Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2025-04-14

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 14
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
657 head
423 vs last sale 234 162 vs year ago 495 · +32.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
164 head
88 vs last sale 76 10 vs year ago 154 · +6.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
190 head
36 vs last sale 154 17 vs year ago 173 · +9.8%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Better test of the market today. Compared to last week steers sold higher $10-30. Heifers sold steady to higher $10. Bull calves sold higher $10-15. Slaughter cows sold higher $2-3. Slaughter bulls sold higher $8-10.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $297.39/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 92.56 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$297.39
23 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,634
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$175
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.59
vs MS average
23.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555301.341,67218thin
Medium and Large 2529283.161,4985thin
One grade step is worth $18.18/cwt here — about $175 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 sale23 hd
297.39
MS average13 barns · 232 hd
299.97
−2.59
National average175 barns · 12,815 hd
321.18
−23.79
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−92.56
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
BullsLow1,576159.842,51914
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,139132.481,50861
CowsLean 85-90%Low958119.171,14235

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,052$2,35010
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,2203thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,017$2,15940
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$2,1232thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,153$2,0246
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)597$2,0003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)927$1,94914
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,7792thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,030$1,7253thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)970$1,7002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)830$1,1001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,325$3,1001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)905$2,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,083$3,10324
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)931$2,9908
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)930$2,4501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)944$1,63310
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$1,6008
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,003$1,57212

Every lot, as filed

132 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
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300278355.13/cwt300.00–420.009875
CowsLean 85-90%894110.43/cwt100.00–115.009876
CowsLean 85-90%1,035127.35/cwt126.00–128.001,3183
CowsLean 85-90%964120.24/cwt115.00–125.001,15926
CowsBoner 80-85%1,163142.05/cwt141.00–144.001,6526
CowsBoner 80-85%1,180134.67/cwt130.00–140.001,58931
CowsBoner 80-85%1,079127.26/cwt120.00–130.001,37324
Bulls1,050125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3131
Bulls1,328150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,9924
Bulls1,805173.11/cwt170.00–180.003,1255
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250233356.03/cwt300.00–400.008308
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450434317.08/cwt275.00–335.001,3767
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700660228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5051
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300274336.06/cwt300.00–395.009216
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,013167.72/cwt150.00–185.001,6992
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300263411.84/cwt395.00–425.001,0835
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200190338.49/cwt300.00–375.006432
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325398.55/cwt390.00–415.001,2955
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650612280.79/cwt275.00–285.001,7185
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600565260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4691
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570286.67/cwt275.00–307.501,63411
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373389.16/cwt375.00–405.001,45212
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450416371.35/cwt350.00–400.001,54514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250231380.00/cwt380.00–380.008785
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500467347.73/cwt325.00–370.001,62412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300271360.00/cwt360.00–360.0097611
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900875218.31/cwt202.00–235.001,9102
HeifersMedium and Large 1100–150140450.00/cwt450.00–450.006301
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800755240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8121
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750705249.50/cwt249.00–250.001,7592
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250224439.78/cwt415.00–465.009856
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522328.53/cwt318.00–339.001,7155
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500478301.78/cwt300.00–307.001,4434
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550520288.95/cwt270.00–300.001,5034
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400371365.89/cwt300.00–390.001,3575
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320315.69/cwt275.00–365.001,0106
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700678262.52/cwt250.00–275.001,7804
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200175435.00/cwt435.00–435.007612
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500485334.93/cwt300.00–355.001,6247
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250228400.00/cwt400.00–400.009122
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450422382.95/cwt330.00–400.001,61611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600550332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,8261
BullsMedium and Large 11050–11001,050180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350348375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3055
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650640240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5361
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400378441.72/cwt435.00–460.001,6705
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550513364.87/cwt360.00–375.001,8723
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,025220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2551
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250225468.44/cwt450.00–500.001,0544
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550515326.78/cwt285.00–350.001,6837
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600555300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6651
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300255410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,0461
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450421420.72/cwt400.00–425.001,77112
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650613323.96/cwt314.00–345.001,9864
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700670290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9431
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600563344.52/cwt335.00–370.001,9407
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500465401.00/cwt395.00–410.001,8655
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600561342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,9215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350328400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3122
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350320442.85/cwt420.00–465.001,4172
SteersMedium and Large 1150–200185500.00/cwt500.00–500.009251
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000995235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,3381
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950910222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,0251
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450420380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5961
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250230437.58/cwt400.00–460.001,00611
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250230370.65/cwt340.00–400.008522
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650610275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6781
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300268376.94/cwt300.00–415.001,0104
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500483350.60/cwt310.00–385.001,6936
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4603
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700684275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8814
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650640288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,8431
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350312383.82/cwt350.00–414.001,1983
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600588292.57/cwt275.00–310.001,7202
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550519296.91/cwt275.00–310.001,5415
Bulls1,670161.81/cwt155.00–168.002,7024
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2910129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1741
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3870128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1141
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1003,092.77/head2,400.00–3,300.003,0936
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0813,068.31/head2,000.00–3,850.003,06812
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29302,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-26151,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0522,350.31/head1,800.00–2,750.002,35010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,4411
BullsMedium and Large 11200–12501,220150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,8301
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,129136.68/cwt120.00–160.001,5434
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,035130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3461
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29422,002.29/head1,600.00–2,200.002,00213
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2802,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1501,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3660975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29701,700.06/head1,500.00–1,875.001,7002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-25972,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28301,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1252,123.33/head2,000.00–2,250.002,1232
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,778.88/head1,750.00–1,800.001,7792
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2850122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0371
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0172,159.41/head1,500.00–2,500.002,15940
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600555314.04/cwt310.00–318.001,7432
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000965190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8341
BullsMedium and Large 11150–12001,175186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,1861
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850818222.63/cwt210.00–235.001,8213
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750715259.68/cwt247.00–267.001,8574
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650618314.57/cwt300.00–324.001,9449
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400378388.51/cwt300.00–405.001,4698
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250235467.18/cwt460.00–475.001,0982
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950920212.77/cwt200.00–225.001,9572
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300284415.57/cwt400.00–435.001,1806
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450419417.08/cwt405.00–435.001,7486
BullsMedium and Large 1100–150145500.00/cwt500.00–500.007251
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700664294.80/cwt280.00–314.001,9577
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400375424.55/cwt410.00–440.001,59213
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525328.97/cwt322.00–347.501,72718
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350328440.06/cwt425.00–450.001,4434
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500480377.61/cwt362.50–400.001,81310
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600577321.84/cwt310.00–335.001,85716
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3253,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
BullsMedium and Large 1-29052,500.00/head2,000.00–3,000.002,5002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0403,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0683,184.35/head3,000.00–3,450.003,1846
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29472,957.92/head2,400.00–3,500.002,9583
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28912,948.60/head2,400.00–3,300.002,9494
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0031,572.19/head1,500.00–1,600.001,57212
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-37351,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2982,605.20/head2,500.00–2,700.002,6052
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3800115.00/cwt115.00–115.009201
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2727146.02/cwt120.00–165.001,0623
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6008
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29441,632.51/head1,250.00–1,770.001,63310
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1532,024.39/head1,800.00–2,250.002,0246

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.