Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2024-07-22

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 22
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,020 head
67 vs last sale 1,087 141 vs year ago 879 · +16.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
193 head
31 vs last sale 224 10 vs year ago 183 · +5.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
161 head
12 vs last sale 149 76 vs year ago 85 · +89.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to lower $5. Heifers sold mixed - higher $3 to lower $4. Bull calves sold steady to higher $7. Slaughter cows sold lower $3-7. Bulls sold lower $10-11.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.53/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 141.41 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$248.53
69 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,341
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$40.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.74
vs MS average
16.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524270.001,4159thin
Medium and Large 1538250.621,34745
Medium and Large 2556229.391,27515thin
One grade step is worth $40.61/cwt here — about $140 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale69 hd
248.53
MS average13 barns · 400 hd
247.79
+0.74
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
−16.10
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−141.41
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
BullsLow1,559155.302,42128
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,167128.991,50683
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,435121.001,7361thin
CowsLean 85-90%High991114.031,13029

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,107$2,1293thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$2,0704thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$1,8683thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)959$1,73616
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,017$1,72226
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,216$1,4764thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)943$1,41513
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)960$1,1252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)875$9182thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)901$2,26412
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,073$2,2209
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,038$1,76410
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)795$1,03112
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)820$1,0276

Every lot, as filed

128 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
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750734246.29/cwt240.00–250.001,8084
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300278283.06/cwt270.00–300.007875
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400384267.80/cwt250.00–285.001,0289
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350317271.05/cwt225.00–312.008595
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350318347.34/cwt340.00–360.001,1056
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700668258.60/cwt247.00–270.001,7276
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500498274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,36510
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650619206.18/cwt185.00–220.001,2764
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600573222.62/cwt200.00–235.001,27610
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500468252.89/cwt205.00–267.001,18412
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650626274.81/cwt266.00–285.001,7207
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550521293.11/cwt280.00–300.001,5277
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700675173.40/cwt165.00–180.001,1703
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650616238.32/cwt225.00–250.001,4689
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950945200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8901
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250237302.72/cwt290.00–320.0071710
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425262.62/cwt260.00–270.001,1164
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550524270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4159
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523253.40/cwt240.00–260.001,32529
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750710170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2071
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250238280.63/cwt260.00–300.006682
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750728207.49/cwt197.00–220.001,5114
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450426290.46/cwt275.00–300.001,23720
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500470266.32/cwt260.00–280.001,25221
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700665223.17/cwt210.00–230.001,4847
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600570241.05/cwt235.00–245.001,3745
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350328318.11/cwt300.00–325.001,04318
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600564245.58/cwt235.00–256.001,38516
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400374302.51/cwt290.00–312.001,13116
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300281314.15/cwt300.00–325.008835
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200195315.00/cwt315.00–315.006141
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570263.00/cwt250.00–280.001,49913
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850823140.55/cwt120.00–160.001,1572
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650638244.82/cwt230.00–260.001,5622
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425277.15/cwt270.00–285.001,1782
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650608250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5206
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425315.72/cwt300.00–326.001,34223
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500480275.21/cwt260.00–295.001,3213
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900865120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500468300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4049
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500470307.56/cwt300.00–318.001,44613
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400386323.27/cwt316.00–330.001,2485
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250240350.00/cwt350.00–350.008401
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900875220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550508295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4996
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800780117.50/cwt117.50–117.509171
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600565286.82/cwt280.00–300.001,6219
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800780235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8331
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300265354.72/cwt350.00–360.009402
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400379310.08/cwt290.00–325.001,1758
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950920130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1961
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350340320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0881
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300280320.00/cwt300.00–330.008963
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700693240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6632
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550530270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650610292.95/cwt290.00–295.001,78722
SteersMedium and Large 2150–200175300.00/cwt300.00–300.005251
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650620215.08/cwt210.00–220.001,3332
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350322310.34/cwt270.00–340.009998
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700673215.02/cwt210.00–220.001,4472
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450415315.73/cwt300.00–328.001,31015
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425270.95/cwt240.00–295.001,1529
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300271306.38/cwt275.00–325.0083013
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,435121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,7361
CowsLean 85-90%1,075121.18/cwt120.00–122.001,30311
CowsLean 85-90%935113.93/cwt109.00–119.001,06512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,182130.43/cwt126.00–135.001,54249
CowsLean 85-90%948101.14/cwt90.00–106.009596
CowsBoner 80-85%1,144123.73/cwt119.00–125.001,41526
CowsBoner 80-85%1,153137.22/cwt136.00–139.001,5828
Bulls1,743148.42/cwt148.00–149.002,5873
Bulls1,664165.53/cwt163.00–170.002,7546
Bulls1,29093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,2001
Bulls1,508156.50/cwt150.00–160.002,36018
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,385130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,8011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2820170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3941
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29012,263.89/head1,600.00–2,625.002,26412
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0771,955.52/head1,800.00–2,300.001,9565
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38651,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2835835.00/head835.00–835.008351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39151,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2161,475.90/head1,450.00–1,500.001,4764
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29501,433.30/head1,000.00–1,700.001,43312
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29351,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,170136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,5911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,125135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,5191
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29591,735.90/head1,250.00–2,050.001,73616
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0402,070.40/head1,775.00–2,250.002,0704
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1282,109.53/head2,000.00–2,200.002,1102
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39851,385.00/head1,385.00–1,385.001,3851
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3915105.00/cwt105.00–105.009611
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,038126.08/cwt120.00–130.001,3093
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0151,324.26/head1,250.00–1,400.001,3242
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,040136.51/cwt135.00–138.001,4202
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1072,128.61/head2,000.00–2,350.002,1293
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650625239.21/cwt230.00–257.001,4955
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550521242.92/cwt238.00–250.001,2665
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400376285.03/cwt240.00–314.001,0728
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250245325.00/cwt325.00–325.007961
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500460263.24/cwt250.00–285.001,2116
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200175350.00/cwt350.00–350.006131
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900885115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0181
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300280354.46/cwt340.00–375.009929
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400372320.50/cwt310.00–330.001,1929
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250228359.23/cwt350.00–370.008192
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350314343.25/cwt325.00–355.001,07812
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850823180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4812
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550517275.90/cwt265.00–287.001,4269
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500471291.89/cwt275.00–300.001,37514
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750735216.05/cwt212.00–220.001,5882
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700660150.00/cwt150.00–150.009901
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850810110.00/cwt110.00–110.008911
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0671,912.72/head1,825.00–2,025.001,9133
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0901,951.15/head1,700.00–2,200.001,9512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,133129.10/cwt125.00–133.001,4632
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39851,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0692,551.17/head2,175.00–3,000.002,5514
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6005
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3705810.64/head700.00–900.008112
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-2590550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-2655725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28301,114.62/head900.00–1,250.001,1159
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2700167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,1731
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,028143.02/cwt125.00–157.501,4705
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3815900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28791,177.70/head850.00–1,400.001,1784
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0171,754.81/head1,000.00–2,375.001,75524

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.