Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2026-03-30

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 30
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
495 head
205 vs last sale 700 104 vs year ago 599 · 17.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
29 vs last sale 140 4 vs year ago 115 · 3.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
83 vs last sale 134 22 vs year ago 29 · +75.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mixed. Feeder bulls sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $389.67/cwt on 41 head, down $8.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 31 comparable sales and sits 0.28 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$389.67
8.32 vs prior sale
41 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,121
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$247
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$37.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.01
vs MS average
33.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549406.312,23123
Medium and Large 2539368.401,98418thin
One grade step is worth $37.91/cwt here — about $247 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 sale41 hd
389.67
MS average13 barns · 192 hd
394.68
−5.01
National average175 barns · 10,886 hd
423.19
−33.52
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−0.28
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
BullsLow1,591204.583,25516
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,654179.962,9763thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,210173.512,09936
CowsLean 85-90%Average898160.571,44226

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,171$3,9004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$3,4003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$3,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$2,9872thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,118$2,6938
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,010$2,5333thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,300$4,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)715$4,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)943$3,8152thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)864$2,6694thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$2,0501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)895$1,7501thin

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 11100–11501,130225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,5431
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350324541.10/cwt525.00–555.001,7538
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250225682.00/cwt640.00–730.001,5352
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300278638.52/cwt620.00–675.001,7759
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800775350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,7131
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550526373.91/cwt315.00–420.001,96713
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650611358.96/cwt350.00–385.002,1935
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700672341.66/cwt325.00–355.002,2966
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600571354.07/cwt300.00–390.002,0225
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400377430.37/cwt350.00–480.001,62211
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700695300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0851
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750745330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4591
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650626327.40/cwt300.00–345.002,0504
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350326482.10/cwt425.00–505.001,5725
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450416477.80/cwt465.00–495.001,98810
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800783308.37/cwt300.00–315.002,4153
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500479394.61/cwt350.00–450.001,8906
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550512430.71/cwt415.00–445.002,2056
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500472448.08/cwt435.00–465.002,11511
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600566393.49/cwt370.00–410.002,22716
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400371487.62/cwt465.00–500.001,8099
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250238593.43/cwt580.00–600.001,4123
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900875271.58/cwt260.00–285.002,3763
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750710300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1301
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550500465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,3251
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300270600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6201
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400365525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,9161
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750715272.40/cwt265.00–280.001,9482
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300277559.38/cwt540.00–575.001,5496
SteersMedium and Large 1150–200175760.00/cwt760.00–760.001,3301
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700663413.19/cwt400.00–430.002,7393
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900873312.51/cwt310.00–315.002,7282
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650627420.90/cwt395.00–435.002,6395
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300283529.99/cwt500.00–560.001,5006
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450427443.36/cwt400.00–470.001,89316
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500474504.53/cwt490.00–520.002,39113
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500459488.71/cwt480.00–500.002,2434
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350333564.62/cwt555.00–575.001,8802
SteersMedium and Large 11050–11001,065240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,5561
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450424527.14/cwt520.00–540.002,23516
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750710380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,6981
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600559487.47/cwt480.00–500.002,7254
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400385515.13/cwt505.00–525.001,9832
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430489.83/cwt485.00–495.002,1062
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250235600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,4101
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370547.52/cwt535.00–560.002,0266
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950905315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,8511
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950935207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,9401
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600588430.08/cwt400.00–450.002,5293
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350316618.68/cwt610.00–630.001,9554
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523488.09/cwt475.00–500.002,5539
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850835332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,7721
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800755250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8881
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200163818.88/cwt800.00–840.001,3354
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250205600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,2301
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650619325.61/cwt275.00–350.002,0164
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550526420.10/cwt365.00–450.002,2108
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400368508.94/cwt480.00–545.001,8738
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450424482.91/cwt400.00–540.002,04815
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,633174.44/cwt170.00–179.002,8492
CowsBoner 80-85%1,194181.16/cwt180.00–184.002,1639
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,695191.00/cwt191.00–191.003,2371
CowsBoner 80-85%1,231174.82/cwt169.00–179.002,15220
CowsLean 85-90%913173.45/cwt169.00–177.501,5847
CowsLean 85-90%925180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6651
CowsLean 85-90%891148.78/cwt145.00–153.001,3268
CowsLean 85-90%891159.05/cwt155.00–165.001,41710
CowsBoner 80-85%1,169159.92/cwt150.00–166.001,8697
Bulls1,367191.24/cwt189.00–195.002,6143
Bulls1,623203.97/cwt200.00–210.003,31010
Bulls1,710219.93/cwt215.00–225.003,7613
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3003,399.81/head2,750.00–3,800.003,4003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-36852,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29433,814.72/head3,700.00–3,950.003,8152
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2053,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2970205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9891
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,040202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,1011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3965169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,6311
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1713,899.63/head3,500.00–4,600.003,9004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,055180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8991
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0432,514.87/head2,300.00–2,700.002,5152
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1302,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
BullsMedium and Large 2150–200165720.00/cwt720.00–720.001,1881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1352,986.89/head2,750.00–3,200.002,9872
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1432,751.99/head2,000.00–3,100.002,7526
Stock CowsMedium and Large 39902,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28951,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,005241.94/cwt206.00–290.002,4312
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000985255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,5121
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650613387.60/cwt375.00–400.002,3764
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300269581.62/cwt550.00–600.001,5655
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750702342.49/cwt337.50–350.002,4043
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500472493.39/cwt475.00–510.002,32913
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700655340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2271
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700677349.78/cwt335.00–365.002,3683
BullsMedium and Large 11050–11001,070220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,3541
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500478464.79/cwt450.00–485.002,2225
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400364558.16/cwt545.00–575.002,03211
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450421524.05/cwt510.00–540.002,20617
BullsMedium and Large 1100–150130925.00/cwt925.00–925.001,2031
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850828314.68/cwt300.00–330.002,6062
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900855317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,7151
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550516476.51/cwt465.00–490.002,4599
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350308636.59/cwt610.00–650.001,9613
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600555434.86/cwt420.00–450.002,4132
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600581384.19/cwt365.00–400.002,2325
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350326575.88/cwt540.00–600.001,8776
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250235670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,5752
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800760365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,7741
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300269637.45/cwt620.00–655.001,7155
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950945230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1741
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3004,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-38152,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29783,037.34/head2,500.00–3,600.003,0372
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27154,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3975178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,7361
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39652,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001

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.