Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2024-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $5-8. Heifers sold steady to higher $5 in spots. Slaughter cows sold steady to higher $2. Bulls sold higher $5.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $263.11/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −126.83 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.

Average price

$263.11

64 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,449

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$15.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.45

vs MS average

−2.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	264.95	1,472	41
Medium and Large 1	543	260.80	1,417	21
Medium and Large 2	538	249.86	1,344	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.09/cwt here — about $127 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

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 sale64 hd

263.11

—

MS average13 barns · 320 hd

253.66

+9.45

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

−2.26

This barn, trailing median31 sales

389.94

−126.83

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	1,507	160.65	2,420	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,484	139.78	2,074	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,103	136.27	1,503	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	942	118.66	1,118	26

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,750	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	976	$1,544	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	908	$1,486	8
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,215	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,646	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,500	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$2,488	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	764	$1,444	9

Every lot, as filed

108 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,700.85/head	1,425.00–1,925.00	1,701	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	1,486.30/head	1,050.00–2,000.00	1,486	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,749.69/head	1,275.00–2,200.00	1,750	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	408.32/cwt	405.00–410.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	406	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,328	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	281.12/cwt	272.00–287.00	1,439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,702	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,028	163.44/cwt	155.00–172.00	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	267.42/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	280.29/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,620	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	242.69/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,701	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	313.95/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,425	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	179.76/cwt	135.00–225.00	1,663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	292.83/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,302	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	280.67/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,619	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	298.20/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,527	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	313.56/cwt	300.00–324.00	1,317	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	278.37/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,617	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	457	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,485	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	357.56/cwt	355.00–360.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	324.97/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,245	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	180.03/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	264	280.81/cwt	250.00–300.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	249.86/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	274.04/cwt	269.00–277.00	1,474	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	463	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,315	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,460	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	129.61/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	306.91/cwt	300.00–326.00	1,139	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	264.02/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,373	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	300.27/cwt	275.00–325.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	281.37/cwt	250.00–300.00	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	245.03/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,171	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,473	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	335.79/cwt	320.00–347.50	923	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	329.67/cwt	312.00–345.00	1,062	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,325	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	283.91/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,093	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	346.28/cwt	335.00–360.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	256.51/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,472	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	274.21/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,270	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	293.66/cwt	280.00–308.00	1,227	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	378.98/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,061	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	136.18/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,502	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	113.94/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,036	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	147.55/cwt	146.00–149.00	2,228	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,974	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,869	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,024	128.82/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,319	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	146.66/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,773	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	120.76/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,156	18
Bulls	—	—	1,501	163.08/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,448	6
Bulls	—	—	1,733	177.05/cwt	173.00–180.00	3,068	4
Bulls	—	—	1,382	149.19/cwt	144.00–157.00	2,062	7
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	665	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	1,444.15/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,444	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	141.70/cwt	133.00–150.00	1,221	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	707	228.67/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,617	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,600.00/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,600	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	2,657.91/head	2,100.00–3,000.00	2,658	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	2,487.85/head	2,000.00–3,500.00	2,488	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	310.86/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,309	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	251.34/cwt	243.00–259.00	1,546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	299.90/cwt	270.00–330.00	1,107	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	261.56/cwt	259.00–267.00	1,486	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	320.17/cwt	306.00–336.00	1,073	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	273.59/cwt	260.00–291.00	1,291	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	332.51/cwt	250.00–350.00	928	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	289.34/cwt	281.00–308.00	1,369	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	235.02/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	245.86/cwt	236.00–259.00	1,537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	234.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	268.42/cwt	250.00–279.00	1,154	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	385	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	400.27/cwt	380.00–416.00	893	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	242.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	283.83/cwt	257.00–316.00	1,209	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	504	268.11/cwt	250.00–278.00	1,351	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	322.35/cwt	316.00–328.00	1,196	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	342.11/cwt	328.00–370.00	1,105	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	274.65/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,445	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	235.70/cwt	200.00–262.00	1,332	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	315.54/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,177	5

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 Jun 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 928Last week 1,085Year ago 911

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 132Year ago 223

Replacement CattleReceipts 113Last week 105Year ago 57

Compared to last week steers sold higher $5-8. Heifers sold steady to higher $5 in spots. Slaughter cows sold steady to higher $2. Bulls sold higher $5.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,080	1,425.00–1,925.00	1,700.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	908	1,050.00–2,000.00	1,486.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	960	1,275.00–2,200.00	1,749.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	146.00	146.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	665	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,500.00	1,500.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	764	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,444.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	862	133.00–150.00	141.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	707	210.00–250.00	228.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,100	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	981	2,100.00–3,000.00	2,657.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,138	2,000.00–3,500.00	2,487.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,215	2,000.00	2,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	405.00–410.00	408.32
1	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	383	320.00–330.00	324.97
4	400–450	420	300.00–324.00	313.56
5	450–500	454	302.00–320.00	313.95
3	500–550	512	272.00–287.00	281.12
8	550–600	578	270.00–290.00	280.29
1	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	663	260.00–275.00	267.42
2	700–750	738	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	760	230.00	230.00
2	800–850	813	170.00–190.00	180.03
1	850–900	855	192.00	192.00
2	900–950	925	135.00–225.00	179.76
2	1000–1050	1,028	155.00–172.00	163.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	406	327.00	327.00
9	450–500	457	325.00	325.00
26	550–600	581	278.00–280.00	278.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	355.00–360.00	357.56
1	300–350	340	275.00	275.00
5	350–400	373	300.00–330.00	315.54
4	400–450	418	285.00–300.00	292.83
1	450–500	485	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	545	252.00	252.00
7	550–600	565	200.00–262.00	235.70
1	700–750	725	190.00	190.00
2	800–850	825	125.00–134.00	129.61
1	850–900	860	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	500–550	512	296.00–300.00	298.20
37	550–600	577	275.00–290.00	280.67
9	600–650	608	280.00	280.00
5	650–700	651	200.00	200.00
13	700–750	701	240.00–245.00	242.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	275.00–325.00	300.27
4	250–300	264	250.00–300.00	280.81
3	300–350	322	250.00–300.00	281.37
5	350–400	385	275.00–300.00	283.91
7	400–450	430	250.00–279.00	268.42
3	450–500	478	235.00–260.00	245.03
2	500–550	538	240.00–260.00	249.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
6	450–500	480	276.00	276.00
20	500–550	538	269.00–277.00	274.04
9	550–600	580	254.00	254.00
7	650–700	669	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	463	284.00	284.00
12	550–600	566	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	225	335.00–360.00	346.28
14	250–300	275	320.00–347.50	335.79
11	300–350	322	312.00–345.00	329.67
15	350–400	371	300.00–326.00	306.91
12	400–450	418	280.00–308.00	293.66
12	450–500	463	270.00–294.00	274.21
12	500–550	520	250.00–274.00	264.02
9	550–600	574	250.00–264.00	256.51
5	600–650	625	236.00–259.00	245.86
2	650–700	665	230.00–240.00	234.89
1	750–800	770	204.00	204.00
1	800–850	830	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	302.00	302.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	223	380.00–416.00	400.27
8	250–300	280	365.00–395.00	378.98
8	300–350	323	328.00–370.00	342.11
8	350–400	371	316.00–328.00	322.35
14	400–450	421	300.00–320.00	310.86
8	450–500	473	281.00–308.00	289.34
7	500–550	526	260.00–285.00	274.65
5	550–600	568	259.00–267.00	261.56
4	600–650	615	243.00–259.00	251.34
2	650–700	673	230.00–240.00	235.02
1	700–750	710	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	765	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	320.00	320.00
6	250–300	279	250.00–350.00	332.51
4	300–350	335	306.00–336.00	320.17
4	350–400	369	270.00–330.00	299.90
4	400–450	426	257.00–316.00	283.83
3	450–500	472	260.00–291.00	273.59
4	500–550	504	250.00–278.00	268.11
2	550–600	588	240.00–245.00	242.51

Slaughter Cattle

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,103	131.00–141.00	136.18
15	—	1,024	125.00–130.00	128.82
11	—	1,209	143.00–153.00	146.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	909	110.00–115.00	113.94
18	—	957	116.00–126.00	120.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	146.00–149.00	147.55
1	—	1,420	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,495	125.00	125.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,501	158.00–168.00	163.08
4	—	1,733	173.00–180.00	177.05
7	—	1,382	144.00–157.00	149.19

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Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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