Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2024-06-03

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 3
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,085 head
447 vs last sale 638 268 vs year ago 817 · +32.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
9 vs last sale 141 75 vs year ago 207 · 36.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
105 head
304 vs last sale 409 83 vs year ago 22 · +377.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mixed lower $2 - higher $5. Heifers under 400# sold steady. Heifers under 400# sold higher $10-15. Slaughter cows sold higher $2-4. Bulls sold steady to higher $2.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $274.19/cwt on 148 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 115.75 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$274.19
148 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,491
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$224
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$33.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.21
vs MS average
+1.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547277.261,517117
Medium and Large 1533265.411,41427
Medium and Large 2531243.471,2934thin
One grade step is worth $33.79/cwt here — about $224 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 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 sale148 hd
274.19
MS average13 barns · 371 hd
255.98
+18.21
National average170 barns · 13,742 hd
273.03
+1.16
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−115.75
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
BullsAverage1,353152.862,06819
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,132134.731,52660
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,320120.001,5841thin
CowsLean 85-90%High964119.691,15421

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)1,357$2,0413thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,091$2,01148
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,001$1,8634thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,088$1,4292thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$1,4284thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)970$1,3501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)765$1,0001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)481$7258
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,055$2,5442thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)899$1,8677
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)675$1,6252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)855$1,2501thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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 2400–450419264.06/cwt220.00–290.001,10610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350323338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,0924
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350318323.77/cwt310.00–336.001,0304
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500468279.58/cwt270.00–292.001,30813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450439315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,38397
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522269.51/cwt260.00–280.001,40720
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600559272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,52029
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350323275.71/cwt250.00–290.008916
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600564253.71/cwt238.00–265.001,4317
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250233332.62/cwt326.00–340.007752
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400371309.45/cwt300.00–320.001,1486
HeifersMedium and Large 21050–11001,090175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,9081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600566307.64/cwt290.00–313.001,74135
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500477284.98/cwt275.00–300.001,3593
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750710220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5621
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300277337.44/cwt328.00–345.009355
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800750218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550543279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,51588
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300270378.82/cwt350.00–400.001,0234
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750715210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650619259.50/cwt259.50–259.501,60623
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373285.63/cwt275.00–304.001,0658
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500481270.58/cwt255.00–277.001,3017
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650612291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,78178
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700671254.35/cwt241.00–260.001,70714
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650613264.48/cwt250.00–279.001,6214
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300271281.45/cwt250.00–300.007634
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250208241.60/cwt200.00–300.005033
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750730164.90/cwt160.00–170.001,2042
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350324334.32/cwt325.00–350.001,0836
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250235368.94/cwt345.00–395.008672
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600571270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5425
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450419310.29/cwt300.00–320.001,30016
SteersMedium and Large 1150–200165372.73/cwt350.00–400.006152
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600567286.80/cwt275.00–300.001,62618
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800785238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,86811
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3121
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250235325.00/cwt325.00–325.007641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400378332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,25710
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300250300.00/cwt300.00–300.007501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750724200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4484
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550522294.38/cwt285.00–300.001,53711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350334350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1693
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600581256.01/cwt210.00–275.001,4874
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550517244.93/cwt200.00–285.001,2665
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500470305.50/cwt296.00–312.001,43610
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400381317.18/cwt310.00–330.001,2087
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650623236.94/cwt234.00–240.001,4762
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500494332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,64097
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350326301.62/cwt225.00–335.009836
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550544296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,6108
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400371302.15/cwt260.00–335.001,1216
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600572248.28/cwt245.00–250.001,4203
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250225367.11/cwt350.00–410.008264
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650635255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6191
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400375287.43/cwt285.00–290.001,0782
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250233251.61/cwt200.00–300.005862
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600585155.00/cwt155.00–155.009071
CowsBoner 80-85%1,089128.72/cwt124.00–133.001,40222
CowsBoner 80-85%1,144145.78/cwt144.00–154.001,6686
CowsLean 85-90%1,018125.04/cwt123.00–127.001,2737
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,320120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5841
CowsLean 85-90%947119.02/cwt115.00–121.001,12711
CowsLean 85-90%902109.67/cwt108.00–111.009893
CowsBoner 80-85%1,160136.79/cwt134.00–143.001,58732
Bulls1,310155.38/cwt150.00–160.002,0357
Bulls1,141134.82/cwt125.00–146.001,5386
Bulls1,615167.97/cwt163.00–173.002,7136
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3440800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28551,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29701,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28651,428.14/head1,225.00–1,525.001,4284
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2481725.00/head725.00–725.007258
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,168135.03/cwt130.00–140.001,5772
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0881,429.31/head1,150.00–1,650.001,4292
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3572,041.03/head1,750.00–2,250.002,0413
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0952,032.20/head1,500.00–2,200.002,03243
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-27651,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0531,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8255
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-26551,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0011,863.36/head1,525.00–2,125.001,8634
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,158134.17/cwt130.00–138.001,5543
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,115136.70/cwt126.00–145.001,5244
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-26951,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29912,133.45/head1,750.00–2,500.002,1335
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0552,544.14/head1,825.00–3,350.002,5442
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350340315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0711
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350323332.98/cwt325.00–345.001,0764
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850800195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5601
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300277381.37/cwt366.00–400.001,0563
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700685214.46/cwt209.00–220.001,4692
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900875175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5311
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450416290.88/cwt275.00–307.001,2105
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200180358.13/cwt350.00–365.006452
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500469296.84/cwt285.00–310.001,39211
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750730202.55/cwt180.00–227.001,4793
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550525236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,2391
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300290317.00/cwt317.00–317.009191
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500474253.91/cwt204.00–280.001,2044
BullsMedium and Large 2150–200155300.00/cwt300.00–300.004651
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550531243.47/cwt200.00–275.001,2934
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200195250.00/cwt250.00–250.004881
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400375312.91/cwt300.00–330.001,1734
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515277.00/cwt257.00–285.001,4275
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200185355.27/cwt350.00–360.006572
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950925150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3881
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650630236.30/cwt220.00–250.001,4894
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700667236.43/cwt220.00–247.001,5773
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450427289.50/cwt280.00–302.001,23623
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800770210.00/cwt200.00–220.001,6172

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.