Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2022-08-15

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 15
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
689 head
▼ 125 vs last sale 814▼ 340 vs year ago 1,029 · −33.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
131 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 107▲ 0 vs year ago 131 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 16▼ 30 vs year ago 40 · −75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Heifers sold higher $2-5. Slaughter cows sold higher $1-3. Bulls were higher $1-2.

4 loads of value added calves sold with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.62/cwt on 381 head.
Average price
$156.62
381 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$864
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$415
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$36.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.24
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2592158.59939282
Medium and Large 1439153.5167391
Medium and Large 2428122.325238thin
One grade step is worth $36.27/cwt here — about $415 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 sale381 hd
156.62
—
MS average13 barns · 1,391 hd
150.37
+6.24
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—Average1,449102.181,48116
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30383.351,08627
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,68581.001,3651thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03569.3271864

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)935$8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)890$6001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)695$5401thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2223172.08/cwt165.00–180.003842
Steers—Medium and Large 1273197.66/cwt195.00–200.005402
Steers—Medium and Large 2285141.00/cwt141.00–141.004021
Steers—Medium and Large 2320134.00/cwt134.00–134.004291
Steers—Medium and Large 1329194.98/cwt185.00–210.006414
Steers—Medium and Large 1365193.77/cwt175.00–205.007077
Steers—Medium and Large 2378160.07/cwt150.00–170.006052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410199.16/cwt197.00–200.0081721
Steers—Medium and Large 2423172.87/cwt165.00–178.007314
Steers—Medium and Large 1426188.96/cwt174.00–198.008058
Steers—Medium and Large 1475177.96/cwt170.00–193.0084512
Steers—Medium and Large 2476167.72/cwt165.00–173.007984
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508175.00/cwt175.00–175.008897
Steers—Medium and Large 1525175.49/cwt165.00–185.0092114
Steers—Medium and Large 2534160.84/cwt156.00–170.008594
Steers—Medium and Large 1564170.55/cwt165.00–178.0096210
Steers—Medium and Large 2565152.00/cwt152.00–152.008591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566176.65/cwt170.00–178.501,00033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,04484
Steers—Medium and Large 1622158.20/cwt150.00–163.009847
Steers—Medium and Large 2656166.50/cwt166.50–166.501,09224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673163.88/cwt163.50–164.001,10339
Steers—Medium and Large 1673152.42/cwt150.00–155.001,0262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685164.75/cwt164.75–164.751,12972
Steers—Medium and Large 1708152.02/cwt150.00–154.001,0762
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1190165.00/cwt165.00–165.003141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225148.84/cwt140.00–152.003354
Heifers—Medium and Large 2238124.95/cwt120.00–130.002972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265143.00/cwt143.00–143.003791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273171.08/cwt170.00–172.004672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325168.77/cwt166.00–170.005499
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372140.22/cwt130.00–146.005223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382159.12/cwt150.00–170.0060811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2412166.00/cwt166.00–166.006845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424155.59/cwt140.00–164.0066019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466160.00/cwt160.00–160.0074617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471150.76/cwt140.00–161.0071027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511154.00/cwt154.00–154.007876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517147.52/cwt140.00–159.0076310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550162.00/cwt162.00–162.0089191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578147.45/cwt145.00–150.008522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590161.92/cwt153.00–163.0095552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1603143.65/cwt140.00–146.008663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618150.00/cwt150.00–150.009278
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650157.25/cwt157.25–157.251,02276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695145.78/cwt142.00–148.001,01327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1695139.00/cwt139.00–139.009661
Heifers—Medium and Large 275590.00/cwt90.00–90.006801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1778115.46/cwt111.00–120.008982
Heifers—Medium and Large 281075.00/cwt75.00–75.006081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2210158.00/cwt158.00–158.003321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1211209.38/cwt200.00–215.004424
Bulls—Medium and Large 2255175.00/cwt175.00–175.004461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1268188.64/cwt170.00–205.005062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330180.00/cwt180.00–180.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378165.97/cwt155.00–178.006272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381182.65/cwt170.00–200.006969
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426179.22/cwt171.00–186.007634
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435170.00/cwt170.00–170.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477159.25/cwt150.00–168.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520140.00/cwt140.00–140.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522158.56/cwt145.00–169.008287
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580149.00/cwt149.00–149.008641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20589.75/cwt82.00–98.001,0816
Bulls——1,596109.63/cwt100.00–118.001,75010
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91352.12/cwt39.00–62.0047619
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08374.26/cwt64.00–79.0080434
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10083.78/cwt80.00–90.0092211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30383.35/cwt75.00–88.001,08627
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,3651
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2695540.00/head540.00–540.005401
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-297578.00/cwt78.00–78.007611
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-299083.00/cwt83.00–83.008221
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2890600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-298876.74/cwt67.00–84.007583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05079.00/cwt79.00–79.008301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20079.20/cwt75.00–83.009502

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.