Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2023-10-16

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 16
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
810 head
▼ 286 vs last sale 1,096▼ 93 vs year ago 903 · −10.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 257▲ 2 vs year ago 178 · +1.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 250 vs last sale 283▼ 36 vs year ago 69 · −52.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer sold steady to lower $6. Heifer sold steady to higher $7. Slaughter cows sold higher $2-4. Bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.50/cwt on 203 head.
Average price
$215.50
203 head · 464 lb average
Value per head Derived
$999
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$650
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$47.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.69
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481225.701,086130
Medium and Large 2453199.4190366
Medium and Large 3245177.924367thin
One grade step is worth $47.78/cwt here — about $650 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 sale203 hd
215.50
—
MS average13 barns · 892 hd
207.81
+7.69
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—Average1,388114.201,58517
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27194.041,19534
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,30089.001,1571thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04383.1886891

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)1,315$1,4403thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,084$1,3107
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,217$1,2393thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$1,1782thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$1,1182thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,056$1,1065
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,9001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)761$8015

Every lot

104 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 3235200.00/cwt200.00–200.004701
Steers—Medium and Large 2245175.00/cwt175.00–175.004291
Steers—Medium and Large 3265200.00/cwt200.00–200.005301
Steers—Medium and Large 2275228.91/cwt210.00–250.006302
Steers—Medium and Large 1295237.00/cwt237.00–237.006991
Steers—Medium and Large 1319281.93/cwt270.00–300.008994
Steers—Medium and Large 2330262.00/cwt262.00–262.008651
Steers—Medium and Large 2370229.08/cwt190.00–250.008485
Steers—Medium and Large 1371283.02/cwt275.00–290.001,0504
Steers—Medium and Large 2421244.67/cwt237.00–257.001,0307
Steers—Medium and Large 1425269.54/cwt260.00–285.001,14612
Steers—Medium and Large 2471224.94/cwt218.00–250.001,0596
Steers—Medium and Large 1473239.18/cwt225.00–250.001,1317
Steers—Medium and Large 2500214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,0701
Steers—Medium and Large 1523231.51/cwt220.00–250.001,21113
Steers—Medium and Large 2567216.11/cwt202.50–228.001,2253
Steers—Medium and Large 1570236.20/cwt220.00–251.001,3465
Steers—Medium and Large 3582181.63/cwt178.00–185.001,0573
Steers—Medium and Large 2617206.00/cwt200.00–216.001,2713
Steers—Medium and Large 1626225.65/cwt220.00–235.001,4134
Steers—Medium and Large 2700220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5401
Steers—Medium and Large 1770195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5021
Steers—Medium and Large 2790175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3831
Steers—Medium and Large 2900140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3185185.00/cwt185.00–185.003421
Heifers—Medium and Large 3212191.93/cwt175.00–200.004073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223218.47/cwt200.00–235.004873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278233.24/cwt230.00–240.006485
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280154.82/cwt150.00–160.004332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285190.70/cwt170.00–200.005433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327193.39/cwt175.00–216.006325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328244.65/cwt230.00–255.0080215
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335175.00/cwt175.00–175.005861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373196.99/cwt175.00–228.007356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379243.30/cwt230.00–253.0092214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy410260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420234.63/cwt226.00–240.0098518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424199.13/cwt170.00–220.0084419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466227.31/cwt220.00–247.001,05920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476208.69/cwt200.00–217.009935
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519202.89/cwt200.00–210.001,05312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522222.60/cwt215.00–232.001,16220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572215.72/cwt206.00–227.001,23414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578190.96/cwt170.00–202.001,1048
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616201.71/cwt195.00–210.001,24311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625201.37/cwt190.00–212.001,2594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676200.98/cwt190.00–208.001,3599
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1813180.98/cwt180.00–182.001,4712
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2185270.00/cwt270.00–270.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2217242.81/cwt230.00–255.005273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1225260.00/cwt260.00–260.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285231.55/cwt225.00–240.006603
Bulls—Medium and Large 3285201.47/cwt180.00–224.005743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1295280.00/cwt280.00–280.008261
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320200.00/cwt200.00–200.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325288.86/cwt285.00–300.009395
Bulls—Medium and Large 2326253.13/cwt215.00–274.008259
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375241.28/cwt220.00–260.009054
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376276.51/cwt260.00–300.001,04010
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400185.00/cwt185.00–185.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418229.02/cwt200.00–250.009573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419268.12/cwt255.00–280.001,12311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467246.41/cwt235.00–257.001,1517
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470193.59/cwt190.00–197.509102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471218.47/cwt200.00–240.001,02911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515221.67/cwt212.50–235.001,14210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0443
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525157.00/cwt157.00–157.008241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568190.33/cwt189.00–192.001,0813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574214.95/cwt200.00–226.001,23417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621213.04/cwt204.00–220.001,32310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665209.01/cwt200.00–220.001,3906
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1708200.66/cwt196.00–206.001,4213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1830163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,3531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1880160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2915170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1970130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,000142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,4201
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,050120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,08094.44/cwt85.00–100.001,0202
Bulls——1,429116.83/cwt105.00–123.001,67015
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92170.69/cwt60.00–75.0065118
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06284.48/cwt76.00–91.0089759
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12193.75/cwt92.00–97.001,05114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27194.04/cwt90.00–101.001,19534
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,1571
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29101,178.02/head1,125.00–1,225.001,1782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-295391.38/cwt89.00–94.008712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29701,117.72/head1,000.00–1,225.001,1182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0561,105.51/head1,000.00–1,350.001,1065
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0841,310.20/head885.00–1,500.001,3107
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2171,238.65/head1,050.00–1,385.001,2393
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,440.21/head1,300.00–1,575.001,4403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,465102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,4941
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2761801.17/head710.00–875.008015
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-295585.45/cwt80.00–90.008162
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001

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.