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

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 3
● Final141 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,093 head
719 vs last sale 374 465 vs year ago 628 · +74.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
141 head
33 vs last sale 108 37 vs year ago 104 · +35.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
224 head
186 vs last sale 38 177 vs year ago 47 · +376.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold lower $4-7. Heifers sold mixed, higher $10 to lower $7. Bull calves sold lower $5-9. Slaughter cows sold higher $2-5. Bulls sold lower $3-5.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $287.77/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 102.17 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$287.77
101 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,536
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$48.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.72
vs MS average
17.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2526297.841,56867
Medium and Large 1545275.591,50224
Medium and Large 2557249.591,39110thin
One grade step is worth $48.25/cwt here — about $177 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 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 sale101 hd
287.77
MS average13 barns · 358 hd
283.05
+4.72
National average185 barns · 16,988 hd
305.02
−17.25
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−102.17
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
BullsLow1,552162.422,52017
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,138143.691,63563
CowsLean 85-90%Low968124.711,20815

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)1,061$2,3347
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$2,24511
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$2,0473thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,039$1,99929
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)956$1,95812
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,065$1,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)987$1,6987
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)945$1,68811
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)880$1,5751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)974$1,55416
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)851$1,4447
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)965$1,1709
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)740$1,5001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,323$3,3682thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,010$2,2353thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)969$2,8287
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$2,65016
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,006$2,1256
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,103$2,0752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)808$1,2995
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)732$1,1713thin

Every lot, as filed

141 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 1-2500–550523285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4919
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650640220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4083
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850800225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8006
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650613253.68/cwt250.00–264.001,5554
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800780227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,7751
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450424380.51/cwt370.00–416.001,6138
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650631293.21/cwt280.00–300.001,8506
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350318434.72/cwt428.00–445.001,3823
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300263316.15/cwt295.00–340.008318
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400377310.97/cwt300.00–332.501,17212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400359380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,36410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700665241.60/cwt230.00–250.001,60729
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600567267.95/cwt260.00–290.001,51913
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200162371.91/cwt340.00–390.006023
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300273352.70/cwt337.50–360.0096315
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350323351.15/cwt335.00–362.001,13415
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450424306.34/cwt275.00–320.001,29915
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700666248.99/cwt240.00–256.001,6584
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250223311.15/cwt300.00–335.006945
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475292.35/cwt280.00–318.001,38910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450436332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,4509
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250233357.59/cwt350.00–375.008338
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450418337.07/cwt325.00–358.001,40918
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375352.70/cwt337.50–368.001,32313
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900885200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7701
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200170300.00/cwt300.00–300.005101
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750712236.94/cwt230.00–245.001,6873
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850800227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,8201
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550519284.61/cwt268.00–295.001,47711
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550541258.08/cwt240.00–266.001,3964
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500456365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,66411
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200172400.00/cwt400.00–400.006883
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400350372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,3021
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650623242.53/cwt230.00–256.001,5112
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650615260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5991
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700699255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7828
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900860241.65/cwt235.00–250.002,0783
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400363404.67/cwt400.00–410.001,4693
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550516330.68/cwt325.00–350.001,7066
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500467318.06/cwt300.00–342.001,48517
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500475252.21/cwt225.00–280.001,19810
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600584301.95/cwt300.00–308.001,7634
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500477332.97/cwt320.00–342.501,5886
SteersMedium and Large 11050–11001,090200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1801
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950930225.03/cwt220.00–230.002,0932
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600568243.93/cwt235.00–258.001,3866
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550527299.83/cwt297.50–300.001,58058
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800761244.41/cwt240.00–250.001,8604
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400390355.00/cwt335.00–380.001,3853
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550523293.54/cwt270.00–312.001,5353
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300288450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2962
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700674249.73/cwt235.00–265.001,6835
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750726262.75/cwt259.00–270.001,9084
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300283424.69/cwt400.00–454.001,2024
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550548310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6992
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400381400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5247
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600555282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,5651
SteersMedium and Large 11100–11501,140190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,1661
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850823240.79/cwt230.00–255.001,9824
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500470300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4101
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850820160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3121
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650610253.96/cwt250.00–260.001,5493
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450433346.37/cwt325.00–367.501,5002
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300280350.00/cwt350.00–350.009801
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,000177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,7751
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250219402.08/cwt400.00–420.008819
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600577299.05/cwt285.00–308.001,7268
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500478316.86/cwt295.00–337.501,5158
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450431340.22/cwt302.00–366.001,4666
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800760235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,78615
CowsBoner 80-85%1,200157.82/cwt154.00–165.001,8949
CowsBoner 80-85%1,203145.50/cwt140.00–153.001,75033
CowsLean 85-90%965111.38/cwt110.00–113.001,0752
Bulls1,375154.52/cwt152.50–156.002,1252
Bulls1,870181.97/cwt180.00–184.003,4032
CowsBoner 80-85%1,008134.80/cwt130.00–139.001,35921
CowsLean 85-90%1,018130.50/cwt128.00–135.001,3285
CowsLean 85-90%938124.43/cwt121.00–127.501,1678
Bulls1,228156.26/cwt150.00–160.001,9193
Bulls1,310120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5721
Bulls1,655166.60/cwt160.00–174.002,7579
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38201,063.72/head900.00–1,200.001,0642
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0592,715.27/head2,100.00–3,050.002,71513
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,180135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,5931
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,010136.72/cwt134.00–139.001,3812
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38331,359.46/head1,200.00–1,500.001,3592
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29151,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-37401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2952,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2252,244.94/head2,000.00–2,550.002,24511
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29651,169.59/head850.00–1,850.001,1709
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29941,581.38/head1,400.00–1,800.001,58114
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,115146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,6281
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28801,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,090140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5261
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,033146.14/cwt135.00–155.001,5102
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29152,047.45/head1,700.00–2,350.002,0473
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29551,688.76/head1,400.00–1,900.001,68910
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0372,008.14/head1,500.00–2,350.002,00828
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1051,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0612,334.38/head1,850.00–2,850.002,3347
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29901,764.87/head1,450.00–1,900.001,7656
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39701,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325327.46/cwt325.00–330.001,0642
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600590247.00/cwt244.00–250.001,4572
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400372404.55/cwt400.00–416.001,50511
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650612275.85/cwt268.00–292.001,6883
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900860224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,9261
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350323354.48/cwt300.00–380.001,1456
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700650257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,6711
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300270300.00/cwt300.00–300.008101
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850805230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8521
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350313420.11/cwt400.00–450.001,31512
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300279438.71/cwt425.00–457.501,2248
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,6021
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550508281.96/cwt279.00–285.001,4322
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450414381.21/cwt370.00–402.001,5788
BullsMedium and Large 1100–150135425.00/cwt425.00–425.005741
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750700235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6451
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500460353.79/cwt340.00–375.001,62711
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950905202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,8281
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400369359.82/cwt300.00–410.001,32811
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3233,367.86/head2,400.00–4,000.003,3682
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0102,234.98/head2,150.00–2,400.002,2353
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0952,462.73/head2,000.00–2,600.002,4634
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-26751,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2702,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29692,828.13/head2,300.00–3,050.002,8287
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28081,298.73/head1,150.00–1,450.001,2995
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-27321,171.01/head875.00–1,300.001,1713
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,015150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5231
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28631,595.64/head1,475.00–1,625.001,5965
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29992,057.01/head1,700.00–2,400.002,05710
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,9621
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27401,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0651,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-37381,464.58/head1,375.00–1,550.001,4652
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38401,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,047180.64/cwt167.00–187.001,8913

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.