Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2023-07-31

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 31
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
641 head
▼ 238 vs last sale 879▼ 98 vs year ago 739 · −13.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
153 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 183▲ 71 vs year ago 82 · +86.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 85▲ 86 vs year ago 17 · +505.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-10 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $251.86/cwt on 85 head.
Average price
$251.86
85 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,314
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+4.43
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522251.861,31485
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale85 hd
251.86
—
MS average13 barns · 866 hd
247.43
+4.43
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—Average1,451116.141,68623
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,101104.211,14746
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,025101.271,0388thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average95687.2583440

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,094$1,21632
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$1,57912

Every lot

34 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323301.05/cwt285.00–315.009728
Steers—Medium and Large 1373288.26/cwt275.00–300.001,07516
Steers—Medium and Large 1423260.27/cwt255.00–265.001,1016
Steers—Medium and Large 1477254.72/cwt246.00–260.001,2155
Steers—Medium and Large 1523243.78/cwt237.00–250.001,27512
Steers—Medium and Large 1573241.24/cwt235.00–247.001,38212
Steers—Medium and Large 1623233.66/cwt229.00–238.001,45610
Steers—Medium and Large 1663225.60/cwt220.00–231.001,4968
Steers—Medium and Large 1723202.58/cwt200.00–205.001,4654
Steers—Medium and Large 1823195.14/cwt190.00–200.001,6064
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323270.88/cwt265.00–276.008754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373255.30/cwt250.00–260.009526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423243.37/cwt236.00–250.001,02910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473234.76/cwt229.00–240.001,1108
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523231.26/cwt225.00–237.001,20914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573221.28/cwt214.00–228.001,2688
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623206.22/cwt200.00–212.001,28510
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423251.74/cwt247.00–256.001,0654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473246.57/cwt245.00–248.001,1664
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523222.72/cwt217.50–227.501,1656
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573213.12/cwt210.00–216.001,2212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623203.89/cwt200.00–207.501,2704
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,05096.71/cwt95.00–98.001,0154
Bulls——1,317114.33/cwt110.00–120.001,5069
Bulls——1,733125.53/cwt120.00–130.002,17510
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%67565.56/cwt60.00–70.004434
Cows—Lean 85-90%80078.72/cwt75.00–82.006306
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025102.44/cwt96.00–107.001,05032
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,025101.27/cwt96.00–105.001,0388
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02591.85/cwt86.00–96.0094130
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275108.24/cwt104.00–112.001,38014
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,0351,578.99/head1,350.00–1,750.001,57912
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,172.09/head1,025.00–1,300.001,17226
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,1751,406.38/head1,300.00–1,500.001,4066

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.