Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2024-01-29

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 29
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,116 head
▲ 422 vs last sale 694▲ 511 vs year ago 605 · +84.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 59▲ 11 vs year ago 91 · +12.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 17▼ 21 vs year ago 33 · −63.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $8-20. Heifers sold higher $7-18. Slaughter cows sold higher $2-3. Bulls sold steady.

Large amounts of weaned cattle in groups and throughout the sale.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $283.73/cwt on 415 head.
Average price
$283.73
415 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,487
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$238
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$44.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.42
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1438304.111,332109
Medium and Large 2-3270280.007566thin
Medium and Large 1-2579278.571,613265
Medium and Large 2421259.901,09435
One grade step is worth $44.20/cwt here — about $238 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 sale415 hd
283.73
—
MS average13 barns · 1,422 hd
278.31
+5.42
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—High1,275118.041,50511
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,375107.771,48222
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56898.541,5452thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05091.4396044

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)1,100$1,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,128$1,2352thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,0851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,0163thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)615$1,2001thin

Every lot

124 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 · Steers50 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2178249.79/cwt225.00–280.004452
Steers—Medium and Large 2205245.00/cwt245.00–245.005021
Steers—Medium and Large 1235325.00/cwt325.00–325.007641
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added270280.00/cwt280.00–280.007566
Steers—Medium and Large 2273286.93/cwt275.00–300.007832
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added280295.00/cwt295.00–295.008261
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added281337.59/cwt325.00–350.009497
Steers—Medium and Large 1281332.46/cwt310.00–360.009347
Steers—Medium and Large 1318338.38/cwt330.00–350.001,0764
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added325285.00/cwt285.00–285.009261
Steers—Medium and Large 2328273.18/cwt236.00–300.008964
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added329325.95/cwt316.00–338.001,0727
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added357324.25/cwt310.00–336.001,1587
Steers—Medium and Large 1370330.44/cwt314.00–342.001,22314
Steers—Medium and Large 2370292.20/cwt285.00–300.001,0812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added392322.35/cwt311.00–346.001,26424
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added420318.83/cwt310.00–330.001,3397
Steers—Medium and Large 2425295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2541
Steers—Medium and Large 1433314.54/cwt300.00–325.001,36211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,3245
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added440250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added442336.66/cwt330.00–340.001,48816
Steers—Medium and Large 2464253.55/cwt237.00–287.001,1767
Steers—Medium and Large 1472300.60/cwt292.00–314.001,41910
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added475303.89/cwt300.00–314.001,4434
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added475270.28/cwt250.00–295.001,2844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2497293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,4569
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added512273.49/cwt264.00–290.001,4003
Steers—Medium and Large 1514287.94/cwt275.00–300.001,4809
Steers—Medium and Large 2515255.59/cwt235.00–280.001,3164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520315.76/cwt305.00–322.001,64242
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added520240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4858
Steers—Medium and Large 1550270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4851
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added555268.35/cwt265.00–270.001,4893
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added555220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2211
Steers—Medium and Large 2570214.87/cwt200.00–230.001,2252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574268.97/cwt240.00–290.001,54437
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613263.23/cwt256.00–265.001,61464
Steers—Medium and Large 1620236.69/cwt230.00–240.001,4676
Steers—Medium and Large 1650246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,5991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672252.34/cwt250.00–256.751,69631
Steers—Medium and Large 2680208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,4141
Steers—Medium and Large 1715222.44/cwt214.00–231.001,5902
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added725220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6704
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,7139
Steers—Medium and Large 1760223.32/cwt220.00–225.001,6973
Steers—Medium and Large 1800200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added818220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,80016
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1180250.00/cwt250.00–250.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1216289.39/cwt275.00–302.006254
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220250.00/cwt250.00–250.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275319.05/cwt307.00–332.008772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added275310.67/cwt300.00–332.008543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278245.97/cwt220.00–275.006845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1312307.80/cwt296.00–322.0096010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added315268.50/cwt262.00–275.008462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2316261.88/cwt220.00–290.008287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added360296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,0665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374279.87/cwt262.00–295.001,0478
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379255.93/cwt250.00–265.009704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added385280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424267.43/cwt253.00–285.001,13413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425243.37/cwt235.00–250.001,0347
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added455261.01/cwt260.00–262.001,1882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470249.06/cwt240.00–260.001,17113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,1865
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484232.00/cwt220.00–245.001,12310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added491260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2776
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added495240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524231.82/cwt225.00–241.001,21513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,2588
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added544246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,3387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added545241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,3131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576225.05/cwt210.00–232.001,2969
Heifers—Medium and Large 2595200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612218.64/cwt212.00–224.001,3383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615229.44/cwt227.00–236.001,41111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685213.47/cwt210.00–217.001,4622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added798189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,5083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1890180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1900112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,0131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1980125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1230302.39/cwt300.00–305.006952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250300.00/cwt300.00–300.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1279321.08/cwt306.00–338.008964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305337.70/cwt325.00–350.001,0302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,0901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375287.88/cwt275.00–300.001,0804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376330.66/cwt322.00–337.001,2434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420314.68/cwt301.00–326.001,3224
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428278.31/cwt270.00–290.001,1913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462307.16/cwt300.00–318.001,4193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473291.35/cwt288.00–294.001,3783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521269.75/cwt260.00–280.001,4057
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1579248.61/cwt235.00–260.001,4398
Bulls—Medium and Large 1624230.93/cwt227.00–239.001,4416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1690214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1753192.99/cwt190.00–196.001,4532
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,010124.95/cwt120.00–130.001,2622
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,095128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,4021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——955108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0311
Bulls——1,289117.83/cwt108.00–125.001,5199
Bulls——1,470130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,9111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00783.83/cwt68.00–89.0084415
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06594.13/cwt89.00–98.001,00223
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,102100.05/cwt99.00–102.001,1036
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,375107.77/cwt101.00–115.001,48222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56898.54/cwt98.00–99.001,5452
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-296090.00/cwt90.00–90.008641
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,016.38/head700.00–1,375.001,0163
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1281,235.48/head1,150.00–1,300.001,2352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,285100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2851
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-26151,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001

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.