Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2024-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mixed lower $5 to higher $15 based on quality. Heifers sold steady to higher $8. Bull calves sold higher $2-12. Slaughter cows sold higher $6-7. Bulls sold steady to higher $4.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $263.50/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −126.45 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.

Average price

$263.50

55 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$16.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.20

vs MS average

−5.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	268.42	1,431	38
Medium and Large 1	547	253.04	1,384	9thin
Medium and Large 2	526	251.88	1,324	8thin

One grade step is worth $16.54/cwt here — about $108 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 sale55 hd

263.50

—

MS average11 barns · 231 hd

250.30

+13.20

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−5.78

This barn, trailing median31 sales

389.94

−126.45

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	1,471	167.58	2,464	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	141.03	1,650	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	936	120.68	1,130	35

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)	1,113	$1,924	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,813	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,697	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,027	$1,490	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,062	$1,475	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	812	$1,446	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	874	$2,004	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$2,000	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$1,025	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	755	$875	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	289.25/cwt	275.00–297.00	1,388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	226.62/cwt	177.00–252.00	1,285	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	316.01/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	293.13/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	291.19/cwt	250.00–322.00	804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	250.72/cwt	224.00–267.00	1,309	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	264.48/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,240	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	311.05/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,462	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	230.24/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,421	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	280.66/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,333	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	263.75/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,361	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	280.33/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,430	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	274.52/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,029	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	284.11/cwt	275.00–301.00	1,216	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	266.07/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,104	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	297.76/cwt	260.00–318.00	995	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,166	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	248.93/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	297.19/cwt	285.00–304.00	1,554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	339.68/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,226	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	175	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,262	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	379.88/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,208	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	397.71/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,086	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	309.80/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,317	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,716	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,477	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,476	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	278.79/cwt	250.00–300.00	926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	263.66/cwt	250.00–278.00	1,751	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	700–750	741	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,097	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	401.86/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,113	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	261.59/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,491	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	311.98/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,292	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	259.08/cwt	230.00–282.00	1,352	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	241.00/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,434	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	92.10/cwt	90.00–100.00	763	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	121.51/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,118	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	143.29/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,755	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	130.91/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,358	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	155.39/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,975	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	130.38/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,321	10
Bulls	—	—	1,368	162.64/cwt	145.00–170.00	2,225	6
Bulls	—	—	1,025	137.31/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,407	2
Bulls	—	—	1,659	178.85/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,967	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,697.06/head	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,697	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,505	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,605	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	162.12/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,042	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	2,062.01/head	1,600.00–2,250.00	2,062	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	1,474.92/head	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,475	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,923.58/head	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,924	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	1,446.20/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,446	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,497.70/head	137.00–1,850.00	1,498	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,813.17/head	1,350.00–2,050.00	1,813	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	620	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,589	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	143.95/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	416.26/cwt	410.00–420.00	928	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	247.34/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,516	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	273.76/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,298	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	391.01/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,286	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	318.07/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,240	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	303.74/cwt	297.50–312.00	1,397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	323.67/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,033	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	290.79/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,108	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	240.33/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	279.39/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,456	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	349.50/cwt	330.00–365.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	313.77/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,123	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,383	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	273.13/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,164	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	256.11/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,355	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	272.09/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,276	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	312.50/cwt	300.00–325.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	331.92/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,072	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	352.76/cwt	330.00–370.00	963	9

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 757Last week 614Year ago 1,068

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 160Year ago 214

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 74Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	250.00–300.00	278.79
2	350–400	375	315.00–317.00	316.01
1	400–450	410	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	480	275.00–297.00	289.25
4	500–550	516	250.00–285.00	263.75
3	550–600	567	177.00–252.00	226.62
1	600–650	620	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	407	310.00	310.00
8	450–500	494	299.00	299.00
6	500–550	529	279.00	279.00
4	550–600	557	275.00	275.00
14	600–650	602	285.00	285.00
29	650–700	664	250.00–278.00	263.66
2	700–750	728	228.00	228.00
6	750–800	785	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	415.00	415.00
4	250–300	273	375.00–415.00	397.71
4	300–350	318	375.00–395.00	379.88
5	350–400	361	325.00–350.00	339.68
3	400–450	425	300.00–316.00	309.80
7	450–500	470	300.00–320.00	311.05
4	500–550	523	285.00–304.00	297.19
3	550–600	570	285.00–300.00	293.13
1	600–650	610	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	650	250.00–260.00	255.00
1	700–750	740	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	925	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	741	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	300.00–325.00	312.50
5	250–300	276	250.00–322.00	291.19
8	300–350	334	260.00–318.00	297.76
16	350–400	375	250.00–295.00	274.52
6	400–450	415	245.00–280.00	266.07
5	450–500	469	250.00–275.00	264.48
7	500–550	522	224.00–267.00	250.72
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	615	220.00–240.00	230.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	402	290.00	290.00
15	450–500	475	280.00–281.00	280.66
24	500–550	510	275.00–283.00	280.33
14	550–600	573	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	330.00–365.00	349.50
9	250–300	273	330.00–370.00	352.76
10	300–350	323	320.00–355.00	331.92
11	350–400	358	300.00–325.00	313.77
11	400–450	428	275.00–301.00	284.11
8	450–500	469	260.00–280.00	272.09
5	500–550	529	250.00–270.00	256.11
3	550–600	567	245.00–252.00	248.93
1	600–650	635	244.00	244.00
1	650–700	680	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	410.00–420.00	416.26
9	250–300	277	375.00–415.00	401.86
15	300–350	329	375.00–405.00	391.01
6	350–400	390	300.00–330.00	318.07
7	400–450	414	300.00–330.00	311.98
3	450–500	460	297.50–312.00	303.74
8	500–550	521	270.00–295.00	279.39
6	550–600	570	255.00–270.00	261.59
6	600–650	613	240.00–257.00	247.34
3	650–700	665	234.00–245.00	240.33
1	750–800	750	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	890	159.00	159.00
1	950–1000	955	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	300.00–355.00	323.67
6	350–400	381	275.00–305.00	290.79
5	400–450	426	250.00–300.00	273.13
5	450–500	474	250.00–290.00	273.76
7	500–550	522	230.00–282.00	259.08
2	550–600	595	235.00–247.00	241.00
1	650–700	670	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	492	281.00	281.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	828	90.00–100.00	92.10
21	—	920	115.00–126.00	121.51
10	—	1,013	126.00–137.00	130.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,225	136.00–149.00	143.29
22	—	1,037	124.00–135.00	130.91
10	—	1,271	150.00–160.00	155.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,368	145.00–170.00	162.64
2	—	1,025	134.00–140.00	137.31
8	—	1,659	174.00–185.00	178.85

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)	4	—	1,075	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,697.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	140.00	140.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	139.00	139.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,062	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,474.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,113	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,923.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	812	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,446.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,055	137.00–1,850.00	1,497.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,110	1,350.00–2,050.00	1,813.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	140.00	140.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,282	143.00–145.00	143.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	1,425.00	1,425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	643	155.00–170.00	162.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	874	1,600.00–2,250.00	2,062.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,220	2,100.00	2,100.00

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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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Cattlemens Livestock - West Point, MS

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