Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2025-07-21

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 21
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
646 head
288 vs last sale 934 374 vs year ago 1,020 · 36.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
42 vs last sale 113 38 vs year ago 193 · 19.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
128 head
99 vs last sale 29 33 vs year ago 161 · 20.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $331.24/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits 85.62 against this barn's trailing median of $416.86.
Average price
$331.24
26 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,809
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$141
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$29.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.07
vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544343.701,86815thin
Medium and Large 2550314.251,72711thin
One grade step is worth $29.45/cwt here — about $141 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

28 sales
463421378336median 416.8601/0503/2305/1107/0608/17
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.01, low $349.96, median $416.86 across 28 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 sale26 hd
331.24
MS average13 barns · 138 hd
331.17
+0.07
This barn, trailing median28 sales
416.86
−85.62
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
BullsHigh1,614189.063,05213
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,068160.241,71240
CowsLean 85-90%Low915140.891,28829

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)1,076$2,7809
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,158$2,6479
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$2,5953thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,074$2,5224thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,285$2,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)931$2,2527
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)896$1,82112
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)983$1,8073thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,310$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)917$3,29318
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)873$2,98116
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$2,0672thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)690$1,3438

Every lot, as filed

120 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
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2780178.58/cwt140.00–250.001,3938
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,056146.56/cwt138.00–161.001,5484
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,515157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,3791
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,041153.76/cwt144.00–165.001,6015
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29231,886.06/head1,000.00–2,200.001,88611
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800765172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,3201
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520330.92/cwt320.00–342.001,72111
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400371370.42/cwt360.00–390.001,3748
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700662284.96/cwt280.00–290.001,8863
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950925230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1281
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,000220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300281404.59/cwt395.00–417.001,1375
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450419361.65/cwt350.00–375.001,51510
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750718282.76/cwt272.00–290.002,0305
HeifersMedium and Large 1100–150145600.00/cwt600.00–600.008701
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600569315.34/cwt310.00–337.001,7948
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350331362.96/cwt345.00–380.001,2014
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400369348.20/cwt315.00–365.001,2855
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600578294.94/cwt280.00–300.001,7054
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300270376.50/cwt362.00–385.001,0175
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650633299.80/cwt290.00–312.001,8985
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475341.62/cwt335.00–357.001,6239
BullsMedium and Large 2150–200160370.00/cwt370.00–370.005921
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650612299.17/cwt290.00–310.001,8313
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550518357.64/cwt347.00–370.001,8539
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550525340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7851
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250215376.16/cwt350.00–400.008092
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550523307.26/cwt300.00–312.001,6073
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650619293.59/cwt280.00–309.001,81711
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600571306.97/cwt265.00–335.001,7536
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400374429.54/cwt425.00–440.001,6068
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250229434.24/cwt400.00–470.009945
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800772250.62/cwt220.00–267.001,9353
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250211519.02/cwt490.00–545.001,0954
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600582322.79/cwt310.00–335.001,8796
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350321394.67/cwt377.00–402.001,2675
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850823318.30/cwt312.00–324.502,620120
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650645282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,8191
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450420336.19/cwt322.00–350.001,41212
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500471315.91/cwt275.00–332.001,4886
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200180520.72/cwt460.00–580.009375
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250216480.87/cwt440.00–530.001,0394
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650615323.47/cwt320.00–327.001,9892
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400385427.53/cwt425.00–430.001,6462
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550526364.57/cwt350.00–372.001,9188
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475388.14/cwt377.00–400.001,8442
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850815290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3641
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300275477.03/cwt470.00–490.001,3123
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550523349.94/cwt335.00–370.001,8303
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750740216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5981
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1951
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600577345.42/cwt332.00–357.001,9933
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450405420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7011
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350345445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5351
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400355425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5091
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600585320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650647325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1034
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500465412.00/cwt412.00–412.001,9161
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700675250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6881
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450423382.89/cwt300.00–407.001,62012
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400373407.42/cwt365.00–430.001,52012
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350329434.85/cwt400.00–450.001,4319
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300271432.18/cwt387.00–460.001,1717
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473332.20/cwt280.00–380.001,5715
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350310483.50/cwt480.00–487.001,4992
CowsBoner 80-85%1,071159.54/cwt155.00–165.001,70927
CowsLean 85-90%833133.18/cwt130.00–135.001,1095
CowsLean 85-90%902151.25/cwt150.00–154.001,3646
CowsLean 85-90%964144.71/cwt139.00–149.001,39515
CowsLean 85-90%828113.88/cwt110.00–120.009433
CowsBoner 80-85%958152.09/cwt150.00–154.001,4576
CowsBoner 80-85%1,153169.91/cwt166.00–174.001,9597
Bulls1,781199.47/cwt195.00–204.003,5536
Bulls1,529183.51/cwt180.00–190.002,8065
Bulls1,328171.69/cwt168.00–175.002,2802
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2909148.68/cwt135.00–162.001,3526
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3855142.49/cwt140.00–145.001,2182
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29543,186.63/head2,450.00–3,600.003,1874
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29113,240.34/head2,900.00–3,600.003,24010
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-24651,567.20/head1,325.00–1,750.001,5672
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29743,319.66/head2,900.00–4,000.003,3208
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,846.39/head2,500.00–3,300.002,8463
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0762,779.83/head2,450.00–2,950.002,7809
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,065145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5441
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2940150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2960150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,140157.32/cwt155.00–160.001,7932
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1582,646.79/head2,200.00–2,950.002,6479
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-26951,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2852,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1052,595.25/head2,350.00–2,900.002,5953
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-26001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29312,251.84/head1,750.00–2,600.002,2527
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29831,807.16/head975.00–2,500.001,8073
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700658295.41/cwt280.00–307.001,9445
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200185510.00/cwt510.00–510.009441
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500472372.65/cwt357.00–385.001,75910
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850830256.82/cwt242.00–272.002,1322
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550524322.99/cwt310.00–335.001,6925
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350328449.96/cwt445.00–455.001,4768
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300275472.03/cwt460.00–480.001,2983
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450420404.67/cwt390.00–420.001,70015
BullsMedium and Large 2100–150145450.00/cwt450.00–450.006531
BullsMedium and Large 1100–150125571.20/cwt540.00–600.007142
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750725277.44/cwt270.00–285.002,0114
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3102,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29523,790.85/head3,600.00–3,975.003,7913
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-35951,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29183,495.91/head3,100.00–4,000.003,4964
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-37302,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2844162.10/cwt145.00–204.001,3685
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0402,067.43/head2,000.00–2,150.002,0672
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-2542915.54/head800.00–1,025.009163
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3800170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3601
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,130210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,3731
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,110210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,3311
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-35951,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28251,687.31/head925.00–2,000.001,6874

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.