Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2023-03-06

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 6
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
988 head
▲ 275 vs last sale 713▲ 244 vs year ago 744 · +32.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 172▼ 65 vs year ago 188 · −34.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
114 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 93▼ 77 vs year ago 191 · −40.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold higher $5-15. Heifers were higher $10-20. Slaughter cows sold higher 5-7. Bulls were steady.

Groups of value added calves sold very well. Strong demand for all cattle today.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.01/cwt on 230 head.
Average price
$206.01
230 head · 412 lb average
Value per head Derived
$848
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$34.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.68
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2338224.0075637
Medium and Large 1442205.65909157
Medium and Large 2356189.0667336
One grade step is worth $34.94/cwt here — about $84 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 sale230 hd
206.01
—
MS average13 barns · 1,301 hd
191.33
+14.68
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—Low1,440101.521,46218
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24595.761,19211
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40184.681,1865thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01376.0177065

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)Young (2-4 yrs)902$1,26120
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)926$1,17310
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,008$9797
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$8701thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)923$8567
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,015$8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)780$1,2619
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$1,2137
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)770$8252thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)764$77522

Every lot

112 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2110120.00/cwt120.00–120.001321
Steers—Medium and Large 2190215.22/cwt200.00–225.004093
Steers—Medium and Large 1228246.51/cwt235.00–260.005628
Steers—Medium and Large 2230235.00/cwt235.00–235.005411
Steers—Medium and Large 2261186.12/cwt160.00–200.004864
Steers—Medium and Large 1277250.11/cwt235.00–275.0069313
Steers—Medium and Large 1320244.42/cwt225.00–275.0078231
Steers—Medium and Large 2325215.00/cwt215.00–215.006991
Steers—Medium and Large 1370236.54/cwt220.00–260.0087510
Steers—Medium and Large 2385212.47/cwt210.00–215.008182
Steers—Medium and Large 1408228.91/cwt220.00–245.0093432
Steers—Medium and Large 2438199.75/cwt185.00–214.008752
Steers—Medium and Large 1461226.33/cwt210.00–242.001,0435
Steers—Medium and Large 2463169.12/cwt146.00–193.007832
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added482230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,10911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,02012
Steers—Medium and Large 2513182.41/cwt175.00–187.009363
Steers—Medium and Large 1522216.75/cwt200.00–232.001,1319
Steers—Medium and Large 1573204.88/cwt200.00–215.001,1743
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added619221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,36815
Steers—Medium and Large 1635208.25/cwt200.00–209.001,32212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2458
Steers—Medium and Large 1690180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2421
Steers—Medium and Large 1730174.98/cwt170.00–180.001,2773
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2170200.00/cwt200.00–200.003401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1180210.00/cwt210.00–210.003781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220192.84/cwt185.00–200.004242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1234230.32/cwt212.00–245.0053910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added259224.00/cwt224.00–224.005809
Heifers—Medium and Large 1269234.01/cwt216.00–245.0062916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2272196.76/cwt160.00–230.0053512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328232.20/cwt200.00–245.0076218
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333194.64/cwt185.00–215.006486
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added363224.00/cwt224.00–224.0081328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366216.57/cwt207.00–224.0079337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375191.34/cwt187.00–195.007183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419209.82/cwt200.00–234.008798
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421186.27/cwt175.00–199.007844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added455209.00/cwt209.00–209.0095113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471201.09/cwt194.00–212.0094710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473183.09/cwt177.00–189.008665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524192.81/cwt186.00–198.001,01010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added548190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568182.29/cwt177.00–187.001,0354
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583149.00/cwt125.00–172.008692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600159.00/cwt159.00–159.009541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618171.45/cwt167.00–180.001,0604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663163.42/cwt159.00–168.001,0832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705159.01/cwt158.00–160.001,1212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1843140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,18014
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2145185.00/cwt185.00–185.002681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1195235.00/cwt235.00–235.004581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1233246.48/cwt235.00–265.005744
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235170.00/cwt170.00–170.004001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265241.45/cwt215.00–255.006406
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273215.64/cwt205.00–225.005892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added278228.00/cwt228.00–228.0063414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1321241.20/cwt218.00–257.007749
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335165.00/cwt165.00–165.005531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368192.77/cwt177.00–200.007094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376232.95/cwt220.00–255.008765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added411229.50/cwt229.50–229.5094331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423225.53/cwt212.00–240.0095410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438169.83/cwt160.00–180.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475181.00/cwt172.00–190.008602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477211.37/cwt200.00–220.001,0085
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505171.00/cwt171.00–171.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added514208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,06920
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530191.57/cwt188.00–195.001,0152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585190.50/cwt187.00–194.001,1142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613172.01/cwt170.00–174.001,0542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1667171.12/cwt155.00–180.001,1413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2785127.00/cwt127.00–127.009971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1830158.04/cwt156.00–160.001,3122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1850120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2880112.00/cwt112.00–112.009861
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,160110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,12584.00/cwt84.00–84.009451
Bulls——1,18079.00/cwt79.00–79.009321
Bulls——1,459101.57/cwt95.00–107.001,48212
Bulls——1,526111.38/cwt110.00–115.001,7004
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90053.47/cwt35.00–63.0048119
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02679.89/cwt70.00–91.0082032
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13697.73/cwt93.00–104.001,11014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24595.76/cwt90.00–102.001,19211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40184.68/cwt78.00–89.001,1865
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2600600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27431,243.27/head1,000.00–1,400.001,2437
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29101,323.63/head1,275.00–1,375.001,3242
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2917997.47/head770.00–1,200.009973
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29401,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29831,373.98/head1,225.00–1,450.001,3744
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3570600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3725800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2835870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28521,120.10/head975.00–1,475.001,1205
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2913857.16/head775.00–950.008576
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29181,247.38/head630.00–1,625.001,2479
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29201,340.00/head1,300.00–1,400.001,34010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3980850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,008.97/head700.00–1,185.001,0096
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,49590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3461
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2750777.00/head700.00–865.0077710
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3750720.00/head720.00–720.007206
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2800825.00/head825.00–825.008256
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-293080.00/cwt80.00–80.007441

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.