Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2025-08-04

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 4
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,111 head
500 vs last sale 611 540 vs year ago 571 · +94.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
67 vs last sale 91 29 vs year ago 129 · +22.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
113 head
59 vs last sale 54 122 vs year ago 235 · 51.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $368.85/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 60.56 against this barn's trailing median of $429.41.
Average price
$368.85
102 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,029
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$243
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$34.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.54
vs MS average
21.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551370.942,04488
Medium and Large 1548363.221,99010thin
Medium and Large 2535336.811,8014thin
One grade step is worth $34.13/cwt here — about $243 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
493448403357median 429.4101/0503/0905/0406/2208/17
Steers 500–600 lb: high $479.36, low $371.46, median $429.41 across 30 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 sale102 hd
368.85
MS average13 barns · 299 hd
367.31
+1.54
National average145 barns · 8,057 hd
390.02
−21.17
This barn, trailing median30 sales
429.41
−60.56
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
BullsAverage1,627195.923,18817
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,126170.891,92460
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,499167.692,5145thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low869149.941,30227

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)1,074$2,7874thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)994$2,7584thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)901$2,19210
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,103$2,1693thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)789$2,0816
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,033$1,9816
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)820$1,7251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)917$1,7076
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,300$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)815$3,0127
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)788$2,74010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)803$2,1715
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)757$1,7057
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)822$1,5497

Every lot, as filed

138 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 1-2Value Added600–650632324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,04810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700678316.79/cwt300.00–349.002,14845
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550523331.75/cwt305.00–350.001,7353
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300277493.58/cwt475.00–505.001,3673
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450432416.98/cwt402.00–440.001,8013
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700670248.87/cwt220.00–265.001,6673
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250235440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0341
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335359.23/cwt312.00–395.001,2035
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600577328.77/cwt307.50–337.001,89759
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300264397.82/cwt350.00–440.001,0504
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550518346.00/cwt346.00–346.001,79216
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200195420.00/cwt420.00–420.008191
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400381385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,46710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550548330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,80815
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750740235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7391
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600577300.35/cwt280.00–312.001,7333
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650625250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5631
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700695287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,99511
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700658298.49/cwt297.00–300.001,9642
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620301.16/cwt295.00–310.001,8674
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300272435.80/cwt420.00–450.001,1856
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500481352.92/cwt327.00–365.001,6987
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400370389.38/cwt380.00–400.001,4419
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600566332.30/cwt322.00–357.001,8814
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500465293.91/cwt280.00–320.001,3673
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250213507.29/cwt490.00–525.001,0812
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800770252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,9401
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350320421.61/cwt400.00–440.001,3495
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450419370.27/cwt357.00–385.001,55114
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400381354.52/cwt327.00–375.001,3519
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525286.23/cwt280.00–292.001,5032
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522329.11/cwt307.00–345.001,71813
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950945230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1741
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,025215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,2041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750726302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,1934
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850825278.66/cwt272.00–285.002,2992
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250228513.85/cwt500.00–530.001,1722
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900850270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2951
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650633341.73/cwt335.00–350.002,1634
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600573359.28/cwt350.00–370.002,0596
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550510369.14/cwt355.00–385.001,8834
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600591359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,1224
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800760267.50/cwt265.00–270.002,0332
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500460409.89/cwt400.00–430.001,8853
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700675340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2952
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325485.46/cwt470.00–500.001,5782
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7761
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700695335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550537375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0149
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250240450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0801
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300265475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,2591
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750706318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,2456
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950945270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500454417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,89319
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400399425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,69619
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600556370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,05761
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500474370.22/cwt290.00–395.001,7557
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600570352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,0061
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430366.63/cwt315.00–410.001,5774
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650601362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,17913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450432440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,90136
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550527375.86/cwt372.00–380.001,98114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800797310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,47110
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600581321.54/cwt300.00–337.001,8684
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350329449.70/cwt445.00–460.001,4804
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550518324.12/cwt300.00–347.001,6796
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300268387.86/cwt330.00–485.001,0393
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700655275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8011
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500471363.44/cwt350.00–385.001,7128
CowsLean 85-90%849143.52/cwt140.00–145.001,2185
CowsLean 85-90%857150.31/cwt147.00–156.001,28811
CowsLean 85-90%914159.06/cwt157.00–161.001,4548
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,495169.61/cwt167.00–174.002,5364
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,515160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,4241
CowsBoner 80-85%1,127172.16/cwt167.00–177.001,94031
CowsLean 85-90%822134.97/cwt134.00–136.001,1093
CowsBoner 80-85%1,013163.31/cwt156.00–166.001,65415
CowsBoner 80-85%1,252182.26/cwt179.00–186.002,28211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,213154.04/cwt153.00–155.001,8693
Bulls1,627192.27/cwt188.00–195.003,1286
Bulls1,313175.10/cwt170.00–182.002,2992
Bulls1,697202.98/cwt200.00–208.003,4459
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0483,210.02/head3,000.00–3,500.003,2102
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27503,022.22/head1,900.00–3,500.003,0223
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-36052,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-37182,314.81/head2,000.00–2,650.002,3152
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-37452,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,125160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,078165.30/cwt161.00–170.001,7822
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,045185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,9331
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,175170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9981
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,005164.55/cwt159.00–170.001,6542
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28572,451.95/head2,200.00–2,700.002,4523
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29512,394.67/head1,900.00–2,900.002,3957
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-27681,676.22/head1,550.00–1,800.001,6762
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38201,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0742,787.08/head2,500.00–2,950.002,7874
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-27952,167.34/head1,950.00–2,700.002,1675
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29171,706.95/head1,550.00–1,800.001,7076
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29942,758.11/head2,450.00–3,050.002,7584
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39401,776.99/head1,700.00–1,850.001,7772
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-37601,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200185529.19/cwt515.00–545.009792
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400363455.28/cwt440.00–470.001,6534
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950908232.54/cwt207.50–258.002,1112
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200193515.19/cwt500.00–530.009942
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450400400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400395417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,6471
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450431323.11/cwt290.00–350.001,3937
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450416427.98/cwt415.00–445.001,7809
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700655311.00/cwt307.00–315.002,0372
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300269517.96/cwt500.00–540.001,3936
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250230450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0351
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400376415.79/cwt350.00–430.001,5638
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450418396.99/cwt370.00–440.001,65911
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570351.74/cwt342.00–370.002,0057
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250228504.51/cwt500.00–520.001,1504
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470384.48/cwt370.00–400.001,80710
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650619325.59/cwt315.00–340.002,0156
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520365.30/cwt350.00–380.001,90013
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350315520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6381
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39452,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-27152,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27942,869.45/head2,650.00–3,200.002,8694
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28032,872.90/head2,200.00–3,400.002,8732
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-37552,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 2-36401,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2980180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7641
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,015169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,7151
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28581,749.51/head1,550.00–1,850.001,7503
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-38471,414.27/head1,400.00–1,450.001,4143
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-35351,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-27941,730.69/head1,550.00–2,000.001,7316
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0802,082.64/head1,700.00–2,600.002,0834
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28201,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1032,169.18/head2,000.00–2,500.002,1693

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.