Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2021-10-18

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 18
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,333 head
▲ 158 vs last sale 1,175▲ 294 vs year ago 1,039 · +28.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
250 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 182▲ 103 vs year ago 147 · +70.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 128▲ 57 vs year ago 88 · +64.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were 2.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers were steady to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 3.00-4.00 lower 3-4. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.77/cwt on 159 head.
Average price
$125.77
159 head · 448 lb average
Value per head Derived
$564
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$20.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.76
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2425134.5857224
Medium and Large 1454127.45579103
Medium and Large 2445113.7650632
One grade step is worth $20.82/cwt here — about $66 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 sale159 hd
125.77
—
MS average12 barns · 1,033 hd
123.01
+2.76
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—Average1,48183.311,23422
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30057.2674434
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,63054.018802thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03546.67483121

Every lot

100 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 2145125.00/cwt125.00–125.001811
Steers—Medium and Large 2182125.18/cwt120.00–130.002283
Steers—Medium and Large 1225150.00/cwt150.00–150.003381
Steers—Medium and Large 2225140.00/cwt140.00–140.003151
Steers—Medium and Large 1255150.00/cwt150.00–150.003831
Steers—Medium and Large 2290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004351
Steers—Medium and Large 2317128.34/cwt125.00–130.004073
Steers—Medium and Large 1338155.77/cwt150.00–160.005274
Steers—Medium and Large 2355140.00/cwt140.00–140.004972
Steers—Medium and Large 1390151.60/cwt145.00–160.005913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2394130.00/cwt130.00–130.005123
Steers—Medium and Large 2420129.85/cwt120.00–135.005454
Steers—Medium and Large 1443157.75/cwt155.00–160.006994
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2451166.00/cwt166.00–166.0074913
Steers—Medium and Large 2475128.40/cwt125.00–135.006103
Steers—Medium and Large 1479154.26/cwt150.00–160.007396
Steers—Medium and Large 2513132.68/cwt125.00–140.006812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515153.97/cwt130.00–160.0079335
Steers—Medium and Large 1520149.01/cwt140.00–154.007755
Steers—Medium and Large 2563144.76/cwt135.00–153.008153
Steers—Medium and Large 1563144.66/cwt140.00–149.0081412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579150.00/cwt150.00–150.0086913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2604142.00/cwt142.00–142.008589
Steers—Medium and Large 2615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006771
Steers—Medium and Large 1619138.47/cwt130.00–145.008579
Steers—Medium and Large 1672130.35/cwt125.00–135.008765
Steers—Medium and Large 2690120.00/cwt120.00–120.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 1728127.46/cwt125.00–130.009282
Steers—Medium and Large 2760100.00/cwt100.00–100.007601
Steers—Medium and Large 1763125.00/cwt125.00–125.009542
Steers—Medium and Large 1815125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0191
Steers—Medium and Large 1860104.94/cwt100.00–110.009022
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2170115.00/cwt115.00–115.001961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1180120.00/cwt120.00–120.002162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2205120.00/cwt120.00–120.002461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2274120.20/cwt110.00–125.003295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283135.98/cwt134.00–138.003855
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310110.00/cwt110.00–110.003411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319135.80/cwt130.00–141.0043313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2347140.00/cwt140.00–140.0048611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369136.38/cwt133.00–141.005037
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373117.34/cwt110.00–124.004385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415133.23/cwt123.00–143.0055322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421115.00/cwt115.00–115.004844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2454130.00/cwt130.00–130.005908
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468123.94/cwt120.00–130.0058017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476121.51/cwt118.00–125.005784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520123.63/cwt120.00–131.0064314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520104.95/cwt100.00–110.005462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2552130.00/cwt130.00–130.007185
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567111.55/cwt104.00–119.006325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569119.56/cwt115.00–125.0068011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618118.35/cwt113.00–127.007319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668109.49/cwt109.00–110.007312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670114.00/cwt114.00–114.007641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718112.03/cwt110.00–114.008042
Heifers—Medium and Large 272575.00/cwt75.00–75.005441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2795100.00/cwt100.00–100.007951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1277148.97/cwt145.00–150.004135
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285120.00/cwt120.00–120.003422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2321125.76/cwt120.00–130.004045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328141.62/cwt134.00–148.004654
Bulls—Medium and Large 2357119.95/cwt115.00–125.004283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383145.76/cwt140.00–150.005586
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415133.25/cwt130.00–140.005533
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426120.13/cwt115.00–125.005124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474127.00/cwt120.00–135.0060211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474121.96/cwt118.00–125.005784
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513115.00/cwt115.00–115.005903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520126.56/cwt123.00–130.006585
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573123.44/cwt120.00–135.007079
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580117.74/cwt113.00–125.006833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613124.73/cwt120.00–129.007654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1682113.29/cwt109.00–116.007733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700107.50/cwt100.00–115.007532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705115.00/cwt115.00–115.008111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1800102.00/cwt102.00–102.008161
Bulls—Medium and Large 283080.00/cwt80.00–80.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 189590.00/cwt90.00–90.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,04578.00/cwt78.00–78.008151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,48183.31/cwt70.00–95.001,23422
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90937.10/cwt30.00–45.0033739
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07649.63/cwt42.50–59.0053467
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18358.37/cwt53.50–63.0069115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30057.26/cwt50.00–63.0074434
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63054.01/cwt53.00–55.008802
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,1251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905698.86/cwt500.00–925.006,3257
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015791.33/cwt550.00–1,000.008,0325
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055715.17/cwt475.00–925.007,54517
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,210.71/cwt1,050.00–1,350.0013,5602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,178752.87/cwt700.00–800.008,8692
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,188930.09/cwt650.00–1,300.0011,0495
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,238850.29/cwt755.00–900.0010,5275
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27551,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.008,3051
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29051,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2990800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,9201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29951,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0011,1941
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,465.28/cwt1,275.00–1,575.0015,7965
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,175.17/cwt700.00–1,525.0012,6686

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.