Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $6-20. Heifers sold higher $10-30. Slaughter cows sold higher $5-10. Bulls sold higher $5-7.

Board sale 4 loads: 1 load steers 800# @ $241, 1 load steers 625# @ 267, 2 loads of steers 775# @ 244.5

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.11/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −141.83 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.

Average price

$248.11

22 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,360

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$19.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.36

vs MS average

−28.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	251.65	1,388	18thin
Medium and Large 2	533	232.17	1,237	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.48/cwt here — about $152 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

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 sale22 hd

248.11

—

MS average13 barns · 267 hd

247.75

+0.36

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−28.06

This barn, trailing median31 sales

389.94

−141.83

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	1,558	137.79	2,147	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	122.17	1,454	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,519	119.78	1,820	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	898	103.26	928	22

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,159	$2,204	26
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,006	$2,042	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,059	$1,664	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,516	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,471	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$1,204	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,270	$2,348	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	999	$2,705	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,129	$2,512	39
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,028	$1,350	33

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	3,027.34/head	1,600.00–3,400.00	3,027	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	2,778.05/head	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,778	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,500.39/head	775.00–2,800.00	2,500	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,347.70/head	1,700.00–2,950.00	2,348	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	232.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	187.00/cwt	160.00–200.00	1,371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	271.20/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,188	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	235.94/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	197.17/cwt	175.00–220.00	1,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	290.21/cwt	255.00–320.00	1,091	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	354.18/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,098	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	340.97/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,241	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	365.64/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,009	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	267.74/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,280	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	235.97/cwt	220.00–251.00	1,454	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	290.27/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,228	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	248.90/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,411	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	249.56/cwt	220.00–280.00	1,303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	383.45/cwt	365.00–397.50	1,434	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	304.74/cwt	275.00–335.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	307.21/cwt	250.00–325.00	1,014	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	261	344.19/cwt	325.00–365.00	898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	329.00/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	332.01/cwt	300.00–345.00	890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	274.64/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,305	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	248.60/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	264.23/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,778	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	340.51/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,607	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	239.98/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,578	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	320.52/cwt	314.00–334.00	1,795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	374.65/cwt	365.00–398.00	1,555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	224	327.37/cwt	325.00–330.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	243.98/cwt	170.00–282.00	1,403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	337.27/cwt	335.00–340.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	281.26/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	276.83/cwt	235.00–300.00	1,442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	292.30/cwt	225.00–327.00	1,388	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	170	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	309.56/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	272.89/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,545	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	366.28/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,524	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,593	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,633	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	120.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,868	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	127.95/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,543	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	117.49/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,398	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	102.46/cwt	94.00–108.00	929	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,117	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	113.97/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,036	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	83.85/cwt	80.00–90.00	717	4
Bulls	—	—	1,188	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,414	2
Bulls	—	—	1,513	131.02/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,982	5
Bulls	—	—	1,679	146.71/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,463	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	1,952.97/head	1,725.00–2,150.00	1,953	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	640	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	2,203.98/head	1,450.00–2,400.00	2,204	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,470.57/head	1,125.00–1,700.00	1,471	9
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	590	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,670.73/head	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,671	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	1,670.44/head	1,085.00–2,250.00	1,670	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	2,042.27/head	1,500.00–2,350.00	2,042	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	1,350.48/head	1,000.00–1,385.00	1,350	33
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,392	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,204.27/head	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,204	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,047	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	358.79/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,008	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	382.68/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,447	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	325.44/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,510	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	315.06/cwt	300.00–338.00	857	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	299.19/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,415	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	224.66/cwt	210.00–239.00	1,427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	278.68/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,446	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	303.00/cwt	282.00–330.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	254.65/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,558	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	305.03/cwt	295.00–316.00	1,595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	318.23/cwt	285.00–345.00	999	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	258.80/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,325	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	367.19/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,197	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	316.53/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,371	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	292.40/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,140	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 Mar 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 628Year ago 546

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 104Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 205Last week 47Year ago 157

Compared to last week steers sold higher $6-20. Heifers sold higher $10-30. Slaughter cows sold higher $5-10. Bulls sold higher $5-7.

Board sale 4 loads: 1 load steers 800# @ $241, 1 load steers 625# @ 267, 2 loads of steers 775# @ 244.5

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	7	—	1,006	1,600.00–3,400.00	3,027.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,171	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,778.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,135	775.00–2,800.00	2,500.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	982	1,725.00–2,150.00	1,952.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,270	1,700.00–2,950.00	2,347.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	1,159	1,450.00–2,400.00	2,203.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,045	1,125.00–1,700.00	1,470.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,123	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,670.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,069	1,085.00–2,250.00	1,670.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,006	1,500.00–2,350.00	2,042.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,204.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	112.00	112.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	590	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,028	1,000.00–1,385.00	1,350.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	120.00	120.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	335.00	335.00
5	250–300	281	345.00–375.00	358.79
6	300–350	326	340.00–385.00	367.19
16	350–400	378	370.00–390.00	382.68
11	400–450	416	340.00–385.00	366.28
9	450–500	464	315.00–340.00	325.44
4	500–550	523	295.00–316.00	305.03
6	550–600	566	265.00–285.00	272.89
6	600–650	612	240.00–270.00	254.65
1	650–700	650	245.00	245.00
2	700–750	715	230.00–235.00	232.45
1	750–800	770	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	850	150.00	150.00
1	900–950	945	165.00	165.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	272	300.00–338.00	315.06
4	300–350	314	285.00–345.00	318.23
2	350–400	390	285.00–300.00	292.40
4	400–450	433	300.00–335.00	316.53
5	450–500	473	285.00–310.00	299.19
8	500–550	519	260.00–300.00	278.68
1	550–600	565	240.00	240.00
3	600–650	635	210.00–239.00	224.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	335.00	335.00
1	200–250	225	325.00	325.00
9	250–300	276	355.00–375.00	365.64
11	300–350	310	335.00–375.00	354.18
9	350–400	364	325.00–360.00	340.97
10	400–450	423	282.00–300.00	290.27
14	450–500	475	260.00–290.00	274.64
5	500–550	512	255.00–265.00	258.80
13	550–600	567	230.00–258.00	248.90
8	600–650	616	220.00–251.00	235.97
4	650–700	668	230.00–244.00	235.94
3	700–750	733	160.00–200.00	187.00
1	750–800	785	150.00	150.00
1	800–850	800	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	850	175.00	175.00
1	950–1000	950	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	282.00–330.00	303.00
4	250–300	268	300.00–345.00	332.01
7	300–350	330	250.00–325.00	307.21
11	350–400	376	255.00–320.00	290.21
4	400–450	438	250.00–285.00	271.20
6	450–500	478	250.00–285.00	267.74
3	500–550	522	220.00–280.00	249.56
1	550–600	565	180.00	180.00
2	650–700	680	175.00–220.00	197.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	734	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	345.00	345.00
2	200–250	220	335.00–340.00	337.27
4	250–300	261	325.00–365.00	344.19
1	300–350	340	390.00	390.00
6	350–400	374	365.00–397.50	383.45
8	400–450	415	365.00–398.00	374.65
7	450–500	472	330.00–360.00	340.51
6	500–550	527	320.00–336.00	329.00
4	550–600	560	314.00–334.00	320.52
5	600–650	623	265.00–300.00	281.26
8	650–700	673	257.00–275.00	264.23
4	700–750	720	235.00–255.00	248.60
1	750–800	785	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	340.00	340.00
4	200–250	224	325.00–330.00	327.37
2	250–300	288	275.00–335.00	304.74
1	350–400	385	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	427	300.00–315.00	309.56
6	450–500	475	225.00–327.00	292.30
4	500–550	521	235.00–300.00	276.83
3	550–600	575	170.00–282.00	243.98
2	600–650	613	235.00–245.00	239.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	115.00	115.00
4	—	1,544	120.00–124.00	120.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,206	124.00–134.00	127.95
11	—	1,190	114.00–121.00	117.49
1	—	1,015	110.00	110.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	907	94.00–108.00	102.46
8	—	909	110.00–122.00	113.97
4	—	855	80.00–90.00	83.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	119.00	119.00
5	—	1,513	125.00–138.00	131.02
8	—	1,679	140.00–154.00	146.71

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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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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