Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2026-02-16

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 16
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
680 head
73 vs last sale 753 333 vs year ago 347 · +96.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
1 vs last sale 142 79 vs year ago 64 · +123.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
114 head
123 vs last sale 237 69 vs year ago 183 · 37.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: very good quality throughout the sale. Feeder steers sold 15.00 to 25.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mixed, steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $393.62/cwt on 15 head, down $9.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 31 comparable sales and sits +3.67 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$393.62
9.44 vs prior sale
15 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,121
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$145
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$50.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.33
vs MS average
35.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528410.382,16610thin
Medium and Large 2561360.102,0215thin
One grade step is worth $50.28/cwt here — about $145 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 sale15 hd
393.62
MS average14 barns · 333 hd
393.29
+0.33
National average184 barns · 15,729 hd
429.17
−35.55
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
+3.67
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
BullsHigh1,646198.503,26723
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,107165.011,82760
CowsLean 85-90%Low910139.011,26523

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)1,048$3,2485
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,105$3,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,078$2,9959
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$2,9685
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,330$2,7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)930$2,6542thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,172$2,5785
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$2,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)705$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,062$2,2275
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)840$2,0002thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)874$3,2084thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)948$3,0904thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,300$4,0001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,275$3,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)910$3,8568
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)772$3,7974thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)925$3,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)785$2,9343thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)877$2,1357
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)880$1,97812

Every lot, as filed

127 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 1400–450430555.17/cwt540.00–570.002,3872
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700690365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5192
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600570420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3942
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700675415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,8011
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600582363.02/cwt325.00–385.002,1133
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200155500.00/cwt500.00–500.007751
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375604.93/cwt590.00–620.002,2683
HeifersMedium and Large 1100–150130600.00/cwt600.00–600.007802
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550530355.71/cwt330.00–380.001,8852
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500467404.84/cwt350.00–435.001,8913
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400379452.70/cwt415.00–465.001,71614
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350326478.37/cwt445.00–505.001,55911
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400390570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,2231
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500469427.05/cwt415.00–445.002,00311
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250211623.01/cwt615.00–630.001,3155
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450417441.34/cwt420.00–455.001,8403
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550516412.68/cwt400.00–430.002,1297
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750715325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3241
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200180618.47/cwt600.00–635.001,1132
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500490425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0836
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950923237.48/cwt235.00–240.002,1922
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300278525.30/cwt500.00–545.001,4608
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300265556.93/cwt545.00–575.001,4764
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350310525.87/cwt515.00–540.001,6306
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450437475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,07633
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450429439.88/cwt425.00–455.001,8879
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650615355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1831
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000980235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,3031
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300281630.62/cwt620.00–660.001,7725
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600555405.00/cwt395.00–420.002,2483
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400363482.60/cwt475.00–500.001,75215
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800775205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5891
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250235479.20/cwt300.00–570.001,1264
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600568443.34/cwt430.00–460.002,5183
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250225691.26/cwt670.00–705.001,5553
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350314602.67/cwt600.00–610.001,8924
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750730325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3731
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750735370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,7202
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500465529.78/cwt520.00–540.002,4632
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500450500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2501
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,6251
SteersMedium and Large 1150–200172718.93/cwt710.00–730.001,2373
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700673386.26/cwt375.00–400.002,6004
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,045270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,8221
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300270679.81/cwt670.00–690.001,8352
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550522495.96/cwt475.00–515.002,5895
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300268700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,8768
SteersMedium and Large 1-2150–200198720.00/cwt720.00–720.001,4268
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300278604.95/cwt600.00–620.001,6824
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800770375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,8881
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650600375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2501
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350335600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,0101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650646437.00/cwt437.00–437.002,82327
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500488532.00/cwt532.00–532.002,59615
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800767375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,87611
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450415511.31/cwt460.00–550.002,1223
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550515457.29/cwt435.00–470.002,3554
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250224691.40/cwt675.00–700.001,5494
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350320546.30/cwt535.00–555.001,7483
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550532421.68/cwt415.00–425.002,2433
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600555395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1921
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500455495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,2521
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450424490.36/cwt415.00–540.002,07913
CowsLean 85-90%844120.01/cwt114.00–130.001,0135
CowsLean 85-90%933148.76/cwt146.00–151.001,3889
CowsBoner 80-85%1,175179.45/cwt179.00–180.002,1092
CowsBoner 80-85%1,133169.76/cwt164.00–175.001,92335
CowsBoner 80-85%1,062156.53/cwt153.00–162.001,66223
CowsLean 85-90%923139.82/cwt135.00–145.001,2919
Bulls1,825211.02/cwt207.00–221.003,85111
Bulls1,494190.38/cwt180.00–203.002,84411
Bulls1,350150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,0251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-37332,800.68/head2,600.00–3,000.002,8012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39201,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-37253,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27823,729.53/head3,250.00–4,000.003,7303
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-37404,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-38603,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38801,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-27052,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0483,248.00/head2,200.00–3,600.003,2485
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,090157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,7111
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39253,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-38903,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38851,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-37621,871.01/head1,750.00–2,000.001,8713
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0782,994.97/head2,500.00–3,350.002,9959
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3302,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1152,968.34/head2,500.00–3,400.002,9685
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29483,089.71/head2,600.00–3,700.003,0904
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29192,013.81/head1,700.00–2,200.002,0149
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0982,295.67/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2964
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29302,654.03/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6542
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28702,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250233615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,4338
HeifersMedium and Large 2100–150135448.15/cwt400.00–500.006052
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700650350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2751
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400363620.76/cwt600.00–630.002,2535
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450430561.67/cwt550.00–585.002,4153
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300287574.46/cwt525.00–600.001,6496
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750710220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5621
BullsMedium and Large 2150–200185538.06/cwt400.00–615.009953
BullsMedium and Large 21050–11001,070210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,2471
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600563432.40/cwt425.00–440.002,4342
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700690350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4151
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850845255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,1551
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400372536.09/cwt450.00–585.001,9945
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250228573.80/cwt450.00–650.001,3083
BullsMedium and Large 1100–150110675.00/cwt675.00–675.007431
BullsMedium and Large 11100–11501,125232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,6101
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650618385.64/cwt375.00–395.002,3838
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500462479.78/cwt470.00–495.002,2173
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200170650.29/cwt640.00–660.001,1052
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515465.02/cwt450.00–480.002,3955
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350333590.08/cwt570.00–605.001,9656
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3004,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2753,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-38053,356.52/head2,500.00–3,900.003,3572
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29634,032.92/head3,800.00–4,450.004,0334
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1053,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0904,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28743,207.58/head2,750.00–3,600.003,2084
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2980180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7641
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-36452,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29162,157.96/head1,800.00–2,350.002,1586
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2442,785.28/head2,750.00–2,800.002,7854

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.