Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold mixed on a light test. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold mixed 10.00 higher to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.64/cwt on 30 head, down $3.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −57.03 against this barn's trailing median of $389.67.

Average price

$332.64

▼ 3.97 vs prior sale

30 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$38.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.13

vs MS average

−21.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	340.95	1,846	20
Medium and Large 1-2	505	325.00	1,641	6thin
Medium and Large 2	548	302.53	1,656	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.41/cwt here — about $190 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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.91, low $315.08, median $389.67 across 33 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

332.64

—

MS average13 barns · 203 hd

342.77

−10.13

National average155 barns · 10,190 hd

354.38

−21.74

This barn, trailing median33 sales

389.67

−57.03

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,578	176.03	2,778	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,162	138.49	1,609	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	837	116.74	977	7thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$2,715	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,483	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$2,283	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	920	$2,451	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	755	$1,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	704	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,204	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	434.18/cwt	405.00–465.00	1,858	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	354.93/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,037	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,478	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	2,714.62/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,503	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	2,282.82/head	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,283	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,451.36/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,451	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,482.81/head	1,750.00–2,900.00	2,483	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	144.03/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	327.99/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,856	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	402.56/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,735	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	455.45/cwt	430.00–500.00	1,453	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	425.04/cwt	350.00–470.00	1,598	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	391.18/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,831	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	474.92/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	325.13/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,869	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	449.86/cwt	410.00–500.00	1,246	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	407.15/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	444.62/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	380.57/cwt	295.00–427.00	1,587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	351.77/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	340.48/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,832	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	306.95/cwt	260.00–325.00	2,050	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	315.76/cwt	302.00–405.00	1,364	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	282.50/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	310.34/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	307.64/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,204	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	131.33/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,446	8
Bulls	—	—	1,675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,931	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	109.33/cwt	108.00–110.00	984	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	789	122.30/cwt	120.00–127.00	965	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	140.43/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,629	13
Bulls	—	—	1,693	188.72/cwt	186.00–190.00	3,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	170	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	193	494.94/cwt	490.00–500.00	955	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,891	4
Bulls	—	—	1,195	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,434	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	630	374.60/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	500	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	532.78/cwt	500.00–565.00	1,481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	374.04/cwt	297.00–415.00	1,788	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	391.91/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,285	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	297.43/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	462.61/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,730	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	409.82/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,934	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	435	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	344.98/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,787	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	335	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	347.11/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	386.29/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,005	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	331.16/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	287.82/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,216	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	355.47/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,678	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	459.91/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	453.40/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,532	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	382.75/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,990	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	483.19/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,831	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	329.91/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,887	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	369.84/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,130	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	316.65/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,963	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	398.97/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,680	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	500.38/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	193	582.27/cwt	565.00–600.00	1,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	539.66/cwt	520.00–565.00	1,824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	561.49/cwt	525.00–585.00	1,864	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	342.46/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,120	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	311.24/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,085	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	545.49/cwt	515.00–590.00	1,216	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	560.05/cwt	555.00–565.00	1,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,005	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	415.88/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,564	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	559	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,085	20

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.

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Cattlemens Livestock - West Point, MS

Mon Sep 21, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 482Last week 607Year ago 878

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 101Year ago 165

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 58Year ago 113

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	505	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	421	357.00	357.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	280	430.00	430.00
4	300–350	328	350.00–420.00	391.91
2	350–400	373	390.00–425.00	407.15
31	400–450	432	302.00–405.00	315.76
2	450–500	465	330.00–375.00	351.77
2	500–550	520	300.00–315.00	307.64
2	550–600	575	295.00–300.00	297.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	485.00	485.00
1	400–450	435	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	480	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	500	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	630	350.00–400.00	374.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	520.00	520.00
1	200–250	240	490.00	490.00
3	250–300	265	495.00–510.00	500.38
6	300–350	338	440.00–465.00	453.40
10	350–400	376	400.00–430.00	415.88
13	400–450	421	375.00–425.00	398.97
8	450–500	472	340.00–380.00	355.47
10	500–550	518	325.00–365.00	344.98
9	550–600	572	315.00–340.00	329.91
6	600–650	620	305.00–320.00	316.65
8	650–700	670	300.00–325.00	311.24
1	700–750	705	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	770	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	559	373.00	373.00
7	700–750	704	313.00	313.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	557	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	465.00–485.00	474.92
6	350–400	373	400.00–465.00	444.62
8	400–450	417	295.00–427.00	380.57
6	450–500	468	360.00–415.00	391.18
2	500–550	518	300.00–320.00	310.34
4	550–600	575	305.00–335.00	325.13
2	600–650	645	250.00–315.00	282.50
4	650–700	668	260.00–325.00	306.95
1	700–750	700	150.00	150.00
1	850–900	875	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	500.00–565.00	532.78
5	300–350	332	525.00–585.00	561.49
7	350–400	379	470.00–500.00	483.19
2	400–450	408	455.00–465.00	459.91
1	450–500	465	409.00	409.00
7	500–550	519	375.00–400.00	386.29
4	550–600	576	355.00–390.00	369.84
4	600–650	621	320.00–350.00	331.16
2	650–700	675	330.00–365.00	347.11
2	750–800	770	275.00–300.00	287.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	193	565.00–600.00	582.27
3	200–250	223	515.00–590.00	545.49
2	250–300	268	555.00–565.00	560.05
3	300–350	338	520.00–565.00	539.66
10	350–400	374	450.00–480.00	462.61
14	400–450	428	405.00–465.00	434.18
14	450–500	472	395.00–425.00	409.82
11	500–550	520	370.00–400.00	382.75
10	550–600	574	340.00–370.00	354.93
6	600–650	619	335.00–350.00	342.46
2	650–700	668	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	193	490.00–500.00	494.94
2	200–250	215	500.00	500.00
5	250–300	277	410.00–500.00	449.86
5	300–350	319	430.00–500.00	455.45
7	350–400	376	350.00–470.00	425.04
5	400–450	431	375.00–430.00	402.56
10	450–500	478	297.00–415.00	374.04
7	500–550	538	300.00–365.00	340.48
7	550–600	566	300.00–350.00	327.99
1	600–650	630	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	773	143.00–145.00	144.03
1	850–900	870	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	3,700.00	3,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	885	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	132.00	132.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,288	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,714.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	815	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,282.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,050	1,750.00–2,900.00	2,482.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	3,600.00	3,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	920	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,451.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,101	125.00–134.00	131.33
13	—	1,160	135.00–146.00	140.43
4	—	1,291	146.00–147.00	146.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	900	108.00–110.00	109.33
4	—	789	120.00–127.00	122.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	175.00	175.00
3	—	1,693	186.00–190.00	188.72
1	—	1,195	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,520	195.00	195.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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