Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2026-05-18

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, May 18
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
717 head
233 vs last sale 484 20 vs year ago 737 · 2.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
39 vs last sale 91 23 vs year ago 153 · 15.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
106 head
28 vs last sale 78 32 vs year ago 74 · +43.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers, heifers and bulls sold steady to $12 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 6 higher. Weaned groups sold really good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $457.42/cwt on 56 head, down $3.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 30 comparable sales and sits +28.01 against this barn's trailing median of $429.41.
Average price
$457.42
3.12 vs prior sale
56 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,479
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$548
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$101.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.20
vs MS average
17.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548463.652,54237
Medium and Large 1527455.032,40017thin
Medium and Large 2550362.501,9942thin
One grade step is worth $101.15/cwt here — about $548 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
493448403357median 429.4101/0503/0905/0406/2208/17
Steers 500–600 lb: high $479.36, low $371.46, median $429.41 across 30 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 sale56 hd
457.42
MS average13 barns · 372 hd
445.22
+12.20
National average171 barns · 13,387 hd
474.48
−17.06
This barn, trailing median30 sales
429.41
+28.01
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
BullsLow1,442195.742,82315
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,093171.661,87659
CowsLean 85-90%High924149.051,37717

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$3,6505
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$3,5005
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,4119
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$3,2252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$3,2003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,066$3,1944thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,128$3,04311
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,265$2,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,102$2,2049
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)985$2,1501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)890$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$4,5007
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,087$4,0096
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)677$3,2833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)960$2,9002thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)958$2,53415
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)795$1,8248

Every lot, as filed

121 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
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000995225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2391
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250245550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3481
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450438479.98/cwt470.00–490.002,1027
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350301535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,6105
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850820225.15/cwt200.00–250.001,8462
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550528365.70/cwt357.00–375.001,9312
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250215524.42/cwt500.00–550.001,1282
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600565370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0911
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400374455.40/cwt410.00–475.001,7036
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-25903,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700656339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,2249
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500459467.00/cwt467.00–467.002,14417
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450415487.00/cwt487.00–487.002,0214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600588410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,4116
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400361505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,8236
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550532465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,47412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750720357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,57010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450428515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,2048
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28203,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1382,304.39/head1,800.00–3,000.002,3048
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1004,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5007
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0874,009.01/head3,700.00–4,800.004,0096
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1003,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6505
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0002,655.00/head2,000.00–2,825.002,65513
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,115170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,8961
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0503,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0503,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29153,225.41/head3,150.00–3,300.003,2252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2652,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,395179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,4971
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600555375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0811
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600560345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9321
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550545350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9081
BullsMedium and Large 21100–11501,125185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,0811
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350335530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7761
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500487394.73/cwt330.00–435.001,9223
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200195550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,0731
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450445395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7581
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300295450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3281
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500495470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,3271
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400385490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8871
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400381411.21/cwt375.00–445.001,5677
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350340402.10/cwt375.00–430.001,3672
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750700295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0651
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750740250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8501
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300275575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,5811
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450410412.50/cwt400.00–425.001,6912
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500482428.01/cwt400.00–450.002,0633
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350325535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,7392
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900850200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7001
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650605275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6641
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-36701,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-26952,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
CowsLean 85-90%1,017161.97/cwt155.00–184.001,6475
CowsBoner 80-85%1,074163.60/cwt156.00–169.001,75725
Bulls1,089170.16/cwt160.00–175.001,8534
Bulls1,575207.68/cwt207.00–208.003,2713
Bulls1,545181.62/cwt175.00–185.002,8063
Bulls1,583217.51/cwt210.00–225.003,4435
BullsMedium 1350–400350450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-26203,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
CowsLean 85-90%868144.91/cwt130.00–154.001,25811
CowsLean 85-90%1,075130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3981
CowsBoner 80-85%1,055174.26/cwt170.00–180.001,83824
CowsBoner 80-85%1,232185.58/cwt180.00–196.002,28610
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39852,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38151,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,090150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6351
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-37841,704.78/head800.00–2,400.001,7055
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750735345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5361
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700675345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3291
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400380538.33/cwt530.00–540.002,0466
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250215622.82/cwt600.00–665.001,3394
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500476473.14/cwt450.00–505.002,2528
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800790355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,8051
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,030265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,7301
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500469488.04/cwt475.00–515.002,2896
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600571409.85/cwt400.00–425.002,3404
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350311565.36/cwt550.00–605.001,7586
SteersMedium and Large 11350–14001,370198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,7131
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450432513.40/cwt510.00–525.002,2187
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650620389.74/cwt375.00–400.002,4163
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700655395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,5871
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550514468.93/cwt450.00–490.002,41013
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350332478.25/cwt450.00–525.001,5888
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,005301.00/cwt301.00–301.003,0251
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550515424.34/cwt400.00–440.002,18512
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500467453.81/cwt425.00–490.002,11913
HeifersMedium and Large 11200–12501,220219.41/cwt214.00–225.002,6772
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300272531.43/cwt500.00–550.001,4458
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250237541.48/cwt530.00–555.001,2833
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600564390.55/cwt350.00–410.002,2037
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600574368.57/cwt350.00–375.002,1164
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950940290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,7261
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800795300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3851
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450419484.57/cwt460.00–510.002,03011
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400366522.01/cwt505.00–545.001,91114
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700680325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2101
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650633357.35/cwt350.00–365.002,2622
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650624350.31/cwt325.00–370.002,1864
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400376490.80/cwt425.00–530.001,84510
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450419483.06/cwt450.00–510.002,02415
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350322547.69/cwt525.00–580.001,76411
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550522441.17/cwt400.00–470.002,3036
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250219617.00/cwt570.00–655.001,3514
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300270584.94/cwt550.00–620.001,5798
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450413490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0248
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600569465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,64611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450419540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,26323
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650628440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,76355
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550514500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,5708
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500479512.00/cwt512.00–512.002,45217
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0663,193.96/head2,250.00–3,500.003,1944
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,175172.50/cwt172.50–172.502,0271
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28902,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28122,022.59/head1,750.00–2,500.002,0233
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1283,043.29/head2,200.00–3,600.003,04311

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.