Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2024-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 10.00-20.00 higher. Demand very strong. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Quality average to attractive. Active trading through out the sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.57/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −142.38 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.

Average price

$247.57

15 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,403

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$13.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.14

vs MS average

−32.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	248.47	1,411	14thin
Medium and Large 2	550	235.00	1,293	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.47/cwt here — about $118 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

31 sales

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 sale15 hd

247.57

—

MS average13 barns · 268 hd

247.71

−0.14

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−32.73

This barn, trailing median31 sales

389.94

−142.38

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	1,637	146.71	2,402	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	116.22	1,398	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	102.67	995	14

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,262	$2,068	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,287	$1,903	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,335	$1,809	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,047	$1,677	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,243	$1,567	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,188	$1,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,625	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,200	$3,500	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$2,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	594	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,426	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	313.17/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	785	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	332.32/cwt	300.00–365.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	228.69/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	247.28/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,422	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	262.35/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	243.20/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	210.43/cwt	203.00–218.00	1,648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	280.73/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,027	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	319.36/cwt	300.00–335.00	872	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	294.66/cwt	275.00–335.00	1,246	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	311.37/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,146	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	276.50/cwt	260.00–305.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	274.20/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,289	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	768	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,843	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	604	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,522	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	737	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,658	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	226.80/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	302.21/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,578	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	263.61/cwt	245.00–277.00	1,758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	327.51/cwt	316.00–342.50	1,523	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	267.38/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	318.78/cwt	315.00–325.00	982	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	309.59/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	348.32/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,494	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	271.67/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	349.97/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	980	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,225	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	718	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	350.53/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,300	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	244.22/cwt	234.00–255.00	1,631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	314.97/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	106.63/cwt	95.00–112.00	1,027	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	122.66/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,585	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	115.73/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,370	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	88.15/cwt	85.00–90.00	874	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	105.93/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,253	3
Bulls	—	—	1,866	151.25/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,822	6
Bulls	—	—	1,659	145.69/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,417	5
Bulls	—	—	1,341	142.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,908	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,287	1,902.85/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,903	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,292	2,250.67/head	1,750.00–2,600.00	2,251	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,008	1,218.36/head	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,218	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	700	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	850	965.00/head	965.00–965.00	965	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,027	158.39/cwt	157.50–160.00	1,627	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,475	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	1,808.99/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,809	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,860	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,318	2,145.64/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,146	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	900	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	350.02/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	292.14/cwt	255.00–325.00	1,516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	379.08/cwt	320.00–415.00	1,058	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	231	396.44/cwt	375.00–405.00	916	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	277.53/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	364.59/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,156	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	317.47/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,168	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	289.53/cwt	280.00–300.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,038	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	336.20/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	1

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattlemens Livestock - West Point, MS

Mon Dec 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 977Last week 1,181Year ago 721

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 164Year ago 198

Replacement CattleReceipts 130Last week 57Year ago 95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	594	240.00	240.00
18	600–650	604	252.00	252.00
12	700–750	737	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	317	260.00–305.00	276.50
7	350–400	366	260.00–295.00	280.73
1	400–450	415	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	550	235.00	235.00
2	600–650	625	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	226	300.00–365.00	332.32
12	250–300	273	300.00–335.00	319.36
4	300–350	308	315.00–325.00	318.78
6	350–400	368	300.00–325.00	311.37
6	400–450	423	275.00–335.00	294.66
9	450–500	470	267.00–285.00	274.20
4	500–550	521	255.00–270.00	262.35
4	550–600	575	240.00–255.00	247.28
4	600–650	613	240.00–248.00	243.20
4	650–700	661	225.00–240.00	228.69
5	700–750	732	226.00–227.00	226.80
2	750–800	783	203.00–218.00	210.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	280.00–300.00	289.53
3	300–350	337	300.00–320.00	313.17
4	350–400	368	315.00–320.00	317.47
2	400–450	418	310.00–320.00	314.97
1	450–500	455	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	545	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	563	275.00–280.00	277.53
1	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	700	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	231	375.00–405.00	396.44
14	250–300	279	320.00–415.00	379.08
15	300–350	317	340.00–400.00	364.59
8	350–400	371	335.00–365.00	350.53
3	400–450	418	345.00–355.00	350.02
4	450–500	463	325.00–345.00	336.20
5	500–550	519	255.00–325.00	292.14
1	550–600	590	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	625	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	668	234.00–255.00	244.22
1	800–850	805	207.00	207.00
1	850–900	865	202.00	202.00
1	900–950	925	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	485	315.00	315.00
3	1000–1050	1,038	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	718	245.00	245.00
12	750–800	768	240.00	240.00
13	950–1000	980	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	365.00	365.00
2	350–400	388	345.00–355.00	349.97
10	400–450	429	335.00–365.00	348.32
6	450–500	465	316.00–342.50	327.51
9	500–550	522	295.00–315.00	302.21
3	550–600	573	260.00–285.00	271.67
4	600–650	610	260.00–275.00	267.38
3	650–700	667	245.00–277.00	263.61
1	750–800	750	232.00	232.00
1	800–850	840	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	300.00–320.00	309.59
1	750–800	780	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	963	95.00–112.00	106.63
3	—	992	85.00–90.00	88.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,292	120.00–130.00	122.66
29	—	1,184	111.00–119.00	115.73
3	—	1,183	105.00–108.00	105.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,866	150.00–155.00	151.25
5	—	1,659	145.00–148.00	145.69
5	—	1,341	140.00–145.00	142.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,287	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,902.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,292	1,750.00–2,600.00	2,250.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,475	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,335	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,808.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,318	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,145.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,008	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,218.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	700	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	850	965.00	965.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,275	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,400	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,027	157.50–160.00	158.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	155.00	155.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	800	1,625.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,200	3,500.00	3,500.00

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Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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