Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2023-02-20

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 20
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,006 head
▲ 242 vs last sale 764▲ 277 vs year ago 729 · +38.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 148▲ 8 vs year ago 138 · +5.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
186 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 132▲ 75 vs year ago 111 · +67.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were higher $3-15. Heifers sold higher $7-10. Slaughter cows sold steady to higher $2. Bulls were higher $1-3.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.80/cwt on 259 head.
Average price
$181.80
259 head · 448 lb average
Value per head Derived
$815
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$239
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$23.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.85
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2466191.3689325
Medium and Large 1464184.94858178
Medium and Large 2390167.5565356
One grade step is worth $23.81/cwt here — about $239 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 sale259 hd
181.80
—
MS average13 barns · 1,114 hd
168.95
+12.85
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—High1,413101.881,44025
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24988.201,10217
CowsLean 85-90%High99574.8474568
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58570.001,1101thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,169$1,40928
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)992$1,3985
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)954$1,2757
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)872$1,2309
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,400$1,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,003$87418
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)973$8546
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)958$7424thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,000$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)942$1,61114
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,051$1,2234thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)918$9272thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)845$1,07424
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)756$9365
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)885$6792thin

Every lot

113 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 1237241.76/cwt230.00–250.005733
Steers—Medium and Large 1265235.37/cwt220.00–257.006249
Steers—Medium and Large 2265167.00/cwt167.00–167.004431
Steers—Medium and Large 1316227.99/cwt214.00–240.007207
Steers—Medium and Large 2325200.00/cwt200.00–200.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 2363186.64/cwt178.00–197.506783
Steers—Medium and Large 1374216.09/cwt200.00–224.008089
Steers—Medium and Large 1418216.45/cwt210.00–220.009056
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added441207.00/cwt207.00–207.0091317
Steers—Medium and Large 1468202.86/cwt191.00–210.009496
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added477204.00/cwt204.00–204.009739
Steers—Medium and Large 2478192.48/cwt180.00–202.009203
Steers—Medium and Large 2505170.00/cwt170.00–170.008591
Steers—Medium and Large 1518194.31/cwt185.00–205.001,0079
Steers—Medium and Large 2559175.22/cwt170.00–180.009794
Steers—Medium and Large 1561189.76/cwt182.00–194.001,0658
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added585192.75/cwt189.00–196.001,12812
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added602196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,18018
Steers—Medium and Large 1606185.00/cwt180.00–188.001,1216
Steers—Medium and Large 2630160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0081
Steers—Medium and Large 1664181.90/cwt175.00–185.001,2087
Steers—Medium and Large 2668148.08/cwt137.00–168.009893
Steers—Medium and Large 1723168.77/cwt165.00–171.001,2204
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added745160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1923
Steers—Medium and Large 1762162.63/cwt160.00–167.001,2393
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added780167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3031
Steers—Medium and Large 1835160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2175171.29/cwt155.00–185.003002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1218197.07/cwt190.00–205.004302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225166.98/cwt160.00–175.003765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270170.23/cwt150.00–195.004608
Heifers—Medium and Large 1276202.50/cwt195.00–210.0055917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318203.12/cwt195.00–212.0064621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323153.78/cwt135.00–180.004974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366191.97/cwt185.00–202.0070316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367170.31/cwt135.00–192.0062512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418187.52/cwt180.00–195.0078419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424196.00/cwt196.00–196.0083114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428176.00/cwt165.00–192.007536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added440191.00/cwt191.00–191.0084016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471170.44/cwt160.00–184.008035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475183.99/cwt177.00–190.0087414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added514188.00/cwt188.00–188.009666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515186.00/cwt186.00–186.0095810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521166.86/cwt145.00–178.0086910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524176.85/cwt170.00–184.0092723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560154.35/cwt145.00–170.008643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added573177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574173.75/cwt160.00–179.009977
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616171.29/cwt162.00–177.001,0559
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added618173.50/cwt173.50–173.501,0729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671167.02/cwt155.00–171.001,1218
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685145.00/cwt145.00–145.009931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1729146.40/cwt134.00–162.001,0674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1805140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1900126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2195175.00/cwt175.00–175.003411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1274230.50/cwt210.00–240.006326
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275179.32/cwt150.00–197.004934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322223.65/cwt210.00–234.0072012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335160.00/cwt160.00–160.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365195.00/cwt195.00–195.007121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372211.16/cwt200.00–220.0078610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417214.25/cwt204.00–220.008935
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420176.79/cwt175.00–182.007434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474184.25/cwt170.00–194.008734
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474168.16/cwt160.00–179.007974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513185.62/cwt177.00–195.009523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530168.00/cwt168.00–168.008901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555140.00/cwt140.00–140.007771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560159.00/cwt159.00–159.008901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2603155.00/cwt155.00–155.009352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616168.24/cwt160.00–173.001,0364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1674154.48/cwt140.00–162.001,0414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1985130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——75577.00/cwt77.00–77.005811
Bulls——1,349100.58/cwt90.00–115.001,35718
Bulls——1,715109.94/cwt105.00–115.001,8856
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94857.69/cwt31.00–70.0054718
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00880.16/cwt75.00–90.0080846
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06090.79/cwt90.00–93.009624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24786.35/cwt80.00–92.001,07713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25694.23/cwt93.00–96.001,1844
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,1101
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3610525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2650569.23/head525.00–625.005692
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2756936.11/head925.00–950.009365
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28751,147.75/head600.00–1,500.001,14821
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885678.60/head600.00–775.006792
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-293084.00/cwt84.00–84.007811
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2918926.91/head825.00–1,025.009272
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29431,581.01/head1,325.00–1,750.001,58113
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29801,147.83/head1,000.00–1,225.001,1483
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28721,229.88/head730.00–1,650.001,2309
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3885655.00/head655.00–655.006551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3915761.34/head600.00–875.007614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3935875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29541,274.68/head700.00–1,700.001,2757
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2981849.64/head735.00–1,025.008505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2982770.38/head600.00–885.007703
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29921,398.39/head975.00–1,500.001,3985
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,028906.25/head700.00–1,050.0090614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12070.00/cwt70.00–70.007841
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,0051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1691,409.32/head800.00–1,750.001,40928
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,19381.33/cwt80.00–83.009702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751

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.