Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2023-08-07

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 7
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
585 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 641▼ 229 vs year ago 814 · −28.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 153▲ 67 vs year ago 107 · +62.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 87 vs last sale 103▲ 0 vs year ago 16 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $3-7. Heifers sold mixed higher $3 to lower $3. Slaughter cows sold higher $5-7. Bulls sold higher $6- 8. Lower than average receipts this week with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $229.42/cwt on 138 head.
Average price
$229.42
138 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,063
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$477
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$32.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.32
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529237.691,25634
Medium and Large 1459232.491,06682
Medium and Large 2380205.1778022
One grade step is worth $32.52/cwt here — about $477 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 sale138 hd
229.42
—
MS average13 barns · 1,052 hd
222.10
+7.32
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—High1,436124.001,78119
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,322107.971,42729
CowsLean 85-90%High98795.7194577

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)1,075$1,6851thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,078$1,4533thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$1,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$1,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)990$9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)770$7712thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)718$1,5772thin

Every lot

93 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 2180240.00/cwt240.00–240.004321
Steers—Medium and Large 2200250.00/cwt250.00–250.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1262276.85/cwt270.00–285.007253
Steers—Medium and Large 2270231.30/cwt200.00–265.006252
Steers—Medium and Large 2320250.00/cwt250.00–250.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 1333294.44/cwt270.00–310.009805
Steers—Medium and Large 1371289.85/cwt279.00–312.001,0757
Steers—Medium and Large 2383234.71/cwt220.00–250.008992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added414262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,08710
Steers—Medium and Large 1421257.81/cwt240.00–272.001,08510
Steers—Medium and Large 2425230.00/cwt230.00–230.009781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2443272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,2074
Steers—Medium and Large 1477254.25/cwt240.00–265.001,21310
Steers—Medium and Large 2479208.62/cwt178.00–225.009994
Steers—Medium and Large 1518250.33/cwt240.00–264.001,29713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,3417
Steers—Medium and Large 2526194.69/cwt172.00–220.001,0247
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added548237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,2993
Steers—Medium and Large 1566243.57/cwt235.00–255.001,3798
Steers—Medium and Large 2572201.25/cwt172.00–222.001,1513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,51011
Steers—Medium and Large 1618239.95/cwt235.00–242.001,4837
Steers—Medium and Large 2640200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2801
Steers—Medium and Large 1723210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5182
Steers—Medium and Large 2740125.00/cwt125.00–125.009251
Steers—Medium and Large 1835210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2135150.00/cwt150.00–150.002031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2226196.97/cwt150.00–228.004454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1245242.00/cwt242.00–242.005931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285223.16/cwt200.00–240.006363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326249.88/cwt234.00–300.0081510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330234.00/cwt234.00–234.007721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375232.92/cwt220.00–240.008737
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377223.94/cwt210.00–245.008443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422229.91/cwt218.00–237.0097021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423229.25/cwt222.00–235.009703
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463210.00/cwt210.00–210.009722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added464241.18/cwt238.00–244.001,11913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471231.70/cwt220.00–238.001,09118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520234.30/cwt224.00–238.001,21817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520167.63/cwt130.00–206.008722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2608
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added547237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,2963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558208.77/cwt207.50–210.001,1652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573233.01/cwt232.00–234.001,3352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610231.50/cwt231.50–231.501,41210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620221.30/cwt216.00–230.001,3724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655140.00/cwt140.00–140.009171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1750180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1925180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1160245.00/cwt225.00–265.003922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2230200.00/cwt200.00–200.004601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1245265.00/cwt265.00–265.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327276.47/cwt256.00–300.009043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2358257.55/cwt255.00–260.009222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369278.83/cwt240.00–305.001,0298
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422256.52/cwt235.00–285.001,08319
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430215.12/cwt210.00–220.009252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476229.94/cwt217.50–264.001,09516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481205.50/cwt188.00–210.009887
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523218.20/cwt205.00–230.001,14120
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523184.63/cwt155.00–200.009666
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572217.43/cwt202.00–226.001,24412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2595198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610174.50/cwt174.00–175.001,0642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1645224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,4452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668165.84/cwt160.00–172.001,1082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1733167.63/cwt155.00–180.001,2292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1865165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4271
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,085133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,4431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1451
Bulls——1,324122.33/cwt114.00–129.001,62012
Bulls——1,699132.17/cwt130.00–135.002,2466
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80174.62/cwt70.00–79.005987
Cows—Lean 85-90%84884.79/cwt80.00–89.0071914
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02798.22/cwt90.00–105.001,00940
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,092108.22/cwt105.00–114.001,18216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,287111.99/cwt110.00–116.001,44113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,342106.47/cwt100.00–110.001,42914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40592.41/cwt90.00–95.001,2982
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2770771.43/head450.00–1,000.007712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2968104.91/cwt90.00–111.001,0164
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980127.98/cwt109.00–152.001,2542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29951,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,073106.35/cwt86.00–113.001,1416
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,685.00/head1,685.00–1,685.001,6851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,453.17/head1,175.00–1,650.001,4533
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,093106.73/cwt100.00–114.001,1673
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2690185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2771
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2804142.42/cwt100.00–200.001,14511
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27181,576.66/head1,100.00–2,000.001,5772

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.