Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2025-04-21

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 21
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
656 head
1 vs last sale 657 267 vs year ago 389 · +68.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
22 vs last sale 164 11 vs year ago 131 · +8.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
212 head
22 vs last sale 190 160 vs year ago 52 · +307.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold lower $3-5. Heifers sold steady to lower $5. Slaughter cows sold higher $6-8. Slaughter bulls sold higher $4-5.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $293.99/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 95.95 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$293.99
45 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,551
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$211
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
10.67
vs MS average
35.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543303.471,64813thin
Medium and Large 1-2518295.011,52826
Medium and Large 2534269.051,4376thin
One grade step is worth $34.42/cwt here — about $211 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 sale45 hd
293.99
MS average13 barns · 344 hd
304.66
−10.67
National average175 barns · 11,256 hd
329.95
−35.96
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−95.95
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
BullsHigh1,604163.962,63014
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,140141.001,60870
CowsLean 85-90%Average851123.441,05021

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$2,5133thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$2,4744thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,018$2,4532thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,142$2,40422
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$2,1645
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,097$1,9907
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,185$1,9703thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,052$1,8703thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,237$1,8633thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,097$1,81815
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$1,5505
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)730$8001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,376$2,4855
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$3,5003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,137$3,07117
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)894$3,0045
Cow-Calf Pairs3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,7504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,063$2,65618
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,5004thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$1,75011
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)818$1,4862thin

Every lot, as filed

124 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 2400–450435321.09/cwt300.00–330.001,3979
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850813211.00/cwt210.00–212.001,7152
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250235350.00/cwt350.00–350.008231
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600580260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400382352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,3479
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800768242.01/cwt239.00–245.001,8592
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650637285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,81519
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600568290.02/cwt278.00–300.001,6476
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200168436.92/cwt432.00–445.007344
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700671262.23/cwt250.00–272.501,7604
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250225405.89/cwt400.00–416.009135
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000963200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9262
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550518295.01/cwt274.00–320.001,52826
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300285265.00/cwt265.00–265.007551
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523305.83/cwt300.00–322.001,5996
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500467332.92/cwt320.00–355.001,55510
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450417353.94/cwt335.00–370.001,47616
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373361.07/cwt350.00–385.001,3478
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750718242.44/cwt225.00–260.001,7412
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650609274.83/cwt270.00–280.001,6744
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200175365.86/cwt350.00–380.006402
HeifersMedium and Large 1100–150124461.11/cwt425.00–500.005724
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750722225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6256
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400365363.29/cwt330.00–397.501,3262
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300260375.58/cwt360.00–390.009772
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350333376.29/cwt357.00–395.001,2535
HeifersMedium and Large 11100–11501,110180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9981
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400382342.12/cwt320.00–365.001,3076
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250235400.00/cwt400.00–400.009401
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750715245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7521
BullsMedium and Large 1100–150128500.00/cwt500.00–500.006402
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500456317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,44613
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500477291.09/cwt270.00–325.001,3887
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900873206.02/cwt200.00–212.001,7992
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450415355.65/cwt342.00–367.501,47632
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500457391.61/cwt380.00–410.001,7903
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600555332.66/cwt315.00–350.001,8462
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750729268.70/cwt260.00–285.001,9594
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650620290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7981
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600595307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,8301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500487326.60/cwt318.00–331.001,59123
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450413417.73/cwt410.00–425.001,7252
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350323437.61/cwt420.00–460.001,4136
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400383409.80/cwt400.00–440.001,5704
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650624313.00/cwt302.00–318.001,9534
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800790262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,0741
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550516362.15/cwt342.50–385.001,8696
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450435375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6311
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500472324.91/cwt250.00–375.001,5343
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550515321.33/cwt314.00–325.001,6553
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500487360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7537
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365380.00/cwt350.00–410.001,3872
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350321389.75/cwt335.00–410.001,2515
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600568317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,8014
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700657305.98/cwt300.00–312.002,0103
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700655285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8671
BullsMedium and Large 2150–200175375.00/cwt375.00–375.006561
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350323395.12/cwt390.00–400.001,2762
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500471316.46/cwt300.00–335.001,4914
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500454359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,63015
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700673249.54/cwt225.00–272.501,6792
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550545275.00/cwt265.00–285.001,4992
CowsLean 85-90%886125.44/cwt119.00–129.001,11112
CowsLean 85-90%714108.76/cwt100.00–117.507774
CowsBoner 80-85%1,192143.15/cwt138.00–148.001,70637
CowsLean 85-90%875130.37/cwt130.00–132.001,1415
CowsBoner 80-85%971133.55/cwt126.00–137.001,29722
CowsBoner 80-85%1,305148.66/cwt145.00–155.001,94011
Bulls1,802178.71/cwt176.00–180.003,2203
Bulls1,652162.07/cwt160.00–170.002,6778
Bulls1,277154.24/cwt149.00–159.001,9703
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,395144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,0091
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2800187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,420146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,0731
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,387139.67/cwt139.00–140.001,9373
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0952,609.38/head2,200.00–2,950.002,60912
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0602,513.21/head2,200.00–2,850.002,5133
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1422,404.40/head1,285.00–2,800.002,40422
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,863.52/head1,085.00–2,350.001,86414
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-27051,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29683,155.04/head3,000.00–3,200.003,1554
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-26002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1851,970.11/head1,800.00–2,200.001,9703
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1882,473.79/head1,600.00–2,800.002,4744
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0521,870.36/head1,375.00–2,200.001,8703
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3730800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0182,453.32/head1,950.00–2,800.002,4532
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5505
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-39001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,75011
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28181,485.93/head1,200.00–1,700.001,4862
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2977146.99/cwt130.00–172.001,4363
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9003
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550515370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9061
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350321340.00/cwt325.00–350.001,0915
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525270.86/cwt260.00–280.001,4225
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600550295.00/cwt285.00–305.001,6232
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650612285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7447
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450432400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,72817
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450428367.12/cwt350.00–375.001,5713
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500462363.78/cwt350.00–380.001,6815
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200170459.17/cwt450.00–475.007813
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800770224.87/cwt220.00–230.001,7312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550513342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,75410
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300260400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0401
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700688267.47/cwt260.00–275.001,8402
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400369415.69/cwt400.00–440.001,5348
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650623294.13/cwt275.00–297.001,83214
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350321412.45/cwt400.00–450.001,3247
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,020212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,1621
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900877219.83/cwt207.00–235.001,9283
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550526330.63/cwt312.00–365.001,7394
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450417402.83/cwt395.00–425.001,6805
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950920224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,0611
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3762,484.56/head2,100.00–2,800.002,4855
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1503,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28952,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1523,100.35/head2,500.00–3,450.003,10016
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7506
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2371,863.21/head1,600.00–2,150.001,8633
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,060130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3781
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28952,164.25/head1,750.00–2,600.002,1645
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1692,057.86/head1,850.00–2,400.002,0584

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.