Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2025-02-17

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 17
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
347 head
488 vs last sale 835 816 vs year ago 1,163 · 70.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
117 vs last sale 181 80 vs year ago 144 · 55.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
183 head
111 vs last sale 294 163 vs year ago 20 · +815.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to higher $6. Heifers sold unevenly steady. Bull calves sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold higher $3-5. Bulls sold higher $1-3.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.11/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 138.83 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$251.11
45 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,392
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$92
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
10.26
vs MS average
46.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535258.701,38518thin
Medium and Large 1-2583250.001,45817thin
Medium and Large 2540239.341,29310thin
One grade step is worth $19.36/cwt here — about $92 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 sale45 hd
251.11
MS average12 barns · 178 hd
261.36
−10.26
National average119 barns · 5,510 hd
297.83
−46.72
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−138.83
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
BullsHigh1,577162.852,56812
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,165133.281,55319
CowsLean 85-90%Average871117.851,02614

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,166$1,97413
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,028$1,92127
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$1,8133thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)983$1,7468
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$1,72410
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,052$1,67912
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)980$1,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$1,5002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,098$2,67914
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,082$2,45716
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)976$2,2134thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)810$1,0632thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)631$8935

Every lot, as filed

119 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 1400–450411356.23/cwt350.00–370.001,4644
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700650230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4951
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950923222.44/cwt220.00–225.002,0532
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000960220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1122
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800795240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9081
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500477269.22/cwt260.00–282.501,2843
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450421304.78/cwt300.00–320.001,2838
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800775219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,6971
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750746237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,76832
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650640250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6001
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550505316.31/cwt300.00–325.001,5974
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450427271.02/cwt250.00–292.001,15710
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250226297.17/cwt250.00–340.006727
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300280360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0081
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500478281.36/cwt270.00–290.001,3459
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850820210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7221
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300260283.01/cwt275.00–300.007363
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0891
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600569247.91/cwt235.00–260.001,4117
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700677230.66/cwt228.00–235.001,5623
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400365330.45/cwt324.00–345.001,20614
HeifersMedium and Large 2100–150105295.00/cwt295.00–295.003101
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350328338.90/cwt329.00–350.001,11210
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250220365.83/cwt350.00–385.008053
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400371282.89/cwt235.00–326.001,0508
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850835158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,3191
HeifersMedium and Large 11050–11001,050150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5751
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650628223.42/cwt220.00–230.001,4033
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200193322.79/cwt300.00–345.006232
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900885224.97/cwt220.00–230.001,9912
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300263331.05/cwt300.00–365.008714
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,045200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0901
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600585295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7261
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650625225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4061
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350318383.12/cwt375.00–390.001,2183
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500461338.64/cwt325.00–345.001,5614
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375346.27/cwt335.00–355.001,2994
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500488270.18/cwt235.00–305.001,3182
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550508259.70/cwt240.00–280.001,3192
SteersMedium and Large 11100–11501,110200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,2201
SteersMedium and Large 11050–11001,055200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1101
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600569261.78/cwt240.00–290.001,4904
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1051
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700678280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8986
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400373365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3612
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300276389.52/cwt375.00–400.001,0754
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700655195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2771
SteersMedium and Large 23800–38503,810310.00/cwt310.00–310.0011,8111
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250228350.00/cwt350.00–350.007982
SteersMedium and Large 1100–150140415.00/cwt400.00–430.005812
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650618287.53/cwt285.00–290.001,7772
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900865185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6001
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350327320.53/cwt250.00–360.001,0486
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300283371.08/cwt355.00–400.001,0504
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850830160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3281
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350336364.32/cwt350.00–390.001,2248
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600555275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5261
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400350332.50/cwt325.00–340.001,1642
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700680200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3601
CowsLean 85-90%925123.47/cwt118.00–127.001,14211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,175134.72/cwt130.00–140.001,58311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,083127.73/cwt126.00–130.001,3836
CowsBoner 80-85%1,355141.97/cwt141.00–143.001,9242
CowsLean 85-90%67397.25/cwt80.00–110.006543
Bulls1,755169.69/cwt165.00–179.002,9786
Bulls1,376157.40/cwt151.00–163.002,1665
Bulls1,510149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,2501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3760985.00/head985.00–985.009851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0901,813.11/head1,750.00–1,900.001,8133
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0501,425.00/head1,400.00–1,450.001,4252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1451,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,180129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,5221
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-37852,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1212,088.11/head1,800.00–2,600.002,08821
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1091,756.29/head1,400.00–2,100.001,75610
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-27041,334.02/head1,250.00–1,350.001,3346
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29901,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29831,745.96/head1,400.00–2,200.001,7468
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,010130.51/cwt130.00–131.001,3182
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,057145.24/cwt138.00–156.001,5355
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29751,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1872,074.17/head1,700.00–2,500.002,07411
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29801,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28001,724.38/head1,300.00–2,000.001,72410
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-37701,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28101,062.50/head800.00–1,250.001,0632
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-27351,110.96/head1,100.00–1,120.001,1112
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-2562748.44/head600.00–925.007483
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600578225.30/cwt210.00–235.001,3023
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550524245.35/cwt200.00–269.001,2867
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600583250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,45817
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550538270.96/cwt250.00–285.001,4585
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750705226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5931
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550514265.56/cwt255.00–280.001,36511
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,015135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3701
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650620249.52/cwt235.00–265.001,5472
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450419317.17/cwt300.00–330.001,3296
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500463334.37/cwt322.00–345.001,5486
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400380352.47/cwt350.00–355.001,3392
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350345370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2771
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400378360.75/cwt345.00–380.001,3645
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520299.56/cwt290.00–308.001,5584
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450419353.84/cwt340.00–365.001,4838
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300260350.00/cwt350.00–350.009101
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350315309.84/cwt300.00–330.009763
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250225300.00/cwt300.00–300.006751
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950913180.03/cwt170.00–190.001,6442
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750717228.68/cwt226.00–230.001,6403
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600573260.79/cwt250.00–267.001,4943
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500476301.07/cwt275.00–317.001,4338
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800785160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2561
BullsMedium and Large 11100–11501,130179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,0231
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1012,731.16/head2,400.00–2,950.002,73113
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0012,277.90/head2,000.00–2,600.002,2784
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1112,468.50/head2,350.00–2,600.002,4694
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1532,590.15/head2,000.00–2,800.002,5907
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0652,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29051,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501

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.