Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2024-03-18

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 18
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
533 head
98 vs last sale 435 404 vs year ago 937 · 43.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
12 vs last sale 93 155 vs year ago 260 · 59.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
138 vs last sale 205 128 vs year ago 195 · 65.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mostly steady to lower $8. Heifers sold steady to higher $5. Slaughter cows sold higher $6. Bulls sold higher $6-10.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.20/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 133.74 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$256.20
46 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,402
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.29
vs MS average
21.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550258.341,42039
Medium and Large 2534244.291,3037thin
One grade step is worth $14.05/cwt here — about $116 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 sale46 hd
256.20
MS average13 barns · 210 hd
255.91
+0.29
National average179 barns · 15,589 hd
277.22
−21.02
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−133.74
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
BullsAverage1,487141.412,10225
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,158127.211,47322
CowsLean 85-90%High966111.831,08037

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)1,008$1,8053thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,037$1,4875
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,4751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,175$1,4492thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,078$1,3329
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,048$1,2773thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)770$1,1712thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,043$2,0688
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,143$2,0163thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)761$9504thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)680$9399
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)679$8396

Every lot, as filed

117 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 1350–400377333.80/cwt320.00–350.001,25815
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700675237.43/cwt220.00–250.001,6038
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500457295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,34814
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700650216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4041
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750722209.91/cwt200.00–220.001,5163
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550510275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4032
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550527264.64/cwt250.00–275.001,39519
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300286324.20/cwt320.00–335.009276
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400366279.88/cwt235.00–317.001,0246
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200173323.22/cwt295.00–340.005593
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250234324.02/cwt315.00–335.007584
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600571252.36/cwt240.00–270.001,44120
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450441290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,27910
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500469292.30/cwt280.00–310.001,37121
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550517248.45/cwt240.00–262.501,2845
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650625233.81/cwt228.00–240.001,4612
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750740175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2951
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000985145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4281
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350326300.52/cwt275.00–325.009807
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800763203.53/cwt200.00–207.001,5532
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450431347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,49811
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300263294.05/cwt275.00–315.007732
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500481270.53/cwt250.00–290.001,30114
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450412328.43/cwt322.00–340.001,35312
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575233.90/cwt228.00–240.001,3452
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400381306.35/cwt302.00–325.001,16711
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700662266.04/cwt255.00–275.001,7615
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450421340.44/cwt325.00–360.001,4337
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250217376.15/cwt365.00–397.508165
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250245275.00/cwt275.00–275.006741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700687260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7862
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650601250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5035
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750725232.66/cwt225.00–240.001,6872
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300270325.00/cwt325.00–325.008781
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350322383.50/cwt375.00–390.001,2353
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450426299.05/cwt275.00–318.001,27412
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500465324.98/cwt310.00–335.001,5115
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400367375.44/cwt365.00–390.001,3787
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450448350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,56810
SteersMedium and Large 1150–200155385.00/cwt385.00–385.005971
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500464295.60/cwt280.00–302.001,3724
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600574310.72/cwt310.00–312.001,78411
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800772236.63/cwt235.00–240.001,8273
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650615294.41/cwt285.00–306.001,8114
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250214352.57/cwt350.00–355.007544
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550545330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7991
SteersMedium and Large 2150–200150290.00/cwt290.00–290.004351
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550545316.00/cwt312.00–320.001,7222
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450428307.65/cwt300.00–325.001,3176
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400370322.19/cwt300.00–350.001,1925
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300271302.72/cwt285.00–335.008204
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400368377.54/cwt375.00–380.001,3898
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700675240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6201
CowsLean 85-90%1,068122.93/cwt121.00–128.001,3139
CowsLean 85-90%998116.43/cwt113.00–120.001,16212
Bulls999128.86/cwt115.00–135.001,2876
CowsBoner 80-85%1,111134.82/cwt130.00–140.001,4986
CowsBoner 80-85%1,176124.35/cwt120.00–129.001,46216
CowsLean 85-90%885102.13/cwt90.00–111.0090416
Bulls1,528141.91/cwt136.00–148.002,16813
Bulls1,885152.86/cwt150.00–160.002,8816
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2721895.97/head775.00–1,025.008964
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2945119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0802,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2202,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1051,973.30/head1,850.00–2,100.001,9732
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0481,276.99/head1,125.00–1,475.001,2773
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-2530750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-27481,043.68/head700.00–1,250.001,0446
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0701,615.36/head1,550.00–1,700.001,6154
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3905975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-2450625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3590780.83/head700.00–875.007812
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3660700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2805138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1111
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2761949.69/head685.00–1,200.009504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0081,805.29/head1,500.00–2,150.001,8053
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-27701,171.43/head1,000.00–1,300.001,1712
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0781,331.60/head1,200.00–1,400.001,3329
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,448.83/head1,250.00–1,600.001,4492
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0591,988.55/head1,900.00–2,100.001,9894
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0082,196.69/head2,100.00–2,400.002,1973
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250232335.68/cwt320.00–365.007793
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950915142.57/cwt138.00–147.001,3052
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600576295.07/cwt285.00–305.001,70010
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700668262.17/cwt245.00–280.001,7512
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900855200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7101
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800770202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,5551
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300290335.00/cwt335.00–335.009721
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400377359.82/cwt340.00–375.001,3579
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450420333.71/cwt320.00–355.001,40214
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300255307.65/cwt300.00–315.007852
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750705223.97/cwt220.00–228.001,5792
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500467314.04/cwt300.00–325.001,46713
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700675237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,6001
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650609287.42/cwt280.00–300.001,7505
BullsMedium and Large 2150–200178354.30/cwt345.00–365.006312
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600568253.55/cwt250.00–257.001,4402
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350337369.95/cwt365.00–375.001,2473
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250235275.00/cwt275.00–275.006461
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350329334.87/cwt320.00–350.001,1028
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850833200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6662
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650613247.15/cwt235.00–257.001,51510
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750738167.47/cwt160.00–175.001,2362
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550522298.40/cwt285.00–310.001,55816
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400350335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1731
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600578313.67/cwt310.00–317.501,8132
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350303335.05/cwt325.00–350.001,0153
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600563297.51/cwt295.00–300.001,6752
SteersMedium and Large 2950–1000960131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2581
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200195360.00/cwt360.00–360.007021
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800775150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1631
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450432301.88/cwt300.00–310.001,3045
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350318316.34/cwt300.00–325.001,0064
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480282.27/cwt260.00–302.501,3553
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650610252.48/cwt250.00–255.001,5402

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.