Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2026-08-03

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 3
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
514 head
188 vs last sale 702 597 vs year ago 1,111 · 53.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
32 vs last sale 119 71 vs year ago 158 · 44.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
61 vs last sale 103 71 vs year ago 113 · 62.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold mixed, higher 5.00 to lower 5.00. Feeder heifers sold higher 10.00 to 12.00. Feeder bulls sold mixed. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $368.45/cwt on 30 head, up $11.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits 21.49 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$368.45
11.28 vs prior sale
30 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,957
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$54.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.48
vs MS average
5.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2500400.002,0005thin
Medium and Large 1544375.242,03914thin
Medium and Large 2530345.481,82911thin
One grade step is worth $54.52/cwt here — about $171 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 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 sale30 hd
368.45
MS average14 barns · 211 hd
351.98
+16.48
National average160 barns · 6,700 hd
374.03
−5.58
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−21.49
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
BullsAverage1,582207.383,28221
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,117178.301,99237
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,570176.002,7631thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low983151.071,48512

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)1,015$3,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$3,0612thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,133$2,9422thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)912$2,7913thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,061$2,6714thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,118$2,4773thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)935$2,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)860$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)900$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)655$2,2663thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)818$2,3826
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$2,3589

Every lot, as filed

106 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200190440.00/cwt440.00–440.008361
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300286461.66/cwt375.00–495.001,3204
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600563335.04/cwt325.00–345.001,8862
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550529414.98/cwt405.00–430.002,19512
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650625340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1251
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450423428.75/cwt417.00–440.001,8143
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27682,523.45/head2,050.00–2,900.002,5232
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2703,061.42/head2,500.00–3,650.003,0612
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29122,791.22/head2,500.00–3,000.002,7913
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950915260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3791
BullsMedium and Large 2150–200175463.86/cwt445.00–485.008122
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,020242.57/cwt235.00–250.002,4742
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9951
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0202,357.81/head2,250.00–2,400.002,3589
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,0241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500458430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9696
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650635367.97/cwt367.00–370.002,33718
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0612,670.64/head2,450.00–2,900.002,6714
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,115197.68/cwt179.00–214.002,2042
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650618345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,13212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350322460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4815
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1332,942.38/head2,550.00–3,300.002,9422
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0153,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450408420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7145
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600591356.74/cwt350.00–362.002,1084
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750705230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6221
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28602,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500493400.03/cwt390.00–410.001,9723
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350320490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,5681
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700680295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0061
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600595320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9041
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550523348.03/cwt310.00–365.001,82010
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650631251.21/cwt220.00–340.001,5854
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470373.83/cwt350.00–390.001,7575
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300270500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3501
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550532361.78/cwt330.00–385.001,92510
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500477406.86/cwt385.00–430.001,94116
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550539382.39/cwt360.00–395.002,0614
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400373455.67/cwt420.00–490.001,7004
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250227456.76/cwt450.00–460.001,0373
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400370399.08/cwt330.00–450.001,4775
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400377432.11/cwt375.00–465.001,6297
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450427382.29/cwt370.00–400.001,6326
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350328452.63/cwt435.00–470.001,4852
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250223497.25/cwt495.00–500.001,1092
CowsBoner 80-85%1,134187.70/cwt185.00–192.002,12911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,108166.10/cwt160.00–170.001,8408
Bulls1,683183.25/cwt182.00–184.003,0843
Bulls1,343161.47/cwt160.00–164.002,1692
Bulls1,662221.03/cwt216.00–227.003,67412
Bulls1,388207.47/cwt201.00–211.002,8804
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-34301,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450434404.39/cwt370.00–425.001,75510
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,570176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,7631
CowsBoner 80-85%1,111177.98/cwt172.00–184.001,97718
CowsLean 85-90%893135.00/cwt130.00–140.001,2063
CowsLean 85-90%1,013156.42/cwt150.00–159.001,5859
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900890262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,3321
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800765275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1041
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900870210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8271
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350326372.93/cwt315.00–415.001,2164
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,115169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,8841
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-37842,051.02/head2,000.00–2,125.002,0512
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450428460.59/cwt445.00–470.001,97111
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550518408.62/cwt400.00–430.002,11716
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200150575.00/cwt575.00–575.008631
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy200–250235610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,4341
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750725319.95/cwt310.00–330.002,3203
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650614343.69/cwt340.00–345.002,1104
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800753325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4472
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325522.23/cwt505.00–540.001,6972
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700650300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9501
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250230565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,3001
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450423414.73/cwt400.00–425.001,75411
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500483425.51/cwt420.00–440.002,0559
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600566360.04/cwt355.00–370.002,0387
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300274525.93/cwt505.00–550.001,4415
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600571381.07/cwt365.00–400.002,1768
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400380473.96/cwt460.00–500.001,8014
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800770279.94/cwt275.00–285.002,1562
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625367.00/cwt350.00–385.002,2949
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850825275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2691
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521390.43/cwt375.00–410.002,0347
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400388417.86/cwt405.00–430.001,6217
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700668321.56/cwt300.00–335.002,1483
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750716327.45/cwt320.00–335.002,3454
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500470394.68/cwt385.00–410.001,85510
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600571356.63/cwt350.00–370.002,0369
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500465449.19/cwt430.00–465.002,0899
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350319440.64/cwt430.00–455.001,4067
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650609343.32/cwt340.00–350.002,0916
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400384473.44/cwt460.00–490.001,8186
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250226492.06/cwt485.00–505.001,1125
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700696340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3667
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550500400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0005
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270468.09/cwt455.00–480.001,2645
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350327486.48/cwt475.00–500.001,5919
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450418452.00/cwt452.00–452.001,8895
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200195547.50/cwt540.00–555.001,0682
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28352,547.51/head2,200.00–3,000.002,5484
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29352,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550518387.19/cwt370.00–405.002,00617
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425453.26/cwt440.00–470.001,9267
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1182,477.20/head1,750.00–2,800.002,4773

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.