Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2021-08-16

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 16
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,029 head
▲ 138 vs last sale 891▲ 96 vs year ago 933 · +10.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
131 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 128▲ 16 vs year ago 115 · +13.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 30▼ 70 vs year ago 110 · −63.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold mixed, 4 higher to 5 lower. Feeder heifers sold mixed 1 higher to 3 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.43/cwt on 263 head.
Average price
$136.43
263 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$625
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$99
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.64
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1430140.82605138
Medium and Large 1-2568136.6977766
Medium and Large 2402125.8650559
One grade step is worth $14.96/cwt here — about $99 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 sale263 hd
136.43
—
MS average13 barns · 1,248 hd
129.80
+6.64
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—Average1,32085.971,13512
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22868.6684315
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40063.508891thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average97656.8555570

Every lot

110 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2135132.50/cwt132.50–132.501791
Steers—Medium and Large 2160160.00/cwt160.00–160.002561
Steers—Medium and Large 2225147.85/cwt120.00–160.003336
Steers—Medium and Large 2278137.10/cwt120.00–152.503813
Steers—Medium and Large 1287174.08/cwt162.50–180.005005
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325182.00/cwt182.00–182.005922
Steers—Medium and Large 2329142.37/cwt125.00–160.004685
Steers—Medium and Large 1335174.46/cwt167.50–180.005845
Steers—Medium and Large 1371174.22/cwt170.00–182.5064610
Steers—Medium and Large 2372140.97/cwt127.50–160.005245
Steers—Medium and Large 1423168.79/cwt160.00–178.0071414
Steers—Medium and Large 2423147.78/cwt130.00–158.006258
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2446174.00/cwt174.00–174.0077611
Steers—Medium and Large 2470150.00/cwt150.00–150.007052
Steers—Medium and Large 1472162.93/cwt155.00–170.0076925
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478167.00/cwt167.00–167.007988
Steers—Medium and Large 1523158.57/cwt154.00–162.0082917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527160.00/cwt160.00–160.0084310
Steers—Medium and Large 2530150.00/cwt150.00–150.007951
Steers—Medium and Large 2550135.00/cwt135.00–135.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567149.00/cwt149.00–149.008454
Steers—Medium and Large 1573146.93/cwt140.00–157.008429
Steers—Medium and Large 2605115.50/cwt106.00–125.006992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613153.83/cwt148.00–156.5094337
Steers—Medium and Large 1620146.50/cwt144.00–149.009084
Steers—Medium and Large 2667128.35/cwt125.00–130.008563
Steers—Medium and Large 1669141.18/cwt135.00–148.009449
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685145.00/cwt145.00–145.0099312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700142.50/cwt142.50–142.509986
Steers—Medium and Large 1725132.00/cwt132.00–132.009571
Steers—Medium and Large 1780125.00/cwt125.00–125.009751
Steers—Medium and Large 1910110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2140130.00/cwt130.00–130.001821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2163130.12/cwt127.50–132.502122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1173153.01/cwt147.50–157.502652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223128.88/cwt125.00–130.002874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1229139.07/cwt127.50–147.503184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1276144.34/cwt140.00–158.0039811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2279127.07/cwt120.00–138.003555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321148.46/cwt140.00–156.0047717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328124.23/cwt118.00–130.004073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372149.69/cwt140.00–156.0055725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374126.09/cwt116.00–135.0047211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410144.00/cwt144.00–144.005905
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426127.92/cwt120.00–132.0054511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427141.04/cwt135.00–149.0060222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471126.56/cwt116.00–138.0059613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473137.18/cwt130.00–144.0064920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2495135.50/cwt135.50–135.5067110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515143.50/cwt143.50–143.507398
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521138.52/cwt131.00–142.0072214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521121.36/cwt118.00–125.006325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565121.98/cwt120.00–124.006892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567133.49/cwt130.00–138.0075710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582142.08/cwt140.50–144.5082723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612127.55/cwt120.00–133.007819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624136.00/cwt136.00–136.0084911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630112.00/cwt112.00–112.007061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681115.00/cwt115.00–115.007839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730110.03/cwt106.00–114.008032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785104.00/cwt104.00–104.008161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1188159.93/cwt155.00–165.003012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2214149.25/cwt140.00–164.003194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1233157.18/cwt140.00–172.503665
Bulls—Medium and Large 2263147.59/cwt140.00–152.503883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1281161.16/cwt160.00–165.004534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318167.43/cwt150.00–176.0053210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2337132.13/cwt120.00–150.004455
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373131.69/cwt126.00–142.004915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377168.67/cwt154.00–178.0063612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423164.99/cwt154.00–178.0069822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432143.62/cwt120.00–154.006205
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477149.95/cwt140.00–158.0071511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477132.37/cwt128.00–140.006317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519139.92/cwt127.00–146.007268
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523126.53/cwt120.00–130.006623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563129.05/cwt123.00–134.007273
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570120.46/cwt116.00–125.006872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621121.82/cwt115.00–126.007577
Bulls—Medium and Large 1682121.03/cwt118.00–125.008253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685115.00/cwt115.00–115.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1703111.98/cwt105.00–119.007872
Bulls—Medium and Large 272585.00/cwt85.00–85.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 275565.00/cwt65.00–65.004911
Bulls—Medium and Large 281879.85/cwt70.00–90.006532
Bulls—Medium and Large 287590.00/cwt90.00–90.007881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15575.00/cwt75.00–75.008661
Bulls——1,33586.97/cwt80.00–95.001,16111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82245.88/cwt35.00–50.0037718
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00758.36/cwt39.00–65.0058841
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11569.15/cwt66.00–74.0077111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22868.66/cwt64.50–71.5084315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40063.50/cwt63.50–63.508891
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0331,758.06/cwt1,350.00–2,050.0018,1613
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27831,012.46/cwt800.00–1,150.007,9282
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2815825.00/cwt825.00–825.006,7241
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29851,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0012,3131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0341,312.97/cwt1,250.00–1,400.0013,5764
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2865750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,4881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2870762.07/cwt400.00–925.006,6302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,1301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,235865.28/cwt800.00–925.0010,6862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,340888.90/cwt825.00–950.0011,9112
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2695501.80/cwt425.00–550.003,4883
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2755758.28/cwt700.00–800.005,7252
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2848691.99/cwt575.00–800.005,8683
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,5251

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.