Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2024-02-26

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 26
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,274 head
▲ 111 vs last sale 1,163▲ 561 vs year ago 713 · +78.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 144▼ 44 vs year ago 172 · −25.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
242 head
▲ 222 vs last sale 20▲ 149 vs year ago 93 · +160.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mixed, lower $5-10 on calves under 500 lbs. ,higher $5-10 on calves over 500 lbs. Heifers sold steady to lower $6. Bull calves sold lower $5-10. Slaughter cows sold steady to higher $2. Bulls sold higher $4-6.

Board sale 1 load of heifers: 750 lbs @ $206.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $261.87/cwt on 290 head.
Average price
$261.87
290 head · 439 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,148
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$309
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$29.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.76
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2446286.691,27913thin
Medium and Large 1469262.711,233183
Medium and Large 2378256.8097094
One grade step is worth $29.90/cwt here — about $309 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale290 hd
261.87
—
MS average13 barns · 1,630 hd
258.11
+3.76
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
Bulls—Average1,557126.641,97124
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,165112.531,31129
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,602109.391,7523thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average93989.6884226

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,039$1,82311
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,008$1,7986
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,082$1,7139
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)936$1,57010
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$1,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,025$1,3251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$1,1502thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,363$2,6062thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,250$3,2004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,087$2,54026
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,114$2,35454
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,070$1,6001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)895$1,1501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)710$9003thin

Every lot, as filed

120 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 1-2Value Added—549270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4826
HeifersMedium and Large 1—566240.97/cwt230.00–260.001,36414
HeifersMedium and Large 1—179322.41/cwt315.00–330.005774
HeifersMedium and Large 1—520245.61/cwt230.00–265.001,27729
HeifersMedium and Large 1—329308.98/cwt295.00–325.001,01715
HeifersMedium and Large 1—810155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2561
BullsMedium and Large 2—155300.00/cwt300.00–300.004652
BullsMedium and Large 1—472294.98/cwt285.00–320.001,39216
BullsMedium and Large 2—241292.25/cwt270.00–325.007044
HeifersMedium and Large 2—323276.47/cwt225.00–305.0089316
HeifersMedium and Large 2—468234.46/cwt220.00–245.001,09710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—358301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,0787
BullsMedium and Large 1—370329.87/cwt315.00–355.001,22126
BullsMedium and Large 1—805185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4891
BullsMedium and Large 2—695195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3551
BullsMedium and Large 1—267345.80/cwt330.00–365.0092317
BullsMedium and Large 2—477267.78/cwt250.00–295.001,27711
BullsMedium and Large 2—424288.24/cwt250.00–315.001,22218
BullsMedium and Large 2—750130.00/cwt130.00–130.009751
BullsMedium and Large 1—670222.98/cwt210.00–237.501,4944
BullsMedium and Large 1—231354.04/cwt345.00–365.008186
BullsMedium and Large 1—417316.07/cwt305.00–340.001,31826
BullsMedium and Large 2—276298.55/cwt250.00–330.008245
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,000121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,2101
BullsMedium and Large 1—320337.38/cwt325.00–350.001,08013
BullsMedium and Large 1—523275.69/cwt260.00–295.001,44214
BullsMedium and Large 1—708217.60/cwt208.00–230.001,5413
BullsMedium and Large 1—190355.26/cwt345.00–365.006752
BullsMedium and Large 2—320304.44/cwt250.00–340.009747
BullsMedium and Large 1—612260.50/cwt240.00–277.501,59414
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3632,606.42/head2,300.00–2,800.002,6062
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2462,916.22/head2,850.00–3,000.002,91612
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3—1,0002,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1505
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2503,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3—6851,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—8702,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0251,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—970110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0671
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—600575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—7651,062.66/head1,050.00–1,075.001,0632
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—8951,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9361,570.15/head1,000.00–2,000.001,57010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9701,150.19/head950.00–1,275.001,1502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—8701,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bulls——1,511125.95/cwt118.00–133.001,90318
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0391,822.70/head1,300.00–2,200.001,82311
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0081,798.43/head1,500.00–2,200.001,7986
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0821,712.59/head1,250.00–1,975.001,7139
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3—1,1002,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1504
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0972,414.45/head1,600.00–2,650.002,41432
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9642,308.19/head1,300.00–2,450.002,3087
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0701,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1442,172.29/head1,650.00–2,300.002,17210
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1502,444.57/head2,275.00–2,600.002,4458
Bulls——1,766137.43/cwt134.00–144.002,4275
Bulls——1,33085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1311
BullsMedium and Large 2—950130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2351
BullsMedium and Large 2—525241.84/cwt180.00–270.001,2707
BullsMedium and Large 2—373294.01/cwt250.00–330.001,09710
BullsMedium and Large 2—930103.00/cwt103.00–103.009581
BullsMedium and Large 1—750200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5001
BullsMedium and Large 1—571272.70/cwt262.50–282.501,5579
SteersMedium and Large 2—475272.66/cwt265.00–280.001,2952
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—516224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1565
SteersMedium and Large 2—437290.81/cwt212.50–315.001,2716
SteersMedium and Large 2—365312.22/cwt285.00–330.001,1407
SteersMedium and Large 2—320325.00/cwt310.00–340.001,0403
SteersMedium and Large 2—585284.03/cwt267.50–297.501,6623
SteersMedium and Large 2—715202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4441
SteersMedium and Large 2—900177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,5931
SteersMedium and Large 2—265329.72/cwt325.00–335.008742
SteersMedium and Large 1—810240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9441
SteersMedium and Large 1—715260.85/cwt257.50–265.001,8653
SteersMedium and Large 1—567308.63/cwt300.00–327.001,7507
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—371260.00/cwt260.00–260.009654
SteersMedium and Large 2—755185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3971
SteersMedium and Large 2—518287.45/cwt280.00–295.001,4893
SteersMedium and Large 1—612287.77/cwt275.00–300.001,7618
SteersMedium and Large 1—374342.63/cwt330.00–390.001,2818
SteersMedium and Large 1—885190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6821
SteersMedium and Large 1—469321.09/cwt315.00–330.001,5069
SteersMedium and Large 1—676259.62/cwt255.00–265.001,7557
SteersMedium and Large 1—523313.04/cwt300.00–327.001,63711
SteersMedium and Large 2—220314.77/cwt305.00–325.006922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—552320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7668
SteersMedium and Large 1—272349.12/cwt330.00–365.0095011
SteersMedium and Large 1—325350.90/cwt340.00–400.001,14012
SteersMedium and Large 1—228354.51/cwt345.00–375.008089
SteersMedium and Large 1—412331.84/cwt320.00–375.001,36712
HeifersMedium and Large 2—371256.77/cwt225.00–270.0095318
HeifersMedium and Large 2—625221.51/cwt215.00–232.001,3843
HeifersMedium and Large 2—422249.67/cwt200.00–270.001,05421
HeifersMedium and Large 2—775150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1631
HeifersMedium and Large 2—520232.36/cwt225.00–240.001,2082
HeifersMedium and Large 2—272273.35/cwt250.00–300.0074412
HeifersMedium and Large 1—925135.05/cwt125.00–145.001,2492
HeifersMedium and Large 1—968137.55/cwt120.00–155.001,3312
HeifersMedium and Large 1—768176.72/cwt170.00–182.501,3573
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,135147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,6741
HeifersMedium and Large 2—583224.09/cwt220.00–228.001,3062
HeifersMedium and Large 2—222277.58/cwt225.00–305.006169
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,160139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,6121
HeifersMedium and Large 1—230314.65/cwt300.00–325.0072415
HeifersMedium and Large 1—655236.25/cwt235.00–237.501,5472
HeifersMedium and Large 1—875129.91/cwt125.00–135.001,1372
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,038134.98/cwt125.00–145.001,4012
HeifersMedium and Large 1—715227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,6271
HeifersMedium and Large 1—465254.81/cwt242.00–267.001,18522
HeifersMedium and Large 1—423270.64/cwt257.50–310.001,14529
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,065148.41/cwt142.00–155.001,5812
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375287.30/cwt270.00–315.001,07714
HeifersMedium and Large 1—626229.64/cwt220.00–237.001,4388
HeifersMedium and Large 1—274327.07/cwt315.00–340.0089614
CowsLean 85-90%—969100.05/cwt97.00–105.0096910
CowsLean 85-90%—96788.46/cwt83.00–94.0085511
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,185118.59/cwt116.00–122.001,4059
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,1881
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,154110.37/cwt105.00–115.001,27419
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,602109.39/cwt105.00–114.001,7523
CowsLean 85-90%—81871.64/cwt65.00–75.005865

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.