Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2024-11-18

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 18
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,008 head
89 vs last sale 919 211 vs year ago 797 · +26.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
166 head
9 vs last sale 175 52 vs year ago 218 · 23.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
133 head
85 vs last sale 218 44 vs year ago 89 · +49.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $6-12. Heifers sold higher $4-7. Slaughter cows sold lower $2-4.Bulls sold lower $2-3.

Group cattle sold very well.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.50/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 157.44 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$232.50
34 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,266
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.25
vs MS average
34.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537236.181,26918thin
Medium and Large 1-2558235.001,31111thin
Medium and Large 2539213.731,1535thin
One grade step is worth $22.45/cwt here — about $116 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 sale34 hd
232.50
MS average13 barns · 383 hd
237.75
−5.25
National average196 barns · 21,141 hd
267.05
−34.55
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−157.44
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
BullsHigh1,511132.792,00624
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,217107.131,30458
CowsLean 85-90%Average98189.6787932

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)1,083$2,0152thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,101$1,9299
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,057$1,78411
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,251$1,7555
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,225$1,6501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,182$1,6233thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$1,6095
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,288$1,5632thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,109$1,39615
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)987$1,3334thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,026$1,2314thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)946$2,59610
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)954$2,1236
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,060$2,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)888$1,1897
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)930$1,16810

Every lot, as filed

124 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 1-2600–650618233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,44017
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600558235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,31111
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850835175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4611
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550515311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,6021
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700670213.66/cwt210.00–216.001,4323
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500474246.02/cwt239.00–252.001,16622
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650610200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2201
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700676234.68/cwt230.00–240.001,5867
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300268254.68/cwt210.00–285.0068310
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750721205.72/cwt200.00–212.001,4835
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350328293.11/cwt280.00–305.009619
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400374247.77/cwt220.00–270.0092717
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750745219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,6329
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350313249.12/cwt210.00–270.0078015
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250228259.84/cwt230.00–285.005926
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550516238.26/cwt230.00–244.001,22910
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300272280.00/cwt270.00–300.0076211
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800790185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4621
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000965145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3991
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200178334.65/cwt330.00–340.005962
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700693217.74/cwt214.00–220.001,5094
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430240.07/cwt230.00–250.001,0329
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650613220.39/cwt210.00–232.001,3514
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400366279.09/cwt250.00–303.001,02110
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700680212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4421
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600564233.59/cwt228.00–238.001,3178
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850805162.58/cwt150.00–175.001,3092
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900863172.90/cwt161.00–185.001,4922
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250223298.40/cwt280.00–315.006653
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450426255.22/cwt248.00–270.001,08714
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750705205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4451
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400365331.27/cwt330.00–332.501,2092
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500471237.55/cwt225.00–249.001,1194
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550517214.81/cwt200.00–225.001,1113
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550525248.66/cwt240.00–257.001,3052
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350318324.08/cwt318.00–330.001,0313
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450414311.32/cwt300.00–322.001,2898
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700657248.17/cwt248.00–250.001,63083
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600564254.32/cwt245.00–267.001,4345
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350316306.01/cwt300.00–316.009674
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950949210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9937
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750723224.96/cwt215.00–230.001,6264
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850813229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,86213
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300283299.88/cwt295.00–305.008493
SteersMedium and Large 11200–12501,230150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,8451
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500456306.04/cwt300.00–320.001,3964
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550521242.03/cwt230.00–255.001,2614
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750730200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4601
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400376278.87/cwt235.00–304.001,04911
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650629225.68/cwt220.00–235.001,4204
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300270338.18/cwt325.00–350.009133
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650613237.94/cwt235.00–241.001,4592
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250210250.00/cwt250.00–250.005251
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500471278.61/cwt264.00–290.001,3129
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600563231.99/cwt230.00–236.001,3063
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425271.12/cwt250.00–292.001,1524
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800778185.08/cwt180.00–190.001,4402
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600566236.17/cwt230.00–240.001,3379
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300275360.52/cwt350.00–375.009916
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950923159.13/cwt140.00–179.001,4692
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900878170.04/cwt157.50–182.501,4932
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600550232.50/cwt230.00–235.001,2792
CowsLean 85-90%96990.93/cwt85.00–95.0088119
CowsBoner 80-85%1,398115.89/cwt114.00–120.001,6206
CowsBoner 80-85%1,256107.97/cwt105.00–113.001,35637
CowsBoner 80-85%1,048101.57/cwt100.00–104.001,06415
CowsLean 85-90%99178.42/cwt70.00–85.007777
CowsLean 85-90%1,00598.80/cwt97.00–100.009936
Bulls1,813146.66/cwt145.00–150.002,6594
Bulls1,20593.11/cwt90.00–100.001,1223
Bulls1,518131.40/cwt130.00–135.001,9954
Bulls1,278130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6612
Bulls1,524139.59/cwt135.00–145.002,12711
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1011,929.29/head1,300.00–2,300.001,9299
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39351,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0602,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1201,242.71/head1,000.00–1,350.001,2433
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-37051,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0832,015.24/head1,800.00–2,200.002,0152
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1531,675.33/head1,600.00–1,750.001,6754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0261,230.51/head1,100.00–1,350.001,2314
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,025100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0431,724.19/head1,650.00–1,875.001,7244
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2881,563.11/head1,500.00–1,625.001,5632
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2985150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4781
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,015106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0761
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0691,829.51/head1,400.00–2,395.001,83010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1061,433.78/head1,050.00–1,600.001,43412
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3675900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,6452,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1821,622.81/head1,300.00–1,775.001,6233
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350323319.80/cwt312.00–328.001,0335
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600573212.12/cwt200.00–225.001,2152
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700660192.61/cwt185.00–200.001,2712
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200179269.67/cwt225.00–300.004838
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300277306.26/cwt275.00–335.0084811
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430272.35/cwt250.00–288.001,17110
BullsMedium and Large 2100–150135300.00/cwt300.00–300.004051
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500483231.97/cwt210.00–252.001,1204
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700670200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3401
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200174356.83/cwt350.00–375.006214
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,010140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4141
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550523232.42/cwt230.00–240.001,2164
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400370275.96/cwt230.00–308.001,02110
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250218300.00/cwt300.00–300.006542
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550522245.41/cwt235.00–261.001,28116
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500464277.02/cwt264.00–290.001,28517
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350323308.62/cwt275.00–325.009976
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450415305.12/cwt280.00–314.001,2666
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350314343.50/cwt340.00–355.001,0797
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250223347.25/cwt335.00–355.007748
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650610229.00/cwt216.00–236.001,3975
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400368324.61/cwt315.00–335.001,19512
BullsMedium and Large 2150–200160330.00/cwt330.00–330.005281
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29702,661.74/head2,500.00–2,850.002,6629
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-26901,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0072,197.22/head1,800.00–2,750.002,1975
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3830100.00/cwt100.00–100.008301
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0331,377.82/head1,250.00–1,500.001,3783
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28501,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28881,188.72/head925.00–1,375.001,1897
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29581,197.23/head1,050.00–1,325.001,1979

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.