Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2025-10-06

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 6
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
650 head
240 vs last sale 890 198 vs year ago 848 · 23.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
110 vs last sale 209 40 vs year ago 139 · 28.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
90 vs last sale 130 104 vs year ago 144 · 72.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold 4.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $329.80/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 60.15 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$329.80
55 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,766
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
15.02
vs MS average
54.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536333.141,78643
Medium and Large 2534317.801,69512thin
One grade step is worth $15.34/cwt here — about $90 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 sale55 hd
329.80
MS average14 barns · 383 hd
344.81
−15.02
National average182 barns · 15,418 hd
384.39
−54.59
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−60.15
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
BullsAverage1,607182.672,93513
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,219155.301,89342
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,025137.261,40627

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)1,140$2,2422thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$2,2185
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,192$2,0574thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$1,8582thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,168$1,4002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,125$2,7503thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,195$3,4001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,610$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$3,0002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)955$2,5001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)903$2,0252thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)945$1,8032thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)605$1,6001thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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 2400–450430348.90/cwt250.00–385.001,50010
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450429431.85/cwt420.00–455.001,8535
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400376380.51/cwt330.00–410.001,4318
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300269438.82/cwt420.00–450.001,1807
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550519317.73/cwt300.00–330.001,6499
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400374415.83/cwt400.00–430.001,55517
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650618317.19/cwt300.00–330.001,96012
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300255450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1481
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300290355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0301
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500478339.36/cwt275.00–365.001,62222
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850835205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7121
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850823239.91/cwt230.00–250.001,9742
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,013214.96/cwt210.00–220.002,1782
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200173415.22/cwt410.00–420.007182
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450415399.08/cwt390.00–415.001,65616
HeifersMedium and Large 11050–11001,075220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,3651
HeifersMedium and Large 11300–13501,325170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,2531
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250217412.35/cwt400.00–425.008953
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600577318.02/cwt317.00–320.001,8353
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500471385.90/cwt370.00–405.001,8188
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000970224.90/cwt220.00–230.002,1822
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750700310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1701
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522335.34/cwt325.00–355.001,75029
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500453414.97/cwt410.00–420.001,8802
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450414425.02/cwt420.00–430.001,7604
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600567330.02/cwt325.00–345.001,87113
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450426425.91/cwt350.00–460.001,81422
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550540310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6741
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200177466.46/cwt465.00–470.008263
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850800320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5601
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350320325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0401
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600578367.39/cwt350.00–380.002,12410
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600572355.55/cwt320.00–385.002,0347
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700676313.65/cwt300.00–325.002,1208
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350334406.37/cwt400.00–415.001,3574
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350328508.43/cwt500.00–520.001,6683
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550526351.31/cwt300.00–390.001,8485
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400369511.03/cwt500.00–520.001,8865
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400382438.69/cwt400.00–460.001,6763
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300265500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3251
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750710317.55/cwt310.00–325.002,2552
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700661339.73/cwt325.00–355.002,2468
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500468428.25/cwt420.00–450.002,0049
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650620347.50/cwt325.00–375.002,15513
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850805280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2541
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700688298.42/cwt277.00–320.002,0532
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500481400.59/cwt385.00–425.001,9275
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550526390.77/cwt385.00–405.002,0556
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650615320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9681
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425407.32/cwt400.00–415.001,7312
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700678286.10/cwt255.00–300.001,9404
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300285450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2831
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500477393.67/cwt350.00–430.001,87829
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650626304.55/cwt297.00–335.001,9068
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600578351.48/cwt330.00–365.002,0323
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250245405.00/cwt405.00–405.009921
CowsLean 85-90%1,055137.98/cwt132.00–142.001,45619
CowsBoner 80-85%1,232160.18/cwt156.00–165.001,97322
CowsBoner 80-85%1,205149.94/cwt145.00–154.001,80720
CowsLean 85-90%931127.78/cwt124.00–130.001,1905
CowsLean 85-90%988148.54/cwt147.00–150.001,4683
Bulls1,850189.32/cwt185.00–193.003,5022
Bulls1,185149.44/cwt143.00–157.001,7712
Bulls1,599177.41/cwt175.00–180.002,8375
Bulls1,705202.54/cwt200.00–206.003,4534
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2653,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,080157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,6961
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1252,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1402,242.11/head1,700.00–2,500.002,2422
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1351,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2132,284.43/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2844
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4602,371.49/head2,350.00–2,400.002,3712
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-36051,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-39451,803.17/head1,650.00–1,950.001,8032
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29952,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-38102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39231,742.68/head1,450.00–2,050.001,7432
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-27951,858.25/head1,825.00–1,900.001,8582
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39251,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,6103,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1953,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750735275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0211
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350329439.04/cwt430.00–450.001,44410
HeifersMedium and Large 21000–10501,010175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7681
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250235475.43/cwt465.00–485.001,1172
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850840270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2681
BullsMedium and Large 1100–150120500.00/cwt500.00–500.006001
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400373446.54/cwt400.00–490.001,66614
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550534365.63/cwt350.00–385.001,9528
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fancy400–450430400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7201
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350326463.07/cwt410.00–495.001,5108
BullsMedium and Large 11200–12501,200180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,1601
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400363506.35/cwt500.00–520.001,8387
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750725291.69/cwt290.00–295.002,1153
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350323514.42/cwt500.00–540.001,6624
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250240500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2002
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750710290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0591
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800763283.39/cwt277.00–290.002,1622
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300266516.07/cwt500.00–530.001,3736
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700667311.46/cwt300.00–335.002,0777
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600568362.02/cwt350.00–375.002,05610
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500461430.47/cwt420.00–450.001,9849
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200160600.00/cwt600.00–600.009601
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650617330.36/cwt320.00–345.002,03813
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450432450.90/cwt435.00–465.001,94815
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000965265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,5571
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850825275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2691
BullsMedium and Large 11050–11001,050270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,8351
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550521380.52/cwt370.00–400.001,98317

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.