Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2024-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mixed; under 500# steady to lower $5, over 500# higher $2-7. Heifers sold steady to lower $4 (except 400-450# sold higher $7). Bull calves sold steady to lower $10. Slaughter cows sold lower $1-2. Bulls sold higher $3-4.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $264.92/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −164.49 against this barn's trailing median of $429.41.

Average price

$264.92

48 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,417

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$32.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.23

vs MS average

−34.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	276.32	1,510	19thin
Medium and Large 1	530	265.69	1,409	18thin
Medium and Large 2	523	243.98	1,275	11thin

One grade step is worth $32.33/cwt here — about $234 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $479.36, low $371.46, median $429.41 across 30 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

264.92

—

MS average12 barns · 305 hd

257.69

+7.23

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−34.41

This barn, trailing median30 sales

429.41

−164.49

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	—	High	1,538	149.76	2,303	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	120.45	1,479	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,526	117.28	1,789	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	952	107.67	1,025	34

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,799	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,127	$1,786	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,238	$1,674	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,671	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,658	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,553	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	962	$1,549	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,152	$1,521	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	876	$1,305	13
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,040	2thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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	850–900	870	218.99/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,482	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	231.43/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,324	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	269.23/cwt	258.00–280.00	1,271	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	290.75/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,093	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	310.77/cwt	297.00–340.00	991	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	113.16/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,089	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	96.03/cwt	95.00–98.00	854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	243.88/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,654	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	336.95/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,098	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	357.83/cwt	350.00–370.00	973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	264.81/cwt	250.00–275.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	232.42/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,206	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	299.55/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,267	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	288.98/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,364	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	216.62/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	282.42/cwt	275.00–290.00	774	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	228.78/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,313	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,065	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	315.87/cwt	300.00–350.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	229.75/cwt	210.00–244.00	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	259.47/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,072	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	239.82/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,127	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	263.54/cwt	260.00–275.00	991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	222.88/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,262	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	247.58/cwt	225.00–270.00	805	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	219.24/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,471	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	197.54/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	285.86/cwt	280.00–300.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	239.93/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,022	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	232.86/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,213	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	269.38/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,137	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	225.96/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,401	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,615	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	264.48/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,267	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	258.52/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	249.23/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,535	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	269.27/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,389	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	317.74/cwt	250.00–350.00	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	238.24/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,718	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	316.19/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,211	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,684	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	243.63/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,267	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	303.98/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,128	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	298.39/cwt	256.00–325.00	982	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,197	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	103.83/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,000	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	113.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,735	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,836	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	119.34/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,455	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,857	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	115.12/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,375	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	124.51/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,564	20
Bulls	—	—	1,765	162.41/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,867	2
Bulls	—	—	1,653	155.46/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,570	3
Bulls	—	—	1,423	143.70/cwt	139.00–148.00	2,045	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,736.34/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,736	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,116	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	1,578.29/head	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,578	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,173	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,673.59/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,674	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	1,549.22/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,549	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,040.31/head	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,040	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	1,330.68/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,331	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	1,772.13/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,772	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,860.71/head	1,350.00–2,000.00	1,861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	285.15/cwt	277.00–304.00	952	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	277.17/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,037	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	238.38/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,273	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,519	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	354.96/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	313.20/cwt	300.00–325.00	852	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	226.69/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,394	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	200.96/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	232.68/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,205	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	253.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,179	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	342.16/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,071	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	223.76/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,486	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	256.07/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,086	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	305.13/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,144	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	250.29/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,299	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	291.08/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,225	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	212.36/cwt	200.00–228.00	1,546	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	1,785.95/head	1,350.00–2,200.00	1,786	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	1,521.42/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,521	3

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.

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Cattlemens Livestock - West Point, MS

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 829Last week 848Year ago 810

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 139Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 144Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	360.00	360.00
5	250–300	272	350.00–370.00	357.83
5	300–350	326	320.00–350.00	336.95
7	350–400	383	300.00–335.00	316.19
13	400–450	423	290.00–310.00	299.55
25	450–500	472	275.00–300.00	288.98
12	500–550	516	260.00–285.00	269.27
6	550–600	559	250.00–265.00	258.52
15	600–650	616	242.00–255.00	249.23
9	650–700	678	235.00–250.00	243.88
8	700–750	721	235.00–240.00	238.24
1	750–800	760	230.00	230.00
3	800–850	822	210.00–225.00	216.62
2	850–900	870	218.00–220.00	218.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	478	310.00	310.00
9	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
10	550–600	570	255.00	255.00
21	600–650	621	260.00	260.00
8	650–700	690	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	210	300.00–350.00	315.87
4	250–300	283	250.00–350.00	317.74
5	300–350	329	256.00–325.00	298.39
4	350–400	371	275.00–320.00	303.98
6	400–450	422	260.00–285.00	269.38
11	450–500	479	250.00–270.00	264.48
10	500–550	520	220.00–260.00	243.63
1	550–600	550	247.50	247.50
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	288	350.00–360.00	354.96
5	300–350	313	325.00–350.00	342.16
18	350–400	375	300.00–320.00	305.13
15	400–450	421	275.00–300.00	291.08
12	450–500	472	258.00–280.00	269.23
16	500–550	519	240.00–260.00	250.29
13	550–600	572	225.00–238.00	231.43
7	600–650	615	220.00–235.00	226.69
4	650–700	664	220.00–230.00	223.76
3	700–750	728	200.00–228.00	212.36
4	750–800	761	190.00–209.00	200.96
1	1000–1050	1,005	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	325.00	325.00
5	250–300	272	300.00–325.00	313.20
7	300–350	319	297.00–340.00	310.77
9	350–400	376	270.00–315.00	290.75
6	400–450	424	240.00–270.00	256.07
5	450–500	466	250.00–260.00	253.03
9	500–550	518	220.00–250.00	232.68
1	550–600	550	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	685	177.50	177.50
1	700–750	705	184.00	184.00
1	750–800	775	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	250.00–275.00	264.81
2	250–300	285	230.00–240.00	235.00
7	300–350	325	225.00–270.00	247.58
4	350–400	376	260.00–275.00	263.54
20	400–450	426	230.00–250.00	239.93
4	450–500	463	210.00–244.00	229.75
5	500–550	519	225.00–240.00	232.42
5	550–600	566	215.00–230.00	222.88
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	680	195.00–200.00	197.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	227	280.00–300.00	285.86
8	250–300	274	275.00–290.00	282.42
10	300–350	334	277.00–304.00	285.15
11	350–400	374	270.00–290.00	277.17
19	400–450	413	250.00–280.00	259.47
25	450–500	470	230.00–246.00	239.82
11	500–550	521	230.00–240.00	232.86
8	550–600	574	220.00–232.00	228.78
9	600–650	620	220.00–232.00	225.96
10	650–700	671	210.00–229.00	219.24
1	750–800	775	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	890	150.00	150.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	534	236.00–240.00	238.38
18	600–650	649	234.00	234.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	962	110.00–120.00	113.16
5	—	889	95.00–98.00	96.03
1	—	965	124.00	124.00
12	—	963	100.00–108.00	103.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,528	110.00–115.00	113.56
2	—	1,530	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,510	123.00	123.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,219	117.00–122.00	119.34
9	—	1,194	114.00–116.00	115.12
20	—	1,256	123.00–128.00	124.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	161.00–164.00	162.41
3	—	1,653	153.00–159.00	155.46
7	—	1,423	139.00–148.00	143.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	988	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,736.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	951	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,578.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	115.00	115.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,238	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,673.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	962	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,549.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,186	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,772.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	998	1,350.00–2,000.00	1,860.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	120.00	120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,127	1,350.00–2,200.00	1,785.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,152	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,521.42
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	120.00	120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,040.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	886	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,330.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	2,000.00	2,000.00

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