Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2024-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $6-11. Heifers sold higher $11-16. Slaughter cows sold higher $2-6. Bulls sold higher $4-5.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.67/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −141.28 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.

Average price

$248.67

29 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,354

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$19.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.53

vs MS average

−21.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	254.69	1,395	20
Medium and Large 2	537	235.28	1,264	9thin

One grade step is worth $19.41/cwt here — about $131 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 sale29 hd

248.67

—

MS average13 barns · 333 hd

246.14

+2.53

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−21.52

This barn, trailing median31 sales

389.94

−141.28

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	1,617	152.33	2,463	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	127.46	1,534	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	121.24	1,894	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	113.91	1,104	30

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,272	$1,837	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,197	$1,777	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	952	$1,756	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,021	$1,706	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,012	$1,420	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$1,869	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	812	$1,698	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	545	$162	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1	850–900	868	189.69/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	205.61/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	235.03/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	320.13/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	250.71/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,437	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	306.48/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,122	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	238.54/cwt	234.00–248.00	1,486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	259.56/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,342	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	276.60/cwt	267.00–287.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	302.62/cwt	300.00–305.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	210.00/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,100	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	279.80/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,301	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	166.75/cwt	150.00–200.00	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	287.27/cwt	275.00–300.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	271.67/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,155	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	233.33/cwt	225.00–240.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	296.74/cwt	280.00–316.00	1,261	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	229.29/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	240.07/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,244	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	347.48/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	294.85/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,536	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	273.43/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	271.48/cwt	258.00–280.00	1,721	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	327.83/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,374	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	305.93/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	359.80/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	265.93/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	237.01/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	359.84/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,133	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	326.78/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,229	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	319.26/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,034	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	318.04/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,366	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,358	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	266.17/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,411	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	118.82/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,187	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	103.80/cwt	86.00–113.00	929	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	125.42/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,342	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	121.24/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,894	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	126.70/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,512	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	133.38/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,711	6
Bulls	—	—	1,528	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,292	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,818	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	132.84/cwt	114.00–150.00	1,142	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	1,755.87/head	1,300.00–2,125.00	1,756	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	1,749.54/head	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,750	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	1,420.02/head	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,420	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,339	131.13/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,756	8
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	162.00/head	162.00–162.00	162	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	123.82/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,067	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	1,777.26/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,777	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	1,837.11/head	1,175.00–2,000.00	1,837	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,921.31/head	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,921	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	1,834.68/head	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	269.29/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,519	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	361.88/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,364	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	337.83/cwt	325.00–350.00	973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	300.42/cwt	290.00–316.00	1,409	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	245.25/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,523	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	236.51/cwt	234.00–241.00	1,615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	234.01/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	257.68/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	347.39/cwt	345.00–350.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	334.23/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,374	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,417	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	271.30/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,286	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	281.77/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,468	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,080	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	260.03/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,248	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	222.41/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	302.27/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,285	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	295.06/cwt	285.00–300.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	301.66/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,412	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	338.27/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,076	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	247.47/cwt	235.00–267.00	1,425	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	294.14/cwt	220.00–345.00	1,091	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 389Last week 495Year ago 882

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 154Year ago 194

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 173Year ago 193

Compared to last week steers sold higher $6-11. Heifers sold higher $11-16. Slaughter cows sold higher $2-6. Bulls sold higher $4-5.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	300.00	300.00
3	250–300	278	285.00–300.00	295.06
3	300–350	328	310.00–332.00	320.13
9	350–400	366	300.00–325.00	306.48
11	400–450	425	280.00–316.00	296.74
14	450–500	465	270.00–292.00	279.80
9	500–550	517	250.00–272.00	259.56
11	550–600	573	240.00–265.00	250.71
5	600–650	623	234.00–248.00	238.54
3	650–700	663	225.00–240.00	235.03
2	700–750	735	200.00–220.00	210.00
1	750–800	780	206.00	206.00
3	800–850	820	201.00–210.00	205.61
3	850–900	868	170.00–200.00	189.69
1	900–950	935	150.00	150.00
1	950–1000	950	160.00	160.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	140.00	140.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	275	275.00–300.00	287.27
2	300–350	320	300.00–305.00	302.62
2	350–400	375	267.00–287.00	276.60
3	400–450	425	260.00–280.00	271.67
11	450–500	480	250.00–270.00	260.03
5	500–550	518	230.00–250.00	240.07
4	550–600	561	222.00–235.00	229.29
3	650–700	672	150.00–200.00	166.75
1	850–900	865	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	250.00	250.00
3	350–400	373	225.00–240.00	233.33
1	400–450	405	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	478	220.00–225.00	222.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	336.00	336.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	470	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	345.00–350.00	347.48
3	300–350	315	350.00–375.00	359.84
4	350–400	373	350.00–375.00	359.80
7	400–450	419	325.00–337.00	327.83
6	450–500	470	310.00–325.00	318.04
10	500–550	521	282.00–300.00	294.85
5	550–600	567	260.00–282.00	273.43
8	600–650	634	258.00–280.00	271.48
3	650–700	668	260.00–270.00	265.93
5	700–750	729	232.00–245.00	237.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	275.00	275.00
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
4	300–350	324	300.00–337.00	319.26
6	350–400	376	317.00–335.00	326.78
2	400–450	425	300.00–312.00	305.93
6	450–500	468	300.00–310.00	301.66
2	500–550	530	257.00–275.00	266.17
1	550–600	585	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	397	342.00	342.00
5	400–450	414	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	345.00–350.00	347.39
2	250–300	288	325.00–350.00	337.83
3	300–350	318	325.00–350.00	338.27
5	350–400	377	350.00–370.00	361.88
5	400–450	411	325.00–345.00	334.23
8	450–500	469	290.00–316.00	300.42
9	500–550	521	270.00–295.00	281.77
5	550–600	564	260.00–275.00	269.29
7	600–650	621	240.00–256.00	245.25
4	650–700	683	234.00–241.00	236.51
2	700–750	708	232.00–236.00	234.01
1	750–800	780	210.00	210.00
2	800–850	833	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	860	185.00	185.00
1	900–950	925	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	340	310.00	310.00
11	350–400	371	220.00–345.00	294.14
9	400–450	425	280.00–315.00	302.27
9	450–500	474	250.00–285.00	271.30
2	500–550	513	250.00–265.00	257.68
4	550–600	576	235.00–267.00	247.47
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	685	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	460	308.00	308.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	999	115.00–122.00	118.82
12	—	895	86.00–113.00	103.80
5	—	1,070	122.00–128.00	125.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,562	119.00–125.00	121.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,193	120.00–130.00	126.70
6	—	1,283	132.00–135.00	133.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,795	157.00	157.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	114.00–150.00	132.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	862	120.00–128.00	123.82
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	545	162.00	162.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	952	1,300.00–2,125.00	1,755.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,044	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,749.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,012	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,420.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,339	125.00–140.00	131.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,197	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,777.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,272	1,175.00–2,000.00	1,837.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,921.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	764	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,834.68

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

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How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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