Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2025-07-28

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 28
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
611 head
35 vs last sale 646 18 vs year ago 629 · 2.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
64 vs last sale 155 10 vs year ago 81 · +12.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
74 vs last sale 128 1 vs year ago 53 · +1.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 17.00 to 25.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.97/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 56.97 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$332.97
49 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,778
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$23.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.22
vs MS average
14.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532340.721,81312thin
Medium and Large 1537333.601,79230
Medium and Large 2524317.001,6617thin
One grade step is worth $23.72/cwt here — about $152 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 sale49 hd
332.97
MS average13 barns · 371 hd
330.76
+2.22
National average149 barns · 6,369 hd
347.50
−14.53
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−56.97
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
BullsHigh1,700191.483,2569thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,143164.751,88435
CowsLean 85-90%Low916153.261,40423

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,162$2,5403thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,028$2,0602thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,043$2,0452thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$2,00310
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)943$1,9525
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$1,9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)938$2,2802thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,335$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)930$3,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)992$2,6398
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)943$2,5252thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)890$1,8751thin

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
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500473325.82/cwt275.00–342.001,54111
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950905185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6741
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850835200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6701
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250205405.00/cwt405.00–405.008301
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350318438.95/cwt350.00–470.001,3966
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400382401.19/cwt340.00–425.001,5336
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650623276.71/cwt265.00–285.001,7243
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325411.14/cwt400.00–430.001,3367
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600568320.21/cwt300.00–335.001,81911
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300266369.06/cwt340.00–420.009824
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350331374.94/cwt330.00–395.001,2417
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600590320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650632320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0225
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500450357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,6075
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550532340.72/cwt339.00–342.001,81312
HeifersMedium and Large 11050–11001,070230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,4611
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300263430.10/cwt420.00–440.001,1312
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450421345.06/cwt310.00–380.001,4537
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000995230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,2891
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,025230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,3581
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750718263.64/cwt250.00–277.001,8932
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250213478.63/cwt440.00–510.001,0193
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800762268.29/cwt265.00–270.002,0443
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700660313.19/cwt304.00–322.002,0674
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550513316.50/cwt310.00–320.001,6246
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500469356.57/cwt345.00–375.001,67215
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520338.09/cwt325.00–352.001,75818
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400371388.30/cwt375.00–405.001,44121
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450422370.74/cwt360.00–390.001,56523
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620310.43/cwt295.00–325.001,92514
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750726311.46/cwt304.00–317.002,2614
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400378431.10/cwt420.00–450.001,6303
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800768298.58/cwt290.00–307.002,2932
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450423416.88/cwt405.00–430.001,76310
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700671340.29/cwt325.00–350.002,2834
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500471376.53/cwt320.00–420.001,77315
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650629344.81/cwt332.00–357.002,1695
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600590362.20/cwt355.00–368.002,13718
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350323483.56/cwt470.00–500.001,5623
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550511372.82/cwt365.00–395.001,90510
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950930270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5111
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500459398.98/cwt390.00–410.001,8315
SteersMedium and Large 11300–13501,330204.00/cwt204.00–204.002,7131
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300270430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1611
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650618319.87/cwt310.00–325.001,9774
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450429413.73/cwt410.00–420.001,7754
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750705337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,3794
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600579357.28/cwt345.00–372.002,0699
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650636353.86/cwt350.00–355.002,25113
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600573344.98/cwt332.00–367.001,9773
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700685310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1241
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550521353.42/cwt347.00–360.001,8415
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450439400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7564
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300263500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3152
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800795220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7491
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500478359.80/cwt300.00–410.001,72014
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575325.59/cwt322.00–330.001,8723
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700665271.00/cwt250.00–292.001,8022
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250218494.94/cwt490.00–500.001,0792
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000955178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,7001
CowsLean 85-90%891154.24/cwt148.00–158.001,37412
CowsLean 85-90%936163.54/cwt159.00–169.001,5315
CowsLean 85-90%949142.72/cwt139.00–146.001,3546
CowsBoner 80-85%1,146156.89/cwt154.00–159.001,7989
CowsBoner 80-85%1,144173.97/cwt170.00–178.001,9908
CowsBoner 80-85%1,142164.59/cwt160.00–169.001,88018
Bulls1,677194.90/cwt191.00–201.003,2686
Bulls1,890188.94/cwt188.00–190.003,5712
Bulls1,460176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,5701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,145150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,7181
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,170170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9891
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,295180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,3311
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29582,977.94/head2,950.00–3,000.002,9782
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0482,477.21/head2,450.00–2,500.002,4772
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29551,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-37781,299.20/head1,250.00–1,350.001,2992
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0532,387.18/head1,800.00–2,850.002,3873
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1692,200.18/head1,900.00–2,450.002,2007
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,195148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,7691
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,180160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,8881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39051,542.91/head1,350.00–1,750.001,5433
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0551,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1622,540.03/head2,200.00–2,800.002,5403
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0282,059.61/head1,500.00–2,500.002,0602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0432,044.96/head1,800.00–2,250.002,0452
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,343167.86/cwt163.00–172.002,2542
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-38901,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,045200.83/cwt170.00–220.002,0995
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29382,280.00/head1,500.00–2,800.002,2802
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550510400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0401
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750700245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7151
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400366368.38/cwt340.00–380.001,3486
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850840229.50/cwt224.00–235.001,9282
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200170555.00/cwt555.00–555.009441
HeifersMedium and Large 1100–150140500.00/cwt500.00–500.007001
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300265350.00/cwt350.00–350.009281
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400380430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6341
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450431384.40/cwt350.00–410.001,6579
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350325419.23/cwt350.00–450.001,3627
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550520325.90/cwt300.00–350.001,6957
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200180558.19/cwt545.00–570.001,0052
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650613317.71/cwt300.00–330.001,9486
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500465389.70/cwt370.00–415.001,8129
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600571352.97/cwt335.00–365.002,01512
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450423417.10/cwt400.00–430.001,76413
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800790280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2121
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850840228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,9151
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250203544.94/cwt540.00–550.001,1062
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550521353.18/cwt340.00–370.001,84011
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350313489.92/cwt480.00–500.001,5332
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300270513.33/cwt510.00–520.001,3863
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700666306.68/cwt295.00–312.002,0424
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400382428.97/cwt415.00–435.001,63916
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3353,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29303,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-37352,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1503,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-25301,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1322,901.47/head2,700.00–3,000.002,9013

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.