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

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 8
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
814 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 739▼ 77 vs year ago 891 · −8.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 82▼ 21 vs year ago 128 · −16.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 17▼ 14 vs year ago 30 · −46.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady. Slaughter cows were 6.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00-11.00 higher. Demand was good with group cattle doing very well.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $175.55/cwt on 198 head.
Average price
$175.55
198 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$913
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$149
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.28
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481179.9986671
Medium and Large 1-2561176.79992103
Medium and Large 2457157.0971824
One grade step is worth $22.90/cwt here — about $149 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 sale198 hd
175.55
—
MS average13 barns · 905 hd
170.26
+5.28
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—Average1,482103.071,52818
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23582.981,0255thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02371.4073065
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53069.001,0561thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,002$9023thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$7851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)982$1,0013thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2230147.00/cwt147.00–147.003381
Steers—Medium and Large 2265140.00/cwt140.00–140.003711
Steers—Medium and Large 1280196.20/cwt188.00–205.005492
Steers—Medium and Large 2316175.66/cwt154.00–186.005555
Steers—Medium and Large 1326205.88/cwt200.00–209.006714
Steers—Medium and Large 1367195.10/cwt180.00–212.0071612
Steers—Medium and Large 2375175.00/cwt175.00–175.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 1428181.72/cwt175.00–190.007786
Steers—Medium and Large 2438167.62/cwt160.00–173.007343
Steers—Medium and Large 2468148.73/cwt130.00–165.006964
Steers—Medium and Large 1474181.08/cwt177.00–189.0085812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2489178.50/cwt178.50–178.508737
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517185.15/cwt178.50–188.5095747
Steers—Medium and Large 1520174.53/cwt163.00–183.0090819
Steers—Medium and Large 2523169.61/cwt165.00–174.008872
Steers—Medium and Large 2560137.19/cwt120.00–155.007682
Steers—Medium and Large 1567170.40/cwt165.00–178.009667
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575175.81/cwt175.50–176.001,01129
Steers—Medium and Large 1613164.63/cwt160.00–172.001,0096
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614160.00/cwt160.00–160.009827
Steers—Medium and Large 2615149.61/cwt136.00–155.009204
Steers—Medium and Large 1660162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0744
Steers—Medium and Large 2700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712156.32/cwt155.00–158.001,1139
Steers—Medium and Large 1728150.01/cwt149.00–151.001,0922
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2227129.49/cwt120.00–140.002943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2263143.76/cwt135.00–152.003785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273161.72/cwt154.00–168.004414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy300218.00/cwt218.00–218.006541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319139.19/cwt120.00–149.004444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1339155.67/cwt150.00–160.005284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372156.30/cwt150.00–162.0058110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377140.29/cwt120.00–153.005296
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420142.58/cwt130.00–153.005993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426152.35/cwt140.00–160.0064918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445156.00/cwt156.00–156.0069417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468151.37/cwt140.00–160.0070820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy473158.19/cwt152.00–165.007482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478142.54/cwt140.00–145.006812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524145.45/cwt140.00–157.0076211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528152.45/cwt147.00–154.0080526
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528136.62/cwt135.00–140.007213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565125.00/cwt125.00–125.007061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574141.74/cwt140.00–145.008144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy575160.00/cwt160.00–160.009201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583147.00/cwt147.00–147.008576
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619140.60/cwt138.00–144.0087010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623143.56/cwt143.00–144.5089413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664136.75/cwt125.00–142.009087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2693140.00/cwt140.00–140.009706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785110.00/cwt110.00–110.008641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1190185.00/cwt185.00–185.003521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1228195.15/cwt178.00–210.004453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1272198.18/cwt188.00–208.005396
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285140.00/cwt140.00–140.003991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323182.31/cwt158.00–207.005892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333190.91/cwt180.00–212.006369
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363154.21/cwt148.00–160.005602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385176.27/cwt160.00–189.006794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423177.85/cwt170.00–190.0075213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475166.72/cwt153.00–177.507928
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480164.00/cwt164.00–164.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520165.15/cwt160.00–174.008597
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574155.88/cwt146.00–161.008959
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616149.17/cwt143.00–152.009194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1695154.00/cwt150.00–158.001,0702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1718144.48/cwt140.00–149.001,0374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1780110.00/cwt110.00–110.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 196598.00/cwt98.00–98.009461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21184.83/cwt81.00–88.001,0274
Bulls——1,560108.28/cwt94.00–120.001,68914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80851.27/cwt35.00–59.0041412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02071.70/cwt62.00–80.0073132
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14982.45/cwt79.00–91.0094721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23582.98/cwt80.00–86.001,0255
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53069.00/cwt69.00–69.001,0561
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29821,001.02/head900.00–1,100.001,0013
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-288575.00/cwt75.00–75.006641
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00078.00/cwt78.00–78.007801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,002901.96/head450.00–1,300.009023
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,21082.50/cwt82.50–82.509981

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.