Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2023-10-30

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 30
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
874 head
70 vs last sale 944 54 vs year ago 820 · +6.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
246 head
36 vs last sale 210 109 vs year ago 137 · +79.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
148 head
65 vs last sale 83 92 vs year ago 56 · +164.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to $6 higher. Heifers sold steady to $3 higher. Slaughter cows sold $1-2 lower. Bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $194.50/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 195.44 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$194.50
27 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,029
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$117
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs MS average
49.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1524204.421,07217thin
Medium and Large 2537177.6495410thin
One grade step is worth $26.79/cwt here — about $117 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale27 hd
194.50
MS average1 barns · 27 hd
194.50
+0.00
National average191 barns · 24,806 hd
244.16
−49.66
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−195.44
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
BullsAverage1,626115.051,87028
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23192.011,13329
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47589.831,3259thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10984.0593277

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,300$2,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,212$1,59618
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,091$1,4639
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,4003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,143$1,35535
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$1,3005
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,254$1,2884thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)780$1,2502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)996$1,1605
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)895$1,4002thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,410$1,7962thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)990$1,8992thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,101$1,41116
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,170$1,3001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)810$9377
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)890$7953thin

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
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000985105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0341
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400382199.32/cwt170.00–210.0076112
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500474243.46/cwt235.00–255.001,15416
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300274179.12/cwt170.00–190.004915
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500471209.00/cwt200.00–214.0098419
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400371226.97/cwt220.00–235.0084217
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650625170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0631
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450419219.01/cwt210.00–235.0091823
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250210210.00/cwt210.00–210.004411
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700675180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2151
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000950127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,2111
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950930120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1161
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600572201.58/cwt197.00–207.001,1533
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850829136.23/cwt130.00–140.001,1294
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600569169.02/cwt150.00–185.009624
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550514205.03/cwt200.00–214.001,05414
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850840125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0501
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450424196.64/cwt179.00–211.0083411
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750735120.00/cwt120.00–120.008821
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900890130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1571
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300273201.73/cwt200.00–210.0055112
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325225.13/cwt212.00–230.0073210
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550500155.00/cwt155.00–155.007751
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250229211.23/cwt205.00–215.004844
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,000115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1501
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800760125.00/cwt125.00–125.009501
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700673165.01/cwt160.00–175.001,1113
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350313163.04/cwt140.00–185.005102
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250207206.69/cwt200.00–210.004283
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350326196.85/cwt180.00–208.0064212
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750735210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5441
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550503206.47/cwt201.00–212.001,0392
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350318179.72/cwt175.00–185.005722
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250243200.00/cwt200.00–200.004864
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550516183.38/cwt160.00–190.009466
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500463190.93/cwt180.00–200.008848
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365231.24/cwt223.00–245.008446
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350337212.69/cwt200.00–228.007173
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570231.87/cwt224.00–237.001,32212
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550516232.52/cwt225.00–238.001,2007
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300275242.23/cwt235.00–250.006662
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450421251.00/cwt245.00–260.001,0578
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500473221.95/cwt210.00–231.001,0506
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375258.60/cwt250.00–270.009708
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650605227.97/cwt224.00–232.001,3792
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700690190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3111
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350345265.00/cwt260.00–270.009142
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950945135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2761
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600565140.00/cwt140.00–140.007911
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500485177.58/cwt170.00–185.008612
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300255185.00/cwt185.00–185.004721
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850820130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0661
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350322229.49/cwt220.00–245.007398
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250223240.04/cwt235.00–245.005356
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425219.89/cwt202.00–237.0093511
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650600208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,2481
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800795130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0341
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49691.36/cwt88.00–95.001,3677
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23192.01/cwt90.00–97.001,13329
CowsLean 85-90%1,12084.94/cwt78.00–94.0095170
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40084.46/cwt84.00–85.001,1822
Bulls1,600113.99/cwt109.00–119.001,82413
CowsLean 85-90%99875.14/cwt74.00–77.007507
Bulls1,470106.35/cwt105.00–108.001,5635
Bulls1,737120.78/cwt120.00–123.002,09810
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1431,355.19/head900.00–1,900.001,35535
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-298585.00/cwt85.00–85.008371
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2541,288.21/head1,225.00–1,350.001,2884
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1711,479.39/head1,250.00–1,800.001,4797
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0461,357.52/head1,125.00–1,550.001,3589
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2700610.00/head610.00–610.006101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0701,297.55/head1,150.00–1,450.001,2984
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3002,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 3640500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0911,463.25/head1,250.00–1,575.001,4639
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,28390.87/cwt90.00–92.001,1662
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28951,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2785129.43/cwt120.00–140.001,0162
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2121,595.94/head1,100.00–2,000.001,59618
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,015942.92/head900.00–985.009432
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-27801,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2835120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0021
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2810937.48/head800.00–1,075.009377
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2875109.00/cwt109.00–109.009541
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0252,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29901,898.99/head1,800.00–2,000.001,8992
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,15589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,0281
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4101,795.74/head1,550.00–2,000.001,7962
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450423231.70/cwt224.00–250.0098015
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400372217.45/cwt180.00–234.0080911
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300279229.99/cwt220.00–235.006427
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650620204.88/cwt200.00–210.001,2702
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800778175.05/cwt170.00–180.001,3622
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550524212.68/cwt200.00–224.001,1149
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400367240.71/cwt230.00–255.008838
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850845170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4371
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700657193.00/cwt190.00–196.001,2683
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470218.40/cwt210.00–226.001,0263
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000970150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4551
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900850177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,5091
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750715175.47/cwt165.00–180.001,2554
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600576178.93/cwt150.00–200.001,0316
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600571208.86/cwt201.00–230.001,1939
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950900170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5301
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450433207.41/cwt188.00–222.0089814
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500466193.79/cwt179.00–205.009036
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300279214.83/cwt185.00–228.005996
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700673155.39/cwt140.00–170.001,0462
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350323218.11/cwt210.00–225.007045
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550511185.45/cwt158.00–215.009484
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650628152.83/cwt92.50–193.009603
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900880137.63/cwt130.00–145.001,2112

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.