Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2026-01-05

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 5
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
755 head
14 vs last sale 741 74 vs year ago 829 · 8.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
14 vs last sale 161 39 vs year ago 108 · +36.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
87 head
290 vs last sale 377 65 vs year ago 152 · 42.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle sold high to start the year.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $376.15/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 8 of 31 comparable sales and sits 13.79 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$376.15
36 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,033
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$141
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$36.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.07
vs MS average
33.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534392.292,09520
Medium and Large 2549355.971,95416thin
One grade step is worth $36.33/cwt here — about $141 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 sale36 hd
376.15
MS average7 barns · 133 hd
370.08
+6.07
National average199 barns · 28,725 hd
410.10
−33.95
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−13.79
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
BullsHigh1,629189.013,07918
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,162160.401,86549
CowsLean 85-90%Low877131.441,15230

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$2,9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$2,5513thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)782$2,1477
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)877$2,0709
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)909$2,0034thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,086$1,9844thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)819$1,4276
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)700$1,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)715$1,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)859$2,3183thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)745$2,3001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)655$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,078$2,9214thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)615$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)865$1,8001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)789$1,5786
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)701$1,5586

Every lot, as filed

129 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 1150–200195625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,2191
BullsMedium and Large 11100–11501,120205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,2961
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650635361.46/cwt345.00–375.002,2953
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400370531.46/cwt475.00–595.001,9663
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750745300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2351
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450412588.19/cwt575.00–600.002,4236
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700690340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3461
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515430.29/cwt420.00–450.002,2163
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,035230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,3811
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700673340.11/cwt330.00–350.002,2892
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300280610.00/cwt600.00–630.001,7083
BullsMedium and Large 2150–200190450.00/cwt450.00–450.008551
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600566384.66/cwt360.00–395.002,1774
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400379608.60/cwt600.00–625.002,3074
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500469471.09/cwt460.00–495.002,2095
HeifersMedium and Large 2100–150145430.00/cwt430.00–430.006241
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650621340.73/cwt325.00–355.002,11612
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350323467.07/cwt455.00–480.001,50914
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250228471.50/cwt465.00–480.001,0753
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300279437.67/cwt375.00–465.001,2217
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400362453.89/cwt440.00–470.001,6438
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850823282.46/cwt280.00–285.002,3252
HeifersMedium and Large 11100–11501,110180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9981
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500475460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1851
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700650310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0151
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250218624.25/cwt605.00–645.001,3617
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350317500.55/cwt450.00–550.001,58710
BullsMedium and Large 1100–150140630.00/cwt630.00–630.008821
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450423468.92/cwt420.00–530.001,9844
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250224513.27/cwt400.00–600.001,1504
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300271485.61/cwt470.00–500.001,3167
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550534372.14/cwt350.00–385.001,9879
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700668374.88/cwt365.00–390.002,5043
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520398.60/cwt390.00–410.002,07311
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500461433.29/cwt425.00–450.001,99712
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600560375.19/cwt360.00–385.002,1017
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750705315.07/cwt300.00–330.002,2214
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700675312.26/cwt300.00–327.002,1084
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450421404.21/cwt400.00–415.001,7027
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200190565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,0741
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900890220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9581
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550520417.48/cwt415.00–420.002,1712
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400373477.42/cwt475.00–480.001,7812
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250227491.26/cwt475.00–510.001,1155
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650600335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0101
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550521398.99/cwt375.00–425.002,0796
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500466392.04/cwt320.00–425.001,82717
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400374419.04/cwt375.00–440.001,56714
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200183377.67/cwt375.00–380.006912
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450426433.58/cwt420.00–450.001,84716
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350325625.00/cwt625.00–625.002,0312
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850815275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2411
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950905260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3531
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650613322.53/cwt320.00–325.001,9772
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450424609.87/cwt590.00–625.002,5864
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320449.64/cwt400.00–480.001,4397
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600568335.17/cwt275.00–365.001,9047
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750707348.34/cwt345.00–350.002,4633
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800777320.34/cwt300.00–330.002,4893
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600577399.99/cwt395.00–405.002,3087
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400368635.65/cwt600.00–655.002,3394
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600553432.44/cwt417.00–445.002,3915
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250230575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,3231
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650617381.31/cwt370.00–390.002,3537
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850825317.08/cwt300.00–335.002,6162
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700655350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2931
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300284608.94/cwt600.00–635.001,7294
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500470488.49/cwt480.00–500.002,2967
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550518447.19/cwt430.00–475.002,3164
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350327511.19/cwt495.00–530.001,6725
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500482446.25/cwt400.00–500.002,15115
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550529402.34/cwt380.00–425.002,1287
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400373514.49/cwt445.00–555.001,9195
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900878292.35/cwt275.00–310.002,5672
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350323712.60/cwt700.00–725.002,3022
SteersMedium and Large 11200–12501,220200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,4401
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300293522.31/cwt500.00–545.001,5302
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425513.66/cwt425.00–590.002,18318
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600570353.13/cwt340.00–370.002,0133
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300274559.97/cwt520.00–595.001,5347
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500477414.66/cwt350.00–450.001,97810
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300285655.00/cwt655.00–655.001,8671
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350338705.11/cwt700.00–710.002,3832
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500450525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,3631
CowsLean 85-90%784121.80/cwt110.00–129.0095512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,252174.65/cwt171.00–180.002,18714
CowsBoner 80-85%1,251164.31/cwt158.00–169.002,05613
CowsBoner 80-85%1,053149.03/cwt140.00–157.001,56922
CowsLean 85-90%1,053142.76/cwt140.00–148.001,5034
CowsLean 85-90%906136.47/cwt130.00–140.001,23614
Bulls1,745202.46/cwt200.00–205.003,5338
Bulls1,590188.56/cwt184.00–197.002,9985
Bulls1,332161.33/cwt157.00–164.002,1493
Bulls1,708177.87/cwt176.00–180.003,0382
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-36151,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-37581,731.68/head1,500.00–1,950.001,7322
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-36151,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0872,894.40/head2,350.00–3,100.002,8943
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-37751,434.03/head1,250.00–1,600.001,4342
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400365649.86/cwt640.00–660.002,3722
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0602,274.76/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39101,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-26001,433.33/head1,000.00–1,800.001,4332
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,275157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,0021
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-26981,225.09/head1,200.00–1,250.001,2252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29542,452.53/head1,850.00–2,900.002,4536
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-37151,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2838246.62/cwt225.00–300.002,0673
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1452,178.60/head2,000.00–2,400.002,1793
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38451,357.10/head1,200.00–1,500.001,3572
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2352,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-37501,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-27661,787.44/head1,650.00–1,900.001,7874
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-35701,100.00/head1,000.00–1,200.001,1002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-37001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,305150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,9581
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-37151,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28971,938.38/head1,800.00–2,050.001,9383
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27452,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29132,601.51/head2,550.00–2,650.002,6022
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-26551,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-26631,151.70/head1,100.00–1,200.001,1522
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28852,550.94/head2,350.00–2,900.002,5513
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28552,432.16/head2,200.00–2,600.002,4325
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29131,698.63/head1,300.00–2,050.001,6992
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,085182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,9751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3830127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0541
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28651,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.