Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2024-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $2-10. Heifers sold steady to higher $10 in spots. Bull calves sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.24/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −128.70 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.

Average price

$261.24

45 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,416

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$30.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.98

vs MS average

−5.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	270.63	1,438	19thin
Medium and Large 1	551	260.78	1,436	18thin
Medium and Large 2	547	239.97	1,314	8thin

One grade step is worth $30.66/cwt here — about $125 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 sale45 hd

261.24

—

MS average13 barns · 267 hd

253.26

+7.98

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−5.98

This barn, trailing median31 sales

389.94

−128.70

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	—	High	1,510	166.70	2,517	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,098	134.76	1,479	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	966	113.75	1,099	46

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,042	$1,847	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,192	$1,800	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,174	$1,757	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,649	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,046	$1,469	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,337	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	902	$1,334	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,302	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	892	$1,925	16

Every lot, as filed

107 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	313.82/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	243.74/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,258	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	292.46/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	385.93/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,096	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	279.90/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	256.83/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,484	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	341.18/cwt	336.00–350.00	1,041	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	285.66/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,205	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	250.65/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	269.77/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,163	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	266.95/cwt	250.00–285.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	253.92/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,600	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,482	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	363.42/cwt	358.00–370.00	981	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,406	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	294.80/cwt	282.00–316.00	1,106	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	227.00/cwt	210.00–244.00	1,487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	264.72/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,384	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	273.83/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,292	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	248.02/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,563	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,352	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	288.27/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	412.66/cwt	405.00–420.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	190	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	314.76/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,486	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,888	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	314.79/cwt	297.00–325.00	1,341	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	345.04/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	294.94/cwt	225.00–318.00	970	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,285	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	247.56/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	259.82/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,372	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	298.90/cwt	295.00–306.00	1,554	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	272.22/cwt	250.00–307.00	1,326	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	252.09/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,419	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	287.93/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,491	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	306.76/cwt	298.00–320.00	1,436	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	310.08/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,197	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	288.35/cwt	250.00–314.00	917	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	305.58/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,140	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	135.73/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,511	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	147.79/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,669	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	113.64/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,107	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	122.68/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,207	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	869	101.33/cwt	95.00–107.50	881	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	124.60/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,313	21
Bulls	—	—	1,675	174.79/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,928	5
Bulls	—	—	1,441	163.33/cwt	144.00–169.00	2,354	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	1,800.23/head	1,700.00–2,025.00	1,800	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,336.57/head	1,000.00–1,650.00	1,337	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,558.29/head	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,558	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	730	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,840.45/head	1,285.00–2,350.00	1,840	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,648.89/head	1,200.00–1,900.00	1,649	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,413.86/head	1,175.00–1,600.00	1,414	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	1,847.20/head	1,350.00–2,050.00	1,847	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	680	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,302.18/head	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,302	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,040.27/head	1,500.00–2,825.00	2,040	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,655.94/head	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,656	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	402.71/cwt	400.00–408.00	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	213.82/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	305.50/cwt	295.00–318.00	1,277	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	261.24/cwt	254.00–280.00	1,500	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	238.29/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	177.51/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	274.27/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,434	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	367.83/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,037	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	275.67/cwt	228.00–297.00	1,285	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	248.35/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	170.94/cwt	160.00–182.50	1,407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	354.73/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,149	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	263.00/cwt	220.00–282.00	976	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	237.71/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,265	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	245.62/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	280.84/cwt	227.00–300.00	1,196	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	188	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	246.45/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,274	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	210.11/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,574	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	194.95/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	305.34/cwt	250.00–335.00	831	8

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 614Last week 928Year ago 606

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 162Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 113Year ago 46

Compared to last week steers sold higher $2-10. Heifers sold steady to higher $10 in spots. Bull calves sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	405.00–420.00	412.66
5	250–300	284	375.00–395.00	385.93
2	300–350	308	340.00–350.00	345.04
4	350–400	383	300.00–320.00	313.82
5	400–450	426	297.00–325.00	314.79
5	450–500	472	310.00–320.00	314.76
7	500–550	520	295.00–306.00	298.90
4	550–600	584	280.00–302.00	288.27
4	600–650	633	275.00–290.00	279.90
1	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	740	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	775	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	433	285.00–300.00	292.46
3	450–500	487	250.00–307.00	272.22
4	500–550	528	235.00–275.00	259.82
2	550–600	580	245.00–250.00	247.56
5	600–650	615	245.00–260.00	252.09
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	440	292.00	292.00
4	450–500	452	314.00	314.00
12	500–550	518	280.00–299.00	287.93
8	550–600	589	287.00	287.00
4	650–700	665	264.00	264.00
5	800–850	821	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	250.00	250.00
2	200–250	238	250.00–285.00	266.95
8	250–300	272	250.00–335.00	305.34
8	300–350	329	225.00–318.00	294.94
7	350–400	371	220.00–282.00	263.00
9	400–450	431	260.00–285.00	269.77
3	450–500	470	250.00–252.00	250.65
5	500–550	532	220.00–260.00	237.71
3	550–600	573	240.00–246.00	243.74
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	688	180.00–210.00	194.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	440	286.00	286.00
4	450–500	497	272.00	272.00
11	500–550	513	274.00	274.00
8	550–600	557	266.00	266.00
7	600–650	630	250.00–257.00	253.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	380.00	380.00
6	250–300	270	358.00–370.00	363.42
5	300–350	305	336.00–350.00	341.18
9	350–400	375	282.00–316.00	294.80
14	400–450	422	275.00–300.00	285.66
15	450–500	472	270.00–287.00	273.83
9	500–550	523	255.00–276.00	264.72
9	550–600	578	250.00–270.00	256.83
11	600–650	630	240.00–260.00	248.02
2	650–700	655	210.00–244.00	227.00
2	700–750	713	200.00–220.00	210.11
1	750–800	750	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	815	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	188	410.00	410.00
3	200–250	222	400.00–408.00	402.71
6	250–300	282	350.00–390.00	367.83
8	300–350	324	335.00–370.00	354.73
4	350–400	386	300.00–325.00	310.08
6	400–450	418	295.00–318.00	305.50
10	450–500	468	298.00–320.00	306.76
9	500–550	523	260.00–285.00	274.27
5	550–600	574	254.00–280.00	261.24
3	600–650	625	230.00–257.00	245.62
4	650–700	674	230.00–243.00	238.29
2	700–750	728	200.00–227.00	213.82
1	750–800	770	175.00	175.00
2	800–850	823	160.00–182.50	170.94
2	850–900	893	175.00–180.00	177.51
1	900–950	900	138.00	138.00
1	950–1000	950	138.00	138.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	250.00–314.00	288.35
3	350–400	373	285.00–325.00	305.58
5	400–450	426	227.00–300.00	280.84
9	450–500	466	228.00–297.00	275.67
3	500–550	517	235.00–255.00	246.45
3	550–600	575	245.00–250.00	248.35
1	700–750	705	197.50	197.50
1	750–800	790	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	583	270.00	270.00
4	600–650	625	210.00	210.00
4	750–800	754	199.00	199.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,113	130.00–144.00	135.73
14	—	1,129	145.00–155.00	147.79
21	—	1,054	120.00–130.00	124.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	974	109.00–119.00	113.64
6	—	984	120.00–125.00	122.68
4	—	869	95.00–107.50	101.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,675	170.00–180.00	174.79
12	—	1,441	144.00–169.00	163.33

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,192	1,700.00–2,025.00	1,800.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	805	1,000.00–1,650.00	1,336.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,085	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,558.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,215	1,285.00–2,350.00	1,840.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	900	1,200.00–1,900.00	1,648.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	988	1,175.00–1,600.00	1,413.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,042	1,350.00–2,050.00	1,847.20
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	680	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,070	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,302.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	925	1,500.00–2,825.00	2,040.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	835	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,655.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,310	176.00	176.00

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Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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