Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2024-03-25

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 25
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
723 head
190 vs last sale 533 262 vs year ago 985 · 26.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
226 head
121 vs last sale 105 35 vs year ago 261 · 13.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
422 head
355 vs last sale 67 302 vs year ago 120 · +251.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to lower $2. Heifers sold steady to higher $6 in spots. Bulls calves sold mixed: under 400# sold higher $5-8, over 400# sold lower $2-6. Slaughter cows sold higher #3-6. Bulls sold higher $8-10.

Stock cows showed strong demand, bringing as much as $700 higher than last week depending on age and quality. Demand is strong on all classes of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.13/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 127.81 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$262.13
37 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,419
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$109
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.37
vs MS average
4.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540267.071,44329
Medium and Large 2546244.251,3348thin
One grade step is worth $22.82/cwt here — about $109 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale37 hd
262.13
MS average13 barns · 234 hd
259.76
+2.37
National average161 barns · 9,489 hd
266.87
−4.74
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−127.81
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
BullsHigh1,605151.052,42433
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,172132.441,55364
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,528127.411,9474thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low957116.451,11552

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)1,089$2,13733
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$1,99517
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,166$1,9486
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,124$1,88139
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)948$1,75012
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)969$1,66021
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,110$1,4501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,255$2,6953thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,048$2,32784
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)909$2,16521
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)961$1,6374thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,067$1,45014
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)895$1,39121

Every lot, as filed

116 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 1350–400371332.26/cwt322.00–340.001,23318
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500474288.44/cwt275.00–305.001,36717
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550533248.42/cwt225.00–259.001,3244
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500469278.95/cwt265.00–295.001,3089
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800763211.78/cwt200.00–225.001,6163
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450417327.94/cwt318.00–338.001,36815
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950925170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5731
HeifersMedium and Large 11100–11501,130150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6951
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350319290.23/cwt275.00–320.009267
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250231309.24/cwt285.00–335.007147
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250200365.00/cwt365.00–365.007301
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575260.41/cwt250.00–275.001,49710
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200150325.00/cwt325.00–325.004881
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300280288.81/cwt260.00–315.008095
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250235350.00/cwt350.00–350.008231
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500456336.13/cwt325.00–350.001,5336
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300281333.24/cwt320.00–340.009365
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373302.10/cwt275.00–327.001,12713
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550515277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,4271
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400385285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0971
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450423338.68/cwt325.00–350.001,4335
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850800235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8801
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700670187.69/cwt175.00–200.001,2582
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650618237.51/cwt235.00–240.001,4682
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570295.84/cwt275.00–300.001,68611
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650616288.03/cwt275.00–300.001,7745
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550524290.50/cwt282.00–300.001,5225
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450440315.06/cwt300.00–325.001,3864
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400367374.17/cwt365.00–390.001,3736
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600555260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4431
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650627260.11/cwt250.00–270.001,6313
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350320378.23/cwt365.00–395.001,2103
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450420275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1551
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300283328.12/cwt325.00–335.009293
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300275385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0591
SteersMedium and Large 1150–200170380.00/cwt380.00–380.006461
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600565282.70/cwt275.00–290.001,5972
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400355340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2071
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700663268.54/cwt265.00–272.001,7802
SteersMedium and Large 2100–150130250.00/cwt250.00–250.003251
SteersMedium and Large 1100–150120350.00/cwt350.00–350.004201
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550518318.43/cwt310.00–325.001,6498
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500453313.31/cwt300.00–320.001,4193
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350322326.66/cwt302.00–350.001,0523
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500465255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1861
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600557277.48/cwt260.00–287.501,5465
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000965125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2061
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800790177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3981
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550515275.95/cwt250.00–296.001,4213
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250228336.85/cwt320.00–350.007686
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400375339.04/cwt285.00–360.001,27113
Bulls1,771162.09/cwt157.00–166.002,87110
CowsLean 85-90%92698.67/cwt95.00–102.009147
CowsBoner 80-85%1,267119.42/cwt113.00–123.001,5133
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,528127.41/cwt122.00–130.001,9474
Bulls1,644151.18/cwt142.00–155.002,48517
Bulls1,218132.27/cwt110.00–140.001,6116
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28951,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0462,200.13/head1,650.00–2,750.002,20022
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28502,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29132,142.83/head2,000.00–2,500.002,14316
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0892,136.55/head1,600.00–2,700.002,13733
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2775170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3181
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450429309.39/cwt295.00–320.001,3276
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2920110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0121
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2835165.90/cwt150.00–182.001,3852
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0692,355.09/head1,600.00–3,000.002,35552
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29152,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29691,659.64/head1,250.00–2,150.001,66021
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,305130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6971
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1271,927.86/head1,500.00–2,350.001,92834
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29481,749.58/head1,350.00–2,125.001,75012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0032,025.51/head1,675.00–2,300.002,02616
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-26101,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2915125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1441
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2885170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5051
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1101,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1661,948.18/head1,850.00–2,250.001,9486
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-27301,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0671,450.45/head1,200.00–1,500.001,45014
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28951,391.07/head1,150.00–1,650.001,39121
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29551,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29631,598.79/head1,500.00–1,650.001,5993
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29442,469.48/head2,200.00–3,000.002,4699
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28602,059.98/head1,650.00–2,300.002,0603
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2552,695.35/head1,900.00–3,000.002,6953
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500471282.56/cwt275.00–285.001,3314
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400366375.72/cwt365.00–385.001,3758
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850830176.99/cwt175.00–179.001,4692
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200195390.00/cwt390.00–390.007611
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500466312.14/cwt300.00–332.001,4557
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700655258.33/cwt250.00–265.001,6923
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450420331.61/cwt322.00–345.001,39312
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550519284.94/cwt275.00–295.001,4794
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650623257.40/cwt250.00–262.501,6043
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300258354.85/cwt350.00–360.009162
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950918161.21/cwt150.00–172.001,4802
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350333379.36/cwt365.00–395.001,2637
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300264327.65/cwt285.00–365.008655
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450419301.02/cwt275.00–317.001,26118
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600559240.07/cwt230.00–250.001,3424
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350329338.23/cwt300.00–355.001,1136
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250229377.76/cwt365.00–395.008656
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750710209.86/cwt200.00–220.001,4902
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1000–10501,017185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,88124
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522270.57/cwt260.00–285.001,41219
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200173351.52/cwt335.00–365.006082
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350326335.47/cwt324.00–345.001,09415
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650621241.15/cwt230.00–250.001,4984
CowsLean 85-90%945137.99/cwt137.00–139.001,3042
CowsBoner 80-85%1,157129.67/cwt124.00–134.001,50035
CowsBoner 80-85%1,182137.67/cwt135.00–143.001,62726
CowsLean 85-90%988122.77/cwt116.00–131.001,21326
CowsLean 85-90%924111.58/cwt105.00–119.001,03117

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.