120.00–130.002263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1185135.00/cwt135.00–135.002501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2223115.16/cwt100.00–132.002574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1238144.36/cwt140.00–152.003443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2258128.13/cwt114.00–140.003313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1272145.10/cwt130.00–150.003958
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318137.56/cwt136.00–139.004372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322143.06/cwt135.00–152.0046114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375138.41/cwt130.00–149.0051910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383122.63/cwt115.00–136.004708
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422122.53/cwt120.00–130.005178
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430114.93/cwt105.00–120.004946
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460115.97/cwt110.00–121.005336
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476109.46/cwt103.00–116.005219
Bulls—Medium and Large 252097.79/cwt90.00–110.005095
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527102.94/cwt100.00–110.005428
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568102.17/cwt100.00–106.005806
Bulls—Medium and Large 257395.63/cwt90.00–105.005486
Bulls—Medium and Large 261091.64/cwt90.00–95.005593
Bulls—Medium and Large 162098.00/cwt94.00–100.006083
Bulls—Medium and Large 165092.50/cwt90.00–95.006012
Bulls—Medium and Large 171589.00/cwt89.00–89.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 185075.00/cwt75.00–75.006381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,41679.50/cwt70.00–85.001,12617
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88530.91/cwt29.00–33.002743
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06046.08/cwt40.50–49.5048834
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15751.00/cwt50.00–53.005909
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17252.06/cwt48.00–55.0061019
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55547.00/cwt47.00–47.007311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,8441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155632.47/cwt550.00–700.007,3052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225751.02/cwt700.00–800.009,2002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2795900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,1551
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0014,9381
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2810550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,4551
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2867559.42/cwt550.00–575.004,8503
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955410.00/cwt410.00–410.003,9161

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.