Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2025-09-08

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 8
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,186 head
396 vs last sale 790 235 vs year ago 1,421 · 16.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
183 head
26 vs last sale 157 67 vs year ago 250 · 26.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
72 head
244 vs last sale 316 37 vs year ago 109 · 33.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls sold steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $373.66/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits 16.28 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$373.66
80 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,047
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$194
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$35.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.57
vs MS average
+5.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552377.392,08352
Medium and Large 1536376.562,01920
Medium and Large 2552342.211,8888thin
One grade step is worth $35.18/cwt here — about $194 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

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 sale80 hd
373.66
MS average14 barns · 389 hd
363.09
+10.57
National average171 barns · 13,169 hd
368.34
+5.32
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−16.28
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
BullsLow1,622192.523,12221
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,198163.861,96275
CowsLean 85-90%High942142.931,34648

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,130$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,116$2,2314thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$1,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)980$1,5562thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)905$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$5,0003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,173$4,5499
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,190$3,9405
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)875$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)810$2,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)674$1,5673thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)535$9751thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450400520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,0801
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500458484.92/cwt480.00–490.002,2212
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500469451.25/cwt440.00–470.002,1168
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523413.93/cwt400.00–420.002,16510
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250228561.26/cwt525.00–600.001,2802
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750700225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5751
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250225400.00/cwt400.00–400.009001
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650625265.48/cwt250.00–280.001,6592
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500471387.79/cwt375.00–405.001,82611
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200173450.00/cwt450.00–450.007792
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600564402.38/cwt395.00–415.002,2696
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550526382.86/cwt378.00–385.002,01428
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450426418.66/cwt405.00–435.001,78327
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850845250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1131
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300266491.15/cwt480.00–510.001,3068
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300276454.16/cwt430.00–475.001,2537
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650640380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4321
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400376402.28/cwt345.00–420.001,51319
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750738290.03/cwt280.00–300.002,1402
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700665308.96/cwt225.00–350.002,0553
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250235511.20/cwt500.00–520.001,2014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600582371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,15924
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350324427.19/cwt400.00–440.001,38411
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200175605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,0591
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600571366.55/cwt350.00–380.002,0937
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500468403.59/cwt395.00–420.001,88921
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620349.72/cwt324.00–370.002,1689
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521376.54/cwt365.00–385.001,96210
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450429389.46/cwt325.00–400.001,67114
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450424487.98/cwt475.00–497.002,0697
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300278440.59/cwt400.00–485.001,2252
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370516.85/cwt500.00–540.001,9123
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000970287.38/cwt280.00–295.002,7882
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950930302.36/cwt292.00–312.502,8122
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550520450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3401
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450423447.36/cwt395.00–490.001,8929
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650629393.27/cwt387.00–397.002,47448
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850813316.24/cwt315.00–317.502,5712
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750725350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5382
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300255535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,3641
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350310553.02/cwt545.00–570.001,7145
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950913245.91/cwt212.00–280.002,2452
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550512421.13/cwt420.00–422.002,15621
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600582356.65/cwt350.00–370.002,0763
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850800275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2001
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650620335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0771
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500483417.05/cwt325.00–450.002,01418
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350328461.99/cwt400.00–520.001,5156
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800760200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5201
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250210450.00/cwt450.00–450.009451
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550529372.55/cwt325.00–395.001,9717
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400377476.34/cwt445.00–495.001,79611
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550526387.08/cwt370.00–400.002,03616
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600556382.42/cwt375.00–390.002,1264
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350329461.56/cwt375.00–525.001,51916
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400369474.17/cwt450.00–510.001,75012
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300268524.17/cwt420.00–575.001,4059
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900878239.50/cwt215.00–265.002,1032
CowsLean 85-90%886152.49/cwt150.00–156.001,3517
CowsBoner 80-85%1,071154.27/cwt148.00–158.001,65219
CowsBoner 80-85%1,326173.10/cwt170.00–178.002,29520
CowsBoner 80-85%1,193163.79/cwt159.00–169.001,95436
CowsLean 85-90%976146.45/cwt140.00–150.001,42926
CowsLean 85-90%909132.38/cwt123.00–139.001,20315
Bulls1,578174.07/cwt160.00–180.002,7473
Bulls1,642207.50/cwt205.00–214.003,4075
Bulls1,624191.01/cwt185.00–195.003,10213
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1754,657.45/head4,300.00–5,000.004,6576
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-38752,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0103,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-27732,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39051,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2005,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1532,374.49/head1,950.00–2,600.002,3743
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700695275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9111
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,000158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1302,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 2-3475700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-2535975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0051,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0301,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2504,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1503,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29801,556.12/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5562
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,435159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,2821
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2505,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0002
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473405.39/cwt350.00–460.001,91720
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,005245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,4621
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500463445.08/cwt440.00–450.002,0612
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550505400.00/cwt395.00–405.002,0203
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400359451.29/cwt450.00–455.001,6204
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750700227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,5891
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400369428.80/cwt420.00–440.001,58214
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300269606.53/cwt595.00–630.001,6324
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9721
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600588332.35/cwt325.00–345.001,9543
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550530348.12/cwt325.00–375.001,8455
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350327454.63/cwt440.00–470.001,48714
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450414479.32/cwt460.00–490.001,9849
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350320546.05/cwt515.00–600.001,74710
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750715325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3241
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fancy300–350315400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2601
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350300485.00/cwt480.00–490.001,4552
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550514332.29/cwt217.00–390.001,7085
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250220631.64/cwt600.00–680.001,3905
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250230544.06/cwt470.00–585.001,2513
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650610327.50/cwt325.00–330.001,9982
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900873278.28/cwt270.00–285.002,4293
BullsMedium and Large 1100–150140575.00/cwt575.00–575.008051
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500458458.93/cwt445.00–480.002,1025
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700685330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2611
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950930270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5111
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800768277.51/cwt275.00–280.002,1312
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400369493.79/cwt475.00–510.001,82210
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450426441.13/cwt400.00–490.001,87910

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.