Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2025-02-03

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 3
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
875 head
34 vs last sale 841 494 vs year ago 1,369 · 36.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
33 vs last sale 107 29 vs year ago 169 · 17.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
138 head
32 vs last sale 106 31 vs year ago 107 · +29.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $8-14, with spots as much as $30 higher. Heifers sold steady to higher $13. Slaughter cows sold lower $7-8. Slaughter bulls sold higher $4-9.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.42/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 124.52 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$265.42
41 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,432
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.64
vs MS average
33.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545270.071,47126
Medium and Large 2531257.371,36515thin
One grade step is worth $12.70/cwt here — about $105 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
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 sale41 hd
265.42
MS average13 barns · 329 hd
270.06
−4.64
National average192 barns · 21,303 hd
298.86
−33.44
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−124.52
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
BullsLow1,587158.672,51820
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,209136.591,65152
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,505126.001,8961thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low964117.921,13717

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)1,064$3,11131
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,113$2,3772thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,184$2,2277
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,092$1,9705
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,090$1,6184thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)922$1,5585
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)640$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)913$1,4752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)963$1,3734thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,017$3,0738
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)893$2,0003thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,665$4,0001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,010$2,3363thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$4,1754thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,045$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,108$2,9386
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)865$1,8113thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)901$1,59119
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)880$1,3622thin

Every lot, as filed

130 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 1500–550519280.70/cwt270.00–300.001,45713
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400369348.28/cwt335.00–375.001,28514
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850825203.80/cwt200.00–207.501,6812
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600573242.40/cwt240.00–245.001,3892
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850820230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8861
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250208404.78/cwt395.00–420.008425
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500464306.77/cwt300.00–328.001,42318
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550522308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,6084
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500462332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,5345
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450412387.01/cwt360.00–405.001,5945
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650630281.00/cwt270.00–290.001,7705
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200160409.69/cwt400.00–430.006563
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750730218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,5911
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550524259.67/cwt240.00–269.001,36113
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900865194.94/cwt185.00–205.001,6862
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700698239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,6682
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300260329.88/cwt310.00–345.008584
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650628249.85/cwt240.00–260.001,5699
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425318.57/cwt300.00–340.001,35425
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700670229.50/cwt229.00–230.001,5382
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650633229.98/cwt220.00–240.001,4564
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450421283.58/cwt265.00–300.001,19412
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350327333.00/cwt300.00–355.001,0899
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800760218.03/cwt200.00–234.001,6573
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300266371.27/cwt350.00–385.009888
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700671249.77/cwt235.00–260.001,6769
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750741214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,58610
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300272349.12/cwt300.00–385.009505
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600574256.28/cwt240.00–270.001,4717
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,045175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8291
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350324380.91/cwt370.00–390.001,23410
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250233348.95/cwt300.00–400.008135
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570309.88/cwt300.00–324.001,7668
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250243420.79/cwt400.00–425.001,0236
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700679277.11/cwt265.00–285.001,8827
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250230375.43/cwt365.00–385.008632
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570259.43/cwt250.00–271.001,47913
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,010200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0201
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500481302.77/cwt243.00–340.001,4565
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800770237.35/cwt230.00–245.001,8282
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550518325.74/cwt308.00–334.001,6878
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250240365.00/cwt365.00–365.008761
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400370308.39/cwt270.00–375.001,14112
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400380350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3301
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700668246.35/cwt244.00–250.001,6463
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300260375.96/cwt350.00–400.009772
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300276436.13/cwt430.00–440.001,2044
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350316417.31/cwt400.00–425.001,3194
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400374403.96/cwt400.00–413.001,5116
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600585285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6671
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350340367.78/cwt337.00–390.001,2503
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650632285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8016
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550521298.49/cwt275.00–310.001,5556
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500473337.78/cwt325.00–356.001,5988
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900855220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8811
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430331.91/cwt300.00–354.001,4273
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400379400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5168
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750720251.74/cwt240.00–260.001,81311
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650626246.14/cwt240.00–250.001,5414
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750722232.97/cwt230.00–236.001,6823
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570288.36/cwt280.00–302.501,6448
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400370363.70/cwt345.00–385.001,3465
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500481300.40/cwt285.00–310.001,44515
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450418313.35/cwt285.00–330.001,3105
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350340347.85/cwt325.00–390.001,1835
CowsBoner 80-85%1,167127.77/cwt120.00–132.001,4919
CowsBoner 80-85%1,324144.10/cwt142.00–148.001,9088
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,505126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,8961
CowsBoner 80-85%1,193137.14/cwt133.00–141.001,63635
CowsLean 85-90%86899.50/cwt92.50–107.508642
CowsLean 85-90%989125.27/cwt124.00–127.001,2394
CowsLean 85-90%973118.59/cwt113.00–123.001,15411
Bulls1,426151.91/cwt150.00–155.002,1666
Bulls1,626164.10/cwt158.00–170.502,6689
Bulls1,933183.69/cwt182.00–185.003,5512
Bulls1,563139.22/cwt138.00–140.002,1763
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3683,204.75/head3,000.00–3,400.003,2052
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,065136.66/cwt131.00–144.001,4553
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3985119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1721
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,175143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,6801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,105147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,6301
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29782,889.27/head2,200.00–3,900.002,8893
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2104,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0901,617.72/head1,350.00–1,800.001,6184
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29631,372.61/head1,200.00–1,500.001,3734
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0643,111.02/head2,500.00–3,300.003,11131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-37401,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0454,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,225137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,6781
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29781,647.79/head1,500.00–1,900.001,6484
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-37001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0851,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,338134.80/cwt130.00–140.001,8042
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,060125.00/cwt120.00–130.001,3252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9504
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,025185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8961
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0173,073.21/head1,500.00–3,250.003,0738
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500465324.90/cwt314.00–360.001,51113
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450414366.00/cwt345.00–400.001,51510
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650628264.58/cwt250.00–280.001,6622
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400370390.44/cwt370.00–400.001,44512
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500473283.22/cwt250.00–295.001,34025
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000965140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3511
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850800190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5201
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650625240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5001
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800768224.92/cwt215.00–235.001,7274
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350317414.33/cwt400.00–430.001,31318
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550519274.85/cwt235.00–295.001,4267
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700662242.82/cwt237.00–250.001,6076
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250229418.06/cwt400.00–465.009574
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550519303.89/cwt300.00–312.001,57717
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200178457.46/cwt445.00–475.008144
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300267420.58/cwt400.00–435.001,12312
BullsMedium and Large 11050–11001,080165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,7821
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,6654,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0102,335.97/head2,200.00–2,600.002,3363
BullsMedium and Large 1-2955200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9102
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39802,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2504,175.10/head4,000.00–4,300.004,1754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28651,811.18/head1,450.00–2,150.001,8113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0602,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1842,227.25/head1,650.00–2,650.002,2277
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2985172.97/cwt150.00–200.001,7042
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,052132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,3893
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29011,591.32/head1,475.00–1,850.001,59119
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28801,362.29/head1,325.00–1,400.001,3622
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1132,376.97/head2,250.00–2,500.002,3772
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-26401,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2765200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5301
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28932,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0003

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.