Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2026-01-12

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 12
● Final135 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,298 head
543 vs last sale 755 689 vs year ago 609 · +113.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
3 vs last sale 147 82 vs year ago 62 · +132.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
16 vs last sale 87 38 vs year ago 33 · +115.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mixed, lower 10.00 to higher 25.00. Feeder bulls sold 8.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $446.38/cwt on 104 head, up $30.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 30 comparable sales and sits +16.96 against this barn's trailing median of $429.41.
Average price
$446.38
30.41 vs prior sale
104 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,420
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$250
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$54.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.70
vs MS average
25.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544459.862,50411thin
Medium and Large 1-2539453.042,44177
Medium and Large 2557405.052,25416thin
One grade step is worth $54.82/cwt here — about $250 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
493448403357median 429.4101/0503/0905/0406/2208/17
Steers 500–600 lb: high $479.36, low $371.46, median $429.41 across 30 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 sale104 hd
446.38
MS average14 barns · 310 hd
431.67
+14.70
National average187 barns · 29,067 hd
471.98
−25.61
This barn, trailing median30 sales
429.41
+16.96
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
BullsHigh1,592184.302,93517
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,135159.161,80776
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,016131.911,34113

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)993$2,61210
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,002$2,2735
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,067$2,2397
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$2,1653thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,048$2,12310
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)795$1,9883thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)945$1,4752thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)925$3,0001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,400$4,9502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)885$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)980$2,4002thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)755$2,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)887$1,9396

Every lot, as filed

135 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
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300283617.70/cwt595.00–640.001,7482
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900850345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,9331
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750723351.27/cwt340.00–370.002,5409
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600590357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,10613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450407455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,85216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750728335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4398
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850815335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7301
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500452512.01/cwt495.00–525.002,3145
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450423567.54/cwt565.00–570.002,4012
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400374451.11/cwt375.00–495.001,68715
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800780249.68/cwt225.00–275.001,9482
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450431438.38/cwt400.00–455.001,88918
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700670378.00/cwt370.00–395.002,53310
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350332606.47/cwt600.00–625.002,0136
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550505410.19/cwt404.00–412.002,07127
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450411477.70/cwt465.00–490.001,9637
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250230466.52/cwt455.00–475.001,0733
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350324514.79/cwt500.00–540.001,6688
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500475413.00/cwt413.00–413.001,9628
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400395470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8572
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350332470.82/cwt425.00–495.001,56315
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250225550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2381
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520397.92/cwt380.00–410.002,06916
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700650305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9831
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750715275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9661
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500480402.42/cwt385.00–430.001,9329
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200160590.00/cwt590.00–590.009441
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000960214.95/cwt210.00–220.002,0642
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200195585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,1411
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650631344.59/cwt332.50–350.002,17419
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500465420.52/cwt410.00–440.001,95510
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550523368.12/cwt350.00–385.001,9258
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700668329.40/cwt320.00–340.002,2008
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550521480.85/cwt460.00–490.002,5055
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650618394.52/cwt385.00–410.002,43813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550505485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,44935
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600564442.37/cwt430.00–450.002,4956
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300279587.53/cwt560.00–605.001,6394
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450423485.56/cwt440.00–520.002,05412
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400376594.23/cwt575.00–600.002,2345
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450433524.01/cwt510.00–540.002,2696
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950935315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,9451
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650621362.62/cwt340.00–375.002,2527
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550525422.14/cwt365.00–455.002,2167
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400388565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,1926
SteersMedium and Large 11400–14501,425217.50/cwt217.50–217.503,0991
SteersMedium and Large 11350–14001,380210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,8981
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800768348.21/cwt330.00–355.002,6746
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350338540.30/cwt440.00–590.001,8265
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600567426.40/cwt390.00–439.002,41842
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750747355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,6525
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500470459.56/cwt400.00–500.002,16011
SteersMedium and Large 21050–11001,095169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,8511
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400364502.73/cwt350.00–600.001,83015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650639400.73/cwt375.00–410.002,56152
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800760350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,66031
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700685392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,68524
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450439555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,43624
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600581391.75/cwt350.00–410.002,2769
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700680353.41/cwt350.00–360.002,4033
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650639395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,52413
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300272563.79/cwt475.00–610.001,5347
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700655325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1291
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425483.43/cwt400.00–565.002,05515
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800780235.00/cwt220.00–250.001,8332
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950940180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6921
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750730250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8251
CowsLean 85-90%1,026131.83/cwt127.00–136.001,3537
CowsLean 85-90%1,030123.00/cwt121.00–124.001,2673
CowsLean 85-90%980141.02/cwt140.00–143.001,3823
CowsBoner 80-85%1,037151.10/cwt143.00–157.001,56725
CowsBoner 80-85%1,312171.22/cwt170.00–173.002,2466
CowsBoner 80-85%1,166162.03/cwt157.00–169.001,88945
Bulls1,887206.17/cwt201.00–209.003,8905
Bulls1,464170.48/cwt164.00–180.002,4967
Bulls1,559190.24/cwt185.00–196.002,9664
Bulls1,150148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,7021
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28951,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0682,256.26/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2568
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0102,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1751,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0022,272.75/head2,000.00–2,750.002,2735
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,025200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-26401,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-27951,988.26/head1,750.00–2,200.001,9883
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29252,497.57/head1,700.00–3,000.002,4982
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29091,978.20/head1,600.00–2,150.001,9784
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29253,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39951,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39701,588.14/head1,500.00–1,650.001,5882
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39052,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-27552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-38431,860.46/head1,800.00–1,925.001,8602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0492,345.31/head2,200.00–2,400.002,3456
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2965200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9301
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0032,640.66/head2,000.00–3,250.002,6419
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,9241
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4004,950.00/head4,400.00–5,500.004,9502
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350309633.06/cwt620.00–655.001,9568
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700667343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,28820
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950920200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8401
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300276494.08/cwt410.00–550.001,36412
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600572364.00/cwt350.00–380.002,08215
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300274534.26/cwt525.00–545.001,4648
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650620370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2941
HeifersMedium and Large 11100–11501,140186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,1201
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750730312.29/cwt300.00–320.002,2803
HeifersMedium and Large 11300–13501,335210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,8041
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800771308.53/cwt300.00–320.002,3794
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400379483.36/cwt470.00–500.001,83218
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550536444.87/cwt430.00–455.002,3854
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500470455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,1391
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575349.87/cwt345.00–355.002,0122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850820310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5426
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550518423.18/cwt390.00–465.002,1926
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250234603.26/cwt585.00–640.001,4124
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600572400.70/cwt390.00–420.002,2925
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300264632.59/cwt620.00–645.001,6709
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600565440.09/cwt430.00–450.002,4872
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500478481.55/cwt470.00–495.002,3026
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950945225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1261
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750708310.04/cwt300.00–320.002,1952
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400376508.77/cwt450.00–575.001,91310
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350327567.76/cwt490.00–610.001,85724
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700650375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4381
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800790275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1731
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480458.83/cwt420.00–485.002,20212
BullsMedium and Large 2150–200190620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,1781
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250231652.96/cwt640.00–670.001,5086
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450419547.34/cwt515.00–575.002,2935
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200173674.93/cwt670.00–680.001,1682
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400367581.96/cwt575.00–600.002,1365
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650630364.89/cwt355.00–380.002,2996

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.