Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2024-11-11

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 11
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
919 head
158 vs last sale 1,077 122 vs year ago 797 · +15.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
12 vs last sale 163 43 vs year ago 218 · 19.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
218 head
165 vs last sale 53 129 vs year ago 89 · +144.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to lower $6. Heifers sold lower $2-4. Slaughter cows sold lower $2-3. Bulls sold lower $5-6.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $257.01/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 172.40 against this barn's trailing median of $429.41.
Average price
$257.01
64 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,393
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$99
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.04
vs MS average
48.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536260.231,39615thin
Medium and Large 1-2543259.191,40842
Medium and Large 2547237.041,2977thin
One grade step is worth $23.19/cwt here — about $99 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

30 sales
493448403357median 429.4101/0503/0905/0406/2208/17
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 sale64 hd
257.01
MS average12 barns · 232 hd
254.97
+2.04
National average190 barns · 31,255 hd
305.44
−48.43
This barn, trailing median30 sales
429.41
−172.40
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
BullsLow1,496138.582,07323
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,227110.361,35464
CowsLean 85-90%Average99691.7891531

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,098$2,1538
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$2,01965
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,203$1,98624
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)976$1,70917
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)984$1,5819
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,133$1,53010
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,129$1,4224thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,096$1,25310
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,210$2,5001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,085$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,034$2,6884thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,088$2,1779
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)870$1,7001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)849$1,27312
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$1,0942thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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 2300–350325243.97/cwt230.00–255.0079313
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600568262.16/cwt255.00–275.001,4894
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500469285.03/cwt275.00–310.001,3377
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350343292.45/cwt285.00–300.001,0032
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000975150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4631
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650635233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,4806
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400377256.97/cwt250.00–275.0096911
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550525259.53/cwt250.00–270.001,36311
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450409309.71/cwt300.00–315.001,2675
HeifersMedium and Large 250–10055220.00/cwt220.00–220.001211
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450426235.47/cwt225.00–242.001,0034
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700665203.56/cwt160.00–226.001,3544
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400394253.00/cwt253.00–253.0099711
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400368237.99/cwt225.00–244.0087612
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300285335.00/cwt330.00–340.009552
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650625210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3132
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300280246.04/cwt225.00–275.0068912
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250220325.11/cwt305.00–355.007153
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550519232.36/cwt225.00–236.001,20613
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550519227.04/cwt220.00–230.001,1784
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600578230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3295
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750700220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5401
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350326264.99/cwt260.00–285.008648
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500468238.19/cwt225.00–245.001,11535
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400350300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0501
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450426241.02/cwt234.00–250.001,02714
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650628221.96/cwt220.00–224.001,3942
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600573209.78/cwt200.00–220.001,2022
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700680200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3601
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0931
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270280.71/cwt270.00–295.0075810
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650620210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3021
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600567229.29/cwt220.00–236.001,3006
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550518227.08/cwt210.00–245.001,1762
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500474261.28/cwt250.00–270.001,23815
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750745200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,38623
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250238236.22/cwt200.00–260.005623
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450423263.87/cwt220.00–290.001,1167
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650615257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,5811
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300270370.17/cwt350.00–390.009996
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400381300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,14327
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350323346.43/cwt320.00–375.001,1192
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700657241.63/cwt225.00–250.001,58821
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400395300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1851
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700673229.89/cwt220.00–240.001,5472
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850815220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7931
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550523263.01/cwt245.00–270.001,37625
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600573253.58/cwt245.00–260.001,45317
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600559241.03/cwt235.00–245.001,3475
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400369287.05/cwt250.00–300.001,0595
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600568232.65/cwt225.00–240.001,3217
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850838167.57/cwt160.00–175.001,4042
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550527226.34/cwt225.00–229.001,1933
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400368293.23/cwt240.00–325.001,07917
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500483251.07/cwt240.00–267.001,21312
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300259322.10/cwt300.00–365.008344
CowsLean 85-90%1,01294.60/cwt90.00–100.0095718
CowsLean 85-90%1,088104.06/cwt103.00–105.001,1323
Bulls1,381133.44/cwt130.00–139.001,8435
CowsBoner 80-85%1,154102.51/cwt100.00–105.001,1837
CowsBoner 80-85%1,283116.50/cwt116.00–117.001,4956
CowsBoner 80-85%1,230110.71/cwt105.00–115.001,36251
CowsLean 85-90%94183.03/cwt75.00–89.0078110
Bulls1,108127.44/cwt125.00–130.001,4122
Bulls1,405102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,4331
Bulls1,358150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,0372
Bulls1,628143.32/cwt140.00–147.002,33313
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2051,869.93/head1,400.00–2,650.001,87016
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1832,237.50/head2,050.00–2,400.002,23832
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1331,530.47/head1,150.00–1,800.001,53010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38251,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0982,152.73/head1,600.00–3,300.002,1538
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,105110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2162
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1771,807.36/head1,100.00–2,250.001,80733
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28381,369.44/head1,225.00–1,500.001,3694
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29761,708.54/head1,250.00–2,200.001,70917
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28501,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29382,276.40/head2,250.00–2,300.002,2762
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7505
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28491,272.51/head950.00–2,000.001,27312
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2915105.00/cwt105.00–105.009611
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,053126.71/cwt110.00–145.001,3342
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,090110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1991
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1261,281.39/head110.00–1,600.001,2819
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250217375.35/cwt360.00–385.008153
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250225300.00/cwt300.00–300.006752
BullsMedium and Large 2150–200179305.59/cwt300.00–325.005474
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550531241.40/cwt235.00–257.001,2828
BullsMedium and Large 2100–150135300.00/cwt300.00–300.004052
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450413263.64/cwt235.00–280.001,0898
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750733205.08/cwt197.50–212.501,5032
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350325290.51/cwt235.00–327.0094412
BullsMedium and Large 11050–11001,065157.82/cwt135.00–180.001,6812
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500455281.43/cwt272.00–295.001,2818
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400368320.12/cwt312.00–335.001,1789
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300264355.49/cwt345.00–380.009386
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800780202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,5801
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950915155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4181
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350326353.51/cwt345.00–370.001,1524
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450421298.95/cwt285.00–310.001,25914
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650626221.60/cwt220.00–223.001,3875
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0852,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28852,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28701,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1312,148.67/head1,750.00–2,550.002,1497
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,090114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,2431
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29501,094.08/head1,025.00–1,150.001,0942
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1291,421.93/head1,250.00–1,650.001,4224
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,218.75/head2,200.00–2,250.002,2198
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2102,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.