Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mostly lower; with the exception of 400 lbs,they were steady to higher $10. Heifers sold lower $4-10. Bull calves sold lower $6-10. Slaughter cows sold lower $1-3. Bulls sold steady to lower $5.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.15/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −155.79 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.

Average price

$234.15

48 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$18.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.32

vs MS average

−7.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	241.00	1,263	12thin
Medium and Large 1	540	232.73	1,257	33
Medium and Large 2	527	222.44	1,172	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.56/cwt here — about $91 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale48 hd

234.15

—

MS average13 barns · 383 hd

228.84

+5.32

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−7.73

This barn, trailing median31 sales

389.94

−155.79

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	1,633	158.90	2,595	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	134.22	1,594	103
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	934	113.76	1,062	29

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)	1,203	$2,373	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,134	$1,629	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,008	$1,605	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$1,543	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,502	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,018	$1,417	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	830	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$2,366	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	872	$2,250	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	700	$925	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	778	$989	3thin

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 1-2Value Added	800–850	843	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,888	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	504	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,134	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	493	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,331	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	259.51/cwt	220.00–300.00	981	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	643	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	242.27/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,144	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	258.83/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,069	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	260.28/cwt	235.00–300.00	875	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	240.00/cwt	228.00–250.00	1,030	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	319.00/cwt	314.00–324.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	305.98/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,132	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	314.74/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,004	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	221.13/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,358	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	316.95/cwt	305.00–332.00	875	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,263	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	475	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,150	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	756	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,724	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	238.73/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,497	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	240.50/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	261.53/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,399	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	330.57/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,243	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	327.33/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,385	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	256.18/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,442	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	253.20/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	299.12/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	292.96/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	352.77/cwt	344.00–360.00	1,147	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	265.11/cwt	220.00–300.00	1,129	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	257.77/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,235	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	298.23/cwt	237.00–325.00	993	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	803	172.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	243.26/cwt	200.00–262.00	1,155	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	255.26/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,085	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,125	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	106.54/cwt	100.00–110.00	971	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	142.19/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,772	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	135.04/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,631	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	126.24/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,365	21
Bulls	—	—	1,559	156.05/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,433	10
Bulls	—	—	1,430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,145	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	117.01/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,105	20
Bulls	—	—	1,761	164.04/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,889	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,507	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	930	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	1,629.36/head	1,100.00–2,000.00	1,629	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,632	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,443	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	989.35/head	900.00–1,075.00	989	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,604.55/head	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,605	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,502.37/head	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,502	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	129.12/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,172	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	2,372.97/head	1,700.00–3,000.00	2,373	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,543.29/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,543	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	2,365.59/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,366	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	134.58/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	161.23/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	225.53/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,290	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	220.66/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	235.63/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,345	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	273.15/cwt	200.00–315.00	871	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	222.72/cwt	200.00–237.00	1,156	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	236.84/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,236	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	268.08/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,225	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	269.69/cwt	200.00–300.00	1,009	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	240.70/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,252	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	217.56/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,338	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	356.95/cwt	344.00–375.00	967	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	348.50/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,143	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	207.74/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,502	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	215.31/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,428	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	289.96/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,224	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	310.18/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,203	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,475.71/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,476	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1

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 Aug 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,045Last week 1,005Year ago 541

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 278Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 167Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	493	270.00	270.00
4	500–550	504	225.00	225.00
16	600–650	627	230.00–253.00	238.73
8	750–800	756	228.00	228.00
8	800–850	843	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	345.00	345.00
3	300–350	325	344.00–360.00	352.77
8	350–400	376	320.00–340.00	330.57
6	400–450	423	326.00–330.00	327.33
4	450–500	458	270.00–302.00	292.96
9	500–550	535	260.00–267.00	261.53
19	550–600	563	240.00–264.00	256.18
3	600–650	625	250.00–260.00	253.20
2	650–700	668	240.00–241.00	240.50
1	750–800	755	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	830	221.00	221.00
1	850–900	885	205.00	205.00
1	900–950	925	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	237.00–325.00	298.23
2	350–400	370	290.00–308.00	299.12
10	400–450	426	220.00–300.00	265.11
8	450–500	479	240.00–270.00	257.77
2	500–550	505	240.00–245.00	242.48
1	600–650	620	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	680	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	780	120.00	120.00
1	850–900	850	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	336	235.00–300.00	260.28
19	350–400	378	220.00–300.00	259.51
25	400–450	429	228.00–250.00	240.00
1	450–500	450	235.00	235.00
2	500–550	515	215.00–226.00	220.66
1	550–600	550	226.00	226.00
1	600–650	640	207.50	207.50
1	800–850	800	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	475	242.00	242.00
12	500–550	524	241.00	241.00
3	600–650	643	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	314.00–324.00	319.00
7	250–300	276	305.00–332.00	316.95
14	300–350	319	305.00–330.00	314.74
11	350–400	370	300.00–314.00	305.98
12	400–450	413	250.00–285.00	258.83
31	450–500	472	235.00–255.00	242.27
21	500–550	522	225.00–242.00	236.84
12	550–600	572	215.00–235.00	225.53
8	600–650	614	215.00–228.00	221.13
1	650–700	675	212.00	212.00
1	750–800	795	150.00	150.00
1	850–900	895	160.00	160.00
2	900–950	923	160.00–162.50	161.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	200.00–315.00	273.15
11	350–400	374	200.00–300.00	269.69
19	400–450	425	235.00–270.00	255.26
20	450–500	475	200.00–262.00	243.26
10	500–550	519	200.00–237.00	222.72
2	550–600	565	220.00–225.00	222.50
2	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	803	170.00–175.00	172.49
1	850–900	865	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	271	344.00–375.00	356.95
3	300–350	328	335.00–365.00	348.50
6	350–400	388	300.00–340.00	310.18
10	400–450	422	275.00–300.00	289.96
7	450–500	457	260.00–282.00	268.08
26	500–550	520	225.00–250.00	240.70
16	550–600	571	230.00–242.00	235.63
6	600–650	615	210.00–227.50	217.56
6	650–700	663	212.00–220.00	215.31
7	700–750	723	200.00–212.00	207.74
1	750–800	780	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	805	175.00	175.00
1	900–950	920	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	911	100.00–110.00	106.54
20	—	944	113.00–122.00	117.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,246	140.00–145.00	142.19
68	—	1,208	130.00–139.00	135.04
21	—	1,081	120.00–129.00	126.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,559	155.00–158.00	156.05
2	—	1,430	150.00	150.00
9	—	1,761	161.00–167.00	164.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	123.00	123.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,134	1,100.00–2,000.00	1,629.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	130.00	130.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	130.00	130.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,008	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,604.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	895	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,502.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,203	1,700.00–3,000.00	2,372.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,093	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,543.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,285	133.00–136.00	134.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,475.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	124.00	124.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	778	900.00–1,075.00	989.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	908	128.00–130.00	129.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,163	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,365.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	565	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	2,750.00	2,750.00

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Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Reporter comment USDA

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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