Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2023-01-23

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 23
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
677 head
▼ 393 vs last sale 1,070▼ 579 vs year ago 1,256 · −46.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 147▲ 20 vs year ago 101 · +19.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 59▲ 45 vs year ago 37 · +121.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.96/cwt on 162 head.
Average price
$159.96
162 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$734
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$274
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.51
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1480162.52780129
Medium and Large 1-2535161.008616thin
Medium and Large 2343147.5250627
One grade step is worth $15.00/cwt here — about $274 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 sale162 hd
159.96
—
MS average13 barns · 1,172 hd
157.46
+2.51
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—Average1,50594.991,43011
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30375.1397921
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03969.7872556
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39067.429372thin

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)1,036$1,09616
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)951$1,0767
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,003$1,03914
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,157$9526
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)942$8715
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,018$8022thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)808$7826
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,080$1,2851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)880$1,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)814$5368

Every lot

97 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 2190150.00/cwt150.00–150.002851
Steers—Medium and Large 1195185.00/cwt185.00–185.003611
Steers—Medium and Large 2225175.00/cwt175.00–175.003941
Steers—Medium and Large 1287203.08/cwt200.00–215.005835
Steers—Medium and Large 2290175.34/cwt166.00–185.005082
Steers—Medium and Large 2318169.45/cwt150.00–195.005393
Steers—Medium and Large 1327203.03/cwt200.00–215.006645
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2346202.50/cwt202.50–202.507019
Steers—Medium and Large 1373207.37/cwt200.00–215.007736
Steers—Medium and Large 2381176.40/cwt150.00–195.006728
Steers—Medium and Large 1419204.88/cwt197.00–210.0085812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427193.00/cwt193.00–193.008248
Steers—Medium and Large 2434176.74/cwt165.00–190.007676
Steers—Medium and Large 1468197.43/cwt190.00–204.009248
Steers—Medium and Large 2480178.71/cwt170.00–189.008586
Steers—Medium and Large 2515161.72/cwt150.00–170.008333
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added516194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,0013
Steers—Medium and Large 1523179.79/cwt175.00–185.009407
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added571184.50/cwt184.50–184.501,0536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0316
Steers—Medium and Large 1575166.47/cwt160.00–175.009574
Steers—Medium and Large 2583151.03/cwt145.00–157.008812
Steers—Medium and Large 1665160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,1736
Steers—Medium and Large 1750140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0501
Steers—Medium and Large 2855118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2219147.15/cwt130.00–160.003225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220164.66/cwt160.00–170.003622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278148.84/cwt130.00–160.004149
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280174.96/cwt162.00–181.004905
Heifers—Medium and Large 2312150.05/cwt140.00–160.004683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317175.53/cwt170.00–182.0055612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373169.52/cwt163.00–179.0063213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375150.30/cwt135.00–160.005644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418168.38/cwt160.00–172.0070422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added455176.00/cwt176.00–176.008014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467167.07/cwt156.00–173.0078017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470149.20/cwt140.00–159.007012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523157.55/cwt150.00–166.0082413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535161.00/cwt161.00–161.008616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535145.00/cwt145.00–145.007761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555146.49/cwt145.00–148.008132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added570155.00/cwt155.00–155.008846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572155.89/cwt150.00–161.0089211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635150.50/cwt138.00–156.0095615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added641152.00/cwt152.00–152.009743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668141.99/cwt135.00–146.009483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1790125.00/cwt125.00–125.009881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830120.00/cwt120.00–120.009961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2185160.00/cwt160.00–160.002961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2212155.94/cwt140.00–185.003313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1274185.04/cwt180.00–192.005076
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285180.48/cwt180.00–181.005142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2319171.67/cwt160.00–190.005489
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325200.34/cwt195.00–210.0065113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2367172.72/cwt140.00–190.006349
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368200.62/cwt199.00–206.007388
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414201.49/cwt195.00–207.008347
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428163.10/cwt150.00–180.006986
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467183.46/cwt173.00–192.0085715
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480168.04/cwt160.00–174.008075
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523164.27/cwt155.00–174.008598
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530152.99/cwt148.00–160.008116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580164.87/cwt160.00–170.009562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628156.68/cwt151.00–160.009844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723141.95/cwt135.00–145.001,0264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,14738
Bulls—Medium and Large 1840134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2855112.00/cwt112.00–112.009581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29885.48/cwt75.00–94.001,1104
Bulls——1,470106.71/cwt105.00–108.001,5692
Bulls——1,68597.92/cwt95.00–100.001,6505
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85854.54/cwt45.00–64.004689
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07270.29/cwt60.00–76.0075433
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07978.39/cwt75.00–85.0084614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30375.13/cwt70.00–86.0097921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39067.42/cwt65.00–70.009372
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2685350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3791485.94/head450.00–550.004864
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2888664.02/head600.00–775.006643
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01577.00/cwt77.00–77.007821
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2808781.78/head655.00–900.007826
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2942870.57/head825.00–925.008715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29511,075.98/head700.00–1,325.001,0767
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-298572.00/cwt72.00–72.007091
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0031,039.46/head700.00–1,300.001,03914
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,018801.84/head750.00–850.008022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0361,096.25/head525.00–1,300.001,09616
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,157951.86/head855.00–1,100.009526
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16075.00/cwt75.00–75.008701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,29083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,0711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,46065.00/cwt65.00–65.009491
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28801,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2851

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.