Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2024-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold lower $20-30. Heifers sold lower $15-20. Bull calves sold lower $10-15. Slaughter cows sold steady to higher $4. Bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.26/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −143.68 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.

Average price

$246.26

32 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,319

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$25.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.40

vs MS average

−24.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	254.09	1,361	22
Medium and Large 2	535	229.04	1,226	10thin

One grade step is worth $25.05/cwt here — about $135 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 sale32 hd

246.26

—

MS average13 barns · 189 hd

247.66

−1.40

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−24.33

This barn, trailing median31 sales

389.94

−143.68

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	1,763	157.28	2,772	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	134.33	1,613	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	128.59	1,920	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	115.70	1,136	28

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)	1,070	$2,127	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,139	$1,932	25
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,927	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,109	$1,753	30
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,735	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,061	$1,696	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,139	$1,615	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,024	$1,530	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$2,731	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,152	$2,000	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,006	$2,386	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$2,058	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	983	$1,962	17
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	894	$1,277	8
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$1,189	4thin

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 3	350–400	383	205.87/cwt	202.00–210.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	192.64/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	224	225.96/cwt	215.00–252.00	506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	313.57/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,029	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	248.76/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,415	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	256.58/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,334	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	284.54/cwt	270.00–298.00	1,309	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	291.52/cwt	275.00–310.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	942	168.64/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,589	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	271.28/cwt	225.00–290.00	1,020	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	171.44/cwt	160.00–182.50	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	297.12/cwt	275.00–318.00	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	291.90/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,238	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	188	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	233.05/cwt	200.00–255.00	1,207	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	254.03/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,219	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	304.28/cwt	300.00–315.00	846	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	229.74/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	345.10/cwt	340.00–350.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	257.81/cwt	200.00–277.00	1,085	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	307.69/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,157	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	343.15/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,273	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	219.68/cwt	202.00–232.00	1,263	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	241.14/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,478	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	262.43/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	322.53/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,177	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	325.52/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,383	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	342.59/cwt	340.00–345.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	332.57/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	306.67/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,460	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	288.45/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,494	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	282.66/cwt	265.00–300.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	278.20/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	281.42/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,174	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	338.25/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,082	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	319.94/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,021	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	297.29/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	289.67/cwt	270.00–326.00	1,220	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	128.59/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,920	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	133.99/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,660	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	106.40/cwt	80.00–114.00	961	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	131.01/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,366	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	119.90/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,247	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	126.49/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,334	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	142.46/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,742	11
Bulls	—	—	1,777	154.01/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,737	5
Bulls	—	—	1,825	161.66/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,950	7
Bulls	—	—	1,255	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,795	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	1,814.34/head	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,814	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,007.18/head	1,750.00–2,200.00	2,007	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	2,947.46/head	2,300.00–3,700.00	2,947	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	2,365.91/head	1,750.00–3,150.00	2,366	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	1,615.17/head	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,615	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	1,529.82/head	1,200.00–1,850.00	1,530	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	1,695.81/head	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,696	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,127.34/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,127	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	135.86/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,763	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,590	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	136.10/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	1,932.22/head	1,400.00–2,300.00	1,932	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,734.74/head	1,375.00–2,000.00	1,735	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,927.37/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,927	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,716	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	1,752.58/head	850.00–2,500.00	1,753	30
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,188.86/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,189	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	1,277.41/head	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,277	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,488	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	2,073.52/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,074	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	2,009.32/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,009	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	2,153.87/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,731.42/head	1,700.00–3,250.00	2,731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	334.52/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,241	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	163	322.62/cwt	315.00–330.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	346.96/cwt	335.00–355.00	989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	320.44/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,327	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	303.47/cwt	250.00–355.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	261.13/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,460	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	285.17/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,372	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	269.90/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,401	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	286.91/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,090	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	150–200	195	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	258.31/cwt	250.00–280.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1

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 Apr 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 525Last week 723Year ago 747

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 226Year ago 182

Replacement CattleReceipts 250Last week 422Year ago 133

Compared to last week steers sold lower $20-30. Heifers sold lower $15-20. Bull calves sold lower $10-15. Slaughter cows sold steady to higher $4. Bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	200.00	200.00
2	350–400	383	202.00–210.00	205.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	224	215.00–252.00	225.96
5	250–300	267	250.00–280.00	258.31
3	300–350	332	275.00–318.00	297.12
15	350–400	376	225.00–290.00	271.28
14	400–450	421	200.00–277.00	257.81
12	450–500	480	230.00–265.00	254.03
7	500–550	518	200.00–255.00	233.05
3	550–600	575	202.00–232.00	219.68
2	650–700	663	185.00–200.00	192.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	188	325.00	325.00
2	200–250	223	275.00–310.00	291.52
6	250–300	278	300.00–315.00	304.28
15	300–350	328	300.00–320.00	313.57
21	350–400	376	300.00–335.00	307.69
17	400–450	424	280.00–302.00	291.90
16	450–500	460	270.00–298.00	284.54
15	500–550	520	245.00–267.00	256.58
7	550–600	569	235.00–265.00	248.76
6	600–650	613	220.00–252.00	241.14
2	650–700	678	220.00–240.00	229.74
2	700–750	733	160.00–182.50	171.44
1	800–850	815	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	900–950	942	165.00–175.00	168.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	340.00–350.00	345.10
2	250–300	280	340.00–345.00	342.59
4	300–350	329	325.00–345.00	332.57
11	350–400	371	325.00–350.00	343.15
10	400–450	425	320.00–337.00	325.52
7	450–500	476	300.00–316.00	306.67
5	500–550	518	280.00–300.00	288.45
2	550–600	555	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	623	260.00–265.00	262.43
1	650–700	660	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	785	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	940	192.50	192.50
1	950–1000	950	170.00	170.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	250.00	250.00
2	250–300	273	265.00–300.00	282.66
1	300–350	330	285.00	285.00
4	350–400	365	315.00–325.00	322.53
3	400–450	417	260.00–300.00	281.42
3	450–500	473	275.00–285.00	278.20
1	500–550	540	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	163	315.00–330.00	322.62
3	250–300	285	335.00–355.00	346.96
8	300–350	320	325.00–355.00	338.25
10	350–400	371	320.00–350.00	334.52
19	400–450	414	300.00–330.00	320.44
13	450–500	481	270.00–300.00	285.17
9	500–550	519	250.00–285.00	269.90
4	550–600	559	250.00–275.00	261.13
2	600–650	620	242.00	242.00
1	750–800	750	208.00	208.00
1	800–850	800	182.00	182.00
1	900–950	905	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	250.00–355.00	303.47
4	300–350	319	300.00–340.00	319.94
4	350–400	380	255.00–300.00	286.91
6	400–450	421	270.00–326.00	289.67
3	450–500	465	295.00–300.00	297.29
1	550–600	575	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	615	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	785	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	810	150.00	150.00
1	850–900	880	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	127.00–130.00	128.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,239	130.00–139.00	133.99
10	—	1,055	124.00–129.00	126.49
11	—	1,223	140.00–148.00	142.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	903	80.00–114.00	106.40
4	—	1,043	129.00–133.00	131.01
12	—	1,040	115.00–126.00	119.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,777	150.00–158.00	154.01
7	—	1,825	160.00–167.00	161.66
1	—	1,255	143.00	143.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,011	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,814.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	975	1,750.00–2,200.00	2,007.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,131	2,300.00–3,700.00	2,947.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	27	—	984	1,750.00–3,150.00	2,365.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	987	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,073.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	721	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,009.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	808	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,153.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,139	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,615.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,024	1,200.00–1,850.00	1,529.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,061	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,695.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,127.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,298	130.00–139.00	135.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,223	130.00	130.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	1,139	1,400.00–2,300.00	1,932.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,195	1,375.00–2,000.00	1,734.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,927.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,430	120.00	120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,109	850.00–2,500.00	1,752.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	125.00	125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	863	130.00–143.00	136.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	870	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,188.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	894	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,277.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,260	1,700.00–3,250.00	2,731.42
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,152	2,000.00	2,000.00

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