Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2023-10-02

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 2
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
758 head
▼ 447 vs last sale 1,205▼ 343 vs year ago 1,101 · −31.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 200▲ 44 vs year ago 166 · +26.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 56▼ 20 vs year ago 89 · −22.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers were mostly higher $2-10. Heifers sold steady to higher $7. Slaughter cows sold lower $1-4. Bulls were steady. Replacement cattle made some gains.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.91/cwt on 166 head.
Average price
$212.91
166 head · 460 lb average
Value per head Derived
$978
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.14
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481221.011,064101
Medium and Large 2426200.3285365
One grade step is worth $20.69/cwt here — about $210 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 sale166 hd
212.91
—
MS average12 barns · 1,071 hd
212.77
+0.14
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—Average1,587116.911,85523
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21889.751,09332
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40482.611,1607thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08681.4088475

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)1,310$1,5334thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,131$1,35511
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,037$1,2823thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,23811
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,048$1,0607
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)892$1,0588
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)825$9001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,290$1,5501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,175$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,144$1,9395
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)845$1,6501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)873$8632thin

Every lot

116 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2155250.00/cwt250.00–250.003881
Steers—Medium and Large 1210265.00/cwt265.00–265.005571
Steers—Medium and Large 2270245.00/cwt245.00–245.006621
Steers—Medium and Large 1280270.00/cwt270.00–270.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 2300245.00/cwt245.00–245.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1333272.22/cwt265.00–280.009062
Steers—Medium and Large 1366273.98/cwt265.00–288.001,0038
Steers—Medium and Large 2368249.63/cwt225.00–262.009194
Steers—Medium and Large 2410255.06/cwt245.00–260.001,0463
Steers—Medium and Large 1417276.54/cwt268.00–282.001,15311
Steers—Medium and Large 1458266.68/cwt260.00–277.001,2214
Steers—Medium and Large 2476248.06/cwt222.00–260.001,1816
Steers—Medium and Large 1519242.44/cwt235.00–248.001,2587
Steers—Medium and Large 2520220.84/cwt207.00–230.001,1488
Steers—Medium and Large 2561216.53/cwt210.00–225.001,2154
Steers—Medium and Large 1570232.95/cwt230.00–239.001,3283
Steers—Medium and Large 1628216.63/cwt210.00–230.001,3603
Steers—Medium and Large 2633184.94/cwt170.00–200.001,1712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,49512
Steers—Medium and Large 1680210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4281
Steers—Medium and Large 1710196.52/cwt193.00–200.001,3952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,43810
Steers—Medium and Large 1785199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,5621
Steers—Medium and Large 11,020160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6321
Steers—Medium and Large 11,200106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,2721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2145200.00/cwt200.00–200.002901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2183212.33/cwt200.00–225.003892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1185230.00/cwt230.00–230.004261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2226231.67/cwt200.00–260.005247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1229226.22/cwt220.00–230.005185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1267237.88/cwt230.00–250.006353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2279212.07/cwt200.00–225.005927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328203.95/cwt145.00–220.0066910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333241.99/cwt230.00–250.008066
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369217.63/cwt210.00–225.008034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377239.90/cwt230.00–251.0090423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429239.48/cwt230.00–250.001,0278
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433209.00/cwt190.00–220.009055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471219.01/cwt210.00–230.001,0329
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471196.60/cwt180.00–215.009266
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523214.13/cwt202.00–220.001,12016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523186.68/cwt150.00–200.009766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568212.54/cwt206.00–220.001,20710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575187.21/cwt160.00–207.001,07610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619205.37/cwt200.00–210.001,2718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,2471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1688203.00/cwt202.00–204.001,3972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718192.31/cwt180.00–202.001,3813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2721156.26/cwt140.00–165.001,1274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775182.74/cwt170.00–192.001,4164
Heifers—Medium and Large 2800150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1808167.48/cwt160.00–175.001,3532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1885147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,3051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1173260.14/cwt250.00–270.004502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2180227.15/cwt215.00–240.004092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1218252.93/cwt245.00–260.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2228244.91/cwt235.00–260.005585
Bulls—Medium and Large 2268238.11/cwt220.00–250.0063810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1279259.71/cwt250.00–275.007257
Bulls—Medium and Large 2312248.36/cwt240.00–260.0077511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322271.32/cwt265.00–283.0087410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374275.83/cwt270.00–286.001,03210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374236.21/cwt210.00–259.008839
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417275.16/cwt265.00–284.001,14714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425238.68/cwt200.00–254.001,0147
Bulls—Medium and Large 2462213.18/cwt200.00–225.009856
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464240.58/cwt230.00–258.001,1164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516225.92/cwt220.00–244.001,1667
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524201.77/cwt192.00–215.001,05711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573207.15/cwt200.00–214.001,1872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576195.26/cwt186.00–200.001,1255
Bulls—Medium and Large 2603195.00/cwt194.00–196.001,1762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610203.02/cwt200.00–206.001,2382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660178.08/cwt165.00–185.001,1754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1677199.70/cwt190.00–218.001,3523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1733182.46/cwt170.00–195.001,3372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1778178.28/cwt165.00–192.001,3872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1828159.85/cwt150.00–170.001,3242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2840175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2855140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1875155.06/cwt150.00–160.001,3572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1915165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1980120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1761
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,070110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1771
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,100119.00/cwt115.00–123.001,3092
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,205117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,4101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14294.79/cwt90.00–100.001,0833
Bulls——1,637119.32/cwt110.00–125.001,95318
Bulls——1,805128.43/cwt127.00–130.002,3182
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%910100.00/cwt100.00–100.009101
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02873.95/cwt60.00–79.0076024
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11284.71/cwt80.00–91.0094250
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22889.42/cwt85.00–97.001,09831
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40482.61/cwt80.00–85.001,1607
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2665850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2825900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29241,087.97/head900.00–1,300.001,0887
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-299592.15/cwt90.00–94.009172
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0371,282.32/head825.00–1,450.001,2823
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04080.00/cwt80.00–80.008321
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0481,059.71/head900.00–1,250.001,0607
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06889.77/cwt83.00–96.009596
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1311,354.93/head900.00–1,500.001,35511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,238.34/head950.00–1,400.001,23811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,533.16/head1,350.00–1,750.001,5334
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,35090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2151
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28451,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,936.68/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9373
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,941.27/head1,700.00–2,200.001,9412
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2675725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.