Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mixed: under 500 lbs sold higher $3-10. Steers under 500 lbs sold steady to lower $10. Heifers sold steady to higher $15. Slaughter cows sold steady to higher $4. Bulls sold higher $2-5.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.34/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −144.60 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.

Average price

$245.34

64 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,309

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$33.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.38

vs MS average

−26.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	504	260.00	1,310	11thin
Medium and Large 1	540	245.03	1,324	45
Medium and Large 2	538	226.91	1,220	8thin

One grade step is worth $33.09/cwt here — about $90 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

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 sale64 hd

245.34

—

MS average7 barns · 182 hd

241.96

+3.38

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−26.57

This barn, trailing median31 sales

389.94

−144.60

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	1,495	133.16	1,991	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	114.45	1,344	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	100.30	994	21

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)	898	$1,453	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,441	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	765	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	972	$1,314	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	873	$1,168	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	895	$1,002	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	900	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	923	$992	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	790	$925	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$2,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,260	$2,260	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	762	$983	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	855	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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 2	700–750	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	230.40/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,426	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	303.37/cwt	290.00–315.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,310	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	256.49/cwt	240.00–271.00	1,203	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	314.38/cwt	305.00–326.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	211.88/cwt	175.00–235.00	1,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	300.76/cwt	270.00–327.50	1,305	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	248.92/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,292	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	303.16/cwt	297.00–318.00	1,107	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	228.49/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	262.38/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,123	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	360.23/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,347	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	303.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,579	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	279.89/cwt	230.00–302.00	926	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	235.93/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,213	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	304.93/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,433	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	354.54/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,163	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	202	343.39/cwt	325.00–355.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	276.56/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,032	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	293.95/cwt	275.00–300.00	820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	288.12/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	328.55/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	321.76/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	333.86/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	225.58/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,958	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	270.96/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,642	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	281.28/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	885	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,991	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	673	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,804	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	278.80/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,331	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	272.52/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	347.14/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,444	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	803	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	737	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,843	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	247.44/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	229.94/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	288.84/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,355	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	277.44/cwt	250.00–345.00	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	288.24/cwt	245.00–345.00	1,225	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	106.96/cwt	99.00–118.00	1,082	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	113.43/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,328	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,179	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	121.44/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,435	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	74.78/cwt	71.00–79.00	624	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	91.86/cwt	88.00–97.00	915	5
Bulls	—	—	1,405	130.51/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,834	12
Bulls	—	—	1,711	139.52/cwt	136.00–145.00	2,387	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,095	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	983.01/head	735.00–1,200.00	983	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	120.61/cwt	108.00–130.00	1,341	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	113.93/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,291	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	108.31/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,059	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	1,453.45/head	1,000.00–1,725.00	1,453	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	140.47/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,128	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	1,314.28/head	1,050.00–1,475.00	1,314	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	1,459.06/head	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,459	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,001.68/head	900.00–1,100.00	1,002	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	991.78/head	855.00–1,100.00	992	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	1,286.55/head	800.00–1,700.00	1,287	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,260.32/head	1,950.00–2,800.00	2,260	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	354.78/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,309	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	261.00/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,490	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	332.20/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,402	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	275.28/cwt	269.00–287.00	1,451	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	203.59/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,468	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	343.25/cwt	320.00–360.00	954	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	175.49/cwt	125.00–200.00	1,190	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	350.23/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,121	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	324.01/cwt	314.00–335.00	927	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,295	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	175.13/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	277.44/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,174	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	322.57/cwt	306.00–345.00	1,039	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	301.84/cwt	277.00–320.00	1,138	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	267.86/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,267	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	202.47/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	238.63/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,372	17

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 Mar 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 628Last week 1,274Year ago 988

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 128Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 242Year ago 114

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	290.00–315.00	303.37
4	250–300	279	275.00–300.00	293.95
11	300–350	331	230.00–302.00	279.89
17	350–400	373	260.00–300.00	276.56
10	400–450	428	250.00–272.50	262.38
8	450–500	469	240.00–271.00	256.49
5	500–550	514	220.00–245.00	235.93
3	550–600	577	175.00–235.00	211.88
1	700–750	725	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	305.00–326.00	314.38
5	250–300	286	314.00–335.00	324.01
13	300–350	322	306.00–345.00	322.57
13	350–400	365	297.00–318.00	303.16
18	400–450	423	270.00–300.00	277.44
27	450–500	473	260.00–285.00	267.86
28	500–550	519	240.00–260.00	248.92
17	550–600	575	230.00–250.00	238.63
7	600–650	619	225.00–240.00	230.40
6	650–700	666	225.00–230.00	228.49
2	700–750	723	200.00–205.00	202.47
2	750–800	778	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	825	194.00	194.00
1	850–900	850	150.00	150.00
1	900–950	915	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	504	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	320.00–335.00	328.55
3	350–400	393	300.00–335.00	321.76
5	400–450	434	270.00–327.50	300.76
12	450–500	470	300.00–314.00	304.93
4	500–550	518	270.00–285.00	278.80
2	550–600	590	270.00–275.00	272.52
1	600–650	610	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	670	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	202	325.00–355.00	343.39
1	250–300	265	375.00	375.00
3	300–350	328	345.00–365.00	354.54
15	350–400	374	340.00–380.00	360.23
7	400–450	416	330.00–365.00	347.14
6	450–500	466	320.00–350.00	333.86
8	500–550	521	300.00–310.00	303.03
6	550–600	564	280.00–300.00	288.12
3	600–650	612	277.00–285.00	281.28
1	650–700	660	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	705	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	770	242.00	242.00
1	800–850	820	230.00	230.00
5	850–900	868	220.00–230.00	225.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	606	267.00–272.00	270.96
9	650–700	673	268.00	268.00
8	700–750	737	250.00	250.00
3	800–850	803	230.00	230.00
9	850–900	885	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	472	282.00	282.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	345.00	345.00
7	250–300	278	320.00–360.00	343.25
5	300–350	320	340.00–365.00	350.23
10	350–400	369	330.00–380.00	354.78
12	400–450	422	315.00–350.00	332.20
12	450–500	469	275.00–315.00	288.84
10	500–550	527	269.00–287.00	275.28
8	550–600	571	250.00–277.00	261.00
4	600–650	619	235.00–255.00	247.44
3	650–700	657	220.00–235.00	229.94
4	700–750	721	185.00–210.00	203.59
2	750–800	775	170.00–180.00	175.13
1	800–850	825	155.00	155.00
1	900–950	905	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	335.00	335.00
4	300–350	320	250.00–345.00	277.44
3	350–400	377	277.00–320.00	301.84
7	400–450	425	245.00–345.00	288.24
1	450–500	495	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	518	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	678	125.00–200.00	175.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,012	99.00–118.00	106.96
2	—	835	71.00–79.00	74.78
5	—	996	88.00–97.00	91.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,171	108.00–117.00	113.43
1	—	1,215	97.00	97.00
6	—	1,182	119.00–125.00	121.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,405	127.00–135.00	130.51
5	—	1,711	136.00–145.00	139.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	110.00	110.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	762	735.00–1,200.00	983.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	803	130.00–150.00	140.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,112	108.00–130.00	120.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	109.00–118.00	113.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	978	107.00–110.00	108.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	898	1,000.00–1,725.00	1,453.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	972	1,050.00–1,475.00	1,314.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	866	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,459.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	895	900.00–1,100.00	1,001.68
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	923	855.00–1,100.00	991.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	918	800.00–1,700.00	1,286.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	122.00	122.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	650	575.00	575.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,260	1,950.00–2,800.00	2,260.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,200	115.00	115.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,350	2,700.00	2,700.00

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Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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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