Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2025-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Light run today. Steers sold lower $15-20, with the exception of a few light calves bringing $5. Heifers sold mixed higher $8 to lower $5. Slaughter cows sold lower: boning cows lower $3-5, lean cows lower $15-20. Slaughter bulls sold lower $10-15.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $298.79/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −91.16 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.

Average price

$298.79

15 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$29.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.40

vs MS average

−17.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	308.64	1,655	10thin
Medium and Large 2	521	279.07	1,454	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.57/cwt here — about $201 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

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 sale15 hd

298.79

—

MS average13 barns · 199 hd

297.39

+1.40

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−17.76

This barn, trailing median31 sales

389.94

−91.16

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	—	Low	1,508	153.49	2,314	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,539	134.50	2,070	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,158	129.86	1,503	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	962	116.91	1,125	20

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)	1,056	$2,244	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,067	$2,209	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,051	$2,007	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,005	$1,873	28
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,009	$1,557	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	935	$1,325	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$1,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	880	$2,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$2,775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	981	$2,525	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	793	$2,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	944	$2,374	11
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	797	$1,194	3thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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	450–500	473	332.25/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	339.08/cwt	300.00–385.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	353.16/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,324	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	279.07/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	170	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	373.90/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,746	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	265.15/cwt	257.00–277.00	1,784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	165	360.00/cwt	300.00–410.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	377.45/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	333.82/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,903	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	378.34/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,430	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	370.08/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,573	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	372.37/cwt	360.00–385.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	377.29/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,478	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	318.74/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	274.82/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,871	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	249.96/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	293.50/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	333.28/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,560	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	343.59/cwt	290.00–365.00	1,467	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	170	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	384.94/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,628	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,642	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	357.69/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,685	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	390.00/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	333.99/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,737	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	188	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	310.00/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	350.05/cwt	345.00–355.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	246.29/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	267.40/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,027	184.72/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	371.71/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	312.03/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,352	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	955	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	121.52/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,174	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,010	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,395	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,929	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	123.91/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,399	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,634	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	114.46/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,099	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	132.75/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,574	8
Bulls	—	—	1,180	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,758	1
Bulls	—	—	1,506	153.29/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,309	10
Bulls	—	—	1,850	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	2,466.16/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,466	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	2,613.53/head	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,614	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	2,323.69/head	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,324	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	1,578.31/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,578	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	2,064.70/head	1,275.00–2,300.00	2,065	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	1,193.51/head	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,194	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	313.58/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	259.98/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	234.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	348.46/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	378.00/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	400.51/cwt	390.00–414.00	1,262	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	385.77/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,049	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	297.64/cwt	285.00–314.00	1,688	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,951	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	1,362.40/head	1,000.00–1,525.00	1,362	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	2,243.66/head	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,244	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	1,958.60/head	1,475.00–2,300.00	1,959	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,698.13/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,698	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	2,209.22/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,209	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1

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 Apr 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 599Year ago 696

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 115Year ago 201

Replacement CattleReceipts 154Last week 29Year ago 216

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	400.00	400.00
2	200–250	233	345.00–355.00	350.05
1	250–300	290	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	340	395.00	395.00
6	400–450	427	290.00–365.00	343.59
3	450–500	473	300.00–350.00	332.25
2	550–600	568	260.00–275.00	267.40
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	188	500.00	500.00
1	200–250	215	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	310	410.00	410.00
4	350–400	383	380.00–400.00	390.00
8	400–450	423	370.00–400.00	384.94
7	450–500	471	350.00–380.00	357.69
10	500–550	520	315.00–345.00	333.99
5	550–600	570	315.00–340.00	333.82
3	600–650	620	300.00–316.00	310.00
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	717	239.00–250.00	246.29
1	750–800	755	245.00	245.00
1	950–1000	970	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	453	362.50	362.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	165	300.00–410.00	360.00
2	200–250	218	300.00–385.00	339.08
1	250–300	275	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	375	350.00–360.00	353.16
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
7	450–500	468	300.00–365.00	333.28
5	500–550	521	270.00–300.00	279.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	394	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	456	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	435.00	435.00
2	200–250	243	360.00–385.00	372.37
2	250–300	273	375.00–380.00	377.29
2	300–350	343	370.00–385.00	377.45
7	350–400	378	370.00–390.00	378.34
7	400–450	425	360.00–385.00	370.08
10	450–500	467	360.00–385.00	373.90
6	500–550	513	310.00–335.00	318.74
4	550–600	571	285.00–305.00	293.50
2	600–650	618	260.00–290.00	274.82
6	650–700	673	257.00–277.00	265.15
3	700–750	742	240.00–260.00	249.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	700–750	725	258.00	258.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	435.00	435.00
3	250–300	272	365.00–400.00	385.77
5	300–350	315	390.00–414.00	400.51
1	350–400	395	375.00	375.00
5	400–450	432	370.00–385.00	378.00
4	450–500	461	335.00–375.00	348.46
4	500–550	514	300.00–320.00	313.58
8	550–600	567	285.00–314.00	297.64
2	600–650	633	255.00–265.00	259.98
2	750–800	758	230.00–240.00	234.95
1	800–850	815	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	910	220.00	220.00
3	1000–1050	1,027	180.00–190.00	184.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	345.00	345.00
3	400–450	415	370.00–375.00	371.71
2	450–500	468	300.00–325.00	312.03
1	500–550	530	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	795	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	100.00	100.00
9	—	966	118.00–128.00	121.52
10	—	960	108.00–117.00	114.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,675	143.00	143.00
2	—	1,403	137.00–138.00	137.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,129	120.00–127.00	123.91
3	—	1,167	140.00	140.00
8	—	1,186	128.00–139.00	132.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	149.00	149.00
10	—	1,506	150.00–157.00	153.29
1	—	1,850	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	977	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,466.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	988	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,613.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	951	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,323.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	993	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	905	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,578.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	930	1,000.00–1,525.00	1,362.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	123.00	123.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,071	1,275.00–2,300.00	2,064.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,056	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,243.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,017	1,475.00–2,300.00	1,958.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,003	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,698.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,067	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,209.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	797	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,193.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	880	2,050.00	2,050.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	830	235.00	235.00

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