Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2025-05-05

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, May 5
● Final139 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
776 head
42 vs last sale 734 249 vs year ago 527 · +47.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
8 vs last sale 147 8 vs year ago 147 · +5.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
323 head
182 vs last sale 141 172 vs year ago 151 · +113.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to higher $10. Heifers sold mostly higher $2-7. Bull calves sold steady to higher $5. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $315.79/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 74.16 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$315.79
70 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,718
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.23
vs MS average
17.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541325.661,76030
Medium and Large 1-2547313.931,71827
Medium and Large 2545296.861,61713thin
One grade step is worth $28.80/cwt here — about $144 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 sale70 hd
315.79
MS average13 barns · 331 hd
306.56
+9.23
National average172 barns · 12,542 hd
332.82
−17.03
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−74.16
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,600170.922,73422
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,189144.811,72243
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,496143.442,14611
CowsLean 85-90%Low918133.851,22927

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)1,193$2,66815
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$2,5928
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,164$2,56413
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$2,32925
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,022$2,1377
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)928$2,1273thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,085$1,7251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,048$1,5532thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)885$1,3501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,650$2,9752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,114$3,26113
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,041$3,23032
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,089$3,16647
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)882$2,2737
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)860$1,7022thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)832$1,5827

Every lot, as filed

139 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 1550–600568330.55/cwt318.00–340.001,8784
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550523300.02/cwt285.00–310.001,5697
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650618287.57/cwt285.00–290.001,7772
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500467319.25/cwt300.00–340.001,4917
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375345.61/cwt305.00–375.001,29611
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700690262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,8081
SteersMedium and Large 1100–150135500.00/cwt500.00–500.006751
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450419322.25/cwt285.00–350.001,35015
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300285370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450432325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4043
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250232403.49/cwt350.00–435.009365
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570293.17/cwt260.00–305.001,6716
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850823264.95/cwt260.00–270.002,1812
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500473336.68/cwt320.00–350.001,59221
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700655265.97/cwt262.00–270.001,7422
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000964218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,1025
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850817244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,9937
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600568300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,70411
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700690275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8981
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521329.64/cwt316.00–345.001,71718
HeifersMedium and Large 1100–150120475.00/cwt475.00–475.005701
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200175520.00/cwt520.00–520.009101
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000955170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6241
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570319.68/cwt310.00–332.001,82212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550533323.51/cwt322.00–324.001,72416
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350328398.83/cwt375.00–440.001,30811
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400363379.20/cwt365.00–390.001,3768
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300282456.24/cwt445.00–475.001,2873
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750712244.03/cwt230.00–267.001,7373
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250207484.84/cwt465.00–500.001,0043
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500482333.62/cwt330.00–339.001,60818
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800775250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9381
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450418354.68/cwt350.00–382.001,48312
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350321361.90/cwt300.00–400.001,1626
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900880253.00/cwt253.00–253.002,2261
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000950220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0901
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600583275.94/cwt250.00–292.001,6093
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500478357.56/cwt320.00–385.001,7096
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500473370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,75024
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500490349.52/cwt335.00–375.001,71321
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250218500.92/cwt490.00–515.001,0923
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950915247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,2651
SteersMedium and Large 11100–11501,140185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,1091
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350311466.02/cwt435.00–500.001,4496
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800770268.50/cwt257.00–280.002,0672
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650645265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7091
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523363.35/cwt345.00–380.001,9004
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400357420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4992
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700668306.67/cwt300.00–316.002,0496
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450420415.78/cwt400.00–435.001,7466
SteersMedium and Large 1150–200170496.18/cwt480.00–510.008443
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450428420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7982
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400387420.79/cwt414.00–430.001,6285
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500467387.13/cwt370.00–400.001,8085
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300270488.30/cwt475.00–500.001,3183
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650608307.29/cwt300.00–320.501,86825
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750710280.38/cwt260.00–290.001,9914
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350320414.53/cwt400.00–445.001,3263
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550515324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,6691
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400380373.59/cwt345.00–400.001,4202
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650611311.47/cwt300.00–322.001,9034
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250205400.00/cwt400.00–400.008201
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450429383.20/cwt325.00–400.001,6446
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250215400.00/cwt400.00–400.008601
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450424367.85/cwt324.00–420.001,56012
BullsMedium and Large 2150–200190435.00/cwt435.00–435.008271
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400379393.35/cwt350.00–420.001,4917
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800780200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5602
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550525311.00/cwt300.00–318.001,6334
CowsLean 85-90%945133.02/cwt129.00–137.001,25713
CowsLean 85-90%910152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3831
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,568136.89/cwt135.00–139.002,1463
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,505151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,2731
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,464145.17/cwt140.00–150.002,1257
CowsBoner 80-85%1,228152.63/cwt150.00–157.001,87411
CowsLean 85-90%878124.03/cwt120.00–127.001,0897
CowsBoner 80-85%1,165136.50/cwt134.00–139.001,5908
CowsLean 85-90%908144.09/cwt139.00–148.001,3086
CowsBoner 80-85%1,179144.00/cwt140.00–149.001,69824
Bulls1,286159.95/cwt157.00–161.002,0576
Bulls1,581169.78/cwt163.00–172.002,6847
Bulls1,823179.11/cwt175.00–185.003,2659
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-26602,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-37252,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29002,592.50/head2,400.00–2,750.002,5932
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29072,471.78/head2,250.00–2,800.002,4723
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0481,553.10/head1,450.00–1,650.001,5532
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,350142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,9171
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1932,667.56/head2,250.00–2,775.002,66815
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1363,713.29/head2,650.00–3,850.003,7138
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0443,402.07/head1,800.00–3,900.003,40223
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28851,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0222,137.04/head1,250.00–2,600.002,1377
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2422,438.79/head1,800.00–2,750.002,43922
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39781,526.06/head1,400.00–1,700.001,5263
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0652,591.55/head2,000.00–2,750.002,5928
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29282,126.84/head1,950.00–2,200.002,1273
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-38051,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28601,701.89/head1,550.00–1,825.001,7022
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2984152.65/cwt145.00–159.001,5024
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2970176.98/cwt150.00–250.001,7173
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0851,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800765175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3391
HeifersMedium and Large 11050–11001,075175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8811
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650617307.01/cwt300.00–316.001,8945
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350326452.24/cwt435.00–475.001,4746
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350330404.38/cwt385.00–425.001,3347
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700658258.04/cwt242.00–270.001,6983
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300273436.54/cwt400.00–450.001,1927
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600557305.03/cwt300.00–315.001,6993
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500481346.86/cwt325.00–370.001,6688
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950940207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,9511
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700670283.32/cwt282.50–285.001,8983
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400372420.93/cwt415.00–430.001,5665
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550524338.19/cwt322.00–350.001,7727
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650635304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,93013
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450417407.82/cwt400.00–425.001,70118
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300266482.32/cwt475.00–490.001,2834
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750728207.63/cwt195.00–220.001,5122
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250208496.52/cwt475.00–515.001,0333
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850815175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4261
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650630282.55/cwt272.00–297.501,7808
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900890227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,0251
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500468366.76/cwt350.00–380.001,71612
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200190500.00/cwt500.00–500.009501
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800782237.27/cwt220.00–267.501,8553
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550516341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,7606
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600571312.72/cwt300.00–332.001,78614
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000955160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5281
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,6502,975.00/head2,950.00–3,000.002,9752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28581,899.13/head1,800.00–2,000.001,8992
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-26401,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1193,186.05/head2,000.00–4,000.003,18635
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0613,267.22/head2,550.00–3,875.003,26710
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0342,790.12/head2,350.00–3,000.002,7909
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28371,579.38/head1,350.00–1,800.001,5796
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1642,563.53/head2,400.00–2,600.002,56413

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.