Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2024-02-05

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 5
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,369 head
▲ 253 vs last sale 1,116▲ 686 vs year ago 683 · +100.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
169 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 102▲ 39 vs year ago 130 · +30.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
107 head
▲ 95 vs last sale 12▼ 20 vs year ago 127 · −15.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $5-20. Heifers sold steady to higher $10. Bull calves sold steady to higher $10, spots up to $25 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Bulls sold higher $5-6. Replacement cows are seeing gains as well.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $252.61/cwt on 250 head.
Average price
$252.61
250 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,182
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.16
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1473258.451,224140
Medium and Large 1-2505254.071,28351
Medium and Large 2423237.491,00559
One grade step is worth $20.96/cwt here — about $218 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 sale250 hd
252.61
—
MS average13 barns · 1,826 hd
253.77
−1.16
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—High1,507121.001,82321
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,171108.661,27246
CowsLean 85-90%Low96192.7889257

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)Young (2-4 yrs)925$1,4627
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)889$1,4157
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)972$1,3558
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,097$1,2636
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)934$1,21917
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$1,1768
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,1466
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)866$1,1105
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)960$1,6862thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)878$1,2183thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$8756
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)857$81716

Every lot

120 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2228260.27/cwt255.00–265.005932
Steers—Medium and Large 1278345.00/cwt345.00–345.009592
Steers—Medium and Large 2279291.17/cwt260.00–305.008124
Steers—Medium and Large 1312343.58/cwt330.00–355.001,0726
Steers—Medium and Large 2332287.10/cwt270.00–316.009533
Steers—Medium and Large 2367285.97/cwt270.00–300.001,0505
Steers—Medium and Large 1371334.06/cwt320.00–350.001,23914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added412310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2777
Steers—Medium and Large 2418282.27/cwt270.00–300.001,1803
Steers—Medium and Large 1422324.99/cwt310.00–334.001,37110
Steers—Medium and Large 2474265.31/cwt245.00–285.001,2585
Steers—Medium and Large 1476317.44/cwt300.00–325.001,5119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506305.04/cwt300.00–309.001,54418
Steers—Medium and Large 2516270.27/cwt250.00–285.001,3954
Steers—Medium and Large 1523309.76/cwt300.00–318.001,6209
Steers—Medium and Large 1575281.25/cwt270.00–300.001,6173
Steers—Medium and Large 1618265.61/cwt250.00–274.001,6414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2649269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,7466
Steers—Medium and Large 1688242.99/cwt240.00–246.001,6722
Steers—Medium and Large 2700190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3301
Steers—Medium and Large 1713239.51/cwt239.00–240.001,7082
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added770230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7711
Steers—Medium and Large 2770190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4631
Steers—Medium and Large 1778220.89/cwt210.00–232.001,7192
Steers—Medium and Large 1820217.00/cwt200.00–227.001,7793
Steers—Medium and Large 1877191.25/cwt175.00–200.001,6773
Steers—Medium and Large 2885155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3721
Steers—Medium and Large 1910182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,6561
Steers—Medium and Large 11,020164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,6731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1195275.00/cwt275.00–275.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223247.69/cwt235.00–267.005525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225286.21/cwt270.00–300.006448
Heifers—Medium and Large 2271270.24/cwt225.00–295.007329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1274308.08/cwt298.00–322.0084411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325306.80/cwt300.00–316.0099711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328262.49/cwt230.00–290.008617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366250.64/cwt210.00–280.009178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372290.21/cwt275.00–305.001,08017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419275.72/cwt261.00–287.001,15515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431248.11/cwt240.00–255.001,0694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added434274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,1897
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2458266.36/cwt260.00–268.001,22020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474252.79/cwt242.00–272.001,19820
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479232.75/cwt220.00–244.001,11512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519242.97/cwt230.00–249.001,26119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522206.71/cwt200.00–210.001,0793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523246.47/cwt245.00–248.001,28914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550224.00/cwt220.00–228.001,2322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572234.81/cwt220.00–243.001,34311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3807
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611225.76/cwt210.00–240.001,37910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620201.06/cwt175.00–220.001,2475
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671221.53/cwt210.00–231.001,4865
Heifers—Medium and Large 2713165.05/cwt150.00–180.001,1772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725205.88/cwt200.00–212.001,4932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,4263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1772185.14/cwt175.00–190.001,4293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1818178.49/cwt175.00–182.001,4602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1870175.32/cwt170.00–180.001,5253
Heifers—Medium and Large 2885130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1905175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5841
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,070140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2180233.06/cwt200.00–270.004202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1183317.92/cwt310.00–327.005822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2215275.93/cwt250.00–290.005933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1225321.92/cwt300.00–345.007248
Bulls—Medium and Large 1279346.54/cwt324.00–380.009676
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280300.00/cwt300.00–300.008402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318298.48/cwt285.00–310.009493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328342.14/cwt325.00–360.001,12214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2362264.01/cwt235.00–295.009565
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370332.62/cwt320.00–347.001,2319
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3166
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419305.82/cwt300.00–320.001,2816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430290.29/cwt275.00–305.001,2483
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471262.61/cwt245.00–300.001,2377
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476286.32/cwt275.00–318.001,3639
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2502279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,4014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520278.45/cwt267.00–285.001,4489
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525248.57/cwt235.00–260.001,3058
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572262.37/cwt250.00–275.001,5018
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574229.19/cwt210.00–239.001,3164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2636241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,5338
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665193.31/cwt190.00–200.001,2863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1719200.55/cwt190.00–218.001,4424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1772178.38/cwt175.00–180.001,3773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1823170.01/cwt165.00–175.001,3993
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,394102.90/cwt97.00–112.001,4344
Bulls——1,475123.87/cwt115.00–130.001,82715
Bulls——1,968135.67/cwt134.00–137.002,6702
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88682.96/cwt60.00–89.0073514
Cows—Lean 85-90%96494.05/cwt89.00–99.0090732
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050101.60/cwt100.00–105.001,06711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,171108.66/cwt103.00–115.001,27246
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28781,217.50/head1,200.00–1,225.001,2183
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29601,686.39/head1,675.00–1,700.001,6862
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29751,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2738996.27/head900.00–1,100.009962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-376085.00/cwt85.00–85.006461
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38001,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-384590.00/cwt90.00–90.007611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2860106.00/cwt106.00–106.009121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28891,415.23/head1,025.00–1,675.001,4157
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28951,145.81/head1,025.00–1,225.001,1466
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-392387.47/cwt85.00–90.008072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29251,461.91/head1,000.00–1,700.001,4627
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39301,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29341,219.31/head1,000.00–1,425.001,21917
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3938952.48/head950.00–955.009522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29721,355.30/head1,000.00–1,550.001,3558
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0281,236.62/head1,225.00–1,250.001,2372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060111.60/cwt108.00–115.001,1832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,315.71/head1,275.00–1,325.001,3165
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2506
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3748700.00/head700.00–700.007002
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2872833.54/head800.00–990.0083414
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900875.00/head875.00–875.008756
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910107.88/cwt100.00–116.009823

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.