Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2022-08-01

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 1
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
739 head
▼ 180 vs last sale 919▼ 376 vs year ago 1,115 · −33.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 148▼ 78 vs year ago 160 · −48.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 12▼ 27 vs year ago 44 · −61.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 10-20. Heifers were higher 3-10. Slaughter cows sold higher 3-6. Bulls were steady.

Demand for calves was strong.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.73/cwt on 274 head.
Average price
$147.73
274 head · 454 lb average
Value per head Derived
$671
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.36
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1452151.92686209
Medium and Large 1-2640138.2988514thin
Medium and Large 2415133.1655351
One grade step is worth $18.76/cwt here — about $134 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 sale274 hd
147.73
—
MS average13 barns · 1,163 hd
142.37
+5.36
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—Average1,38689.261,2379thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35672.809879thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96556.9555044

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,148$1,2402thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$1,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$9224thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$8751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)700$5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)833$1,2752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)915$1,0251thin

Every lot

94 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 2190145.00/cwt145.00–145.002761
Steers—Medium and Large 1218205.00/cwt205.00–205.004472
Steers—Medium and Large 2228158.08/cwt150.00–180.003604
Steers—Medium and Large 2260164.62/cwt145.00–185.004282
Steers—Medium and Large 1283203.56/cwt197.00–210.005762
Steers—Medium and Large 1329202.40/cwt187.50–207.506665
Steers—Medium and Large 2365178.45/cwt175.00–182.006512
Steers—Medium and Large 1369199.56/cwt190.00–208.007365
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380202.50/cwt202.50–202.507703
Steers—Medium and Large 1420180.43/cwt172.00–195.0075811
Steers—Medium and Large 2432155.08/cwt140.00–175.006706
Steers—Medium and Large 1469178.43/cwt173.00–187.508378
Steers—Medium and Large 2483148.60/cwt130.00–160.007185
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486180.00/cwt180.00–180.008758
Steers—Medium and Large 2502153.36/cwt150.00–160.007703
Steers—Medium and Large 1525175.05/cwt169.00–181.0091914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561178.63/cwt177.00–179.001,00211
Steers—Medium and Large 2561140.86/cwt120.00–160.007904
Steers—Medium and Large 1570164.76/cwt160.00–170.009399
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611141.00/cwt141.00–141.0086214
Steers—Medium and Large 1620162.50/cwt159.00–166.001,0086
Steers—Medium and Large 2640130.00/cwt130.00–130.008321
Steers—Medium and Large 1658155.40/cwt150.00–160.001,0235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675153.61/cwt150.00–157.501,03715
Steers—Medium and Large 1713154.39/cwt153.00–156.001,1015
Steers—Medium and Large 2715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2747140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0467
Steers—Medium and Large 1760144.93/cwt140.00–150.001,1012
Steers—Medium and Large 1817145.67/cwt145.00–147.001,1903
Steers—Medium and Large 1855140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1971
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1229173.04/cwt160.00–180.003966
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230132.23/cwt120.00–145.003042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275168.14/cwt158.00–179.0046213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275138.78/cwt120.00–151.003827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323165.93/cwt161.00–172.5053623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327142.54/cwt120.00–150.004666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378155.90/cwt150.00–160.0058918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379139.02/cwt125.00–148.005277
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416135.49/cwt125.00–149.0056412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421153.49/cwt145.00–160.0064637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy428177.32/cwt165.00–195.007594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465132.11/cwt120.00–141.006145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472148.43/cwt140.00–157.0070142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2500157.00/cwt157.00–157.007853
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520130.28/cwt110.00–144.006777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524146.35/cwt140.00–158.0076727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564139.98/cwt130.00–146.0078920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618102.86/cwt60.00–130.006363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624135.49/cwt125.00–140.008459
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2641140.00/cwt140.00–140.008976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664134.51/cwt130.00–140.008934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1714128.91/cwt122.00–135.009204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723125.00/cwt125.00–125.009045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773128.97/cwt128.00–130.009972
Heifers—Medium and Large 278090.00/cwt90.00–90.007021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1238197.51/cwt174.00–210.004703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2238179.87/cwt172.00–185.004283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1279199.07/cwt184.00–210.0055511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1319194.39/cwt170.00–204.0062015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322145.78/cwt120.00–175.004696
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372186.18/cwt175.00–200.0069315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377155.27/cwt140.00–175.005857
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413141.10/cwt125.00–159.005834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418174.16/cwt160.00–186.0072819
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470165.65/cwt150.00–174.0077918
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479150.67/cwt135.00–160.007227
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515145.67/cwt130.00–155.007505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516162.34/cwt157.00–170.0083816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577153.02/cwt145.00–159.008839
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605150.00/cwt150.00–150.009081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655152.48/cwt150.00–155.009992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665140.83/cwt130.00–152.009372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700140.00/cwt140.00–140.009801
Bulls—Medium and Large 274575.00/cwt75.00–75.005591
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15573.86/cwt65.00–82.008533
Bulls——1,50196.96/cwt90.00–102.001,4556
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86144.86/cwt36.00–50.0038612
Cows—Lean 85-90%98260.23/cwt50.00–69.0059128
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15870.31/cwt68.00–72.008144
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35672.80/cwt68.00–79.009879
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2700500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-297568.00/cwt68.00–68.006631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-299565.00/cwt65.00–65.006471
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020921.72/head500.00–1,125.009224
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04571.00/cwt71.00–71.007421
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1481,239.65/head1,000.00–1,500.001,2402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,51075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1331
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2675900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29151,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29901,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501

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.