Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2026-08-10

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 10
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
578 head
64 vs last sale 514 180 vs year ago 758 · 23.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
22 vs last sale 87 10 vs year ago 99 · +10.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
106 head
64 vs last sale 42 15 vs year ago 121 · 12.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold mixed. Feeder heifers sold mixed 9.00 higher to 12.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold mixed higher 10.00 to lower 12.00. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $365.19/cwt on 62 head, down $3.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits 24.76 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$365.19
3.27 vs prior sale
62 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,977
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$224
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$30.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.87
vs MS average
1.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548370.832,03230
Medium and Large 1536367.711,97223
Medium and Large 2532339.921,8089thin
One grade step is worth $30.91/cwt here — about $224 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale62 hd
365.19
MS average14 barns · 276 hd
357.32
+7.87
National average162 barns · 7,051 hd
366.69
−1.50
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−24.76
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
BullsHigh1,635204.493,34214
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,134174.951,98350
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,220161.001,9641thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low959151.191,45012

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)828$3,2482thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,231$2,9106
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$2,6501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,030$2,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,152$2,5263thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$2,3352thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$2,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$2,0001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,250$5,0006
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,020$3,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)971$3,6826
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,106$3,50110
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,079$3,07914
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)986$2,80023
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)795$2,5001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)765$1,7502thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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 1-2500–550502390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9587
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600575380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,18514
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500469409.23/cwt380.00–430.001,9195
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600563359.25/cwt350.00–370.002,0238
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650618343.99/cwt330.00–365.002,1266
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250205395.00/cwt395.00–395.008101
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522372.22/cwt360.00–390.001,94315
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0802
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550532363.87/cwt350.00–395.001,9368
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250218526.61/cwt505.00–545.001,1482
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800773292.54/cwt280.00–305.002,2612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700698335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3382
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450420417.12/cwt400.00–435.001,75215
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500478411.84/cwt400.00–427.001,96925
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700683332.80/cwt330.00–340.002,27328
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400378474.59/cwt470.00–480.001,79413
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600566348.32/cwt335.00–370.001,97111
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400371436.86/cwt425.00–455.001,6215
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700671334.89/cwt320.00–350.002,2476
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350333549.09/cwt530.00–575.001,8286
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750723317.47/cwt315.00–320.002,2952
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850825262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,1661
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650622339.36/cwt325.00–350.002,11110
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850805220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7711
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000960245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,3521
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950918240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2032
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300273442.52/cwt440.00–445.001,2082
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750722278.42/cwt270.00–285.002,0103
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,000227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,2751
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500479382.46/cwt370.00–405.001,83222
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300274623.17/cwt600.00–635.001,7074
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550521387.66/cwt370.00–405.002,02020
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650625303.19/cwt250.00–335.001,8953
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600562365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,05123
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400381452.33/cwt400.00–475.001,7237
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550520350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8201
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450426409.54/cwt352.00–465.001,74517
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350333452.28/cwt405.00–485.001,5066
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450426389.79/cwt350.00–405.001,6619
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700670280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8761
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500476355.34/cwt297.00–390.001,6916
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350340400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3601
BullsMedium and Large 2150–200175400.00/cwt400.00–400.007001
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600585330.91/cwt320.00–342.001,9362
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550532339.92/cwt300.00–350.001,8089
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300267518.38/cwt450.00–585.001,3846
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650618324.98/cwt320.00–330.002,0082
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400363448.28/cwt425.00–470.001,6272
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400374388.09/cwt325.00–430.001,4519
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250220500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700658305.06/cwt300.00–310.002,0072
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800790250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9751
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600563358.03/cwt350.00–365.002,0165
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0233,078.36/head2,950.00–3,200.003,0782
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-37251,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1802,334.64/head2,000.00–2,650.002,3352
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0302,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,185161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,9081
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350310425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,3181
CowsLean 85-90%857143.33/cwt140.00–146.001,2283
CowsBoner 80-85%1,138184.91/cwt182.00–190.002,10411
Bulls1,816221.86/cwt217.00–234.004,0297
Bulls965179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,7271
Bulls1,433154.05/cwt140.00–175.002,2082
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,398179.82/cwt169.00–194.002,5142
CowsBoner 80-85%1,109175.02/cwt170.00–181.001,94128
Bulls1,585205.70/cwt194.00–215.003,2604
CowsBoner 80-85%1,192164.79/cwt158.00–169.001,96411
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,220161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,9641
CowsLean 85-90%1,014153.04/cwt148.00–157.001,5528
CowsLean 85-90%825160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3201
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2995211.73/cwt190.00–240.002,1072
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 2-3455800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,3502,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1522,525.87/head2,300.00–2,675.002,5263
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2312,909.61/head2,300.00–3,800.002,9106
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,003165.89/cwt164.00–168.001,6642
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28052,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,373165.74/cwt156.00–170.002,2763
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-27952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,013196.05/cwt186.00–212.001,9863
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,240169.65/cwt160.00–176.002,1042
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0203,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28283,247.58/head2,950.00–3,450.003,2482
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0004,141.67/head4,050.00–4,300.004,1423
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0352,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0753,388.67/head2,650.00–3,950.003,3897
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39003,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39582,900.87/head2,850.00–3,000.002,9013
BullsMedium and Large 11,2505,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0006
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500485426.20/cwt410.00–435.002,0674
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0102,891.18/head2,450.00–3,025.002,89122
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700661349.19/cwt330.00–370.002,3084
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0452,897.73/head2,750.00–3,000.002,8982
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29423,221.86/head3,150.00–3,300.003,2223
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3183,796.02/head3,500.00–4,150.003,7962
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425437.62/cwt425.00–460.001,86018
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1573,206.70/head2,850.00–3,700.003,2077
BullsMedium and Large 1100–150115585.00/cwt585.00–585.006731
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250233545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,2702
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650615360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2142
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600561392.69/cwt370.00–405.002,2034
BullsMedium and Large 11350–14001,355224.00/cwt224.00–224.003,0351
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450420442.00/cwt442.00–442.001,8561
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700669328.78/cwt325.00–330.002,2004
BullsMedium and Large 11050–11001,085200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1701
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800770275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1181
BullsMedium and Large 11100–11501,110210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,3311
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350319449.73/cwt430.00–460.001,4356

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.