Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2025-09-15

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 15
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,026 head
160 vs last sale 1,186 343 vs year ago 683 · +50.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
237 head
54 vs last sale 183 102 vs year ago 135 · +75.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
116 head
44 vs last sale 72 50 vs year ago 66 · +75.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers and steers traded steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. Demand strong on all classes. Quality average to attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $348.88/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits 41.06 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$348.88
20 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,853
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$44.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.15
vs MS average
10.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1524364.151,9109thin
Medium and Large 1-2540350.001,8906thin
Medium and Large 2533320.061,7065thin
One grade step is worth $44.10/cwt here — about $204 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 sale20 hd
348.88
MS average14 barns · 344 hd
350.03
−1.15
National average170 barns · 10,929 hd
359.66
−10.78
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−41.06
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
BullsHigh1,743188.963,29318
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,234166.432,05441
CowsLean 85-90%High962143.991,38526

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,355$4,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,133$3,3405
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,144$3,09519
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,260$2,9002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,117$2,7079
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,175$2,6503thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,023$2,1252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,310$2,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$1,7501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)900$2,7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)875$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$4,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,355$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,044$2,9163thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)997$2,82612
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)850$1,8506
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)800$1,7001thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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 1-2400–450430360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5483
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550514371.26/cwt350.00–395.001,9086
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500464404.49/cwt380.00–430.001,8777
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700695300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600580320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8562
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620316.77/cwt310.00–320.001,9643
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400358390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3964
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300285435.81/cwt350.00–475.001,2425
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600568327.40/cwt320.00–335.001,8602
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400369421.98/cwt400.00–455.001,5577
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200180490.51/cwt450.00–550.008833
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450428210.15/cwt205.00–215.008992
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250217473.65/cwt455.00–495.001,0283
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350302458.31/cwt455.00–460.001,3843
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800785277.72/cwt260.00–295.002,1802
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650615325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9992
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250225355.00/cwt355.00–355.007991
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750713279.47/cwt250.00–310.001,9932
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300273348.17/cwt305.00–450.009515
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200160400.00/cwt400.00–400.006401
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450414367.73/cwt350.00–380.001,5224
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300280495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,3862
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500450325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4631
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750700310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1701
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550500395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9751
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850800250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450415427.50/cwt410.00–445.001,7744
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600578302.53/cwt295.00–310.001,7492
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500475205.00/cwt205.00–205.009741
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600565275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5541
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425419.21/cwt375.00–455.001,78217
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300267427.50/cwt375.00–475.001,1416
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550520365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8984
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400378364.90/cwt350.00–380.001,3792
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250237401.01/cwt390.00–415.009509
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700680305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350315375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2150–200175455.00/cwt455.00–455.007962
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600575362.28/cwt350.00–375.002,0834
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625345.00/cwt340.00–350.002,1563
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550519376.42/cwt330.00–405.001,9547
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325380.54/cwt330.00–450.001,2373
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525331.32/cwt315.00–345.001,7394
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300265257.50/cwt250.00–265.006822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600575317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,8232
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400363490.64/cwt455.00–520.001,7813
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600570330.07/cwt320.00–345.001,8813
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350335505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,6921
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450416424.55/cwt325.00–480.001,7664
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500455380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7291
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000955310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,9611
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550540340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8361
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300290400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1601
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500480381.53/cwt375.00–395.001,8313
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425376.35/cwt345.00–410.001,5992
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300270378.18/cwt315.00–440.001,0216
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700675255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7211
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500490320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5681
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400375305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1441
BullsMedium and Large 2100–150120405.00/cwt405.00–405.004861
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350345520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7941
CowsBoner 80-85%1,249173.21/cwt163.00–190.002,16325
CowsBoner 80-85%1,211155.84/cwt145.00–170.001,88716
CowsLean 85-90%1,185168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,9911
CowsLean 85-90%959144.41/cwt126.00–159.001,38524
CowsLean 85-90%800110.00/cwt110.00–110.008801
Bulls1,814199.43/cwt199.00–200.003,6185
Bulls1,750185.35/cwt165.00–195.003,24412
Bulls1,300180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,3401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,3554,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0652,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0002,780.00/head2,600.00–3,000.002,7802
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1253,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0032,874.69/head2,750.00–3,000.002,8752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0231,713.94/head1,350.00–2,000.001,7142
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18752,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1752,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3102,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,4003,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1093,050.38/head2,550.00–3,300.003,05012
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28501,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8506
Stock CowsMedium and Large 28001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2652,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1442,990.32/head2,750.00–3,100.002,9907
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1943,159.88/head2,800.00–3,500.003,1605
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2602,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,2504,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450431352.67/cwt320.00–370.001,5205
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750710310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2011
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550515349.13/cwt320.00–380.001,7982
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650627296.38/cwt270.00–320.001,8583
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9832
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400376434.14/cwt405.00–480.001,6324
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350325445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4462
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350316398.72/cwt300.00–455.001,2604
BullsMedium and Large 2150–200155400.00/cwt400.00–400.006201
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450412424.97/cwt355.00–455.001,7519
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650630340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1421
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300260512.57/cwt460.00–565.001,3337
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500475345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6392
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250227386.29/cwt350.00–455.008773
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500458419.80/cwt395.00–435.001,9233
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550508332.02/cwt300.00–365.001,6874
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250225558.92/cwt500.00–610.001,2588
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750710250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650635305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9372
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250235445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,0462
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600582366.62/cwt360.00–370.002,1343
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700680310.00/cwt300.00–320.002,1083
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200181617.34/cwt585.00–645.001,1174
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350310507.61/cwt445.00–530.001,5749
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450445405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8021
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300250215.00/cwt215.00–215.005381
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,3554,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29952,794.47/head2,600.00–3,000.002,7948
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28501,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.