Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2024-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Calves were sharply higher. No trends called due to holiday break.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $237.73/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −191.69 against this barn's trailing median of $429.41.

Average price

$237.73

55 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,285

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$22.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs MS average

−44.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	241.48	1,301	31
Medium and Large 1	546	241.28	1,318	15thin
Medium and Large 2	537	218.86	1,176	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.62/cwt here — about $125 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

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 sale55 hd

237.73

—

MS average1 barns · 55 hd

237.73

+0.00

National average179 barns · 21,103 hd

282.10

−44.37

This barn, trailing median30 sales

429.41

−191.69

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	—	Average	1,593	118.41	1,886	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	91.48	1,119	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,536	90.81	1,395	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,091	85.23	930	43

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$1,511	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,440	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,183	$1,370	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$1,288	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,068	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$1,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	819	$1,343	9
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$957	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	749	$862	6

Every lot, as filed

107 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	217.15/cwt	200.00–235.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	218.94/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,259	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	201.70/cwt	200.00–210.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	237.06/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,005	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	348	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	861	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	227	247.36/cwt	245.00–250.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	219.58/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,131	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,039	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	257.68/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,201	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	281.50/cwt	270.00–300.00	771	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	196.03/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	194.83/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	496	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,146	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,253	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	291.85/cwt	270.00–315.00	940	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	295.29/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,128	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	221.22/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,367	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	220.60/cwt	200.00–236.00	927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	234.13/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,335	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	203.63/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,185	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	240.62/cwt	200.00–260.00	573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	187.47/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	269	236.67/cwt	222.00–255.00	637	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	220.29/cwt	200.00–242.00	828	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	226.85/cwt	210.00–236.00	1,175	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	317	267.99/cwt	267.00–270.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	295	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	254.81/cwt	248.00–265.00	1,195	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	244.71/cwt	234.00–262.00	920	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	250.78/cwt	242.00–260.00	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	250.51/cwt	242.00–262.00	829	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	228.09/cwt	214.00–239.00	1,074	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	249.45/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,295	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	291.68/cwt	275.00–307.00	1,205	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	237.83/cwt	185.00–255.00	1,018	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	266.76/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	278.83/cwt	275.00–285.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	261	260.06/cwt	250.00–270.00	679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	843	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,770	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	236.36/cwt	235.00–236.50	1,489	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	374	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,085	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	223.36/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	192.42/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	732	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,574	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	220.20/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,264	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	226.48/cwt	205.00–238.00	1,166	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	693	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	251.62/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,313	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	270.32/cwt	265.00–275.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	191.61/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,029	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	235.27/cwt	230.00–240.00	995	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	93.11/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,109	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	79.42/cwt	75.00–81.00	823	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	86.77/cwt	82.00–91.00	960	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	90.81/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,395	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	86.60/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,143	6
Bulls	—	—	1,601	119.27/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,910	7
Bulls	—	—	1,923	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,404	2
Bulls	—	—	1,353	112.02/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,516	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,510.70/head	1,375.00–1,650.00	1,511	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,439.99/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,440	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,068.35/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,068	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,370.28/head	1,150.00–1,550.00	1,370	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	770	435.00/head	435.00–435.00	435	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,365.53/head	1,100.00–1,575.00	1,366	11
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	790	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	593	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	748	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	730.00/head	730.00–730.00	730	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	888.40/head	600.00–1,000.00	888	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	90.67/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,023	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	90.57/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,119	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	956.63/head	900.00–1,000.00	957	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,147	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	95.47/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,001	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	1,349.33/head	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,349	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,319.10/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,319	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	161.45/cwt	140.00–175.00	1,259	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	269.95/cwt	250.00–300.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	258.84/cwt	250.00–270.00	994	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	207.38/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,294	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	215.21/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	250.85/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,056	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	244.70/cwt	235.00–250.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	207.09/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,298	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	245.20/cwt	242.00–250.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	171.52/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,394	2

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattlemens Livestock - West Point, MS

Mon Jan 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 890Last week 622Year ago 1,340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 130Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 29Year ago 75

Calves were sharply higher. No trends called due to holiday break.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	235.00–250.00	244.70
1	300–350	300	235.00	235.00
2	350–400	378	200.00–235.00	217.15
2	400–450	423	230.00–240.00	235.27
1	450–500	470	220.00	220.00
3	500–550	537	175.00–200.00	191.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	280.00	280.00
2	250–300	278	265.00–275.00	270.32
3	300–350	318	250.00–300.00	269.95
4	350–400	384	250.00–270.00	258.84
8	400–450	421	245.00–275.00	250.85
4	450–500	469	248.00–265.00	254.81
6	500–550	518	210.00–236.00	226.85
3	550–600	563	210.00–226.00	215.21
5	600–650	624	200.00–227.00	207.38
1	650–700	690	189.00	189.00
3	750–800	780	140.00–175.00	161.45
1	800–850	815	167.50	167.50
1	900–950	900	130.00	130.00
1	950–1000	960	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	227	242.00–250.00	245.20
6	250–300	272	242.00–260.00	250.78
11	300–350	331	242.00–262.00	250.51
18	350–400	376	234.00–262.00	244.71
15	400–450	424	220.00–243.00	237.06
19	450–500	471	214.00–239.00	228.09
8	500–550	515	210.00–230.00	219.58
11	550–600	575	210.00–227.00	218.94
6	600–650	627	200.00–220.00	207.09
2	650–700	673	190.00–200.00	194.83
1	700–750	710	185.00	185.00
2	800–850	813	170.00–173.00	171.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	245.00–250.00	247.36
8	250–300	269	222.00–255.00	236.67
6	300–350	319	200.00–210.00	201.70
8	350–400	376	200.00–242.00	220.29
4	400–450	420	200.00–236.00	220.60
1	450–500	490	212.00	212.00
2	500–550	518	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	550	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	348	247.50	247.50
5	450–500	496	231.00	231.00
6	500–550	540	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	832	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	270.00	270.00
3	300–350	317	267.00–270.00	267.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	229	275.00–285.00	278.83
7	250–300	274	270.00–300.00	281.50
8	300–350	322	270.00–315.00	291.85
11	350–400	382	280.00–315.00	295.29
8	400–450	413	275.00–307.00	291.68
9	450–500	466	250.00–270.00	257.68
7	500–550	519	240.00–257.00	249.45
8	550–600	570	220.00–244.00	234.13
10	600–650	618	210.00–235.00	221.22
3	650–700	657	210.00–235.00	223.36
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00
2	750–800	755	192.00–200.00	196.03
1	800–850	815	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	900	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	238	200.00–260.00	240.62
5	250–300	261	250.00–270.00	260.06
1	300–350	305	237.00	237.00
3	350–400	383	255.00–275.00	266.76
13	400–450	428	185.00–255.00	237.83
2	450–500	493	240.00	240.00
6	500–550	515	205.00–238.00	226.48
3	550–600	582	200.00–206.00	203.63
2	650–700	678	185.00–200.00	192.42
2	700–750	730	185.00–190.00	187.47
1	750–800	790	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	374	290.00	290.00
3	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
21	500–550	522	250.00–253.00	251.62
10	550–600	574	215.00–240.00	220.20
45	600–650	630	235.00–236.50	236.36
3	650–700	693	240.00	240.00
16	700–750	732	215.00	215.00
6	800–850	843	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,191	90.00–99.00	93.11
6	—	1,320	84.00–89.00	86.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,036	75.00–81.00	79.42
34	—	1,106	82.00–91.00	86.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,536	86.00–95.00	90.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,601	115.00–124.00	119.27
2	—	1,923	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,353	110.00–114.00	112.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,110	1,375.00–1,650.00	1,510.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,155	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,439.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	990	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,068.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,183	1,150.00–1,550.00	1,370.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,203	1,100.00–1,575.00	1,365.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,235	87.00–94.00	90.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	94.00	94.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,048	95.00–96.00	95.47
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	435.00	435.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	75.00	75.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	730.00	730.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	89.00	89.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	749	600.00–1,000.00	888.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,128	90.00–92.00	90.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	900.00–1,000.00	956.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	799	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,349.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,319.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	2,050.00	2,050.00

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Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Cattlemens Livestock - West Point, MS

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