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Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 13
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
663 head
13 vs last sale 650 166 vs year ago 829 · 20.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
0 vs last sale 99 67 vs year ago 166 · 40.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
10 vs last sale 40 29 vs year ago 59 · 49.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $348.79/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits 41.15 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$348.79
48 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,885
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.78
vs MS average
49.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539355.811,91732
Medium and Large 2544334.761,81916thin
One grade step is worth $21.04/cwt here — about $97 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 sale48 hd
348.79
MS average14 barns · 339 hd
347.01
+1.78
National average180 barns · 19,448 hd
397.86
−49.07
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−41.15
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
BullsLow1,817183.263,3298thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,453155.532,2604thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,159151.071,75041
CowsLean 85-90%High993138.191,37319

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)1,100$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$2,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,168$2,0632thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$2,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,224$2,0256
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)965$2,3501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)885$2,3363thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,8252thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$1,9643thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)960$1,8001thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1-21,0601,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8252
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700672320.53/cwt310.00–335.002,1548
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350326546.70/cwt535.00–560.001,7826
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300270553.46/cwt530.00–565.001,4945
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850822283.18/cwt270.00–290.002,3283
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200180530.69/cwt515.00–550.009553
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250215500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0751
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600565350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9782
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700680325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2102
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475432.12/cwt420.00–450.002,05313
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350314453.69/cwt440.00–475.001,4258
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300273413.39/cwt370.00–455.001,1294
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250228432.02/cwt425.00–440.009855
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700658340.44/cwt327.50–360.002,2405
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600581329.12/cwt320.00–340.001,9126
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550521338.15/cwt300.00–370.001,76210
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700675303.79/cwt300.00–310.002,0514
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250220459.77/cwt445.00–480.001,0114
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650605310.12/cwt295.00–325.001,8762
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373423.33/cwt410.00–440.001,57914
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450418412.73/cwt400.00–435.001,72517
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550517358.80/cwt345.00–375.001,85520
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400372382.50/cwt300.00–420.001,42318
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500463394.03/cwt385.00–410.001,82410
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200160515.00/cwt515.00–515.008241
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200150400.00/cwt400.00–400.006001
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575350.82/cwt335.00–365.002,01712
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750725311.82/cwt300.00–320.002,2613
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428378.13/cwt335.00–410.001,61817
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500478350.81/cwt320.00–380.001,67717
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650613340.02/cwt330.00–360.002,0846
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350330462.31/cwt450.00–475.001,5262
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350331410.82/cwt375.00–435.001,3609
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700664356.21/cwt342.00–370.002,3656
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400390509.90/cwt500.00–520.001,9895
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800775340.18/cwt325.00–350.002,6363
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600574388.86/cwt375.00–405.002,23214
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850816334.14/cwt322.00–345.002,7274
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550522404.81/cwt395.00–420.002,11326
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550537372.83/cwt335.00–385.002,0029
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350332534.92/cwt520.00–545.001,7763
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300273545.92/cwt525.00–565.001,4902
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250235550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2931
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450431448.04/cwt435.00–465.001,93110
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650632363.19/cwt350.00–380.002,2959
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300270502.69/cwt500.00–505.001,3572
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500482404.72/cwt400.00–425.001,9515
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400385465.35/cwt450.00–485.001,7923
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450418448.52/cwt420.00–500.001,8756
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650625330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0631
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750720340.14/cwt330.00–350.002,4493
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350318465.50/cwt375.00–505.001,4809
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400374446.82/cwt375.00–505.001,67120
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500478386.21/cwt330.00–430.001,84619
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300289474.59/cwt435.00–510.001,3724
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600562368.03/cwt330.00–390.002,0683
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450405495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,0051
CowsLean 85-90%949144.53/cwt143.00–147.001,3724
CowsLean 85-90%1,002138.23/cwt134.00–142.001,38512
CowsLean 85-90%1,017129.57/cwt125.00–134.001,3183
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,453155.53/cwt152.00–160.002,2604
CowsBoner 80-85%1,187144.07/cwt131.00–149.001,71015
CowsBoner 80-85%1,165157.69/cwt142.00–165.001,8375
CowsBoner 80-85%1,137154.49/cwt150.00–159.001,75721
Bulls1,808176.23/cwt175.00–179.003,1863
Bulls1,950200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,9001
Bulls1,790184.35/cwt180.00–190.003,3004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,175170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9981
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29652,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28852,336.35/head2,200.00–2,450.002,3363
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1682,063.49/head1,750.00–2,350.002,0632
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29982,071.05/head2,000.00–2,150.002,0712
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-39901,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2302,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2352,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2242,025.02/head1,750.00–2,350.002,0256
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,358163.10/cwt157.00–169.002,2152
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,430150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,1451
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550523390.27/cwt380.00–410.002,04112
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750715315.75/cwt300.00–325.002,2586
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250230563.04/cwt550.00–575.001,2952
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950913263.55/cwt260.00–267.002,4062
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600567374.91/cwt360.00–385.002,12611
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650624338.30/cwt325.00–350.002,1119
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450424436.47/cwt425.00–450.001,8519
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550528362.65/cwt330.00–375.001,91511
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700671297.23/cwt267.00–310.001,9948
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250223466.79/cwt425.00–505.001,0413
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400358537.48/cwt530.00–545.001,9244
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800790289.45/cwt282.00–297.002,2872
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500450445.00/cwt430.00–460.002,0032
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500460415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9091
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400383450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7242
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450425442.47/cwt440.00–445.001,8802
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450421428.36/cwt400.00–485.001,80320
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650631312.16/cwt310.00–320.001,9707
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750705297.59/cwt285.00–310.002,0982
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300283467.59/cwt455.00–475.001,3236
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900850280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3801
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,030217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,2401

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.