Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2025-03-24

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 24
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
769 head
354 vs last sale 415 46 vs year ago 723 · +6.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
52 vs last sale 86 88 vs year ago 226 · 38.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
121 head
1 vs last sale 120 301 vs year ago 422 · 71.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Quality and demand were both high today. Compared to last week steers sold higher $6-16. Heifers sold higher $4-13. Bull calves sold higher $4-10. Slaughter cows sold higher $2-5. Slaughter bulls sold higher $3-4.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $283.59/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 106.35 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$283.59
39 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,556
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$225
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
12.10
vs MS average
38.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557290.981,62128
Medium and Large 2527264.801,39611thin
One grade step is worth $26.18/cwt here — about $225 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale39 hd
283.59
MS average11 barns · 260 hd
295.69
−12.10
National average178 barns · 15,613 hd
321.74
−38.15
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−106.35
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
BullsHigh1,593166.142,64727
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,690174.002,9411thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,182146.851,73652
CowsLean 85-90%Average919125.121,1508thin

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)1,047$2,2419
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,283$2,0694thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)998$2,0438
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)988$1,8132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)798$1,6774thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)955$1,6292thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)885$1,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$1,4233thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)715$1,4001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)853$1,8252thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)990$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)983$3,22722
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)816$2,4286
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)833$2,1502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)724$1,3844thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)696$1,3926
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)635$8922thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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 1200–250220450.34/cwt435.00–465.009912
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600590200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1801
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650620275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7051
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250236340.74/cwt300.00–365.008047
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850815145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1821
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400369363.86/cwt350.00–385.001,34325
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373326.59/cwt300.00–345.001,2188
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325334.38/cwt300.00–360.001,0874
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800795240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9081
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550530306.11/cwt295.00–325.001,62210
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250230391.14/cwt360.00–405.009004
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000986175.76/cwt160.00–200.001,7334
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450423320.49/cwt300.00–350.001,35614
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950900202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,8231
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700669256.19/cwt250.00–265.001,7144
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300272366.67/cwt340.00–400.0099710
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450410390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5991
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550521271.28/cwt250.00–290.001,41310
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350323389.69/cwt375.00–400.001,25910
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300275348.73/cwt315.00–385.009595
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650623275.54/cwt267.00–282.001,7179
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450419366.35/cwt350.00–385.001,53525
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500470344.64/cwt300.00–385.001,6207
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570310.36/cwt300.00–320.001,76912
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500478304.85/cwt250.00–325.001,45712
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550528300.90/cwt285.00–330.001,5894
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550517327.17/cwt300.00–355.001,69111
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500467348.54/cwt335.00–360.001,62823
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600571283.31/cwt272.00–295.001,61817
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300271392.53/cwt385.00–400.001,0642
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500490325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5931
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7001
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425404.88/cwt400.00–420.001,7218
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800775232.10/cwt230.00–233.001,79910
HeifersMedium and Large 1Natural550–600595270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6071
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500463389.41/cwt375.00–400.001,80311
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300284434.60/cwt410.00–465.001,2345
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600572321.93/cwt316.00–325.001,8413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550520331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,72116
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520331.77/cwt320.00–350.001,7258
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800750250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8751
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650620300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8601
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400379342.57/cwt310.00–380.001,2985
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000960210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0161
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350328455.82/cwt440.00–475.001,4954
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450414400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6564
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400373424.73/cwt415.00–435.001,5844
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350328408.17/cwt390.00–425.001,3392
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800770238.50/cwt230.00–247.001,8362
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600568252.78/cwt240.00–265.001,4362
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250205405.00/cwt405.00–405.008301
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300276427.26/cwt400.00–450.001,1798
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300283305.95/cwt300.00–312.008662
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430363.56/cwt300.00–407.501,56315
CowsLean 85-90%994129.09/cwt125.00–136.001,2835
CowsLean 85-90%835112.50/cwt112.50–112.509391
CowsLean 85-90%775121.50/cwt120.00–123.009422
CowsBoner 80-85%1,098138.05/cwt131.00–140.001,51615
CowsBoner 80-85%1,247156.19/cwt152.00–161.001,94817
CowsBoner 80-85%1,191145.51/cwt141.00–151.001,73320
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,690174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,9411
Bulls1,919179.20/cwt176.00–182.003,4395
Bulls1,611166.23/cwt160.00–170.002,67818
Bulls1,106149.44/cwt145.00–155.001,6534
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,045146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,5262
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0523,325.86/head2,500.00–4,100.003,32610
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-26751,354.20/head1,000.00–1,550.001,3543
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29551,629.06/head1,325.00–1,900.001,6292
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29263,144.89/head1,750.00–4,000.003,14512
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27972,546.49/head1,750.00–3,000.002,5464
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38771,514.35/head1,450.00–1,600.001,5143
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2832,068.52/head1,650.00–2,600.002,0694
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28851,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-27151,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,260137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,7261
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0472,240.84/head1,500.00–2,750.002,2419
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0712,360.32/head1,500.00–3,000.002,3605
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,235138.97/cwt135.00–145.001,7164
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-27741,631.50/head1,500.00–1,750.001,6324
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38501,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750715220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5731
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750715262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,8731
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700666271.27/cwt250.00–280.001,8075
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850805232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,8721
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650609296.01/cwt285.00–305.001,8035
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350324441.26/cwt400.00–460.001,43011
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350330329.07/cwt255.00–385.001,0866
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450421404.61/cwt395.00–420.001,70314
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400369434.89/cwt410.00–455.001,60527
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500471363.76/cwt328.00–395.001,71322
BullsMedium and Large 11050–11001,073189.17/cwt174.00–205.002,0302
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250235426.77/cwt400.00–450.001,0035
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400375376.51/cwt345.00–395.001,4123
BullsMedium and Large 1-29902,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-38701,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2935140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3091
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28532,191.94/head1,950.00–2,500.002,1922
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0252,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-26401,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,010163.99/cwt150.00–170.001,6563
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3635892.32/head800.00–975.008922
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,584.42/head1,500.00–1,650.001,5842
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3530950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28531,824.93/head1,800.00–1,850.001,8252
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2900160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4401
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 2-3550875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-27981,677.05/head1,200.00–2,000.001,6774

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.