Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2024-05-13

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, May 13
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
575 head
48 vs last sale 527 48 vs year ago 527 · +9.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
12 vs last sale 147 33 vs year ago 102 · +32.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
49 vs last sale 151 58 vs year ago 44 · +131.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mixed - under 500lbs were higher $2-10. Heifers sold steady to higher $6. Slaughter cows sold higher $4-6. Bulls sold higher $9.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.40/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 135.55 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$254.40
28 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,424
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$104
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.74
vs MS average
15.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548262.281,43813thin
Medium and Large 1-2587252.001,4798thin
Medium and Large 2550242.501,3347thin
One grade step is worth $19.77/cwt here — about $104 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 sale28 hd
254.40
MS average13 barns · 331 hd
248.65
+5.74
National average167 barns · 11,471 hd
270.00
−15.60
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−135.55
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
BullsLow1,364143.831,96218
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,170124.651,45836
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,533120.001,8402thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average963108.951,04938

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)853$1,7582thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$1,7154thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)956$1,5935
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,009$1,55411
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,113$1,4552thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)824$1,31812
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)864$1,2375
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)878$8942thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)856$2,0705
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)775$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,014$1,9915
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)940$1,5001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)760$1,0563thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)780$9085

Every lot, as filed

131 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
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550528233.96/cwt180.00–257.001,2356
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600570250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4251
CowsLean 85-90%997112.56/cwt107.00–115.001,12217
CowsBoner 80-85%1,167124.91/cwt121.00–129.001,45821
CowsLean 85-90%1,023119.55/cwt117.00–124.001,2238
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,533120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,8402
CowsBoner 80-85%1,123118.54/cwt110.00–120.001,3318
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850800165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3201
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700665191.12/cwt182.50–200.001,2712
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400360375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3501
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750723187.28/cwt175.00–200.001,3542
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750705230.00/cwt226.00–234.001,6222
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520269.64/cwt260.00–287.001,4027
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450420310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3028
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350333333.47/cwt332.00–335.001,1102
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650620245.49/cwt245.00–246.001,5222
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300295350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0331
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450429266.85/cwt255.00–285.001,1455
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950935170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5901
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850835194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,6201
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350320332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,0621
HeifersMedium and Large 1100–150133334.81/cwt325.00–345.004452
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900870205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600587252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,4798
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350305300.00/cwt300.00–300.009151
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335259.40/cwt220.00–300.008692
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800777209.03/cwt200.00–227.501,6243
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300264325.00/cwt325.00–325.0085811
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270350.00/cwt350.00–350.009452
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450419292.45/cwt285.00–307.001,22515
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400358333.51/cwt332.00–335.001,1942
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250225355.00/cwt355.00–355.007992
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600569255.70/cwt245.00–261.001,4557
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500473274.06/cwt265.00–285.001,29614
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625246.59/cwt240.00–256.001,5419
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650614246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,5106
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550518269.54/cwt265.00–275.001,3965
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200178380.18/cwt355.00–405.006774
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600585222.71/cwt210.00–235.001,3032
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300263282.86/cwt275.00–290.007442
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750700212.00/cwt210.00–214.001,4842
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700678229.31/cwt220.00–240.001,5555
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450441280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2359
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350347337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,1695
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475262.33/cwt260.00–267.001,2463
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700660190.15/cwt170.00–200.001,2553
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650615236.02/cwt235.00–237.001,4522
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450424275.28/cwt265.00–285.001,1677
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250235300.00/cwt300.00–300.007051
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200170335.00/cwt335.00–335.005701
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550525280.59/cwt260.00–285.001,4737
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650615262.98/cwt257.00–265.501,61721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700654235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5377
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450448285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2776
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500490265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2992
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550536250.42/cwt240.00–258.001,3425
SteersMedium and Large 11250–13001,280143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,8301
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600575281.72/cwt280.00–287.001,6204
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300265373.05/cwt350.00–400.009893
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500473308.90/cwt300.00–317.001,4614
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000975194.16/cwt190.00–197.501,8933
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250228394.74/cwt385.00–400.009003
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450428322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,3782
SteersMedium and Large 11150–12001,175180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,1151
SteersMedium and Large 11100–11501,130175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,9781
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750720220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5841
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650605272.50/cwt270.00–275.001,6492
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900868219.31/cwt210.00–230.001,9043
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400380355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3491
SteersMedium and Large 1150–200160410.00/cwt410.00–410.006561
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700655270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7691
SteersMedium and Large 11050–11001,065180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9171
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350323367.04/cwt355.00–375.001,1863
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800755235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500469315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4779
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700685263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,80213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850815235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,91516
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950940136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2781
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,020187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,9131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750737245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,80611
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550530269.69/cwt250.00–290.001,4294
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400373312.05/cwt290.00–335.001,1642
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500483272.44/cwt260.00–285.001,3162
CowsBoner 80-85%1,231130.86/cwt130.00–133.001,6117
CowsLean 85-90%88197.70/cwt90.00–106.0086113
Bulls1,073101.95/cwt95.00–109.001,0942
Bulls1,042136.55/cwt133.00–140.001,4233
Bulls1,732160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,7713
Bulls1,409149.53/cwt145.00–153.002,10710
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0091,554.24/head900.00–1,850.001,55411
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-37752,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28171,278.87/head1,000.00–2,100.001,27911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0931,715.05/head1,100.00–2,100.001,7154
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2877167.62/cwt160.00–172.001,4703
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28531,758.36/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7582
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2895181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,6201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2810106.00/cwt106.00–106.008591
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,040170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7681
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2878893.59/head775.00–1,000.008942
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29561,593.07/head1,100.00–1,850.001,5935
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1131,454.61/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4552
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2819917.05/head850.00–1,000.009174
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3625870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-27601,055.87/head800.00–1,250.001,0563
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,060128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,3571
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28641,237.44/head950.00–1,450.001,2375
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28071,969.94/head1,775.00–2,200.001,9703
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3252,023.40/head2,000.00–2,050.002,0232
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27782,087.14/head1,750.00–2,500.002,0874
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1702,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29401,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600563248.74/cwt245.00–250.001,4004
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650605245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4822
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,000150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5001
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350333360.11/cwt355.00–365.001,1992
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700663236.68/cwt230.00–244.001,5693
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450437311.36/cwt305.00–322.001,3613
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600568260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4776
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000990150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4851
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400378353.33/cwt345.00–360.001,3366
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500475290.43/cwt277.00–302.001,3806
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500470277.63/cwt269.00–295.001,3053
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400368301.56/cwt275.00–330.001,1102
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800768181.11/cwt175.00–187.501,3912
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800765224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,7141
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900895170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5221
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250220405.00/cwt405.00–405.008911
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800775185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4341
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400381287.92/cwt257.00–307.001,09713
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600555272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,5101

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.