Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2023-12-04

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 4
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
910 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 817▼ 262 vs year ago 1,172 · −22.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 177▲ 25 vs year ago 108 · +23.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 46▲ 10 vs year ago 15 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to higher $10. Heifers sold higher $7-14. Slaughter cows sold steady to higher $3. Bulls sold higher $2.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.35/cwt on 246 head.
Average price
$198.35
246 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,017
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.98
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500205.691,028110
Medium and Large 1-2587194.501,14265
Medium and Large 2465190.5188571
One grade step is worth $15.19/cwt here — about $143 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 sale246 hd
198.35
—
MS average13 barns · 1,263 hd
209.34
−10.98
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—Average1,536112.381,72614
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28196.081,23130
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40588.001,2361thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07378.1083867

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)1,244$1,3374thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,205$1,2501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,001$1,0747
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$1,0001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,140$1,9815
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$1,5501thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2195230.00/cwt230.00–230.004491
Steers—Medium and Large 1225265.00/cwt265.00–265.005961
Steers—Medium and Large 1283244.87/cwt240.00–250.006932
Steers—Medium and Large 1322274.92/cwt270.00–280.008853
Steers—Medium and Large 2323246.42/cwt235.00–260.007963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added363260.00/cwt260.00–260.0094413
Steers—Medium and Large 1376251.48/cwt245.00–270.009469
Steers—Medium and Large 2379230.38/cwt214.00–242.008734
Steers—Medium and Large 2422218.92/cwt200.00–241.009248
Steers—Medium and Large 1429241.21/cwt230.00–250.001,03515
Steers—Medium and Large 1475240.85/cwt230.00–247.001,1445
Steers—Medium and Large 2477224.71/cwt214.00–228.001,0726
Steers—Medium and Large 1519228.62/cwt220.00–240.001,1877
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1487
Steers—Medium and Large 1571219.69/cwt210.00–227.001,2545
Steers—Medium and Large 2588187.55/cwt175.00–200.001,1032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3069
Steers—Medium and Large 1630202.69/cwt200.00–208.001,2778
Steers—Medium and Large 2638183.98/cwt178.00–190.001,1742
Steers—Medium and Large 1671187.57/cwt175.00–200.001,2596
Steers—Medium and Large 2705180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2691
Steers—Medium and Large 1733185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3562
Steers—Medium and Large 1825167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2180220.00/cwt220.00–220.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2228206.44/cwt192.00–225.004713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2258206.71/cwt200.00–220.005333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280239.87/cwt220.00–247.506729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319237.84/cwt228.00–246.0075914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328199.33/cwt160.00–225.006549
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2355232.00/cwt232.00–232.008245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added360225.00/cwt225.00–225.008106
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370211.28/cwt200.00–223.007826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373231.71/cwt225.00–240.0086413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420225.80/cwt220.00–235.0094817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424202.15/cwt150.00–218.0085711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466214.98/cwt210.00–230.001,0029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474198.17/cwt170.00–208.0093913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,0187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510204.30/cwt200.00–211.001,04212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518184.43/cwt170.00–200.009558
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2545200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0904
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578178.76/cwt150.00–199.001,0338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579194.49/cwt190.00–199.001,1268
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622179.48/cwt170.00–186.001,1169
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630179.35/cwt170.00–189.001,1302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638188.77/cwt186.00–190.001,20423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663171.96/cwt170.00–175.001,1403
Heifers—Medium and Large 2672153.57/cwt130.00–170.001,0323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2702175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,22920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710140.00/cwt140.00–140.009941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755130.00/cwt130.00–130.009821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1783151.70/cwt145.00–160.001,1883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1833139.29/cwt125.00–150.001,1608
Heifers—Medium and Large 2845110.00/cwt110.00–110.009301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1940120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1965120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2990100.00/cwt100.00–100.009901
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,005100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200225.00/cwt225.00–225.004501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1205250.00/cwt250.00–250.005131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2277246.28/cwt244.00–250.006823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280265.23/cwt230.00–290.007437
Bulls—Medium and Large 1331247.73/cwt220.00–265.008208
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340200.00/cwt200.00–200.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363212.41/cwt200.00–225.007712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375243.65/cwt230.00–300.0091413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420239.96/cwt225.00–250.001,00815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425225.00/cwt225.00–225.009561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2451230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466231.41/cwt216.00–249.001,0789
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473210.25/cwt200.00–220.009943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523221.64/cwt210.00–237.001,15916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,2366
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573215.77/cwt200.00–227.001,23614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608196.00/cwt195.00–197.001,1922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613206.03/cwt200.00–212.001,2633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2641191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1669186.58/cwt180.00–195.001,2486
Bulls—Medium and Large 1713180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1875157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,3741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20198.79/cwt93.00–105.001,1864
Bulls——1,670117.81/cwt110.00–125.001,96710
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93564.02/cwt42.00–77.0059925
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14485.19/cwt79.00–93.0097537
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24195.97/cwt94.00–101.001,1915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28196.08/cwt90.00–103.001,23130
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,2361
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,980.70/head1,250.00–2,400.001,9815
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2740600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28701,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,153.09/head850.00–1,375.001,1536
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,0561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22887.28/cwt85.00–90.001,0722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2441,336.68/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3374
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2860105.68/cwt95.00–120.009092

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.