Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2025-01-13

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 13
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
609 head
220 vs last sale 829 369 vs year ago 240 · +153.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
46 vs last sale 108 40 vs year ago 22 · +181.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
119 vs last sale 152 13 vs year ago 20 · +65.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The market continues to be strong with an upward trend. Compared to last week steers sold higher $2-7, spots as much as higher $20. Heifers sold higher $10-13. Slaughter cows sold higher $6-11. Slaughter bulls sold higher $6-9.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.28/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 117.67 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$272.28
66 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,482
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$46
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.05
vs MS average
31.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538279.141,50136
Medium and Large 1-2547268.001,4669thin
Medium and Large 2555262.341,45521
One grade step is worth $16.80/cwt here — about $46 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale66 hd
272.28
MS average13 barns · 278 hd
260.23
+12.05
National average192 barns · 30,803 hd
304.03
−31.75
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−117.67
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
BullsHigh1,763154.842,73012
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,261133.611,68523
CowsLean 85-90%High952100.9096016

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,227$2,1044thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,155$1,9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,201$1,9274thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,9242thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,169$1,6545
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)775$1,4812thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,003$1,4502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)950$1,4851thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)640$7001thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700690257.50/cwt230.00–285.001,7772
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600578287.03/cwt245.00–300.001,65913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800792250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9805
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650633291.77/cwt290.00–300.001,84711
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400382391.38/cwt375.00–400.001,4953
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250240405.00/cwt405.00–405.009721
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500468360.01/cwt350.00–375.001,6858
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550508327.96/cwt314.00–340.001,66610
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350329407.38/cwt395.00–420.001,3404
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650618295.14/cwt290.00–300.001,8242
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300278413.91/cwt400.00–430.001,1516
SteersMedium and Large 1150–200190400.00/cwt400.00–400.007601
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750721236.99/cwt232.00–243.001,7095
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550505300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5151
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600565263.30/cwt260.00–270.001,4883
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added50–10080253.00/cwt253.00–253.002021
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500478300.98/cwt300.00–302.001,4392
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650625258.49/cwt257.00–260.001,6162
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600579248.42/cwt245.00–252.001,4387
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550547268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,4669
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450427299.77/cwt275.00–320.001,28013
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400365346.93/cwt340.00–360.001,26610
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added550–600570264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,5051
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700673252.00/cwt250.00–257.001,6965
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450430328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,4102
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300279325.11/cwt220.00–360.009075
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350327344.52/cwt300.00–365.001,12713
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550537265.10/cwt235.00–278.001,42412
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400378331.79/cwt285.00–385.001,2548
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450413345.86/cwt335.00–360.001,4286
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300271367.10/cwt350.00–385.009954
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600571304.36/cwt300.00–312.001,7384
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450421381.13/cwt370.00–390.001,6054
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250227362.35/cwt350.00–385.008233
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500471325.97/cwt305.00–350.001,53512
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650620235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450435385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6752
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750720260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8721
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600563275.04/cwt260.00–295.001,5485
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550532285.66/cwt250.00–310.001,5205
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800775250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600555275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5265
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added600–650618259.72/cwt250.00–270.001,6052
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added550–600575275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5811
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350327344.36/cwt325.00–350.001,1267
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550500325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6253
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700659250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,64817
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700668294.80/cwt285.00–300.001,9693
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650609300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8274
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750710260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8461
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600570304.38/cwt300.00–310.001,7354
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500455304.00/cwt300.00–308.001,3832
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350308332.76/cwt300.00–365.001,0252
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550518269.67/cwt240.00–295.001,3974
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600573242.66/cwt235.00–250.001,3902
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400369339.85/cwt300.00–385.001,2545
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700673233.57/cwt230.00–237.001,5722
CowsBoner 80-85%1,184132.07/cwt130.00–135.001,56413
CowsLean 85-90%1,093126.99/cwt126.00–128.001,3882
CowsLean 85-90%999116.51/cwt110.00–120.001,1645
CowsLean 85-90%89486.43/cwt80.00–99.007739
CowsBoner 80-85%1,385123.11/cwt120.00–126.001,7052
CowsBoner 80-85%1,356138.75/cwt136.00–142.001,8818
Bulls1,823161.78/cwt160.00–163.002,9494
Bulls1,824156.50/cwt154.00–159.002,8555
Bulls1,582142.82/cwt138.00–147.002,2593
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1551,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38351,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,923.50/head1,850.00–2,000.001,9242
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3072,338.33/head2,250.00–2,450.002,3383
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2980140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3721
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39851,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3900100.00/cwt100.00–100.009001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3640700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2815116.00/cwt116.00–116.009451
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2965144.95/cwt125.00–187.501,3994
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-27751,480.81/head1,400.00–1,550.001,4812
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2011,926.98/head1,700.00–2,275.001,9274
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,635132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,1581
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1691,653.72/head1,600.00–1,750.001,6545
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39501,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4851
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450405349.69/cwt325.00–375.001,4163
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500472321.00/cwt285.00–345.001,51512
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400372383.63/cwt355.00–410.001,4279
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373317.25/cwt260.00–350.001,1839
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250238287.11/cwt250.00–325.006832
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500467308.33/cwt300.00–324.001,44013
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600565262.28/cwt255.00–279.001,48214
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650606250.99/cwt250.00–254.001,5214
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300278363.67/cwt350.00–380.001,01113
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700670244.94/cwt240.00–250.001,6413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700693254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,7602
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800765221.01/cwt220.00–222.001,6912
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550514291.60/cwt280.00–305.001,49917
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450422330.40/cwt318.00–345.001,39421
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750712228.47/cwt210.00–240.001,6273
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250228364.18/cwt350.00–380.008302
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350316357.57/cwt350.00–375.001,1309
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fancy550–600580325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8851
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fancy650–700655252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,6511
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500450334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,5031
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550505330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6671
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy600–650620315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9531
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500473290.64/cwt260.00–308.001,37514
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650620254.84/cwt250.00–260.001,5802
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350310401.52/cwt375.00–425.001,2455
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250235419.57/cwt410.00–430.009862
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450422356.67/cwt330.00–390.001,50522
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300269409.35/cwt400.00–420.001,1018
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700655245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6051
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525293.22/cwt250.00–330.001,53912
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800760200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5201
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600585265.04/cwt260.00–270.001,5502

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.