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Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 18
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
563 head
195 vs last sale 758 442 vs year ago 1,005 · 44.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
15 vs last sale 99 164 vs year ago 278 · 59.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
83 vs last sale 121 129 vs year ago 167 · 77.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold mixed 10.00 higher to 8.00 lower with a light test. Feeder heifers sold steady to 20.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 10.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $345.58/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits 44.37 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$345.58
62 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,881
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$201
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$31.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.12
vs MS average
14.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548358.861,96536
Medium and Large 2539327.191,76526
One grade step is worth $31.67/cwt here — about $201 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

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 sale62 hd
345.58
MS average14 barns · 474 hd
340.46
+5.12
National average158 barns · 7,895 hd
359.80
−14.22
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−44.37
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
BullsAverage1,530185.992,8469thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,166156.551,82555
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,385150.002,0781thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low903139.791,26320

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)1,045$3,0492thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,283$2,8512thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$2,8443thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,240$2,6032thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,088$2,5476
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$2,1193thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)910$2,6001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)813$2,3962thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,075$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)980$2,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,175$2,7502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$2,3001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)819$1,5613thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450421417.24/cwt410.00–430.001,75722
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0753,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2103,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1402,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250234464.46/cwt450.00–500.001,0877
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650614336.29/cwt325.00–350.002,0659
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600569374.17/cwt360.00–390.002,1296
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300290500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4501
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700668320.76/cwt305.00–330.002,1433
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350314432.61/cwt420.00–450.001,35817
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900860220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8921
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650640310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9841
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600566352.09/cwt340.00–370.001,99321
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750707304.99/cwt300.00–315.002,1563
HeifersMedium and Large 11100–11501,135175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,9861
HeifersMedium and Large 1100–150125500.00/cwt500.00–500.006251
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450420393.20/cwt380.00–400.001,65119
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270443.52/cwt415.00–465.001,1983
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475386.11/cwt370.00–395.001,83418
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400369376.06/cwt300.00–400.001,38814
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600574312.87/cwt235.00–337.001,7968
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428344.32/cwt200.00–395.001,47410
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850820260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1321
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400370409.25/cwt400.00–425.001,51411
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200180547.50/cwt500.00–590.009862
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522368.33/cwt355.00–385.001,92315
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450408428.16/cwt420.00–445.001,7473
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500474372.89/cwt300.00–410.001,76714
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350333401.23/cwt375.00–420.001,3366
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700680287.59/cwt275.00–300.001,9562
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300268406.62/cwt350.00–445.001,0906
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500484344.33/cwt325.00–350.001,6678
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250227426.53/cwt367.00–470.009686
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550524333.55/cwt285.00–350.001,74818
SteersMedium and Large 1100–150125600.00/cwt600.00–600.007501
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800790327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,5871
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400372446.08/cwt425.00–470.001,6593
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750721333.05/cwt327.00–335.002,4014
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665337.16/cwt325.00–357.002,2423
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450428420.00/cwt410.00–430.001,7985
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900850290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4651
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500486383.60/cwt350.00–400.001,8648
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500467413.75/cwt405.00–430.001,9327
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650624354.18/cwt350.00–370.002,2108
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550509392.85/cwt380.00–400.002,0006
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350333443.16/cwt425.00–460.001,4762
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400350400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4001
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450432400.83/cwt390.00–420.001,7325
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700685300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0551
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600574342.55/cwt330.00–350.001,9664
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650625317.93/cwt260.00–340.001,9877
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300290445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2911
SteersMedium and Large 11250–13001,255173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,1711
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350331427.66/cwt400.00–450.001,4166
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350329421.14/cwt320.00–475.001,3869
BullsMedium and Large 2150–200180512.50/cwt510.00–515.009232
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420402.44/cwt375.00–425.001,69011
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600573306.26/cwt250.00–340.001,7554
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250227459.65/cwt400.00–510.001,0435
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300271435.77/cwt400.00–480.001,1813
CowsBoner 80-85%1,080149.39/cwt144.00–154.001,61323
CowsLean 85-90%768121.53/cwt117.00–130.009333
CowsLean 85-90%925148.21/cwt147.00–150.001,3715
CowsLean 85-90%928140.84/cwt135.00–145.001,30712
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,385150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,0781
CowsBoner 80-85%1,243167.43/cwt166.00–169.002,0818
CowsBoner 80-85%1,222159.78/cwt155.00–165.001,95324
Bulls1,610188.15/cwt185.00–190.003,0296
Bulls1,405200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,8101
Bulls1,210165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,9971
Bulls1,495180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,6911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2402,602.62/head2,550.00–2,650.002,6032
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39101,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1372,615.96/head2,150.00–2,900.002,6165
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,070193.25/cwt184.00–202.002,0682
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,175165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,9391
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,045181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,8911
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28132,396.46/head2,150.00–2,600.002,3962
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29102,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0602,844.26/head2,300.00–3,300.002,8443
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29802,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0453,048.68/head2,750.00–3,300.003,0492
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38402,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2995220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1891
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28331,791.97/head1,700.00–1,875.001,7922
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2960174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,6701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2832,850.88/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8512
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3795135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0731
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800755272.50/cwt260.00–285.002,0572
BullsMedium and Large 11050–11001,090190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0711
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600564363.04/cwt350.00–375.002,0487
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550527379.62/cwt365.00–390.002,00112
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700678308.51/cwt307.00–310.002,0922
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650613328.96/cwt320.00–335.002,0173
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400370432.47/cwt430.00–435.001,6002
BullsMedium and Large 11100–11501,145177.00/cwt174.00–180.002,0272
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400369446.47/cwt435.00–455.001,64715
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850823283.81/cwt280.00–287.502,3362
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200190645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,2261
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400380414.77/cwt390.00–430.001,57611
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550522328.15/cwt277.00–370.001,7137
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300266515.80/cwt495.00–525.001,3727
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000950180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7101
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500463407.28/cwt390.00–420.001,8866
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350326467.64/cwt450.00–500.001,52515
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250224533.81/cwt520.00–555.001,1964
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1452,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,515187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,8331
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,180165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,9471
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 2-3690121.00/cwt121.00–121.008351
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-37901,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1432,252.95/head2,200.00–2,300.002,2532
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2897195.45/cwt152.00–225.001,7533

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.