Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2022-10-24

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 24
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,081 head
▲ 178 vs last sale 903▲ 154 vs year ago 927 · +16.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
193 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 178▲ 77 vs year ago 116 · +66.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 69▲ 13 vs year ago 84 · +15.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week prices looked better. Feeder steers were steady to $9 higher. Heifers sold steady to $4 higher. Slaughter cows sold $1-3 higher. Bulls were $3 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.10/cwt on 225 head.
Average price
$136.10
225 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$634
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.88
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1474137.28651199
Medium and Large 2403127.0751226
One grade step is worth $10.21/cwt here — about $139 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 sale225 hd
136.10
—
MS average13 barns · 926 hd
133.22
+2.88
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—Average1,58286.921,37516
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29263.4081923
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12555.01619101
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37853.677405thin

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)983$1,05411
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$9615
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,128$94327
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)993$8862thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)938$7324thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)888$7164thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$1,1094thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)915$7001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)785$8001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)848$7198
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)874$57110

Every lot

103 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1220163.56/cwt160.00–170.003603
Steers—Medium and Large 2230132.99/cwt120.00–150.003064
Steers—Medium and Large 1273168.29/cwt165.00–175.004595
Steers—Medium and Large 2277141.03/cwt135.00–150.003913
Steers—Medium and Large 1324167.45/cwt159.00–179.005437
Steers—Medium and Large 2325164.00/cwt164.00–164.005331
Steers—Medium and Large 1368171.05/cwt160.00–181.0062913
Steers—Medium and Large 2380153.38/cwt150.00–155.005833
Steers—Medium and Large 1423171.65/cwt160.00–179.0072623
Steers—Medium and Large 2423147.17/cwt135.00–159.006234
Steers—Medium and Large 2469152.56/cwt150.00–155.007164
Steers—Medium and Large 1474167.20/cwt160.00–173.0079319
Steers—Medium and Large 2516143.15/cwt137.00–150.007397
Steers—Medium and Large 1520164.32/cwt155.00–168.0085414
Steers—Medium and Large 1570160.46/cwt149.00–164.0091521
Steers—Medium and Large 2587132.30/cwt122.00–145.007773
Steers—Medium and Large 2620136.48/cwt135.00–138.008462
Steers—Medium and Large 1624152.78/cwt145.00–161.0095310
Steers—Medium and Large 2675132.57/cwt130.00–135.008952
Steers—Medium and Large 1678150.20/cwt149.00–154.001,0189
Steers—Medium and Large 2700130.00/cwt130.00–130.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 1720146.50/cwt146.00–147.001,0552
Steers—Medium and Large 1763145.43/cwt140.00–149.001,1104
Steers—Medium and Large 1830124.91/cwt120.00–130.001,0372
Steers—Medium and Large 1880140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2321
Steers—Medium and Large 1905140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2671
Steers—Medium and Large 11,18087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,0271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2178130.00/cwt130.00–130.002314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2210130.05/cwt128.00–132.002732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223147.30/cwt145.00–150.003282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265132.00/cwt132.00–132.003501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1268144.61/cwt140.00–149.0038812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324145.49/cwt139.00–149.0047123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328138.76/cwt130.00–145.004553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370132.39/cwt115.00–142.004903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373144.17/cwt140.00–147.0053823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424141.12/cwt135.00–146.0059837
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428135.02/cwt133.00–137.005783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468137.86/cwt130.00–145.0064526
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483125.63/cwt124.00–128.006073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514132.92/cwt125.00–139.0068323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515117.15/cwt110.00–122.006033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574130.08/cwt125.00–136.0074713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627130.41/cwt125.00–134.0081814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670115.00/cwt115.00–115.007711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675128.41/cwt120.00–135.0086713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1717127.21/cwt125.00–129.009125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730104.93/cwt100.00–110.007662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1766122.59/cwt115.00–129.009396
Heifers—Medium and Large 1800110.00/cwt110.00–110.008801
Heifers—Medium and Large 198096.00/cwt96.00–96.009411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1175148.00/cwt148.00–148.002591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2180130.00/cwt130.00–130.002341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278150.45/cwt140.00–160.004182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1292164.72/cwt160.00–174.004813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1321168.82/cwt143.00–176.0054210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2331148.16/cwt130.00–164.004905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371164.50/cwt154.00–175.0061017
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375100.00/cwt100.00–100.003751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421162.45/cwt145.00–170.0068427
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438131.47/cwt130.00–133.005762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455140.00/cwt140.00–140.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470154.50/cwt145.00–165.0072616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518147.32/cwt140.00–153.0076310
Bulls—Medium and Large 352080.00/cwt80.00–80.004161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523141.77/cwt132.00–148.007413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564144.97/cwt135.00–151.008188
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616145.05/cwt134.00–151.0089410
Bulls—Medium and Large 3655105.00/cwt105.00–105.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1667138.00/cwt130.00–146.009203
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710132.50/cwt132.50–132.509411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735131.96/cwt128.00–138.009703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755126.00/cwt126.00–126.009511
Bulls—Medium and Large 378573.00/cwt73.00–73.005731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1855114.00/cwt114.00–114.009751
Bulls—Medium and Large 194092.00/cwt92.00–92.008651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47878.60/cwt55.00–90.001,1629
Bulls——1,71697.61/cwt90.00–103.001,6757
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04145.52/cwt26.00–54.0047431
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16067.00/cwt65.00–71.007777
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16358.34/cwt52.00–65.0067863
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29263.40/cwt60.00–70.0081923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37853.67/cwt50.00–60.007405
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2815500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2888716.34/head650.00–770.007164
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2938731.62/head635.00–800.007324
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29831,053.54/head785.00–1,500.001,05411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2993886.21/head800.00–985.008862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140959.55/head650.00–1,400.0096026
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17562.00/cwt62.00–62.007291
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180961.02/head900.00–1,000.009615
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,19562.15/cwt60.00–65.007432
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2765400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2785800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2848718.59/head500.00–850.007198
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2886589.56/head450.00–650.005909
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08869.03/cwt58.00–80.007512
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2800850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2915700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29201,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29671,087.07/head900.00–1,200.001,0873

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.