Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2024-09-23

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 23
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
938 head
255 vs last sale 683 267 vs year ago 1,205 · 22.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
194 head
59 vs last sale 135 6 vs year ago 200 · 3.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
235 head
169 vs last sale 66 179 vs year ago 56 · +319.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to higher $10. Heifers sold mixed higher $5 to lower $6. Bull calves sold higher $7-10. Slaughter cows sold lower $2-4. Bulls sold lower $4.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $229.33/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 160.61 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$229.33
56 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,262
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$18.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.23
vs MS average
10.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561231.291,29833
Medium and Large 1533228.641,21820
Medium and Large 2552212.391,1723thin
One grade step is worth $18.90/cwt here — about $126 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 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 sale56 hd
229.33
MS average13 barns · 399 hd
227.10
+2.23
National average173 barns · 10,203 hd
240.09
−10.76
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−160.61
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
BullsAverage1,568146.002,28920
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,179114.521,35060
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,555111.001,7261thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01399.451,00842

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$3,33010
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,300$2,5436
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$2,02939
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,044$2,00411
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,253$1,8863thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,184$1,82722
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,101$1,62619
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,194$1,4657
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$3,4504thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$3,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,016$2,93421
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,126$2,1895
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,153$1,9304thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,033$1,3906
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)792$1,0938

Every lot, as filed

134 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 1200–250218312.50/cwt300.00–325.006814
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600559226.02/cwt220.00–231.001,2635
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350332269.63/cwt257.00–282.0089513
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450427304.22/cwt300.00–314.001,2997
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350323336.16/cwt332.00–340.001,0862
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550524229.51/cwt220.00–250.001,20315
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850803178.01/cwt176.00–180.001,4292
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450422245.05/cwt236.00–260.001,03425
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500470233.81/cwt225.00–241.001,09925
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200195250.00/cwt250.00–250.004881
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1291
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600561231.29/cwt229.00–236.001,29833
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700668200.19/cwt185.00–215.001,3373
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900860172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,4841
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750735200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650628210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3197
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350330246.16/cwt210.00–280.0081211
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800775180.97/cwt180.00–182.001,4032
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600565211.08/cwt202.00–220.001,1932
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250242257.97/cwt240.00–285.006243
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700685170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1651
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500464240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,11410
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375260.09/cwt250.00–270.0097510
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650613216.34/cwt210.00–224.001,3263
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950915160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4641
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450434223.09/cwt205.00–234.009686
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400378241.13/cwt230.00–260.0091110
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200170350.00/cwt350.00–350.005952
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300272286.97/cwt280.00–295.007815
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650635187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1871
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750730140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0221
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800780175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3651
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200182394.82/cwt390.00–400.007193
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500482199.50/cwt175.00–220.009623
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700679229.20/cwt224.00–235.001,5565
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550519250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2988
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700682235.99/cwt210.00–261.001,60922
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300280231.61/cwt200.00–260.006492
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800770120.00/cwt120.00–120.009241
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300285380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750709230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,63118
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350318275.76/cwt250.00–310.008773
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550527261.66/cwt258.00–269.001,3793
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400367320.25/cwt310.00–330.001,1756
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650615241.98/cwt240.00–246.001,4883
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450403309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,2456
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550530243.00/cwt228.00–258.001,2882
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250245305.00/cwt305.00–305.007471
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600574243.34/cwt235.00–258.001,3974
SteersMedium and Large 1150–200185385.00/cwt385.00–385.007122
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500455299.00/cwt297.00–300.001,3603
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650617244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,5059
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450419261.71/cwt250.00–280.001,0974
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850815104.00/cwt104.00–104.008481
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250240355.10/cwt350.00–360.008522
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400395300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500479263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,2605
SteersMedium and Large 2950–1000970100.00/cwt100.00–100.009701
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750720190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3681
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5101
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500471266.44/cwt240.00–290.001,2556
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750735190.83/cwt180.00–212.501,4033
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500469274.71/cwt267.00–290.001,2885
BullsMedium and Large 2150–200195320.00/cwt320.00–320.006241
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700650192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,2511
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850805100.00/cwt100.00–100.008051
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650628154.94/cwt140.00–170.009732
CowsBoner 80-85%1,171114.23/cwt110.00–117.001,33840
CowsLean 85-90%1,01699.56/cwt94.00–106.001,01219
CowsLean 85-90%96387.34/cwt84.00–90.0084111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,102108.58/cwt105.00–110.001,1977
CowsLean 85-90%1,055110.36/cwt107.00–115.001,16412
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,555111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,7261
CowsBoner 80-85%1,244118.63/cwt117.00–120.001,47613
Bulls1,666149.41/cwt145.00–155.002,48914
Bulls1,343139.55/cwt139.00–140.001,8742
Bulls1,218132.07/cwt130.00–135.001,6093
Bulls1,695153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,5931
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1941,465.23/head1,300.00–1,750.001,4657
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1531,930.37/head1,600.00–2,200.001,9304
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1503,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4504
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1503,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,185115.39/cwt110.00–120.001,3675
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,365110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,5021
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,073112.62/cwt110.00–115.001,2082
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,07099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0591
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,090110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1991
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1003,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3508
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3648911.78/head900.00–925.009122
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1301,683.57/head1,250.00–2,050.001,68416
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-27551,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2531,885.70/head1,750.00–2,100.001,8863
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0442,004.16/head1,100.00–2,550.002,00411
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1003,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2502
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28401,153.52/head900.00–1,325.001,1546
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,190114.00/cwt111.00–117.001,3572
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2790900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29352,050.80/head1,000.00–2,900.002,05138
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450426266.72/cwt236.00–292.001,13615
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250210365.00/cwt365.00–365.007673
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350322304.84/cwt257.00–340.0098214
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600592225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3325
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900870185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6101
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800777180.64/cwt150.00–202.001,4045
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600574227.10/cwt220.00–230.001,30411
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500475241.50/cwt210.00–265.001,14711
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600590220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2981
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300277307.61/cwt200.00–350.0085211
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850822170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3973
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400372318.94/cwt308.00–335.001,1869
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700675215.31/cwt210.00–218.001,4533
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650621223.83/cwt220.00–228.001,3907
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400369282.95/cwt225.00–350.001,04411
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550525226.67/cwt220.00–230.001,1903
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250221390.72/cwt380.00–400.008636
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450412309.42/cwt300.00–320.001,2756
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300275386.20/cwt370.00–395.001,0626
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525233.26/cwt225.00–252.001,22512
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350335373.16/cwt350.00–385.001,2503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29782,911.51/head2,350.00–3,000.002,91218
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3752,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0642,173.91/head1,750.00–2,550.002,1744
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,220113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,3791
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2680175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1901
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0331,389.65/head1,225.00–1,750.001,3906
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3502,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,129.69/head2,000.00–2,250.002,1302
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2502,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,015119.49/cwt110.00–150.001,2135
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2805150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2081
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1951,842.25/head1,350.00–2,350.001,84221

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.