Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2024-08-05

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 5
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
571 head
58 vs last sale 629 14 vs year ago 585 · 2.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
48 vs last sale 81 45 vs year ago 174 · 25.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
235 head
182 vs last sale 53 219 vs year ago 16 · +1,368.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold lower $12-$15, to $25 lower in spots. Heifers lower $17-$22. Bull calves sold lower $10-$20. Slaughter cows sold steady to higher $3. Bulls sold higher $7.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.64/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 158.31 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$231.64
44 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,285
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$72
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.50
vs MS average
13.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539234.761,26520
Medium and Large 1-2576233.821,34717thin
Medium and Large 2548217.401,1927thin
One grade step is worth $17.36/cwt here — about $72 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
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 sale44 hd
231.64
MS average13 barns · 401 hd
241.14
−9.50
National average152 barns · 6,273 hd
245.07
−13.43
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−158.31
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
BullsLow1,517147.142,23116
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,167133.621,56067
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,016111.361,13220

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)1,120$2,38510
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,212$2,28941
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,098$2,2872thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,417$2,0655
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,365$1,7751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,252$1,7653thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,064$1,72117
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)984$1,6387
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,074$2,72814
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,40130
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,013$1,9207
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)944$1,4627
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$1,4008
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)966$1,3314thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600599233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,39610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750703207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4555
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400372281.40/cwt270.00–300.001,04718
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500470246.36/cwt240.00–260.001,15820
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300290250.00/cwt250.00–250.007251
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250240240.00/cwt240.00–240.005761
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300281249.36/cwt220.00–280.007014
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575211.30/cwt200.00–220.001,2154
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750730200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4601
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550524237.90/cwt230.00–240.001,24713
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700655175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1461
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900875160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600566228.93/cwt218.00–235.001,2967
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450414268.29/cwt260.00–285.001,11117
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300274332.01/cwt322.00–345.009104
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350323320.36/cwt308.00–332.001,03515
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350332264.31/cwt210.00–300.0087814
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800775184.94/cwt175.00–195.001,4332
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250240290.00/cwt290.00–290.006961
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650619223.62/cwt210.00–234.001,3846
BullsMedium and Large 2150–200175325.00/cwt325.00–325.005691
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700678207.47/cwt205.00–210.001,4074
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430264.78/cwt230.00–282.001,13918
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200160300.00/cwt300.00–300.004801
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550513225.54/cwt215.00–232.001,1573
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550543235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2767
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500472242.98/cwt200.00–260.001,14710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700675213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,4389
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500466276.49/cwt270.00–290.001,28811
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400377253.24/cwt239.00–270.0095511
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650610193.39/cwt187.00–200.001,1802
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750726226.32/cwt225.00–228.001,64320
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500473265.25/cwt255.00–270.001,2553
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400380310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1781
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450422296.69/cwt280.00–310.001,2529
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428242.57/cwt170.00–255.001,03826
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500469240.98/cwt220.00–250.001,13016
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523270.89/cwt258.00–280.001,4178
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350331333.43/cwt322.00–355.001,1048
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700660237.48/cwt235.00–240.001,5672
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650616250.04/cwt245.00–255.001,5404
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750710225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5982
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400374317.00/cwt306.00–330.001,1869
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650613250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5332
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550520240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2481
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430267.47/cwt244.00–275.001,1507
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350316275.20/cwt225.00–300.008704
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600564258.12/cwt250.00–267.001,4568
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500472270.69/cwt260.00–285.001,27820
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850815149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2141
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550538243.44/cwt235.00–250.001,3103
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700667209.70/cwt200.00–220.001,3999
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400371330.15/cwt320.00–347.001,2257
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700680190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2921
CowsLean 85-90%1,012112.24/cwt110.00–115.001,13611
CowsBoner 80-85%1,224141.98/cwt140.00–144.001,73810
CowsBoner 80-85%1,190135.49/cwt131.00–139.001,61236
CowsLean 85-90%1,071119.32/cwt116.00–122.001,2786
CowsLean 85-90%92292.19/cwt88.00–100.008503
CowsBoner 80-85%1,102126.42/cwt120.00–130.001,39321
Bulls1,096121.60/cwt114.00–126.001,3334
Bulls1,148138.18/cwt134.00–142.001,5862
Bulls1,854171.80/cwt170.00–175.003,1854
Bulls1,568131.51/cwt131.00–132.002,0622
Bulls1,758160.32/cwt155.00–165.002,8184
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0582,422.34/head2,350.00–2,500.002,4222
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1212,268.35/head1,750.00–2,500.002,2688
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0982,286.56/head2,100.00–2,450.002,2872
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29701,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0041,887.95/head1,500.00–2,300.001,8885
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38901,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2521,764.98/head1,500.00–2,000.001,7653
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3925975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0311,719.64/head1,400.00–1,950.001,7206
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-27001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2715160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1441
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1202,385.06/head1,950.00–2,650.002,38510
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2322,340.20/head1,500.00–2,700.002,34039
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29441,461.97/head1,400.00–1,550.001,4627
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4172,065.21/head1,650.00–2,200.002,0655
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000963132.53/cwt130.00–135.001,2762
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250240375.00/cwt375.00–375.009001
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250234326.72/cwt300.00–354.007654
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300272294.03/cwt225.00–330.008006
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400373306.49/cwt280.00–316.001,14311
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800770175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3481
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450417299.10/cwt287.00–316.001,2479
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650640180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1521
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350323340.05/cwt325.00–350.001,09810
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600576228.97/cwt205.00–260.001,3194
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350327291.80/cwt260.00–300.009545
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750716188.69/cwt175.00–200.001,3515
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650625222.70/cwt220.00–226.001,3923
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550529262.53/cwt250.00–272.001,38911
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600564258.31/cwt248.00–268.001,4577
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900865155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3411
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300250370.00/cwt370.00–370.009251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27852,447.93/head2,000.00–2,750.002,4484
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0942,396.14/head1,800.00–2,650.002,39619
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1203,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3651,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0902,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,933.33/head2,850.00–3,000.002,9339
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4008
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2900153.69/cwt134.00–185.001,3832
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29801,449.06/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4493
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-27701,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0641,720.59/head1,200.00–2,050.001,72117

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.