Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2023-08-14

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 14
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
647 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 585▼ 42 vs year ago 689 · −6.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
171 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 174▲ 40 vs year ago 131 · +30.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 16▲ 22 vs year ago 10 · +220.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.81/cwt on 181 head.
Average price
$226.81
181 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,054
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.23
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1461232.411,072113
Medium and Large 1-2532229.561,22225
Medium and Large 2434210.4891343
One grade step is worth $21.93/cwt here — about $159 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 sale181 hd
226.81
—
MS average13 barns · 1,431 hd
223.58
+3.23
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—High1,409123.151,73522
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,216108.391,31827
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,520103.811,5784thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low93293.3186970

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)1,200$1,4182thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)908$1,0072thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)902$9925
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)919$9926
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$8053thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,3001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)795$8751thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2178223.52/cwt210.00–240.003982
Steers—Medium and Large 1275270.00/cwt270.00–270.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 2295265.00/cwt265.00–265.007821
Steers—Medium and Large 2315265.00/cwt265.00–265.008351
Steers—Medium and Large 1340295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0031
Steers—Medium and Large 1375302.30/cwt295.00–310.001,1342
Steers—Medium and Large 2390270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0531
Steers—Medium and Large 1423273.27/cwt270.00–275.001,1563
Steers—Medium and Large 2442256.72/cwt250.00–260.001,1353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1595
Steers—Medium and Large 1473265.65/cwt260.00–275.001,2579
Steers—Medium and Large 2490253.42/cwt245.00–260.001,2423
Steers—Medium and Large 1513256.46/cwt254.00–265.001,3166
Steers—Medium and Large 2553225.03/cwt220.00–230.001,2443
Steers—Medium and Large 1568246.38/cwt240.00–255.001,3995
Steers—Medium and Large 1613229.74/cwt224.00–240.001,4085
Steers—Medium and Large 1650235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5281
Steers—Medium and Large 2650200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3001
Steers—Medium and Large 1715200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4301
Steers—Medium and Large 11,370124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,6991
Steers—Medium and Large 11,415126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,7831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1170242.10/cwt237.00–245.004123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220244.32/cwt235.00–255.005382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220200.00/cwt200.00–200.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2267222.21/cwt185.00–240.005935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1269247.89/cwt240.00–255.006678
Heifers—Medium and Large 2312213.25/cwt185.00–240.006655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326248.53/cwt244.00–255.008105
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374225.55/cwt185.00–252.008444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375246.64/cwt242.00–260.0092514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2400225.00/cwt225.00–225.009003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418224.52/cwt200.00–240.009386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421239.51/cwt235.00–246.001,0088
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy425325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468230.67/cwt220.00–245.001,08026
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474205.06/cwt180.00–220.009729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy510242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,20510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521202.18/cwt182.00–230.001,0538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522224.11/cwt212.00–237.001,17022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560226.12/cwt220.00–232.001,26613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,31712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610220.46/cwt214.00–226.001,3454
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630200.45/cwt194.00–207.001,2632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673202.45/cwt200.00–205.001,3622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715206.03/cwt202.00–210.001,4732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1835187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,5611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1865132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1185250.00/cwt250.00–250.004631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1234268.72/cwt250.00–275.006294
Bulls—Medium and Large 2267250.93/cwt225.00–265.006703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270260.37/cwt250.00–270.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1332284.73/cwt274.00–300.0094513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365288.40/cwt270.00–305.001,05315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378256.66/cwt250.00–267.009706
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410274.72/cwt265.00–295.001,12617
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421245.13/cwt200.00–265.001,0326
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469242.56/cwt225.00–280.001,13823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471223.39/cwt200.00–255.001,0528
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517228.01/cwt215.00–240.001,17917
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,2561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565229.65/cwt220.00–234.001,2986
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620223.31/cwt220.00–226.001,3853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663203.03/cwt196.00–210.001,3462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678221.00/cwt218.00–225.001,4983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1772208.35/cwt205.00–210.001,6083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1940137.43/cwt125.00–150.001,2922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1975138.75/cwt130.00–147.501,3532
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,035115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1901
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,060111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,1771
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,293119.72/cwt112.00–126.001,54815
Bulls——1,656130.49/cwt129.00–134.002,1617
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75375.28/cwt65.00–85.0056713
Cows—Lean 85-90%94795.17/cwt82.00–102.0090145
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,068105.85/cwt103.00–109.001,13012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216108.39/cwt102.00–115.001,31827
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520103.81/cwt98.00–111.001,5784
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3700625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2865895.61/head785.00–1,000.008962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2902992.34/head800.00–1,300.009925
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29081,006.69/head950.00–1,055.001,0072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2919991.97/head500.00–1,250.009926
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0541
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,417.50/head1,385.00–1,450.001,4182
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2795875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0561
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.