Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2024-05-27

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, May 27
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
638 head
171 vs last sale 809 37 vs year ago 675 · 5.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
141 head
56 vs last sale 197 34 vs year ago 175 · 19.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
409 head
331 vs last sale 78 306 vs year ago 103 · +297.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mixed higher $5 to lower $5. Heifers sold mostly steady to higher $10. Slaughter cows sold higher $1-2. Bulls sold higher $2-5.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.86/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 127.08 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$262.86
42 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,418
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$26.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.82
vs MS average
4.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532276.001,4688thin
Medium and Large 1541262.971,42226
Medium and Large 2544249.361,3568thin
One grade step is worth $26.64/cwt here — about $113 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

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 sale42 hd
262.86
MS average13 barns · 416 hd
248.04
+14.82
National average129 barns · 6,320 hd
267.62
−4.76
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−127.08
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
BullsAverage1,622159.512,58714
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,170132.971,55655
CowsLean 85-90%Average932114.221,06527

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,146$2,40564
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,082$2,37217
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,174$2,21551
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,011$1,99215
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,175$1,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,9502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,650$1,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,014$1,4748
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,110$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,037$2,90523
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,151$2,88671
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$2,8443thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$2,7506
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,010$2,5824thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,310$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)932$2,0197
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)766$1,8004thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$1,7001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)725$1,0873thin

Every lot, as filed

127 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 1200–250205337.00/cwt337.00–337.006911
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400360250.00/cwt232.00–268.009002
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550538278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,4967
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450415285.67/cwt280.00–292.001,1863
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750715235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6801
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500475295.14/cwt265.00–312.001,40213
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650625244.37/cwt240.00–258.001,5275
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500468279.18/cwt275.00–281.001,3075
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550525265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3911
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400367301.82/cwt285.00–310.001,1083
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500465285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3251
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800770208.90/cwt197.50–220.001,6092
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700668239.74/cwt230.00–250.001,6012
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800750210.00/cwt200.00–220.001,5752
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350343307.59/cwt295.00–320.001,0552
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400373312.17/cwt300.00–330.001,1648
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300288347.58/cwt338.00–355.001,0013
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1103,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0352,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0502,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1462,386.64/head2,000.00–2,750.002,3874
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0263,217.93/head1,750.00–3,700.003,2189
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29651,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0402,063.75/head1,500.00–3,000.002,0645
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1512,160.17/head1,400.00–3,025.002,16031
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2855129.79/cwt125.00–134.001,1104
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2725160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1601
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-27661,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-27251,087.36/head1,025.00–1,200.001,0873
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0312,079.22/head1,500.00–3,000.002,07914
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2422,380.26/head1,575.00–2,750.002,38019
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1151,949.78/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1882,687.93/head2,100.00–3,600.002,68829
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,500.00/head2,350.00–2,650.002,50012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3765900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2670750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1131,690.19/head1,300.00–2,050.001,6906
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2620750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2725775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1122,171.29/head1,450.00–2,750.002,17135
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0352,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0412,718.18/head2,575.00–3,000.002,71811
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1902,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,290130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6771
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,380133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,8351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,6501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1712,941.77/head1,700.00–3,500.002,94224
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1552,956.10/head2,250.00–3,700.002,95641
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7506
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28802,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27651,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-36251,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0022,609.98/head2,350.00–2,850.002,6103
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0352,791.30/head2,350.00–3,250.002,7912
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3102,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0101,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29502,126.11/head1,800.00–2,350.002,1265
Bulls1,476155.96/cwt145.00–160.002,3026
Bulls1,365137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,8701
Bulls1,784165.77/cwt162.00–169.002,9577
CowsBoner 80-85%1,229140.42/cwt139.00–143.001,72611
CowsLean 85-90%903114.59/cwt110.00–120.001,03514
CowsLean 85-90%934103.76/cwt92.00–110.009696
CowsBoner 80-85%1,053124.56/cwt118.00–127.001,3128
CowsBoner 80-85%1,178132.57/cwt128.00–138.001,56236
CowsLean 85-90%990122.46/cwt120.00–127.001,2127
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300280338.00/cwt338.00–338.009461
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500465318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,47910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550528300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,58415
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600580284.50/cwt284.50–284.501,65012
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650632241.00/cwt175.00–269.001,5235
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2261
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600567258.20/cwt255.00–260.001,4645
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450414312.95/cwt305.00–320.001,2969
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325336.49/cwt336.00–337.001,0942
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900875170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4881
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700693255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7672
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300272345.48/cwt335.00–365.009406
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350315310.48/cwt300.00–320.009782
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500477305.90/cwt290.00–312.501,4597
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400390314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,2251
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750713254.19/cwt240.00–266.001,8123
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750720230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6561
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523298.84/cwt290.00–310.001,5636
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800785245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9231
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300276268.21/cwt230.00–316.007404
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800780180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4041
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650613283.07/cwt270.00–300.001,7357
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950945190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7961
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700668274.96/cwt270.00–280.001,8373
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850815240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9561
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650624216.44/cwt175.00–230.001,3514
HeifersMedium and Large 11050–11001,050150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5751
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250220262.22/cwt250.00–275.005772
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600579281.44/cwt270.00–300.001,6307
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375264.95/cwt200.00–291.0099412
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750720210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5121
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300272315.46/cwt300.00–330.008583
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750715229.78/cwt220.00–247.501,6433
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700668246.31/cwt235.00–254.001,6454
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,020167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,7091
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950905175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5841
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900895150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3431
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350326304.45/cwt298.00–312.009937
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500474278.56/cwt270.00–290.001,32014
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,030160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6481
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550532276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,4688
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250235310.00/cwt300.00–320.007292
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900873195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7022
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200185330.00/cwt330.00–330.006111
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850810200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6202
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523268.90/cwt255.00–277.001,40616
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950910165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5021
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600569253.48/cwt240.00–265.001,44210
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450415298.09/cwt288.00–310.001,23712
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600573249.80/cwt230.00–260.001,4313
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350315291.35/cwt280.00–302.009182
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550526249.10/cwt225.00–275.001,3105
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400371304.29/cwt292.00–314.001,12916
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450417268.26/cwt245.00–282.501,11910
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650618249.99/cwt240.00–258.001,54512
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550518271.85/cwt260.00–282.501,4084
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425303.93/cwt294.00–319.001,2929
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500474268.81/cwt240.00–284.001,2746
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600572257.02/cwt250.00–262.001,4705

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.