Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2024-10-07

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 7
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
848 head
31 vs last sale 817 248 vs year ago 1,096 · 22.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
20 vs last sale 119 118 vs year ago 257 · 45.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
144 head
79 vs last sale 65 139 vs year ago 283 · 49.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mixed higher $7 to lower $6. Heifers sold higher $3-10. Bull calves sold higher $2-5. Slaughter cows sold steady to higher $2. Bulls sold higher $2-3.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.04/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 156.90 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$233.04
40 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,252
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$64
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$4.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.85
vs MS average
19.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527234.511,23527
Medium and Large 2528230.001,2142thin
Medium and Large 1-2565230.001,30011thin
One grade step is worth $4.51/cwt here — about −$64 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 sale40 hd
233.04
MS average13 barns · 375 hd
224.20
+8.85
National average183 barns · 16,319 hd
252.68
−19.64
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−156.90
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
BullsAverage1,579149.422,36016
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,246120.241,49952
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,012104.821,06135

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,139$1,92013
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,052$1,8256
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,133$1,81844
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,284$1,7556
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$1,6558
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,164$1,62410
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)775$1,3001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,710$3,6001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,500$3,59510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,279$2,1713thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,184$2,0619
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)878$1,6902thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,171$1,6125
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)889$1,2559

Every lot, as filed

116 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 2250–300285270.24/cwt240.00–295.007704
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500468239.76/cwt234.00–248.001,12225
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550522259.20/cwt250.00–275.001,3537
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600573250.78/cwt249.00–255.001,4375
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650607258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,56618
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550514234.99/cwt230.00–240.001,20820
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500473248.05/cwt235.00–260.001,1735
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550528230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2142
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750710234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,6611
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950900210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8901
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350315313.65/cwt300.00–320.009883
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320263.16/cwt225.00–280.008429
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650617237.32/cwt233.00–244.001,4643
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500483299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,4447
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700672227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,52512
HeifersMedium and Large 11050–11001,065140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4911
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300260322.84/cwt305.00–340.008392
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400374275.18/cwt270.00–292.001,02912
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650621226.09/cwt220.00–230.001,4046
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,018151.50/cwt150.00–153.001,5422
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450421237.49/cwt230.00–250.001,0006
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450405270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0941
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy600–650645257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,6581
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750700220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500479244.44/cwt243.00–245.001,17111
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600563233.14/cwt230.00–237.001,3137
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200177312.57/cwt300.00–335.005536
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300278333.30/cwt275.00–365.009279
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950925140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2951
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400382252.55/cwt230.00–265.0096512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600565230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,30011
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700656224.72/cwt220.00–230.001,4744
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650620246.85/cwt234.00–256.001,5304
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800757230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,74113
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700675225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5191
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350340282.00/cwt282.00–282.009591
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350328330.19/cwt325.00–335.001,0832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550511265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3547
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400385323.40/cwt320.00–325.001,2453
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3301
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300260325.00/cwt325.00–325.008451
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250220400.00/cwt400.00–400.008802
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800795225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7891
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500472294.15/cwt285.00–300.001,3887
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450410252.50/cwt230.00–275.001,0352
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550509257.55/cwt250.00–263.001,3114
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500468269.70/cwt260.00–279.001,2623
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450415310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2874
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650610250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,52512
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450421308.53/cwt300.00–322.001,29911
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600564237.45/cwt230.00–250.001,3394
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400360276.16/cwt235.00–305.009943
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250228399.85/cwt395.00–405.009125
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400358340.13/cwt325.00–370.001,2188
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400373295.49/cwt240.00–335.001,10212
BullsMedium and Large 2150–200175331.57/cwt300.00–365.005802
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650600200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2001
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600585235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3751
CowsBoner 80-85%1,369125.43/cwt124.00–129.001,7178
CowsBoner 80-85%1,259120.57/cwt118.00–124.001,51832
CowsBoner 80-85%1,131115.91/cwt113.00–117.001,31112
CowsLean 85-90%93487.98/cwt80.00–100.008229
Bulls1,607150.99/cwt145.00–155.002,42610
CowsLean 85-90%1,151115.41/cwt114.00–117.001,3288
CowsLean 85-90%990108.54/cwt104.00–111.001,07518
Bulls1,777159.02/cwt157.00–160.002,8263
Bulls1,290134.56/cwt130.00–138.001,7363
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2352,182.62/head1,600.00–2,500.002,1837
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1851,940.50/head1,250.00–2,400.001,94135
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2651,691.78/head1,500.00–1,900.001,6927
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29051,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28781,690.17/head1,250.00–2,000.001,6902
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1051,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1991,654.24/head1,100.00–1,850.001,6549
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,109117.33/cwt112.00–121.001,3014
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27751,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1942,064.79/head1,500.00–2,600.002,06511
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2643900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,125112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,2601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1101,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1711,612.28/head1,250.00–1,750.001,6125
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28891,254.54/head1,100.00–1,375.001,2559
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0141,468.09/head1,250.00–1,600.001,4687
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1451,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2610750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0521,824.92/head1,200.00–2,350.001,8256
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000975135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3162
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450415272.56/cwt260.00–280.001,1316
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450421251.57/cwt239.00–262.001,05924
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250222313.16/cwt300.00–320.006956
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300273381.19/cwt365.00–400.001,0414
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850845180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5211
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350323373.88/cwt360.00–400.001,2086
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550514262.81/cwt250.00–285.001,3517
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,020170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7341
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350323318.98/cwt275.00–350.001,03014
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250237329.33/cwt300.00–355.007813
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700681217.27/cwt214.00–220.001,4804
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750723211.98/cwt210.00–214.001,5332
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450418306.16/cwt295.00–315.001,28011
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500470257.50/cwt245.00–268.001,2107
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550531238.34/cwt230.00–245.001,2667
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600553246.48/cwt243.00–250.001,3632
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800780190.57/cwt185.00–202.501,4864
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500467277.88/cwt270.00–290.001,29812
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650624223.12/cwt215.00–231.001,3924
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200165410.00/cwt410.00–410.006771
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000968167.35/cwt157.50–185.001,6203
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5003,595.00/head3,000.00–4,800.003,59510
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,7103,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3701,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2332,380.83/head2,250.00–2,500.002,3812
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,498120.77/cwt118.00–124.001,8092
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38451,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3191,806.33/head1,300.00–2,300.001,8065

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.