Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2025-09-22

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 22
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
878 head
148 vs last sale 1,026 60 vs year ago 938 · 6.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
72 vs last sale 237 29 vs year ago 194 · 14.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
113 head
3 vs last sale 116 122 vs year ago 235 · 51.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold 10.00 to20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to lower 5.00. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $364.28/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits 25.67 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$364.28
50 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,954
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$164
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.56
vs MS average
1.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536372.311,99737
Medium and Large 2537341.411,83313thin
One grade step is worth $30.90/cwt here — about $164 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 sale50 hd
364.28
MS average14 barns · 300 hd
346.71
+17.56
National average172 barns · 11,458 hd
365.85
−1.57
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−25.67
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
BullsAverage1,671183.413,06517
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,176156.141,83660
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,019135.621,38226

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)1,425$3,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,020$3,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,002$2,5895
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,179$2,52410
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,063$2,32911
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$2,2822thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)889$2,1605
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)932$2,1487
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,088$2,0559
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)935$1,7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)929$1,6283thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)860$2,1032thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)790$2,0322thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)983$2,7502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)966$2,6698
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)959$2,5034thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)610$1,5501thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)846$1,6125
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)808$1,5644thin

Every lot, as filed

124 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 1250–300270447.88/cwt435.00–460.001,20912
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350334407.10/cwt330.00–425.001,3607
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300255409.71/cwt380.00–425.001,0453
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600583333.34/cwt325.00–340.001,9433
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700677318.29/cwt315.00–320.002,1553
HeifersMedium and Large 11150–12001,155220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,5411
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475395.25/cwt380.00–410.001,87722
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800773272.28/cwt250.00–295.002,1052
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000977216.59/cwt210.00–230.002,1163
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400369432.54/cwt425.00–455.001,59616
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650613317.52/cwt300.00–327.001,9463
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250229437.84/cwt425.00–450.001,0035
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750710310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2011
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850845245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0701
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450422423.61/cwt410.00–440.001,78825
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350324441.06/cwt430.00–465.001,42914
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450405450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8231
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400390480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8721
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700670275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8431
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600570345.26/cwt325.00–370.001,9687
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500458425.08/cwt420.00–430.001,9472
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550523343.83/cwt325.00–370.001,79810
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523380.82/cwt370.00–400.001,99225
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600564354.58/cwt345.00–375.002,00012
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300279475.78/cwt375.00–515.001,3278
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650610310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8911
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500468385.76/cwt355.00–445.001,80523
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800785280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1982
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700675319.98/cwt300.00–330.002,1604
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400378487.55/cwt470.00–515.001,84310
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550518380.97/cwt370.00–400.001,97314
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400374395.22/cwt325.00–420.001,47819
HeifersMedium and Large 11100–11501,120220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,4641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700689351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,41815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600576374.25/cwt359.00–380.002,15621
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500478360.84/cwt325.00–375.001,72512
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250238393.37/cwt325.00–430.009364
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450421391.62/cwt325.00–405.001,64916
HeifersMedium and Large 2100–150135417.78/cwt410.00–425.005642
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750703312.46/cwt300.00–325.002,1972
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700670332.46/cwt330.00–335.002,2272
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550522391.58/cwt375.00–405.002,0449
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450423487.43/cwt485.00–490.002,0622
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350320512.70/cwt500.00–525.001,6412
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600567385.58/cwt370.00–400.002,1868
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400378443.93/cwt405.00–495.001,6786
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250240425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0201
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370512.50/cwt505.00–520.001,8962
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500463474.73/cwt465.00–485.002,1982
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500472403.07/cwt360.00–440.001,90210
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550510429.53/cwt400.00–455.002,1913
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650614369.95/cwt360.00–390.002,2715
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350325445.00/cwt440.00–450.001,4462
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450416429.86/cwt400.00–450.001,7887
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650623340.07/cwt335.00–350.002,1194
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600569357.88/cwt335.00–375.002,0364
BullsMedium and Large 2150–200183413.55/cwt390.00–425.007573
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350327465.22/cwt400.00–500.001,52118
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550519350.18/cwt270.00–380.001,81710
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800763259.80/cwt240.00–280.001,9822
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750720260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8721
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250212473.42/cwt450.00–500.001,0045
CowsLean 85-90%1,026135.49/cwt130.00–140.001,39018
CowsBoner 80-85%1,198157.88/cwt153.00–163.001,89134
CowsLean 85-90%918121.01/cwt120.00–123.001,1113
CowsBoner 80-85%1,123147.80/cwt143.00–152.001,66018
CowsBoner 80-85%1,199167.48/cwt165.00–171.002,0088
CowsLean 85-90%1,056144.84/cwt144.00–145.001,5305
Bulls1,793188.59/cwt184.00–194.003,3816
Bulls1,275153.06/cwt145.00–160.001,9522
Bulls1,601174.77/cwt170.00–180.002,7985
Bulls1,775201.61/cwt200.00–204.003,5794
Bred CowsSmall 1-26651,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1953,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27702,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-37451,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39551,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3965141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3611
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1402,281.80/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2822
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3710140.00/cwt140.00–140.009941
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0712,846.15/head2,600.00–3,000.002,8464
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29872,197.62/head2,000.00–2,300.002,1985
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38452,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39351,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4253,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1942,615.93/head2,000.00–3,050.002,6169
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0022,589.22/head2,100.00–3,000.002,5895
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,058148.31/cwt145.00–152.001,5692
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29362,337.45/head2,050.00–2,650.002,3374
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0451,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28081,563.70/head1,300.00–1,900.001,5644
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0203,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1032,421.83/head1,800.00–2,800.002,42210
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430416.12/cwt320.00–455.001,78919
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000960255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,4481
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600566361.26/cwt350.00–380.002,04512
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400379456.70/cwt435.00–475.001,73117
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900858264.98/cwt260.00–275.002,2743
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650617335.22/cwt330.00–345.002,0688
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300278546.07/cwt520.00–565.001,51812
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450419453.30/cwt440.00–470.001,8999
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750715311.72/cwt295.00–320.002,2294
BullsMedium and Large 1100–150145550.00/cwt550.00–550.007981
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200195550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,0731
BullsMedium and Large 2100–150140420.00/cwt420.00–420.005881
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850845232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,9651
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250224545.75/cwt525.00–560.001,2224
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850813285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3172
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350313524.25/cwt510.00–545.001,6419
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500455427.86/cwt420.00–440.001,9477
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29032,389.48/head2,300.00–2,500.002,3893
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39352,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-36101,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29672,504.48/head2,250.00–2,650.002,5043
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-37352,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-37001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,045183.55/cwt170.00–197.501,9182
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-37251,255.17/head1,000.00–1,500.001,2552
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29271,849.82/head1,650.00–1,950.001,8503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39431,742.71/head1,500.00–2,000.001,7432
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-39001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1262,213.29/head2,000.00–2,750.002,2137
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27902,032.12/head1,900.00–2,150.002,0322
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28602,103.49/head1,900.00–2,300.002,1032

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.