Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2025-12-08

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 8
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
775 head
110 vs last sale 665 202 vs year ago 977 · 20.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
5 vs last sale 121 28 vs year ago 154 · 18.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
162 head
67 vs last sale 95 32 vs year ago 130 · +24.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold 20.00 to 30.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 20.00 to 30.00 higher. 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 $348.32/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits 41.63 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$348.32
38 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,873
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.98
vs MS average
29.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538360.901,94321
Medium and Large 2537332.781,78717thin
One grade step is worth $28.12/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale38 hd
348.32
MS average14 barns · 178 hd
346.34
+1.98
National average184 barns · 19,282 hd
377.96
−29.64
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−41.63
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
BullsLow1,534183.842,82020
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,231153.061,88444
CowsLean 85-90%Average991129.031,27818

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)1,210$2,8004thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,180$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,172$2,35213
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)813$2,2002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)997$2,1037
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,092$1,9448
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)710$1,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)988$1,67110
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)908$1,4055
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)970$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,115$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$3,0694thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,020$2,5014thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,154$2,04446
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)948$1,7937
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)959$1,6425

Every lot, as filed

118 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 2450–500475365.37/cwt350.00–385.001,7367
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300274435.86/cwt400.00–465.001,1945
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350333442.80/cwt425.00–460.001,4754
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700690285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9671
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1603
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350323425.59/cwt400.00–440.001,3753
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550526337.10/cwt300.00–350.001,77313
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900860200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7201
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600567346.31/cwt330.00–360.001,9647
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650615311.97/cwt300.00–325.001,91912
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950945210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9851
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000980195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,9111
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500467385.29/cwt370.00–400.001,79921
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700671298.07/cwt280.00–305.002,0005
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550524368.19/cwt355.00–385.001,92914
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450423386.08/cwt350.00–425.001,63319
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900855255.00/cwt250.00–260.002,1802
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325450.48/cwt435.00–465.001,46420
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300272484.74/cwt475.00–505.001,3186
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250238476.57/cwt450.00–490.001,1343
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450413426.64/cwt410.00–440.001,76224
HeifersMedium and Large 11100–11501,140190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,1661
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200195350.00/cwt350.00–350.006831
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600573318.72/cwt300.00–325.001,8264
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700660307.50/cwt300.00–315.002,0302
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600576327.26/cwt315.00–340.001,8857
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800765310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3721
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400377434.68/cwt425.00–445.001,63919
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850810280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2681
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700673274.85/cwt265.00–285.001,8503
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650603322.55/cwt310.00–335.001,9452
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400371487.07/cwt475.00–500.001,8077
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600569372.23/cwt360.00–385.002,1184
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350335474.78/cwt460.00–490.001,5912
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300295530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5641
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650610370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2571
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600588339.96/cwt330.00–350.001,9992
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450422449.67/cwt440.00–475.001,8986
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700662334.92/cwt325.00–345.002,2173
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000988242.52/cwt235.00–250.002,3962
SteersMedium and Large 11050–11001,060245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,5971
SteersMedium and Large 11300–13501,330194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,5801
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500480421.63/cwt410.00–435.002,0243
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550535384.74/cwt370.00–405.002,0583
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400378456.65/cwt425.00–485.001,7266
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250200560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,1201
SteersMedium and Large 1150–200160560.00/cwt560.00–560.008961
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650617365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2525
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500458415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9012
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500469436.17/cwt420.00–445.002,04612
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550513423.91/cwt415.00–440.002,1758
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450422416.51/cwt335.00–430.001,7589
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750701335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3488
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400381437.24/cwt420.00–460.001,66620
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750722246.02/cwt225.00–290.001,7763
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500463395.20/cwt350.00–420.001,8308
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300279442.12/cwt350.00–480.001,2348
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350323448.23/cwt430.00–465.001,4489
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450424418.86/cwt385.00–430.001,77610
CowsLean 85-90%998133.99/cwt130.00–138.001,33711
CowsLean 85-90%979121.24/cwt115.00–126.001,1877
CowsBoner 80-85%1,124144.48/cwt138.00–150.001,62419
CowsBoner 80-85%1,445166.45/cwt162.00–173.002,40510
CowsBoner 80-85%1,223155.00/cwt150.00–160.001,89615
Bulls1,365156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,1291
Bulls1,626188.36/cwt185.00–194.003,06310
Bulls1,285199.57/cwt196.00–203.002,5643
Bulls1,534173.08/cwt164.00–180.002,6556
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0482,501.91/head2,300.00–2,750.002,5023
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38152,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1902,406.04/head2,000.00–3,100.002,40612
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39601,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39051,674.17/head1,650.00–1,700.001,6742
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,280135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,7281
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,330137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,8221
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39901,619.32/head1,500.00–1,750.001,6192
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-27101,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0421,816.72/head1,700.00–2,000.001,8173
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1154,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2102,799.95/head2,450.00–3,000.002,8004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1542,043.58/head1,800.00–2,125.002,04446
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,028160.23/cwt155.00–165.001,6472
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39651,608.99/head1,250.00–1,950.001,6097
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38701,381.47/head1,250.00–1,500.001,3814
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1262,052.33/head1,750.00–2,250.002,0526
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-39501,474.56/head1,200.00–1,750.001,4753
HeifersMedium and Large 11050–11001,095190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0811
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350325479.46/cwt470.00–500.001,5587
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650626319.90/cwt315.00–330.002,0034
BullsMedium and Large 11050–11001,075195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,0961
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550519403.19/cwt390.00–420.002,09311
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425440.50/cwt430.00–460.001,87217
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400374413.89/cwt400.00–430.001,5489
BullsMedium and Large 11150–12001,150197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,2661
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850818272.66/cwt265.00–280.002,2302
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200195530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,0341
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700670320.43/cwt310.00–327.002,1474
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600559364.89/cwt350.00–375.002,0405
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300275517.55/cwt515.00–520.001,4232
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400364489.80/cwt475.00–500.001,7837
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500472432.89/cwt420.00–450.002,04319
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650616339.92/cwt330.00–355.002,0948
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950915200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8301
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250229503.66/cwt495.00–520.001,1534
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550520363.21/cwt350.00–390.001,88910
BullsMedium and Large 1-29702,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1253,436.67/head3,300.00–3,600.003,4372
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29452,701.59/head2,550.00–2,850.002,7022
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29352,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,323151.59/cwt140.00–161.002,0063
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0342,273.89/head1,750.00–2,550.002,2745
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,168141.17/cwt135.00–146.001,6492
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1802,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29731,893.44/head1,750.00–2,050.001,8932
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-38131,584.00/head1,500.00–1,650.001,5842
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0021,876.05/head1,625.00–2,025.001,8765

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.