Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2025-05-12

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, May 12
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
304 head
472 vs last sale 776 271 vs year ago 575 · 47.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
60 vs last sale 155 40 vs year ago 135 · 29.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
244 head
79 vs last sale 323 142 vs year ago 102 · +139.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Lighter run today. Compared to last week steers sold higher $10-20. Heifers sold higher S$8-15. Bull calves sold higher $5-8. Slaughter cows sold higher $3-7. Slaughter bulls sold higher $1-6.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.81/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits 46.14 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$343.81
13 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,844
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$31
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$4.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+34.90
vs MS average
+3.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534344.501,83911thin
Medium and Large 2550340.001,8702thin
One grade step is worth $4.50/cwt here — about −$31 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 sale13 hd
343.81
MS average12 barns · 160 hd
308.91
+34.90
National average164 barns · 12,891 hd
339.88
+3.93
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−46.14
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
BullsAverage1,535171.042,62620
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,150148.801,71144
CowsLean 85-90%High841125.191,0538thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)1,150$2,9003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,096$2,8846
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,157$2,45212
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,039$2,4426
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)944$2,34212
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,242$2,1633thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)913$2,1343thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,083$2,1219
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$1,8032thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)810$1,7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,056$3,14741
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)903$3,11416
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,105$2,8252thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)872$2,68650
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)906$1,7796
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)913$1,7035

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0192,338.82/head2,000.00–2,500.002,3397
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300288420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2102
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380325.39/cwt285.00–375.001,2363
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450410400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6401
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523348.54/cwt340.00–365.001,8239
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350326379.18/cwt350.00–400.001,2368
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650607315.21/cwt300.00–335.001,9137
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400369371.95/cwt350.00–395.001,3728
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650615300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8451
HeifersMedium and Large 2100–150135540.00/cwt540.00–540.007291
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950905235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1272
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750718258.19/cwt240.00–270.001,8543
HeifersMedium and Large 1100–150140450.00/cwt450.00–450.006301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350349370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2917
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200183500.00/cwt500.00–500.009152
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500477359.84/cwt350.00–375.001,7165
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850845240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0281
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600583326.31/cwt312.50–340.001,9022
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250233447.37/cwt445.00–450.001,0422
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000950215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0431
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650630288.58/cwt285.00–292.001,8182
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700685293.75/cwt287.50–300.002,0122
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350310428.73/cwt420.00–445.001,3294
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450419366.55/cwt350.00–395.001,53610
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450435300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3051
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250240500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2004
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350313454.80/cwt425.00–485.001,4244
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600595335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9931
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550505345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7421
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200160400.00/cwt400.00–400.006401
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500473404.10/cwt400.00–425.001,9116
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250205520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,0661
SteersMedium and Large 1100–150140566.25/cwt530.00–600.007932
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400390430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6771
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350328382.21/cwt375.00–390.001,2542
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500480355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400394430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6948
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550528362.42/cwt350.00–375.001,9144
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450420415.08/cwt400.00–425.001,7433
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550513354.27/cwt325.00–385.001,8172
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400361406.26/cwt365.00–435.001,4674
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600560345.00/cwt340.00–350.001,9322
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300270511.25/cwt502.50–520.001,3802
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added200–250245531.00/cwt531.00–531.001,30114
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300270450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500460418.50/cwt412.00–430.001,92519
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650618338.09/cwt325.00–350.002,0893
BullsMedium and Large 11050–11001,090190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250234500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1709
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500469315.04/cwt285.00–350.001,4784
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550515350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8031
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400366365.36/cwt300.00–405.001,3374
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350331390.53/cwt365.00–410.001,2934
CowsLean 85-90%862134.12/cwt132.00–137.001,1563
CowsLean 85-90%829119.83/cwt118.00–123.009935
CowsBoner 80-85%972139.17/cwt134.00–144.001,35312
CowsBoner 80-85%1,295160.01/cwt157.00–166.002,07210
CowsBoner 80-85%1,181148.96/cwt145.00–156.001,75922
Bulls1,440134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,9301
Bulls1,582145.33/cwt135.00–160.002,2993
Bulls1,621185.84/cwt180.00–190.003,0128
Bulls1,444170.52/cwt165.00–178.002,4628
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1972,304.42/head1,900.00–2,450.002,3046
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38551,754.09/head1,650.00–1,800.001,7543
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29123,069.74/head2,650.00–3,250.003,07013
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1013,476.51/head2,700.00–3,900.003,47727
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,390162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,2521
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28722,685.80/head2,250.00–2,900.002,68650
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28101,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2995156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,5521
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28633,305.79/head2,900.00–3,600.003,3063
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1572,451.53/head1,950.00–2,800.002,45212
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2765234.97/cwt217.50–270.001,7983
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-38601,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2422,163.09/head2,000.00–2,350.002,1633
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1502,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1202,690.54/head2,050.00–2,950.002,6915
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800755277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,0913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added250–300252470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,18443
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300278442.01/cwt430.00–465.001,2296
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950930227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,1161
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450421375.87/cwt345.00–400.001,5827
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450424413.13/cwt400.00–440.001,7527
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350338450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5218
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300251440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1046
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600581304.87/cwt295.00–312.001,7717
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900890232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,0691
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200178548.93/cwt500.00–600.009775
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550523336.46/cwt315.00–350.001,76010
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700670290.70/cwt280.00–300.001,9483
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300270484.98/cwt440.00–505.001,3096
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500471361.82/cwt350.00–385.001,7047
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400371429.43/cwt415.00–450.001,5939
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0103,171.29/head2,800.00–3,550.003,1712
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29382,563.87/head2,450.00–2,750.002,5644
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2553,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-36502,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-26351,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0962,884.41/head2,875.00–2,900.002,8846
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29061,778.70/head1,300.00–1,950.001,7796
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29132,134.22/head1,750.00–2,750.002,1343
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1551,802.81/head1,750.00–1,850.001,8032
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29442,342.21/head2,000.00–2,400.002,34212
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29261,747.27/head1,525.00–1,900.001,7474

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.