Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2026-05-11

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, May 11
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
484 head
39 vs last sale 523 180 vs year ago 304 · +59.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
6 vs last sale 97 4 vs year ago 95 · 4.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
78 head
22 vs last sale 100 166 vs year ago 244 · 68.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold mixed lower 5.00 to higher 10.00. feeder heifers sold lower 3.00 to 6.00. Feeder bulls sold mixed lower 4.00 to higher 6.00. Slaughter cows sold higher 2.00 to 3.00. Slaughter bulls sold lower 5.00 to 8.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $424.74/cwt on 51 head, up $11.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 31 comparable sales and sits +34.79 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$424.74
11.81 vs prior sale
51 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,275
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$178
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$47.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+29.62
vs MS average
+7.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2523447.002,33812thin
Medium and Large 1539429.542,31324
Medium and Large 2541399.242,16015thin
One grade step is worth $47.76/cwt here — about $178 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
457412367323median 389.9401/0503/0204/2706/2208/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.91, low $336.64, median $389.94 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale51 hd
424.74
MS average13 barns · 268 hd
395.11
+29.62
National average171 barns · 11,385 hd
417.11
+7.63
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
+34.79
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
BullsAverage1,595207.133,30312
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,170171.702,00842
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,278168.832,1582thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average986143.721,41711

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)1,204$3,0338
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$2,8983thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,065$2,3532thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,112$2,1334thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)985$1,7501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,400$4,7502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,055$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)830$3,2752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,015$3,2474thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,073$3,18526
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)820$1,9358
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)685$1,3652thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350327526.12/cwt475.00–555.001,7203
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450423521.70/cwt500.00–530.002,2076
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450423452.40/cwt440.00–465.001,9144
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650613325.31/cwt300.00–350.001,9942
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350329457.59/cwt400.00–500.001,5058
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550532404.89/cwt375.00–425.002,15411
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650615385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3681
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450415405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700667357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,3813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500458455.99/cwt450.00–460.002,08815
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250236535.93/cwt520.00–550.001,2655
HeifersMedium and Large 2100–150140600.00/cwt600.00–600.008401
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750720353.40/cwt350.00–360.002,5443
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600566383.70/cwt370.00–395.002,1724
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620378.36/cwt360.00–395.002,3466
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200173672.07/cwt655.00–700.001,1636
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300278562.93/cwt555.00–585.001,5656
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550519441.42/cwt430.00–460.002,29114
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250235410.00/cwt410.00–410.009641
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300263509.65/cwt500.00–525.001,3403
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250210643.25/cwt640.00–650.001,3513
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700655370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400387502.00/cwt502.00–502.001,9435
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500469460.86/cwt450.00–475.002,16112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550523447.00/cwt447.00–447.002,33812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450432475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,05218
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350321538.73/cwt520.00–550.001,7299
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350330435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4361
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550515450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3181
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500478410.26/cwt400.00–420.001,9612
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550540350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8901
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400379471.48/cwt420.00–495.001,7879
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700672373.33/cwt370.00–375.002,5093
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400378470.93/cwt440.00–500.001,7803
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600550480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,6401
SteersMedium and Large 1150–200195700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,3651
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400379521.82/cwt510.00–530.001,9785
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500462510.42/cwt495.00–520.002,3589
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450426485.04/cwt435.00–520.002,0665
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600569431.73/cwt400.00–485.002,4574
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450444532.95/cwt517.00–540.002,36616
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550503500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,5154
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550510500.20/cwt490.00–510.002,5512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700682382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,6053
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500473503.72/cwt495.00–525.002,3835
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450408447.36/cwt440.00–455.001,8252
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700650335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1781
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400365445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6242
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576459.58/cwt450.00–467.002,64721
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350305642.30/cwt630.00–655.001,9592
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450407542.00/cwt542.00–542.002,20613
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700670335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2451
BullsMedium and Large 2100–150130550.00/cwt550.00–550.007151
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400375470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7631
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350323449.69/cwt440.00–460.001,4523
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350328516.34/cwt480.00–550.001,6942
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250230425.00/cwt425.00–425.009781
CowsLean 85-90%986143.72/cwt135.00–154.001,41711
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,278168.83/cwt164.00–173.002,1582
CowsBoner 80-85%1,376187.24/cwt184.00–195.002,5766
CowsBoner 80-85%1,165174.13/cwt169.00–180.002,02920
CowsBoner 80-85%1,098162.84/cwt155.00–167.501,78816
Bulls1,428203.15/cwt192.50–209.002,9016
Bulls1,535182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,7941
Bulls1,807216.93/cwt213.00–222.003,9205
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,220172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,0981
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-36901,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,025177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,8191
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,075158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,6991
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-25402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-37902,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-26751,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0733,185.48/head2,750.00–3,300.003,18526
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2043,033.23/head2,750.00–3,400.003,0338
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1552,390.91/head2,300.00–2,500.002,3912
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0681,875.06/head1,725.00–2,000.001,8752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0652,352.82/head2,200.00–2,500.002,3532
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,125180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,0251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-36851,364.60/head1,250.00–1,450.001,3652
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28662,080.03/head1,350.00–2,550.002,0806
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,180165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,9471
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1733,662.57/head3,400.00–3,850.003,6633
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0552,897.79/head2,500.00–3,200.002,8983
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0553,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39851,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28703,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4004,750.00/head4,500.00–5,000.004,7502
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250213675.00/cwt650.00–690.001,4383
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300273596.61/cwt575.00–605.001,6296
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450423506.21/cwt500.00–520.002,1418
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700685351.01/cwt350.00–352.002,4042
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200183700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,2812
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520470.57/cwt450.00–485.002,44710
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800750335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5131
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600575427.02/cwt400.00–455.002,4552
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450418478.85/cwt405.00–510.002,0027
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,040235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,4441
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500477476.18/cwt465.00–490.002,2718
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650610369.96/cwt355.00–375.002,2574
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550506472.00/cwt472.00–472.002,3886
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350328557.30/cwt530.00–585.001,8285
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850825245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0211
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600569391.40/cwt350.00–425.002,2275
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550527444.69/cwt375.00–485.002,3445
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400376537.36/cwt525.00–555.002,0206
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250225650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,4631
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400379477.49/cwt450.00–500.001,8105
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000970320.00/cwt320.00–320.003,1041
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600566412.91/cwt400.00–435.002,33710
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500479439.31/cwt365.00–495.002,1045
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300273508.99/cwt475.00–540.001,3902
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450417472.42/cwt460.00–490.001,97010
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400357517.75/cwt500.00–535.001,8485
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500455480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,18413
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475420.81/cwt380.00–450.001,99910

How this sale compares

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.