Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to lower $5. Heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold higher $5-9. Bulls sold steady to higher $4.

Board sale 1 load of steers: 725# @ $252.25.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $293.46/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −135.95 against this barn's trailing median of $429.41.

Average price

$293.46

50 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$13.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.73

vs MS average

−20.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	295.63	1,607	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	573	294.39	1,687	34
Medium and Large 2	518	282.31	1,462	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.32/cwt here — about $144 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $479.36, low $371.46, median $429.41 across 30 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 sale50 hd

293.46

—

MS average12 barns · 385 hd

297.18

−3.73

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−20.64

This barn, trailing median30 sales

429.41

−135.95

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,535	153.49	2,356	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	132.81	2,032	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	130.91	1,548	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	120.18	1,131	53

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,353	$1,913	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$1,660	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,312	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,700	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,128	$2,143	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	982	$2,117	13
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	683	$914	2thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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	900–950	923	172.40/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	261.17/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	214.04/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	274.98/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,438	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	297.18/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,266	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,708	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	707	259.75/cwt	259.75–259.75	1,836	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	310.15/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,138	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	306.34/cwt	300.00–314.00	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	287.83/cwt	255.00–310.00	1,097	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	279.43/cwt	250.00–300.00	886	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	261.54/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,219	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	321.87/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,233	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	293.12/cwt	285.00–306.00	1,219	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	307.93/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,284	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	303.98/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,559	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	271.25/cwt	266.00–280.00	1,695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	366.82/cwt	360.00–375.00	807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,878	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	237.46/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	308.21/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,455	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	304.80/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	218.80/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	285.60/cwt	279.00–292.00	1,656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	323.77/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,052	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	305.34/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,496	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	281.08/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,324	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	282.31/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,462	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	294.82/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,686	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,388	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	315.49/cwt	315.00–316.00	1,051	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	336.92/cwt	325.00–350.00	903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	373.15/cwt	365.00–380.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	253.16/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	273.87/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,016	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	295.60/cwt	270.00–315.00	990	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	129.19/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,232	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	118.94/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,129	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	111.46/cwt	109.00–114.00	999	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	130.64/cwt	127.00–134.00	2,037	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	141.51/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,002	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	130.72/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,533	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	122.12/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,447	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	139.14/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,672	17
Bulls	—	—	995	126.42/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,258	2
Bulls	—	—	1,788	164.08/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,934	9
Bulls	—	—	1,386	148.34/cwt	142.00–151.00	2,056	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	914.29/head	875.00–950.00	914	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,580	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,659.61/head	1,275.00–2,000.00	1,660	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,452	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	137.24/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,355	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	846	213.61/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,807	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	1,913.35/head	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,913	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	160.99/cwt	127.00–190.00	1,586	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,592.19/head	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,592	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	2,143.39/head	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,143	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,156.41/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,156	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,356.36/head	1,050.00–1,575.00	1,356	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,363.38/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,363	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	282.59/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,337	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	283.84/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,445	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	318.05/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,011	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	213.87/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	258.37/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,442	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	250.54/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,551	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	297.86/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,245	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	318.66/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,195	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	243.13/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	287.17/cwt	275.00–300.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	261.85/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,108	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	280.43/cwt	267.00–292.00	1,298	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	228.51/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	184.82/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	268.46/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,393	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	239.46/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,516	2

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 May 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 809Last week 575Year ago 702

Slaughter CattleReceipts 197Last week 135Year ago 193

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 102Year ago 122

Compared to last week steers sold steady to lower $5. Heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold higher $5-9. Bulls sold steady to higher $4.

Board sale 1 load of steers: 725# @ $252.25.

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	205	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	295	326.00	326.00
4	300–350	320	300.00–314.00	306.34
9	350–400	367	300.00–322.00	310.15
19	400–450	416	285.00–306.00	293.12
18	450–500	463	267.00–292.00	280.43
15	500–550	519	250.00–275.00	268.46
4	550–600	576	255.00–267.00	261.17
2	600–650	633	230.00–249.00	239.46
2	650–700	665	227.00–230.00	228.51
2	700–750	715	208.00–220.00	214.04
1	750–800	775	192.00	192.00
1	850–900	855	180.00	180.00
2	900–950	923	165.00–180.00	172.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	255.00	255.00
3	250–300	268	275.00–300.00	287.17
6	300–350	317	250.00–300.00	279.43
7	350–400	381	255.00–310.00	287.83
8	400–450	423	240.00–275.00	261.85
4	450–500	466	250.00–276.00	261.54
1	550–600	575	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	623	170.00–200.00	184.82
1	700–750	700	150.00	150.00
1	750–800	760	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	426	295.00–298.00	297.18
27	500–550	523	270.00–279.00	274.98
7	650–700	686	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	583	290.00	290.00
16	700–750	707	259.75	259.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	385.00	385.00
2	200–250	220	360.00–375.00	366.82
4	300–350	325	320.00–325.00	323.77
6	350–400	383	314.00–330.00	321.87
8	400–450	417	300.00–320.00	307.93
6	450–500	472	300.00–320.00	308.21
6	500–550	513	300.00–308.00	303.98
5	550–600	580	279.00–292.00	285.60
3	600–650	625	266.00–280.00	271.25
1	650–700	660	278.00	278.00
2	700–750	733	235.00–240.00	237.46
2	800–850	810	215.00–222.50	218.80
1	900–950	925	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	320.00	320.00
2	250–300	268	325.00–350.00	336.92
2	300–350	333	315.00–316.00	315.49
2	350–400	375	300.00–310.00	304.80
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
7	450–500	471	265.00–290.00	281.08
5	500–550	518	275.00–285.00	282.31
1	600–650	630	258.00	258.00
1	700–750	710	167.00	167.00
1	800–850	845	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	427	325.00	325.00
42	450–500	490	300.00–310.00	305.34
31	550–600	572	286.00–300.00	294.82
13	800–850	806	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	400.00	400.00
3	200–250	230	365.00–380.00	373.15
1	250–300	285	365.00	365.00
5	300–350	318	300.00–325.00	318.05
12	350–400	375	300.00–335.00	318.66
9	400–450	418	285.00–310.00	297.86
4	450–500	473	275.00–295.00	282.59
6	500–550	509	275.00–292.00	283.84
3	550–600	558	250.00–265.00	258.37
5	600–650	619	244.00–260.00	250.54
4	650–700	658	230.00–253.00	243.13
4	700–750	723	200.00–226.00	213.87
1	1000–1050	1,000	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	250.00	250.00
3	300–350	335	270.00–315.00	295.60
4	350–400	371	270.00–280.00	273.87
2	400–450	428	230.00–275.00	253.16
1	500–550	530	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	673	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	954	125.00–134.00	129.19
31	—	949	115.00–124.00	118.94
9	—	896	109.00–114.00	111.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,559	127.00–134.00	130.64
2	—	1,415	138.00–145.00	141.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,173	126.00–135.00	130.72
15	—	1,185	117.00–125.00	122.12
17	—	1,202	136.00–145.00	139.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	124.00–129.00	126.42
9	—	1,788	158.00–169.00	164.08
8	—	1,386	142.00–151.00	148.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	683	875.00–950.00	914.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	987	136.00–140.00	137.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	985	127.00–190.00	160.99
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	846	200.00–219.00	213.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	130.00	130.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,188	1,275.00–2,000.00	1,659.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	132.00	132.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,353	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,913.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	975	1,050.00–1,575.00	1,356.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,592.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,128	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,143.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	975	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,156.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,015	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,363.38

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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

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Cattlemens Livestock - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle