Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2025-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $7-15. Heifers sold higher $4-6. Bull calves sold steady. Slaughter cows sold lower $4-9. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.17/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −82.77 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.

Average price

$307.17

51 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$19.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.32

vs MS average

−14.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	514	316.00	1,624	8thin
Medium and Large 1	538	309.94	1,666	29
Medium and Large 2	535	296.37	1,586	14thin

One grade step is worth $19.63/cwt here — about $38 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

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 sale51 hd

307.17

—

MS average12 barns · 175 hd

292.84

+14.32

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−14.21

This barn, trailing median31 sales

389.94

−82.77

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,496	162.40	2,429	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,552	139.14	2,159	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	138.00	1,609	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	914	128.37	1,174	38

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,204	$2,284	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,762	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,676	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	885	$1,423	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	820	$1,150	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,460	$2,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	975	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	843	$2,436	2thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	325.00/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	415.05/cwt	400.00–434.00	1,332	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	280.50/cwt	267.00–290.00	1,745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	340.95/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,258	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	274.96/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	439.53/cwt	410.00–460.00	985	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	355.29/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,663	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,624	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	362.84/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,364	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	317.96/cwt	250.00–337.00	1,494	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	332.55/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,407	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	290.30/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,646	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	265.04/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	230.30/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	225.31/cwt	214.00–232.00	1,836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	266.67/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	387.85/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	361.28/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,528	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	377	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,470	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	451.31/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,223	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	428.03/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,601	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	356.58/cwt	300.00–395.00	1,173	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	369.92/cwt	300.00–420.00	1,217	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	336.13/cwt	322.00–350.00	1,902	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	261.40/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	367.81/cwt	305.00–400.00	1,552	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	367.67/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,916	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	299.94/cwt	275.00–316.00	1,593	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	439.63/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,407	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	237	447.39/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	420.39/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,808	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	340.60/cwt	312.00–375.00	1,628	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	277.98/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	397.10/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	378.17/cwt	300.00–412.00	1,392	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,671	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	315.36/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,949	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	441	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,808	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	333.14/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,582	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	266.73/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	376.92/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,421	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	290.97/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,821	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	292.93/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,523	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	285.91/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,641	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	124.99/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,152	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	140.97/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,182	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,041	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	128.89/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,570	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	144.68/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,641	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,363	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	132.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,195	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	136.62/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,600	22
Bulls	—	—	1,633	191.51/cwt	182.50–196.00	3,127	2
Bulls	—	—	1,573	167.46/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,634	6
Bulls	—	—	1,403	151.32/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,123	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	2,284.37/head	2,025.00–2,400.00	2,284	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	1,814.34/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,814	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,533	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,026	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,423.09/head	1,125.00–1,650.00	1,423	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	126.22/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,329	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	144.90/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,790	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	146.65/cwt	125.00–177.00	1,134	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,676.49/head	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,676	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	2,435.61/head	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,436	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	438.26/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,188	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	249.97/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,917	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	434.82/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,622	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	382.07/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,800	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	257.74/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,876	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	402.29/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,722	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	372.28/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,582	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	367.22/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,204	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	434.85/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,361	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	331.24/cwt	275.00–370.00	914	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	267.57/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,801	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	310.44/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,766	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	333.17/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,749	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	374.57/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	328.28/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,674	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	406.03/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,145	5

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattlemens Livestock - West Point, MS

Mon Mar 31, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 599Last week 769Year ago 525

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 138Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 121Year ago 250

Compared to last week steers sold higher $7-15. Heifers sold higher $4-6. Bull calves sold steady. Slaughter cows sold lower $4-9. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
3	250–300	283	365.00–400.00	387.85
4	300–350	329	300.00–420.00	369.92
5	350–400	368	300.00–412.00	378.17
8	400–450	422	305.00–400.00	367.81
7	450–500	478	312.00–375.00	340.60
4	500–550	523	300.00–350.00	325.00
1	550–600	585	310.00	310.00
3	600–650	643	250.00–285.00	266.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	420.00–475.00	447.39
5	250–300	271	425.00–465.00	451.31
11	300–350	320	425.00–445.00	439.63
8	350–400	374	415.00–445.00	428.03
10	400–450	430	410.00–440.00	420.39
5	450–500	466	385.00–400.00	397.10
7	500–550	521	355.00–385.00	367.67
8	550–600	566	322.00–350.00	336.13
6	600–650	618	300.00–328.00	315.36
5	650–700	660	265.00–285.00	277.98
3	700–750	725	257.00–267.00	261.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	382	437.50	437.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	441	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	224	410.00–460.00	439.53
5	250–300	282	400.00–420.00	406.03
9	300–350	321	400.00–434.00	415.05
16	350–400	376	350.00–385.00	362.84
29	400–450	423	350.00–380.00	361.28
20	450–500	468	340.00–370.00	355.29
15	500–550	510	320.00–350.00	328.28
14	550–600	567	270.00–302.00	290.30
7	600–650	622	267.00–290.00	280.50
4	650–700	663	250.00–275.00	265.04
1	700–750	700	260.00	260.00
2	750–800	775	220.00–241.00	230.30
3	800–850	815	214.00–232.00	225.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	400.00	400.00
10	250–300	276	275.00–370.00	331.24
12	300–350	329	300.00–395.00	356.58
7	350–400	369	325.00–370.00	340.95
9	400–450	423	300.00–350.00	332.55
13	450–500	470	250.00–337.00	317.96
12	500–550	531	275.00–316.00	299.94
2	550–600	560	270.00–280.00	274.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	514	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	377	390.00	390.00
11	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	290	350.00–400.00	374.57
9	300–350	328	300.00–400.00	367.22
14	350–400	377	300.00–400.00	376.92
10	400–450	425	300.00–400.00	372.28
16	450–500	475	300.00–370.00	333.14
11	500–550	520	250.00–300.00	292.93
5	550–600	574	275.00–300.00	285.91
3	600–650	635	250.00–275.00	266.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	450.00	450.00
6	250–300	271	420.00–465.00	438.26
11	300–350	313	415.00–450.00	434.85
9	350–400	373	425.00–445.00	434.82
13	400–450	428	390.00–420.00	402.29
12	450–500	471	360.00–410.00	382.07
18	500–550	525	320.00–345.00	333.17
16	550–600	569	300.00–330.00	310.44
7	600–650	626	280.00–307.50	290.97
6	650–700	673	260.00–275.00	267.57
5	700–750	728	250.00–270.00	257.74
3	750–800	767	245.00–255.00	249.97
1	800–850	835	234.00	234.00
1	850–900	885	236.00	236.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	922	118.00–129.00	124.99
1	—	940	145.00	145.00
14	—	900	130.00–140.00	132.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,548	136.00–144.00	140.97
1	—	1,570	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,218	126.00–131.00	128.89
10	—	1,134	142.00–150.00	144.68
22	—	1,171	132.00–141.00	136.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,633	182.50–196.00	191.51
6	—	1,573	164.00–172.00	167.46
8	—	1,403	145.00–160.00	151.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,204	2,025.00–2,400.00	2,284.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,048	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,814.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	140.00	140.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	120.00	120.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	885	1,125.00–1,650.00	1,423.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,053	120.00–130.00	126.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,235	143.00–147.00	144.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	865	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,676.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	565	200.00	200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,435.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	773	125.00–177.00	146.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,460	2,800.00	2,800.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	975	2,000.00	2,000.00

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Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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Cattlemens Livestock - West Point, MS

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