Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2024-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $2-6. Heifers sold steady to higher $6. Bulls sold higher $4-10. Slaughter cows sold steady to higher $3. Bulls sold lower $1-3.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.03/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −131.92 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.

Average price

$258.03

55 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,390

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$11.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.31

vs MS average

−0.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	566	263.57	1,492	7thin
Medium and Large 1	536	259.36	1,391	33
Medium and Large 2	531	252.51	1,340	15thin

One grade step is worth $11.06/cwt here — about $152 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

258.03

—

MS average12 barns · 299 hd

245.72

+12.31

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−0.43

This barn, trailing median31 sales

389.94

−131.92

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	1,509	149.53	2,256	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	133.84	1,613	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	128.00	2,067	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	924	109.87	1,015	11

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)	1,240	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,093	$1,870	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,182	$1,721	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,143	$1,719	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,033	$1,690	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	718	$2,002	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	831	$1,898	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	710	$800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,280	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	775	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	314.30/cwt	300.00–325.00	889	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	316.99/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,018	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	217.54/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	271.35/cwt	235.00–290.00	1,020	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	285.64/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,197	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	264.15/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,376	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	277.28/cwt	225.00–300.00	885	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	300.02/cwt	275.00–320.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	298.98/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,079	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	833	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,858	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	227.40/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	274.82/cwt	262.00–288.00	1,286	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	262.79/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,101	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	262.82/cwt	225.00–300.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	253.91/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,204	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	283.79/cwt	276.00–297.00	1,629	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	256.37/cwt	210.00–272.00	1,346	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	183	342.40/cwt	335.00–350.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	260.12/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	300.97/cwt	295.00–308.00	1,553	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,723	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	260.84/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,638	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	237.37/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	369.63/cwt	365.00–375.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	276.67/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,726	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	349.00/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	326.61/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,368	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	269.49/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	329.45/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,258	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	281.66/cwt	272.00–289.00	1,344	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	304.98/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	227.55/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	277.20/cwt	257.00–285.00	1,428	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,539	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	303.33/cwt	295.00–316.00	1,435	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	704	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,830	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	593	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,690	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	280.82/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,238	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	291.26/cwt	282.00–305.00	1,369	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	225.01/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	261.57/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,611	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	100–150	130	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	209.93/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,346	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,067	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	127.04/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,466	12
Bulls	—	—	1,598	153.16/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,447	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,900	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	134.04/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,576	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	119.50/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,196	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	109.13/cwt	102.00–114.00	931	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	94.55/cwt	90.00–99.00	818	3
Bulls	—	—	1,348	142.56/cwt	133.00–148.00	1,922	9
Bulls	—	—	1,776	163.91/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,911	4
Bulls	—	—	1,080	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,318	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	164.15/cwt	140.00–210.00	1,684	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,279.97/head	1,275.00–1,285.00	1,280	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,870.31/head	1,450.00–2,250.00	1,870	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	710	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,690.34/head	1,375.00–2,075.00	1,690	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,688	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	1,720.62/head	1,350.00–1,825.00	1,721	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,719.38/head	1,000.00–2,300.00	1,719	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	2,001.74/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,002	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	2,045.72/head	1,625.00–2,700.00	2,046	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	485	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	216.35/cwt	204.00–225.00	1,331	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	248.34/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,421	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	301.68/cwt	250.00–328.00	1,140	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,613	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	345.34/cwt	340.00–350.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	242.09/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,484	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	145	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	229.82/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	280.08/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,482	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	261.03/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	321.14/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,047	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	273.74/cwt	260.00–284.00	1,303	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	283.42/cwt	260.00–297.00	1,213	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	367.58/cwt	350.00–375.00	978	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	328.57/cwt	290.00–365.00	881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	355.84/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,153	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	326.85/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,219	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	242.42/cwt	238.00–252.00	1,639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	308.46/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,280	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	255.23/cwt	214.00–280.00	1,312	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	274.56/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,579	14

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 Jul 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 629Last week 1,020Year ago 641

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 193Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 161Year ago 103

Compared to last week steers sold higher $2-6. Heifers sold steady to higher $6. Bulls sold higher $4-10. Slaughter cows sold steady to higher $3. Bulls sold lower $1-3.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	145	340.00	340.00
2	200–250	220	340.00–350.00	345.34
5	250–300	283	300.00–325.00	314.30
12	300–350	321	310.00–330.00	316.99
19	350–400	361	290.00–310.00	298.98
18	400–450	419	275.00–300.00	285.64
23	450–500	468	262.00–288.00	274.82
23	500–550	521	250.00–275.00	264.15
10	550–600	572	240.00–258.00	248.34
9	600–650	613	235.00–250.00	242.09
4	650–700	665	220.00–240.00	229.82
4	700–750	730	200.00–230.00	217.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	275.00–320.00	300.02
2	250–300	293	225.00–300.00	262.82
8	300–350	319	225.00–300.00	277.28
18	350–400	376	235.00–290.00	271.35
14	400–450	419	235.00–275.00	262.79
5	450–500	474	240.00–270.00	253.91
13	500–550	525	210.00–272.00	256.37
2	550–600	568	220.00–235.00	227.40
3	600–650	615	204.00–225.00	216.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	578	267.00	267.00
12	600–650	628	260.00–262.00	260.84
8	650–700	672	240.00	240.00
14	700–750	721	239.00	239.00
7	800–850	833	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	550	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	365.00–375.00	369.63
2	300–350	330	348.00–350.00	349.00
6	350–400	382	320.00–345.00	329.45
6	400–450	419	320.00–340.00	326.61
12	450–500	473	295.00–316.00	303.33
7	500–550	516	295.00–308.00	300.97
11	550–600	574	276.00–297.00	283.79
8	600–650	624	270.00–287.00	276.67
1	650–700	675	268.00	268.00
2	700–750	708	225.00–250.00	237.37
2	750–800	768	230.00–235.00	232.46
1	800–850	825	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	183	335.00–350.00	342.40
1	250–300	270	235.00	235.00
2	300–350	343	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	372	300.00–315.00	304.98
7	400–450	441	250.00–300.00	280.82
5	450–500	477	272.00–289.00	281.66
6	500–550	515	257.00–285.00	277.20
2	550–600	583	269.00–270.00	269.49
2	600–650	620	255.00–265.00	260.12
2	650–700	668	225.00–230.00	227.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	490	304.00	304.00
6	500–550	513	300.00	300.00
6	550–600	590	283.00	283.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	593	285.00	285.00
6	700–750	704	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	365.00	365.00
4	250–300	266	350.00–375.00	367.58
7	300–350	324	345.00–375.00	355.84
10	350–400	373	315.00–345.00	326.85
13	400–450	415	300.00–318.00	308.46
17	450–500	470	282.00–305.00	291.26
19	500–550	529	270.00–289.00	280.08
14	550–600	575	265.00–287.00	274.56
9	600–650	616	250.00–274.00	261.57
4	650–700	676	238.00–252.00	242.42
3	700–750	728	220.00–230.00	225.01
1	750–800	750	225.00	225.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	130	235.00	235.00
3	250–300	268	290.00–365.00	328.57
8	300–350	326	300.00–340.00	321.14
4	350–400	378	250.00–328.00	301.68
16	400–450	428	260.00–297.00	283.42
10	450–500	476	260.00–284.00	273.74
4	500–550	514	214.00–280.00	255.23
2	550–600	575	260.00–262.00	261.03
2	600–650	605	220.00–225.00	222.50
2	650–700	685	200.00–220.00	209.93
1	750–800	765	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	815	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	128.00	128.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,154	125.00–129.00	127.04
9	—	1,333	140.00–145.00	142.52
18	—	1,176	129.00–139.00	134.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,001	118.00–120.00	119.50
3	—	853	102.00–114.00	109.13
3	—	865	90.00–99.00	94.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,598	150.00–157.00	153.16
9	—	1,348	133.00–148.00	142.56
4	—	1,776	160.00–170.00	163.91
1	—	1,080	122.00	122.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,026	140.00–210.00	164.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	885	1,275.00–1,285.00	1,279.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,093	1,450.00–2,250.00	1,870.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,033	1,375.00–2,075.00	1,690.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	125.00	125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,182	1,350.00–1,825.00	1,720.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,143	1,000.00–2,300.00	1,719.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	485	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	718	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,001.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	906	1,625.00–2,700.00	2,045.72

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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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