Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2025-03-17

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 17
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
415 head
678 vs last sale 1,093 118 vs year ago 533 · 22.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
55 vs last sale 141 19 vs year ago 105 · 18.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
120 head
104 vs last sale 224 53 vs year ago 67 · +79.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers sold higher $20-30. Heifers sold higher $14-20. Bull calves sold higher $10-15. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold lower $3-4.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.24/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 117.70 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$272.24
34 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,522
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.00
vs MS average
42.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547277.301,51715thin
Medium and Large 1-2590273.001,61112thin
Medium and Large 2532260.121,3857thin
One grade step is worth $17.18/cwt here — about $133 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 sale34 hd
272.24
MS average11 barns · 121 hd
280.25
−8.00
National average174 barns · 12,680 hd
314.58
−42.34
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−117.70
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
BullsHigh1,619164.952,67111
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,220143.631,75241
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,395142.001,9811thin
CowsLean 85-90%High946122.071,15412

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)937$2,3529
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$2,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,073$2,1006
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,023$1,92431
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,013$1,91414
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)859$1,7965
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)923$1,7293thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,182$1,6513thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,045$1,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)765$1,1001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,500$3,8004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)846$2,5258
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)923$2,3677
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)960$1,7001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)898$1,5272thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)831$1,3934thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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 1-2550–600590273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,61112
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430398.26/cwt385.00–408.001,71312
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250245305.00/cwt305.00–305.007471
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700670235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5751
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450424319.25/cwt300.00–335.001,35412
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000968192.44/cwt170.00–215.001,8632
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300278337.16/cwt325.00–350.009372
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365382.47/cwt380.00–385.001,3962
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850812221.69/cwt210.00–232.001,8003
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400374324.44/cwt300.00–350.001,2137
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500474303.26/cwt285.00–318.001,43710
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350324386.36/cwt375.00–402.001,2527
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521285.87/cwt275.00–302.501,4898
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450418355.47/cwt340.00–385.001,48612
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400370372.63/cwt360.00–385.001,37911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500483319.68/cwt318.00–320.001,5446
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335344.54/cwt290.00–365.001,1545
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300282396.66/cwt395.00–400.001,1193
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700681243.21/cwt235.00–250.001,6564
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650610258.70/cwt254.00–262.001,5783
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600577267.50/cwt250.00–275.001,5437
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750730243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,7741
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650610261.65/cwt255.00–268.001,5966
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800780230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7941
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750705230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6221
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500461332.22/cwt320.00–355.001,53210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650607274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,66322
HeifersMedium and Large 1100–150105435.00/cwt435.00–435.004571
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,4361
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325411.85/cwt400.00–435.001,3393
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1250–13001,287187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,4077
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550538300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6142
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700660282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,8611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700652261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,7025
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500479321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,53812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650616302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,8605
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650613306.91/cwt300.00–314.001,8812
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400362408.25/cwt400.00–415.001,4786
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600599325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9475
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600575325.95/cwt324.00–330.001,8744
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800790249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,9671
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300285390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1121
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600590285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6821
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350345385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3281
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550528329.08/cwt320.00–345.001,73810
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500476382.30/cwt362.50–395.001,8205
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300293412.61/cwt400.00–425.001,2092
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430346.72/cwt325.00–370.001,4912
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650635280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7781
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500473360.59/cwt350.00–385.001,7066
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500479408.00/cwt408.00–408.001,95412
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600568324.24/cwt312.00–332.001,8425
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450422391.50/cwt375.00–405.001,65213
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900883187.64/cwt147.50–228.001,6572
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450400300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2001
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000975167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,6331
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700650280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8201
CowsLean 85-90%1,030131.67/cwt130.00–134.001,3563
CowsBoner 80-85%1,095136.44/cwt130.00–140.001,49412
CowsBoner 80-85%1,362152.44/cwt151.00–154.002,0766
CowsBoner 80-85%1,248145.08/cwt140.00–150.001,81123
CowsLean 85-90%905122.50/cwt120.00–129.001,1096
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,395142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,9811
CowsLean 85-90%943111.59/cwt110.00–112.501,0523
Bulls1,755174.69/cwt170.00–180.003,0663
Bulls1,628163.02/cwt160.00–165.002,6546
Bulls1,390156.15/cwt155.00–158.002,1702
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,360130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,7681
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39551,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2775175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3561
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0732,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28052,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29342,527.68/head2,250.00–2,900.002,5285
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2998162.49/cwt149.00–175.001,6222
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39101,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-27251,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29141,932.83/head1,750.00–2,000.001,9334
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0371,958.71/head1,200.00–2,400.001,95929
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0632,007.95/head1,500.00–2,200.002,00812
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28981,527.30/head1,300.00–1,725.001,5272
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,8331
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0451,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-26401,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1052,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29231,729.24/head1,400.00–2,250.001,7293
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28311,393.01/head850.00–1,750.001,3934
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250225359.78/cwt350.00–370.008102
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300285319.82/cwt310.00–330.009112
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500472339.40/cwt280.00–380.001,6027
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550526261.47/cwt218.00–280.001,3756
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550515300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5451
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750710264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,8741
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350318404.72/cwt400.00–410.001,2872
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700673274.22/cwt268.00–279.001,8464
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800768245.02/cwt240.00–250.001,8822
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950910200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8201
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400370390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4431
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200170400.00/cwt400.00–400.006801
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400379401.18/cwt395.00–415.001,5208
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250222402.77/cwt400.00–420.008947
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300267400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0683
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550527323.02/cwt310.00–332.001,70210
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9171
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500465379.46/cwt360.00–395.001,7646
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850805239.03/cwt234.00–244.001,9242
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5003,800.00/head3,700.00–4,100.003,8004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28951,966.62/head1,850.00–2,100.001,9672
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2880134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1791
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28522,535.37/head2,450.00–2,700.002,5357
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29601,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-37101,348.59/head1,250.00–1,450.001,3492
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29372,352.31/head2,000.00–2,550.002,3529
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-27651,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2951,776.35/head1,750.00–1,800.001,7762
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2960155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4881

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.