Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2024-01-22

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 22
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
694 head
▲ 454 vs last sale 240▲ 17 vs year ago 677 · +2.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 22▼ 62 vs year ago 121 · −51.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 20▼ 65 vs year ago 82 · −79.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $6-15. Higher in spots. Heifers sold higher $10-20. Slaughter cows sold higher $3-6. Bulls sold higher $2-3.

Good demand on all classes of cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $240.97/cwt on 223 head.
Average price
$240.97
223 head · 443 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,068
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$283
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.62
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2407244.1499453
Medium and Large 1478242.601,161124
Medium and Large 2404235.6595238
Medium and Large 2-3323220.007118thin
One grade step is worth $24.14/cwt here — about $283 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 sale223 hd
240.97
—
MS average9 barns · 945 hd
245.59
−4.62
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—High1,543122.811,8958thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,280105.191,34611
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41596.001,3581thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03495.4498716

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,298$1,5523thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,190$1,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,153$1,3304thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)860$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$9851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)945$1,3501thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1115300.00/cwt300.00–300.003451
Steers—Medium and Large 2235260.00/cwt260.00–260.006111
Steers—Medium and Large 2285250.00/cwt250.00–250.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 2321259.20/cwt235.00–280.008324
Steers—Medium and Large 1327315.55/cwt307.00–325.001,0326
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2358295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0567
Steers—Medium and Large 2368265.56/cwt225.00–285.009779
Steers—Medium and Large 1379311.79/cwt300.00–321.001,18214
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added395307.50/cwt305.00–310.001,2152
Steers—Medium and Large 1415305.82/cwt297.00–320.001,26911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,32118
Steers—Medium and Large 2427273.18/cwt250.00–290.001,1667
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,39411
Steers—Medium and Large 1472277.99/cwt270.00–300.001,31220
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added472258.02/cwt250.00–265.001,2183
Steers—Medium and Large 2474257.53/cwt250.00–275.001,2216
Steers—Medium and Large 2516241.81/cwt220.00–257.001,2486
Steers—Medium and Large 1517270.58/cwt265.00–285.001,39915
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added522243.87/cwt220.00–260.001,2733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523266.75/cwt241.00–283.001,39521
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added563242.56/cwt230.00–250.001,3664
Steers—Medium and Large 1564266.42/cwt261.00–280.001,5034
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added570251.91/cwt242.00–262.001,4362
Steers—Medium and Large 2579249.22/cwt228.00–258.001,4435
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2589267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,5737
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added618234.86/cwt230.00–240.001,4512
Steers—Medium and Large 2620212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3141
Steers—Medium and Large 1631244.43/cwt239.00–257.001,5428
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added635215.66/cwt206.00–221.001,3693
Steers—Medium and Large 2650220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4301
Steers—Medium and Large 1668242.56/cwt237.00–248.001,6202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5699
Steers—Medium and Large 2705180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2691
Steers—Medium and Large 1722209.91/cwt200.00–220.001,5163
Steers—Medium and Large 1790200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5802
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2205222.44/cwt220.00–225.004562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1233255.48/cwt255.00–256.005952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273247.74/cwt241.00–256.006765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1286287.31/cwt275.00–295.008225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1306280.02/cwt269.00–295.008577
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3323220.00/cwt220.00–220.007118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324255.88/cwt235.00–275.008294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added370250.00/cwt250.00–250.009259
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375279.67/cwt262.00–290.001,0498
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381247.08/cwt239.00–255.009419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384244.48/cwt240.00–252.0093928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420249.91/cwt240.00–260.001,05021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420234.12/cwt230.00–237.009833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added430240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,1249
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy450260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474242.54/cwt235.00–252.001,15030
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478226.60/cwt220.00–239.001,0836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2506220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1137
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added513222.44/cwt220.00–225.001,1412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517235.30/cwt220.00–247.001,21723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2538214.24/cwt207.00–230.001,1534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577229.46/cwt220.00–238.001,32413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626207.33/cwt200.00–225.001,2988
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718189.71/cwt178.00–202.001,3622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1880150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1245285.00/cwt285.00–285.006981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1260300.00/cwt300.00–300.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3267290.00/cwt290.00–290.007748
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313317.56/cwt310.00–330.009944
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320238.30/cwt214.00–265.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2328322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,0564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380267.06/cwt250.00–290.001,0153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381311.97/cwt300.00–318.001,1896
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2406305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,23814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420282.11/cwt262.00–297.001,1854
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434247.04/cwt240.00–260.001,0725
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475234.87/cwt228.00–240.001,1166
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479256.34/cwt250.00–270.001,22811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518256.04/cwt235.00–267.001,32615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,37012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2604215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2997
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628212.35/cwt200.00–225.001,3342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655205.00/cwt200.00–210.001,3432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673197.13/cwt190.00–204.001,3272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1778164.85/cwt160.00–175.001,2833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1805170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1925145.03/cwt140.00–150.001,3422
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,503120.93/cwt117.00–127.001,8187
Bulls——1,820136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,4751
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02992.22/cwt85.00–99.0094911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045102.51/cwt100.00–104.001,0715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280105.19/cwt100.00–111.001,34611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,3581
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29451,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28601,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905985.00/head985.00–985.009851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,108109.90/cwt106.00–114.001,2182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1531,330.16/head1,100.00–1,500.001,3304
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,3681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,253103.55/cwt95.00–112.001,2972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2981,552.15/head1,450.00–1,675.001,5523
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2978105.51/cwt105.00–106.001,0322

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.