Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2025-05-26

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, May 26
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
637 head
100 vs last sale 737 1 vs year ago 638 · 0.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
39 vs last sale 153 27 vs year ago 141 · 19.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
179 head
105 vs last sale 74 230 vs year ago 409 · 56.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady. Heifers sold mixed, lower $15 to higher $10. Slaughter cows sold steady to lower $3. Slaughter bulls sold higher $4-5.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $330.02/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 59.92 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$330.02
25 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,778
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$145
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.88
vs MS average
2.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541332.791,80221
Medium and Large 2525315.491,6564thin
One grade step is worth $17.30/cwt here — about $145 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 sale25 hd
330.02
MS average12 barns · 339 hd
315.14
+14.88
National average127 barns · 6,029 hd
332.69
−2.67
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−59.92
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
BullsHigh1,417171.612,43323
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,103151.131,66841
CowsLean 85-90%Low886135.361,19920

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$2,8006
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)949$2,6739
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,142$2,46054
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,017$2,45821
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)974$2,42615
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$2,31512
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$2,1742thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)998$2,11226
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,225$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,107$1,7766
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$1,7504thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,000$1,7505
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$1,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,087$2,9833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$2,8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)695$2,2501thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29742,426.27/head1,500.00–2,700.002,42615
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7504
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0752,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1052,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0933,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-36952,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1852,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600565322.73/cwt310.00–337.001,82310
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650621293.57/cwt282.50–300.001,8234
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800755250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8881
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400375439.52/cwt420.00–460.001,6489
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350316481.90/cwt470.00–515.001,5236
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550523332.01/cwt320.00–345.001,73612
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480326.54/cwt312.00–342.001,5673
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600593306.97/cwt300.00–314.001,8202
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250215520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,1181
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300295510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5051
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500469365.30/cwt350.00–385.001,71315
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450416414.68/cwt400.00–445.001,72511
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250205300.00/cwt300.00–300.006151
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450424334.91/cwt325.00–345.001,4205
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950945197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,8661
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550518320.90/cwt317.00–325.001,6622
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700695270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8771
BullsMedium and Large 2100–150145420.00/cwt420.00–420.006091
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600566321.19/cwt307.00–332.001,8189
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325403.54/cwt385.00–440.001,3126
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0282,520.80/head2,000.00–3,000.002,52120
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2858157.10/cwt152.00–162.001,3482
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2703193.09/cwt143.00–245.001,3572
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1482,468.83/head1,800.00–2,900.002,46953
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29492,672.50/head1,500.00–3,050.002,6739
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0252,314.63/head2,150.00–2,375.002,31512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0182,157.73/head1,750.00–2,250.002,15822
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38881,859.51/head1,500.00–2,350.001,8604
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28452,173.96/head2,000.00–2,350.002,1742
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1071,775.75/head1,750.00–1,900.001,7766
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bulls1,694185.86/cwt180.00–201.003,1486
Bulls986154.29/cwt150.00–160.001,5216
Bulls1,502173.29/cwt164.00–180.002,60311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,006145.17/cwt138.00–149.001,46013
CowsLean 85-90%673112.62/cwt110.00–115.007582
CowsLean 85-90%887133.72/cwt124.00–139.001,1869
CowsLean 85-90%932142.06/cwt140.00–145.001,3249
CowsBoner 80-85%1,132152.96/cwt150.00–158.001,73226
CowsBoner 80-85%1,365166.15/cwt164.00–168.002,2682
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300282403.35/cwt335.00–475.001,1379
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250209394.07/cwt300.00–455.008244
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350328420.06/cwt390.00–450.001,37811
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450422379.50/cwt300.00–400.001,60115
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400376400.92/cwt395.00–412.001,5078
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700674259.64/cwt230.00–275.001,7505
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550523302.75/cwt285.00–320.001,5832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1050–11001,065250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,6632
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500478375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7937
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added200–250240522.50/cwt522.50–522.501,25416
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350328398.99/cwt377.00–420.001,3093
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450432379.92/cwt375.00–390.001,6413
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500468345.05/cwt340.00–350.001,6153
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800790266.22/cwt262.00–269.002,1035
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550533337.26/cwt337.00–338.001,79815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700656293.62/cwt285.00–300.001,92614
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750710250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7751
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600568313.79/cwt305.00–320.001,7823
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500469372.24/cwt350.00–390.001,7464
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400379400.10/cwt395.00–410.001,5164
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300250400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0001
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650620234.42/cwt192.50–275.001,4532
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950915250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2881
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550507340.10/cwt325.00–350.001,7243
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650605318.96/cwt302.00–335.001,9303
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400380444.16/cwt430.00–455.001,6885
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600566340.94/cwt325.00–350.001,9305
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300255480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2241
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525315.49/cwt300.00–327.001,6564
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added250–300269440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,18433
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added200–250239465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,11133
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500483357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,7249
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350324355.53/cwt335.00–385.001,1528
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800781246.69/cwt240.00–252.501,9274
HeifersMedium and Large 11200–12501,213193.71/cwt187.50–200.002,3502
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200170415.96/cwt400.00–435.007072
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720257.03/cwt250.00–265.001,8514
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500471353.63/cwt345.00–370.001,66619
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450428363.13/cwt350.00–385.001,55416
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650626303.79/cwt297.50–318.001,9024
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000995230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,2891
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850825235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9391
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700663266.83/cwt258.00–275.001,7694
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400374365.63/cwt350.00–380.001,36713
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300280416.61/cwt400.00–435.001,1676
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500477324.29/cwt305.00–337.001,5479
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400377354.04/cwt327.00–380.001,3356
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300269329.90/cwt300.00–355.008874
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200175380.00/cwt380.00–380.006651
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250245405.00/cwt405.00–405.009921
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523341.49/cwt330.00–362.501,78612
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450416410.40/cwt400.00–445.001,7079
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350320475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5201
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800765200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5301
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650615287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,7651
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650623304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,8943

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.