Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2020-12-07

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 7
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,336 head
▲ 225 vs last sale 1,111▲ 508 vs year ago 828 · +61.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 110▼ 59 vs year ago 171 · −34.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 54▲ 0 vs year ago 51 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows were steady to 2 higher. Bulls were higher 5. Feeder steers were higher 2-7. Heifers were mixed lower 2 to higher 3. Heavier calves had the most gains.

Sold two loads of steers weighing 800# for $130.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $153.38/cwt on 283 head.
Average price
$153.38
283 head · 464 lb average
Value per head Derived
$711
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$18.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.06
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2474158.4675183
Medium and Large 1461156.41720138
Medium and Large 2457139.8663962
One grade step is worth $18.60/cwt here — about $111 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 sale283 hd
153.38
—
MS average13 barns · 1,465 hd
148.33
+5.06
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—Average1,66378.711,30917
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26948.8061926
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65048.508001thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96341.8340335

Every lot

105 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1210167.00/cwt167.00–167.003511
Steers—Medium and Large 2225140.00/cwt140.00–140.003151
Steers—Medium and Large 2267158.38/cwt150.00–165.004236
Steers—Medium and Large 1273175.87/cwt170.00–186.004809
Steers—Medium and Large 1325175.22/cwt165.00–185.0056912
Steers—Medium and Large 2335156.73/cwt147.00–163.005253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2336177.00/cwt177.00–177.005957
Steers—Medium and Large 2374149.15/cwt132.00–162.0055812
Steers—Medium and Large 1377167.63/cwt160.00–176.0063220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2387173.00/cwt173.00–173.006709
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415170.00/cwt170.00–170.0070620
Steers—Medium and Large 1417165.18/cwt159.00–172.0068924
Steers—Medium and Large 2429144.62/cwt129.00–152.0062011
Steers—Medium and Large 1473156.00/cwt150.00–171.0073823
Steers—Medium and Large 2476140.66/cwt130.00–154.006709
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2491156.75/cwt154.50–161.0077024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500149.00/cwt149.00–149.007458
Steers—Medium and Large 2511132.88/cwt120.00–155.006798
Steers—Medium and Large 1520144.63/cwt136.00–154.0075217
Steers—Medium and Large 2576124.92/cwt120.00–130.007204
Steers—Medium and Large 1578140.92/cwt135.00–148.0081516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581132.00/cwt132.00–132.007675
Steers—Medium and Large 1617136.64/cwt133.00–143.008436
Steers—Medium and Large 2632120.21/cwt115.00–126.007603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635137.00/cwt137.00–137.008706
Steers—Medium and Large 2668109.95/cwt100.00–115.007343
Steers—Medium and Large 1669129.99/cwt125.00–134.008708
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670130.00/cwt130.00–130.008714
Steers—Medium and Large 1708126.99/cwt126.00–128.008992
Steers—Medium and Large 2865105.47/cwt100.00–111.009122
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2222110.00/cwt110.00–110.002443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1226133.36/cwt130.00–140.003014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1272135.17/cwt123.00–140.003689
Heifers—Medium and Large 2276118.95/cwt110.00–125.003285
Heifers—Medium and Large 2317113.21/cwt110.00–115.003593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320136.31/cwt131.00–139.0043614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2364115.93/cwt105.00–125.004229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366131.43/cwt120.00–140.0048127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375132.00/cwt132.00–132.0049511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413132.61/cwt132.00–135.0054810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417127.75/cwt120.00–133.0053341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418115.78/cwt110.00–120.0048411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469123.16/cwt114.00–130.0057823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475114.46/cwt109.00–120.0054411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487123.24/cwt110.00–124.0060017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2507127.00/cwt127.00–127.0064410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518118.58/cwt110.00–125.0061421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519110.08/cwt105.00–116.005719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy565182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565117.57/cwt115.00–123.006647
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565107.54/cwt105.00–110.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623114.74/cwt110.00–117.007153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626115.00/cwt115.00–115.007203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy630142.00/cwt142.00–142.008951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650111.50/cwt110.00–113.007252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677110.00/cwt110.00–110.007454
Heifers—Medium and Large 179087.00/cwt87.00–87.006871
Heifers—Medium and Large 184081.00/cwt81.00–81.006801
Heifers—Medium and Large 288060.00/cwt60.00–60.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 193078.00/cwt78.00–78.007251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1110155.00/cwt155.00–155.001711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2125110.00/cwt110.00–110.001381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2155120.00/cwt120.00–120.001861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1175150.00/cwt150.00–150.002631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2205144.00/cwt140.00–148.002952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1220162.00/cwt162.00–162.003561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1260162.01/cwt150.00–175.004216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265147.25/cwt140.00–157.003903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318129.76/cwt120.00–140.004132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1319174.33/cwt168.00–182.005566
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370169.86/cwt162.00–178.0062812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2376147.51/cwt143.00–157.005556
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421146.24/cwt135.00–151.006168
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423156.86/cwt150.00–167.0066413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470144.34/cwt135.00–163.0067813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474132.76/cwt125.00–147.006296
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518126.97/cwt125.00–129.006582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520130.82/cwt120.00–138.0068014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565117.84/cwt112.00–124.006662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573126.47/cwt120.00–131.007256
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625115.62/cwt113.00–119.007233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630115.67/cwt115.00–117.007293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678110.00/cwt110.00–110.007462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740106.00/cwt106.00–106.007841
Bulls—Medium and Large 276080.00/cwt80.00–80.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 281575.00/cwt75.00–75.006111
Bulls—Medium and Large 287089.44/cwt86.00–93.007782
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,15076.00/cwt76.00–76.008741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21565.00/cwt65.00–65.007901
Bulls——1,69179.57/cwt75.00–82.501,34616
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83434.10/cwt30.00–37.002849
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00844.51/cwt40.00–50.0044926
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26948.80/cwt45.00–52.5061926
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65048.50/cwt48.50–48.508001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2970800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,7601
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2901567.18/cwt500.00–900.005,11012
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2958494.65/cwt325.00–575.004,7396
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850950.00/cwt950.00–950.008,0752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2862633.12/cwt575.00–750.005,4573
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29081,110.30/cwt700.00–1,500.0010,0825
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010593.40/cwt450.00–750.005,9933
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,014929.18/cwt650.00–1,400.009,42210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1011,017.67/cwt875.00–1,075.0011,2055

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.