Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2024-02-19

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 19
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,163 head
▲ 205 vs last sale 958▲ 157 vs year ago 1,006 · +15.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 167▼ 2 vs year ago 146 · −1.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 82▼ 166 vs year ago 186 · −89.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $5-12. Heifers sold higher $7-15. Slaughter cows sold higher $1-3. Bulls sold steady to higher $3.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $268.93/cwt on 304 head.
Average price
$268.93
304 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,253
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$524
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$40.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.24
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1461272.591,257166
Medium and Large 1-2514271.331,39567
Medium and Large 2436258.861,12969
Medium and Large 3315232.507322thin
One grade step is worth $40.09/cwt here — about $524 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 sale304 hd
268.93
—
MS average13 barns · 1,676 hd
261.69
+7.24
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—Low1,515122.681,85940
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,306108.801,42138
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,00295.1995433

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)1,225$1,7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,368$1,6892thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,2251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)877$1,1424thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)760$9823thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)975$9501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,015$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)785$8001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)793$8423thin

Every lot

118 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2145300.00/cwt300.00–300.004351
Steers—Medium and Large 2158300.00/cwt300.00–300.004742
Steers—Medium and Large 1182339.86/cwt325.00–355.006193
Steers—Medium and Large 1218368.81/cwt350.00–400.008045
Steers—Medium and Large 2231303.31/cwt250.00–335.007015
Steers—Medium and Large 1273359.68/cwt350.00–400.0098211
Steers—Medium and Large 2288316.47/cwt300.00–325.009113
Steers—Medium and Large 1307357.30/cwt350.00–370.001,0977
Steers—Medium and Large 2315306.24/cwt275.00–340.009653
Steers—Medium and Large 1363361.25/cwt342.00–380.001,31110
Steers—Medium and Large 2381308.06/cwt250.00–337.001,1746
Steers—Medium and Large 1417336.52/cwt325.00–355.001,40313
Steers—Medium and Large 2426304.94/cwt270.00–325.001,2997
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added450316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,4221
Steers—Medium and Large 1472319.92/cwt300.00–335.001,51010
Steers—Medium and Large 2472299.00/cwt295.00–300.001,4115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473321.48/cwt300.00–330.001,52111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added476328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,56110
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added505320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6161
Steers—Medium and Large 2517281.71/cwt250.00–300.001,4566
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522321.47/cwt320.00–323.001,67817
Steers—Medium and Large 1522306.64/cwt300.00–322.001,6019
Steers—Medium and Large 1557304.99/cwt300.00–320.001,6997
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3557139.00/cwt139.00–139.0077423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7808
Steers—Medium and Large 2578272.40/cwt250.00–290.001,5747
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added590297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,7551
Steers—Medium and Large 1629277.44/cwt272.00–300.001,7458
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634271.13/cwt269.75–273.001,71916
Steers—Medium and Large 2644258.00/cwt250.00–262.001,6624
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added650266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,7291
Steers—Medium and Large 1676265.60/cwt255.00–275.001,7957
Steers—Medium and Large 2676230.01/cwt220.00–245.001,5554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7183
Steers—Medium and Large 1720248.87/cwt240.00–268.001,7925
Steers—Medium and Large 1763238.50/cwt237.00–240.001,8202
Steers—Medium and Large 1805235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8921
Steers—Medium and Large 1870216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,8791
Steers—Medium and Large 1955218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,0821
Steers—Medium and Large 11,030155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5971
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1168315.67/cwt300.00–330.005302
Heifers—Medium and Large 3175255.00/cwt255.00–255.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2217290.19/cwt285.00–300.006303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1233316.47/cwt300.00–325.007374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1271314.90/cwt305.00–325.0085310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2288295.04/cwt290.00–300.008504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324311.53/cwt300.00–327.001,00914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332287.00/cwt275.00–295.0095310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added362324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,1732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376290.87/cwt285.00–310.001,09420
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377277.26/cwt260.00–300.001,04514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421282.73/cwt270.00–290.001,19033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427266.61/cwt235.00–285.001,13813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added445277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,2331
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455210.00/cwt210.00–210.009561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473272.54/cwt260.00–285.001,28926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3158
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479254.33/cwt235.00–271.001,2187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added482282.17/cwt275.00–290.001,36029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added500267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,3351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512265.01/cwt262.00–270.001,35716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521254.74/cwt247.00–270.001,32712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524243.84/cwt230.00–260.001,2785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568247.20/cwt240.00–264.001,40422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574214.88/cwt200.00–230.001,2336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615180.00/cwt150.00–210.001,1072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618229.53/cwt218.00–245.001,4186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,5818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670231.47/cwt225.00–240.001,5518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678201.28/cwt185.00–210.001,3653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1719214.13/cwt200.00–230.001,5405
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725170.07/cwt160.00–180.001,2332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1331
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,185120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1180275.00/cwt275.00–275.004951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2268312.15/cwt300.00–325.008372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1274332.90/cwt320.00–350.009125
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320311.60/cwt285.00–335.009974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326355.13/cwt340.00–370.001,1587
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368349.43/cwt332.00–375.001,2868
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370293.06/cwt234.00–330.001,0846
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421332.10/cwt320.00–360.001,39813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424289.67/cwt250.00–314.001,2287
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466311.24/cwt300.00–326.001,45019
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481267.73/cwt250.00–285.001,2884
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521288.84/cwt275.00–300.001,5058
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572237.31/cwt215.00–250.001,3575
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574277.76/cwt267.00–292.001,5947
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613260.71/cwt252.00–270.001,5983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,5421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1662229.21/cwt220.00–236.001,5175
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1722204.56/cwt200.00–214.001,4773
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,364112.47/cwt110.00–115.001,5347
Bulls——1,460121.82/cwt117.00–128.001,77922
Bulls——1,722130.91/cwt129.00–136.002,25411
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91983.25/cwt77.00–87.007658
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01595.04/cwt88.00–99.0096514
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,047104.06/cwt100.00–107.001,09011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260104.20/cwt101.00–106.001,31311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,321110.39/cwt106.00–115.001,45826
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,425118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,6821
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,225143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,7521
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3670825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-271093.00/cwt93.00–93.006601
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855850.58/head825.00–875.008512
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2760982.46/head800.00–1,200.009823
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38151,029.14/head800.00–1,250.001,0292
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29381,255.27/head1,075.00–1,400.001,2552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,3381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3681,688.67/head1,500.00–1,900.001,6892
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2785800.00/head800.00–800.008001

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.