Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2021-09-20

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 20
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,122 head
▲ 199 vs last sale 923▲ 137 vs year ago 985 · +13.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 175▼ 18 vs year ago 164 · −11.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 74▼ 37 vs year ago 94 · −39.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows were lower 3-5. Bulls were steady to higher 2. Feeder steers sold mixed. Mostly lower 2-5 with the exception of quality steers over 550#, which were higher 3-7. Groups of value added steers also sold 8-10 higher than last week. Feeder heifers sold steady to lower 7.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.51/cwt on 315 head.
Average price
$127.51
315 head · 464 lb average
Value per head Derived
$591
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.64
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1433131.55570157
Medium and Large 1-2613129.2979375
Medium and Large 2386118.2645783
One grade step is worth $13.29/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 sale315 hd
127.51
—
MS average13 barns · 1,342 hd
125.87
+1.64
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—Average1,60889.971,44717
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26564.2981335
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55357.718963thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98451.8551056

Every lot

111 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2130150.00/cwt150.00–150.001951
Steers—Medium and Large 2185151.67/cwt145.00–155.002813
Steers—Medium and Large 1225170.00/cwt170.00–170.003831
Steers—Medium and Large 2229135.14/cwt127.00–156.003098
Steers—Medium and Large 1277171.90/cwt164.00–184.004769
Steers—Medium and Large 2280152.13/cwt130.00–160.0042611
Steers—Medium and Large 1316174.71/cwt164.00–184.005528
Steers—Medium and Large 2319150.16/cwt120.00–161.0047916
Steers—Medium and Large 2366144.79/cwt130.00–156.0053014
Steers—Medium and Large 1372168.04/cwt158.00–177.0062521
Steers—Medium and Large 1418164.70/cwt155.00–171.0068812
Steers—Medium and Large 2420136.14/cwt120.00–159.0057217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428170.00/cwt170.00–170.007288
Steers—Medium and Large 1469156.18/cwt148.00–166.0073220
Steers—Medium and Large 2470139.49/cwt120.00–155.0065620
Steers—Medium and Large 1515151.94/cwt140.00–159.0078220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524153.58/cwt153.00–154.0080512
Steers—Medium and Large 2529130.32/cwt119.00–147.006897
Steers—Medium and Large 2550137.00/cwt137.00–137.007541
Steers—Medium and Large 1574142.64/cwt135.00–150.008199
Steers—Medium and Large 2605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1614137.73/cwt130.00–140.008465
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635150.00/cwt150.00–150.0095328
Steers—Medium and Large 1655134.50/cwt134.00–135.008812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added687140.00/cwt140.00–140.009628
Steers—Medium and Large 1735134.00/cwt134.00–134.009851
Steers—Medium and Large 1760130.49/cwt130.00–131.009922
Steers—Medium and Large 1960109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0461
Steers—Medium and Large 11,06594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,0011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2123115.31/cwt110.00–120.001422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2168127.54/cwt125.00–130.002144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1219132.80/cwt126.00–142.002918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2228118.65/cwt106.00–135.002718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275121.26/cwt110.00–130.0033310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278138.15/cwt130.00–151.003844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321123.97/cwt109.00–137.0039810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326139.86/cwt130.00–151.0045622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368137.86/cwt130.00–149.0050730
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377118.84/cwt110.00–128.0044814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384138.00/cwt138.00–138.005306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421130.86/cwt125.00–138.0055129
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421120.12/cwt110.00–125.0050613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468129.79/cwt124.00–139.0060728
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477120.58/cwt110.00–129.005759
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514136.50/cwt136.50–136.5070217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520115.16/cwt110.00–120.005994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523126.44/cwt120.00–134.0066113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563127.96/cwt118.00–134.0072011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568113.31/cwt110.00–115.006443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571110.00/cwt110.00–110.006288
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614137.25/cwt137.25–137.2584324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628121.51/cwt121.00–122.007632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633110.52/cwt106.00–115.007002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663117.66/cwt115.00–125.007806
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2711128.00/cwt128.00–128.0091014
Heifers—Medium and Large 273084.00/cwt84.00–84.006131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765105.00/cwt105.00–105.008031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780110.00/cwt110.00–110.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 283070.00/cwt70.00–70.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 187395.56/cwt87.00–106.008343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-294797.00/cwt97.00–97.009196
Heifers—Medium and Large 295582.00/cwt82.00–82.007831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1155165.00/cwt165.00–165.002561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1210155.00/cwt155.00–155.003261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2237149.30/cwt139.00–160.003543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275166.27/cwt150.00–175.004575
Bulls—Medium and Large 2282143.54/cwt134.00–152.004056
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325142.07/cwt125.00–159.004626
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333166.85/cwt150.00–182.0055622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371140.88/cwt120.00–162.005238
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372162.95/cwt150.00–176.0060615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422145.26/cwt129.00–165.0061325
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429126.08/cwt120.00–135.005417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468140.77/cwt135.00–166.0065919
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475129.60/cwt120.00–140.006163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517128.05/cwt115.00–136.006623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519132.45/cwt120.00–138.0068717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1553131.66/cwt125.00–135.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555122.48/cwt120.00–125.006802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1645122.50/cwt120.00–125.007902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690115.00/cwt115.00–115.007941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700114.00/cwt114.00–114.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770117.00/cwt117.00–117.009011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775105.00/cwt105.00–105.008141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1835110.00/cwt110.00–110.009191
Bulls—Medium and Large 292084.00/cwt84.00–84.007731
Bulls—Medium and Large 297564.01/cwt63.00–65.006242
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,60889.97/cwt75.00–100.001,44717
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89443.88/cwt35.00–47.5039221
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02855.23/cwt50.00–61.0056828
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07762.25/cwt60.50–64.506707
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26564.29/cwt58.00–70.0081335
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55357.71/cwt56.00–60.008963
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,025900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,2251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0019,1251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2575200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2730621.82/cwt425.00–1,000.004,5395
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2750561.50/cwt250.00–775.004,2112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2820625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2890650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,7851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2928735.13/cwt450.00–850.006,82210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2933909.20/cwt725.00–1,150.008,4833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,031761.71/cwt675.00–900.007,8534
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,7931
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,2311
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2820875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2905721.41/cwt700.00–750.006,5292
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0471,093.31/cwt1,025.00–1,175.0011,4473
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2776629.03/cwt400.00–750.004,8818
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2823691.72/cwt650.00–725.005,6932

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.