Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2021-05-24

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, May 24
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
670 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 649▲ 19 vs year ago 651 · +2.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
214 head
▲ 87 vs last sale 127▲ 84 vs year ago 130 · +64.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 42▼ 3 vs year ago 73 · −4.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows were steady to 3 higher. Bulls sold steady. Feeder steers sold steady to 5 higher. Heifers were steady to 2 higher. Bull calves sold lower 3-8.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.88/cwt on 254 head.
Average price
$125.88
254 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$616
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$101
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$9.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.70
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1454129.38587149
Medium and Large 1-2646121.6878659
Medium and Large 2405119.9348646
One grade step is worth $9.45/cwt here — about $101 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 sale254 hd
125.88
—
MS average13 barns · 1,616 hd
123.18
+2.70
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—Average1,38986.191,19716
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25170.5788334
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40966.269349thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06762.62668135

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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1165177.00/cwt177.00–177.002921
Steers—Medium and Large 2220154.89/cwt150.00–160.003412
Steers—Medium and Large 1228169.69/cwt167.00–172.003873
Steers—Medium and Large 1268163.38/cwt160.00–170.004384
Steers—Medium and Large 2278138.03/cwt135.00–140.003844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2309175.00/cwt175.00–175.005417
Steers—Medium and Large 1316163.69/cwt160.00–170.005177
Steers—Medium and Large 2320144.09/cwt140.00–151.004614
Steers—Medium and Large 1373156.75/cwt150.00–162.005858
Steers—Medium and Large 2393130.00/cwt120.00–140.005113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2407168.00/cwt168.00–168.006847
Steers—Medium and Large 1425157.74/cwt150.00–164.0067015
Steers—Medium and Large 2431143.51/cwt140.00–147.006194
Steers—Medium and Large 2468145.09/cwt140.00–150.006793
Steers—Medium and Large 1469154.02/cwt150.00–161.0072220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483153.00/cwt153.00–153.007393
Steers—Medium and Large 1515147.76/cwt140.00–153.0076114
Steers—Medium and Large 2525131.81/cwt120.00–139.006923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557149.00/cwt149.00–149.008309
Steers—Medium and Large 1574145.77/cwt140.00–150.008375
Steers—Medium and Large 2585122.52/cwt120.00–125.007172
Steers—Medium and Large 1616132.45/cwt128.00–136.008169
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630134.00/cwt134.00–134.008444
Steers—Medium and Large 2665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1673131.61/cwt129.00–136.008863
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677133.50/cwt133.50–133.5090416
Steers—Medium and Large 1725122.68/cwt120.00–126.008893
Steers—Medium and Large 1763118.61/cwt115.00–121.009053
Steers—Medium and Large 1813118.50/cwt118.00–119.009632
Steers—Medium and Large 1880115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0121
Steers—Medium and Large 11,02095.00/cwt95.00–95.009691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1177158.13/cwt152.00–162.002803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2180146.00/cwt146.00–146.002631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1208143.22/cwt139.00–154.002984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2224129.32/cwt123.00–138.002907
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273135.08/cwt130.00–141.003697
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added321147.00/cwt147.00–147.0047210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326136.76/cwt131.00–141.0044615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327123.28/cwt120.00–130.004036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374135.18/cwt130.00–141.0050622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382120.54/cwt110.00–126.0046012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420137.50/cwt137.50–137.505786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421131.84/cwt125.00–136.0055523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427118.34/cwt110.00–120.005056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468130.29/cwt122.00–136.0061024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469119.86/cwt115.00–124.005626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523124.41/cwt115.00–134.0065114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527110.33/cwt110.00–111.005813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570122.96/cwt115.00–133.0070117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575115.00/cwt115.00–115.006611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623117.23/cwt113.00–122.0073012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628124.50/cwt124.50–124.507828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675112.63/cwt108.00–115.007603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675107.13/cwt95.00–115.007233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1719112.22/cwt108.00–116.008074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added747118.00/cwt118.00–118.0088124
Heifers—Medium and Large 278583.00/cwt83.00–83.006521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285996.00/cwt96.00–96.0082511
Heifers—Medium and Large 191575.00/cwt75.00–75.006861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1173184.65/cwt175.00–205.003193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2240140.00/cwt140.00–140.003361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1243163.74/cwt160.00–170.003984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275162.00/cwt162.00–162.004461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2281141.17/cwt130.00–150.003975
Bulls—Medium and Large 1329146.24/cwt142.00–150.004816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2332138.25/cwt125.00–155.004596
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378133.17/cwt130.00–140.005033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383145.37/cwt135.00–154.0055713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418143.63/cwt130.00–154.0060015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419139.90/cwt130.00–148.005868
Bulls—Medium and Large 2464139.52/cwt136.00–145.006474
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475142.07/cwt137.00–152.0067514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2511133.67/cwt125.00–145.006834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521132.97/cwt124.00–136.006935
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571124.72/cwt122.00–130.007124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575115.55/cwt110.00–121.006642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615123.95/cwt121.00–126.007623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640107.00/cwt107.00–107.006851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678109.95/cwt105.00–115.007453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705105.00/cwt105.00–105.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730109.00/cwt109.00–109.007961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760100.00/cwt100.00–100.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 180095.00/cwt95.00–95.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 289580.00/cwt80.00–80.007161
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,10085.00/cwt85.00–85.009351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,38986.19/cwt70.00–90.001,19716
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82446.89/cwt39.00–50.0038612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07062.33/cwt54.00–69.5066798
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17371.29/cwt70.00–74.0083625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25170.57/cwt65.00–74.5088334
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40966.26/cwt63.00–69.009349
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2705462.15/cwt450.00–475.003,2582
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2828669.22/cwt600.00–700.005,5413
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2937917.31/cwt625.00–1,000.008,59510
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2715575.00/cwt575.00–575.004,1111
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2840739.29/cwt700.00–775.006,2102
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2873891.22/cwt600.00–1,200.007,7803
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29921,040.34/cwt700.00–1,150.0010,3203
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2683519.32/cwt350.00–600.003,5474
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2800400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855712.87/cwt675.00–750.006,0954
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885643.15/cwt585.00–700.005,6922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29551,035.71/cwt850.00–1,100.009,89111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,003775.04/cwt750.00–800.007,7743
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,159835.55/cwt700.00–1,075.009,6848

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.