Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2025-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The opening sale for the new year was extremely good. Compared to two weeks ago steers sold higher $10-15. Heifers sold steady to higher $8. Slaughter cows sold higher $5-10. Slaughter bulls were steady to higher $1.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.21/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −119.73 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.

Average price

$270.21

31 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$7.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.26

vs MS average

−35.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	271.22	1,447	27
Medium and Large 2	520	263.41	1,370	4thin

One grade step is worth $7.81/cwt here — about $78 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale31 hd

270.21

—

MS average7 barns · 147 hd

258.95

+11.26

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−35.03

This barn, trailing median31 sales

389.94

−119.73

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	—	Low	1,610	135.88	2,187	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,185	121.73	1,443	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,845	117.17	2,162	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	103.42	1,045	11

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,047	$1,920	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,906	22
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$1,850	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$1,721	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,003	$1,648	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,019	$1,538	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,524	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	940	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	888	$1,390	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	923	$1,951	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	610	$1,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	838	$1,426	12
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	848	$1,361	3thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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 1Value Added	850–900	895	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	810	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	284.87/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	390.35/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,460	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	271.60/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,540	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	348.91/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,284	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	386.43/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,248	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	287.61/cwt	279.00–300.00	1,792	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	316.53/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	277.49/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	745	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	168	413.06/cwt	400.00–450.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	280.35/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,326	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	303.49/cwt	285.00–322.00	1,141	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	292.35/cwt	260.00–328.00	1,248	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	264	296.45/cwt	285.00–300.00	783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	183	256.99/cwt	250.00–265.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	244.86/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	335.14/cwt	320.00–340.00	932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	319.65/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,311	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	277.82/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,442	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	249.11/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,549	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	258.02/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,453	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	140	319.29/cwt	300.00–340.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	168	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	300.53/cwt	295.00–304.00	1,419	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	390.55/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,269	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	337.74/cwt	324.00–350.00	1,121	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	373.24/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,541	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	329.05/cwt	316.00–340.00	1,563	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	302.01/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,706	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	333.67/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,448	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	330.11/cwt	285.00–375.00	908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	310.07/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,628	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1450–1500	1,495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	407.31/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,059	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	358.45/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,154	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	765	248.97/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	288.54/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,385	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	289.72/cwt	275.00–302.00	1,527	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	352.52/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,512	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	320.20/cwt	300.00–365.00	897	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	333.15/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,253	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	326.42/cwt	285.00–390.00	1,071	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	111.90/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,185	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	131.86/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,733	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	868	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	105.76/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,061	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,845	117.17/cwt	115.00–119.00	2,162	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	120.30/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,404	23
Bulls	—	—	1,306	111.91/cwt	100.00–126.00	1,462	7
Bulls	—	—	1,667	154.84/cwt	154.00–157.50	2,581	3
Bulls	—	—	1,805	146.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,653	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	1,390.35/head	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,390	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	1,572.41/head	1,250.00–1,800.00	1,572	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	705	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	1,850.26/head	1,000.00–2,500.00	1,850	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	1,425.50/head	900.00–1,500.00	1,426	12
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	745	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	2,011.78/head	1,400.00–2,450.00	2,012	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	1,778.75/head	900.00–2,400.00	1,779	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,524.18/head	1,100.00–1,800.00	1,524	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	819	1,740.69/head	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,741	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,906.01/head	1,400.00–2,500.00	1,906	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	1,361.30/head	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,361	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	127.01/cwt	117.00–138.00	1,080	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	770	1,443.18/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,443	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,645.63/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,646	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	610	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	1,967.89/head	1,550.00–2,600.00	1,968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	331.41/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,521	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	384.62/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,446	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	279.28/cwt	267.00–290.00	1,600	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	372.93/cwt	325.00–415.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	244.42/cwt	220.00–267.00	1,535	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	378.61/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,022	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	217.28/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	256.09/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	335.34/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	332.07/cwt	310.00–350.00	757	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	263.41/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,370	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	226.00/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,532	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	170	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	291.03/cwt	275.00–300.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	283.17/cwt	275.00–301.00	1,348	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	330.71/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,240	32

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 Jan 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 829Last week 864Year ago 890

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 118Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 152Last week 230Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	745	235.00	235.00
3	750–800	765	245.00–255.00	248.97
1	800–850	810	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	895	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	168	400.00–450.00	413.06
2	200–250	225	425.00	425.00
6	250–300	260	400.00–415.00	407.31
6	300–350	323	375.00–400.00	386.43
13	350–400	374	375.00–400.00	390.35
14	400–450	413	350.00–400.00	373.24
15	450–500	475	316.00–340.00	329.05
16	500–550	525	300.00–322.00	310.07
12	550–600	565	295.00–315.00	302.01
9	600–650	623	279.00–300.00	287.61
2	650–700	668	280.00–290.00	284.87
1	700–750	710	270.00	270.00
1	1450–1500	1,495	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	300.00	300.00
4	250–300	275	285.00–375.00	330.11
6	300–350	322	340.00–370.00	358.45
6	350–400	368	300.00–370.00	348.91
7	400–450	434	300.00–370.00	333.67
3	450–500	480	275.00–300.00	288.54
2	500–550	523	275.00–280.00	277.49
9	550–600	567	250.00–287.00	271.60
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	350.00	350.00
2	200–250	230	325.00–415.00	372.93
4	250–300	270	350.00–400.00	378.61
9	300–350	325	375.00–400.00	390.55
13	350–400	376	375.00–400.00	384.62
10	400–450	429	335.00–370.00	352.52
7	450–500	459	310.00–355.00	331.41
14	500–550	527	275.00–302.00	289.72
10	550–600	573	267.00–290.00	279.28
7	600–650	628	220.00–267.00	244.42
5	650–700	678	220.00–240.00	226.00
3	700–750	730	212.00–220.00	217.28
1	750–800	795	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	830	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	880	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	280	300.00–365.00	320.20
3	300–350	328	285.00–390.00	326.42
6	350–400	376	300.00–360.00	333.15
2	400–450	435	320.00–350.00	335.34
14	450–500	472	295.00–304.00	300.53
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	563	252.00–260.00	256.09
1	600–650	620	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	183	250.00–265.00	256.99
3	200–250	218	275.00–300.00	291.03
4	250–300	264	285.00–300.00	296.45
3	300–350	317	300.00–335.00	316.53
9	350–400	376	285.00–322.00	303.49
15	400–450	427	260.00–328.00	292.35
6	450–500	473	270.00–297.00	280.35
4	500–550	520	250.00–275.00	263.41
1	650–700	675	142.00	142.00
1	800–850	830	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–150	140	300.00–340.00	319.29
2	150–200	168	300.00	300.00
10	200–250	228	310.00–350.00	332.07
4	250–300	278	320.00–340.00	335.14
13	300–350	332	324.00–350.00	337.74
32	350–400	375	320.00–345.00	330.71
16	400–450	410	310.00–335.00	319.65
44	450–500	476	275.00–301.00	283.17
18	500–550	519	265.00–290.00	277.82
9	550–600	563	250.00–272.00	258.02
11	600–650	622	240.00–260.00	249.11
3	650–700	672	235.00–250.00	244.86
1	700–750	720	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,059	108.00–115.00	111.90
12	—	1,314	127.00–136.00	131.86
23	—	1,167	115.00–125.00	120.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	80.00	80.00
10	—	1,003	90.00–110.00	105.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,845	115.00–119.00	117.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,306	100.00–126.00	111.91
3	—	1,667	154.00–157.50	154.84
10	—	1,805	140.00–150.00	146.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	888	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,390.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,056	1,250.00–1,800.00	1,572.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	963	1,000.00–2,500.00	1,850.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,093	1,400.00–2,450.00	2,011.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	923	900.00–2,400.00	1,778.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	965	1,100.00–1,800.00	1,524.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,110	1,400.00–2,500.00	1,906.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,030	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,645.63
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	705	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	770	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,443.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	819	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,740.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	975	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	997	1,550.00–2,600.00	1,967.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	838	900.00–1,500.00	1,425.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	848	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,361.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	117.00–138.00	127.01

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Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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