Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2026-02-02

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 2
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
360 head
360 vs last sale 0 515 vs year ago 875 · 58.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
89 vs last sale 0 51 vs year ago 140 · 36.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
98 head
98 vs last sale 0 40 vs year ago 138 · 29.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: feeder steers sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mixed. Slaughter cows sold 14.00 to 16.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $386.15/cwt on 18 head, up $7.05 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 31 comparable sales and sits 3.79 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$386.15
7.05 vs prior sale
18 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,074
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$272
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$46.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.65
vs MS average
45.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538393.942,11915thin
Medium and Large 2532347.211,8473thin
One grade step is worth $46.73/cwt here — about $272 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

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 sale18 hd
386.15
MS average7 barns · 64 hd
393.80
−7.65
National average145 barns · 12,920 hd
431.54
−45.39
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−3.79
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
BullsLow1,721199.673,43610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,445170.892,4692thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,186167.651,98935
CowsLean 85-90%Average956157.391,50514

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$3,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,077$3,08716
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$3,0173thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,018$3,0075
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,93224
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$2,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,010$2,7001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,6003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,061$2,3655
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)865$2,1002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)640$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)970$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)815$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,065$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)878$2,8002thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)897$2,0398
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)873$1,6562thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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 1800–850810315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5521
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800773321.64/cwt315.00–325.002,4863
SteersMedium and Large 11050–11001,090275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,9981
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300279539.64/cwt525.00–550.001,5064
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550532347.21/cwt325.00–365.001,8473
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600582373.97/cwt360.00–390.002,1775
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450426430.03/cwt410.00–450.001,83223
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550516403.92/cwt390.00–415.002,08410
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450420430.75/cwt400.00–465.001,8093
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,025240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,4601
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200180620.83/cwt605.00–635.001,1172
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325462.12/cwt450.00–475.001,5022
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750725282.14/cwt265.00–300.002,0462
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720333.41/cwt325.00–345.002,4013
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250210571.01/cwt560.00–595.001,1994
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350313613.00/cwt600.00–625.001,9192
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700685365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5001
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400372468.56/cwt450.00–500.001,7439
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650618362.45/cwt350.00–375.002,2404
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350321510.89/cwt500.00–540.001,6405
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500465412.12/cwt400.00–425.001,91614
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,045225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,3511
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600593380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2532
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500485415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0131
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700680340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3121
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400373560.50/cwt550.00–575.002,09110
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300280652.35/cwt640.00–670.001,8276
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400379508.10/cwt495.00–525.001,9265
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300273521.70/cwt510.00–535.001,4242
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650625335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0941
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450427402.97/cwt400.00–410.001,7215
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650635403.53/cwt400.00–407.002,5622
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450421511.83/cwt490.00–535.002,15520
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300268518.85/cwt400.00–575.001,3913
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500477484.82/cwt460.00–500.002,3135
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350326620.15/cwt600.00–650.002,02212
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850825327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,7021
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700675372.35/cwt355.00–380.002,5134
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350338525.11/cwt520.00–530.001,7752
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600568414.93/cwt400.00–430.002,3572
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550513474.69/cwt460.00–485.002,4353
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550518411.20/cwt390.00–430.002,1304
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250227615.88/cwt600.00–630.001,3983
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450429443.72/cwt400.00–470.001,9048
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600570343.42/cwt300.00–390.001,9572
BullsMedium and Large 2150–200175527.86/cwt500.00–550.009242
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900880260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2881
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350333521.80/cwt500.00–560.001,7384
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550515375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,174173.09/cwt169.00–178.002,03211
CowsLean 85-90%920172.99/cwt168.00–178.001,5925
CowsLean 85-90%934144.45/cwt138.00–147.001,3494
CowsBoner 80-85%1,081182.97/cwt180.00–185.001,9784
CowsLean 85-90%1,010152.14/cwt148.00–158.001,5375
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,445170.89/cwt167.00–175.002,4692
CowsBoner 80-85%1,214161.59/cwt157.00–165.001,96220
Bulls1,600182.30/cwt180.00–185.002,9173
Bulls1,838216.61/cwt210.00–220.003,9813
Bulls1,724200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,4484
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1603,017.31/head2,700.00–3,250.003,0173
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0102,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-25951,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-37752,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-36401,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1192,981.48/head1,700.00–3,350.002,98123
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-25101,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2850149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2671
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3301
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1103,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-26601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0751,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-37251,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28731,655.87/head1,500.00–1,900.001,6562
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29902,260.44/head1,500.00–2,500.002,2606
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1243,308.40/head3,000.00–3,750.003,3084
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29702,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0582,519.33/head2,300.00–2,750.002,5194
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0773,087.06/head2,500.00–3,450.003,08716
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28652,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29802,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28153,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0652,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900865300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5951
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300272611.58/cwt585.00–640.001,6636
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500473455.06/cwt440.00–465.002,1525
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450416505.87/cwt485.00–525.002,1046
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400365562.50/cwt550.00–575.002,0532
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650622376.50/cwt365.00–390.002,3423
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850822308.30/cwt295.00–320.002,5343
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750715345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4671
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300285561.70/cwt555.00–570.001,6013
BullsMedium and Large 11200–12501,210217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,6321
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400376478.78/cwt455.00–500.001,8007
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550527394.97/cwt385.00–400.002,0813
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400369424.53/cwt400.00–480.001,5677
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500472386.17/cwt350.00–400.001,8235
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250226497.35/cwt480.00–510.001,1244

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.