Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2024-04-15

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 15
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
495 head
201 vs last sale 696 392 vs year ago 887 · 44.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
154 head
47 vs last sale 201 36 vs year ago 190 · 18.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
173 head
43 vs last sale 216 80 vs year ago 253 · 31.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mixed: under 500 lbs sold steady to higher $10, over 500 lbs sold steady to lower $10. Heifers sold steady to lower $8. Slaughter cows sold lower $1-3. Bulls sold lower $3-10.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.99/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 151.95 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$237.99
36 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,332
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$44
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$6.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.18
vs MS average
26.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560238.921,33831
Medium and Large 2557232.251,2945thin
One grade step is worth $6.67/cwt here — about $44 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale36 hd
237.99
MS average12 barns · 255 hd
245.17
−7.18
National average180 barns · 13,997 hd
264.52
−26.53
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−151.95
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
BullsHigh1,415141.732,00523
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,220129.421,57936
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,032112.681,16350
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,690102.001,7241thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$1,79912
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,062$1,7727
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$1,7636
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$1,5305
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,029$1,5206
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$1,51837
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)895$1,1002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)920$1,0001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,295$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)880$2,4005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)929$1,90419
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,025$1,6001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$1,27514
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)855$9001thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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 2550–600580223.89/cwt210.00–232.001,2993
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800780192.48/cwt190.00–195.001,5012
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350331311.98/cwt300.00–325.001,03312
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523243.50/cwt225.00–255.001,2749
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500469239.31/cwt212.00–250.001,12210
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620233.82/cwt220.00–240.001,45015
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750719200.39/cwt192.00–210.001,4414
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650645185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1931
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500467261.28/cwt250.00–270.001,22015
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350322281.61/cwt270.00–300.009076
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850815225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8341
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400364309.25/cwt300.00–335.001,12612
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900877172.93/cwt150.00–194.001,5173
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200165340.00/cwt340.00–340.005611
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300271297.92/cwt295.00–300.008075
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550523244.78/cwt240.00–250.001,2802
SteersMedium and Large 11050–11001,085185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,0071
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430254.87/cwt238.00–287.001,0967
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750745180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3411
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700684255.82/cwt250.00–260.001,7506
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600567273.35/cwt257.00–285.001,55012
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650612264.93/cwt260.00–275.001,6215
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500472301.91/cwt300.00–310.001,4255
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400383287.75/cwt250.00–300.001,1025
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250210345.00/cwt345.00–345.007251
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950923200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8462
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800775210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6281
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300288365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0512
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600574251.92/cwt240.00–270.001,4465
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450417316.51/cwt310.00–335.001,32013
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350316357.76/cwt350.00–365.001,1317
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900890210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8691
SteersMedium and Large 2150–200195335.00/cwt335.00–335.006531
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520286.00/cwt275.00–300.001,48714
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450434293.72/cwt285.00–300.001,2754
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750712246.66/cwt235.00–255.001,7563
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375345.07/cwt320.00–385.001,2944
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650645240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5481
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500477281.76/cwt260.00–300.001,3446
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550518251.53/cwt225.00–270.001,3036
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700693207.58/cwt185.00–230.001,4392
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300278307.30/cwt300.00–315.008542
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350337320.07/cwt300.00–335.001,0793
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550525234.41/cwt230.00–239.001,2312
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300275335.00/cwt335.00–335.009211
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600578246.36/cwt240.00–250.001,4243
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250235295.00/cwt295.00–295.006931
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550519275.23/cwt267.00–290.001,4287
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650628229.66/cwt229.00–230.001,4423
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0151,890.32/head1,475.00–2,300.001,89011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,325134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,7761
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29201,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0201,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0621,772.26/head1,100.00–2,000.001,7727
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2855900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-25801,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28132,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27602,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0083,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29781,979.23/head1,475.00–2,850.001,97916
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450410270.27/cwt250.00–285.001,1085
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600558264.98/cwt260.00–270.001,4792
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450417307.73/cwt300.00–325.001,28310
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850800163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,3041
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400372343.27/cwt320.00–360.001,2773
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710206.67/cwt200.00–220.001,4673
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200185380.68/cwt355.00–405.007042
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800765185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4151
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300250390.00/cwt390.00–390.009751
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350329298.55/cwt285.00–314.009825
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400378294.98/cwt275.00–314.001,1155
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500477285.57/cwt272.00–316.001,3625
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700675175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1811
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500470300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4101
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450400325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3001
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350337345.85/cwt325.00–365.001,1665
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700674220.17/cwt210.00–229.001,4844
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500476252.22/cwt225.00–268.001,2014
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575237.04/cwt220.00–250.001,36322
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250221334.35/cwt325.00–350.007394
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450422276.45/cwt260.00–285.001,16724
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300278332.61/cwt330.00–335.009252
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,000150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5001
BullsMedium and Large 11050–11001,075154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,6561
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400379275.52/cwt240.00–300.001,04420
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250231306.52/cwt300.00–335.007085
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,690102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,7241
CowsBoner 80-85%1,152123.03/cwt119.00–125.001,4179
CowsBoner 80-85%1,241129.19/cwt125.00–134.001,60318
CowsLean 85-90%1,015112.78/cwt105.00–119.001,14524
CowsBoner 80-85%1,245136.27/cwt135.00–140.001,6979
CowsLean 85-90%88696.42/cwt75.00–106.0085410
CowsLean 85-90%1,149122.68/cwt120.00–126.001,41016
Bulls1,518151.41/cwt150.00–154.002,2989
Bulls1,511145.35/cwt140.00–149.002,1967
Bulls1,186125.66/cwt114.00–137.001,4907
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29651,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3825900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28901,763.34/head900.00–2,200.001,7636
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,220123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,5011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,030119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2261
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-25951,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2600800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28001,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2258
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,607.22/head1,000.00–2,150.001,60728
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28351,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29201,530.43/head1,525.00–1,550.001,5305
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,27514
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-283087.00/cwt87.00–87.007221
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0291,519.92/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5206

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.