Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2026-04-13

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 13
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
576 head
136 vs last sale 440 81 vs year ago 657 · 12.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
46 vs last sale 94 24 vs year ago 164 · 14.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
143 vs last sale 205 128 vs year ago 190 · 67.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $442.91/cwt on 44 head, up $43.96 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 31 comparable sales and sits +52.97 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$442.91
43.96 vs prior sale
44 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,369
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$73.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+27.84
vs MS average
+15.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2511475.002,4277thin
Medium and Large 1531448.132,38028
Medium and Large 2565401.692,2689thin
One grade step is worth $73.31/cwt here — about $159 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale44 hd
442.91
MS average13 barns · 200 hd
415.07
+27.84
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
+15.52
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
+52.97
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
BullsLow1,459195.192,84815
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,550185.002,8681thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,152178.412,05675
CowsLean 85-90%Average962158.971,52814

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)1,068$3,2482thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,088$2,9945
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$2,9102thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$2,8262thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,278$2,6492thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$2,6115
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)990$2,1913thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)908$4,2002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)969$4,09711
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,127$3,3023thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)878$2,0324thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)665$1,8503thin

Every lot, as filed

124 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 2300–350326513.56/cwt475.00–535.001,6749
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550502510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,56010
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600583389.96/cwt380.00–400.002,2732
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500478446.73/cwt440.00–450.002,1356
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600578391.63/cwt385.00–400.002,2646
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900890315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,8041
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550538421.81/cwt410.00–430.002,2693
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450419463.86/cwt425.00–490.001,94410
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700673353.22/cwt350.00–360.002,3773
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800775318.50/cwt317.00–320.002,4682
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400379494.72/cwt455.00–515.001,87514
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850800300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300268508.84/cwt425.00–585.001,3647
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650615354.76/cwt345.00–370.002,1823
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600559430.43/cwt410.00–440.002,4069
HeifersMedium and Large 11050–11001,075250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,6881
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200170610.00/cwt590.00–630.001,0372
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550518456.52/cwt440.00–475.002,36519
HeifersMedium and Large 1100–150100700.00/cwt700.00–700.007001
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200172670.19/cwt650.00–695.001,1533
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650607388.86/cwt375.00–415.002,3605
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900885280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4781
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250225510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,1481
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350324556.95/cwt540.00–570.001,8059
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300274568.25/cwt550.00–585.001,5576
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750715319.16/cwt305.00–330.002,2824
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500467473.76/cwt465.00–485.002,21225
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy850–900885295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6111
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250234583.34/cwt570.00–605.001,3654
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450423475.16/cwt465.00–495.002,0103
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400380525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,9954
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450409550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,2504
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650637420.86/cwt415.00–425.002,6816
HeifersMedium and Large 2100–150145645.00/cwt645.00–645.009351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450445489.15/cwt482.50–500.002,17713
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450422523.85/cwt500.00–535.002,2115
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400378554.74/cwt545.00–570.002,0974
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300260680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,7681
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000950300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8501
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250240665.00/cwt665.00–665.001,5961
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800761344.97/cwt335.00–355.002,6254
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550536477.90/cwt460.00–490.002,5629
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665383.04/cwt375.00–400.002,5475
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500469514.56/cwt500.00–530.002,41311
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650636370.63/cwt345.00–400.002,3575
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750730364.67/cwt350.00–385.002,6623
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600567434.79/cwt425.00–450.002,4653
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750720345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4841
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400385525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,0211
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700670350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3451
SteersMedium and Large 21000–10501,045200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0901
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550535443.21/cwt400.00–490.002,3713
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450410515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,1121
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500490459.90/cwt450.00–470.002,2542
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900860250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600560490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,74412
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600590350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0651
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250230672.61/cwt670.00–675.001,5472
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400366494.84/cwt350.00–570.001,81111
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550509428.49/cwt345.00–470.002,1817
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473448.05/cwt350.00–490.002,1195
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300279603.33/cwt550.00–640.001,6835
CowsLean 85-90%979154.65/cwt150.00–159.001,5147
CowsBoner 80-85%1,189188.17/cwt182.00–200.002,23731
CowsLean 85-90%944163.28/cwt160.00–167.001,5417
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,550185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,8681
CowsBoner 80-85%1,124175.25/cwt170.00–180.001,97029
CowsBoner 80-85%1,131164.33/cwt155.00–169.001,85915
Bulls1,460181.82/cwt180.00–185.002,6553
Bulls985175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7241
Bulls1,100175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,9251
Bulls1,637212.91/cwt208.00–220.003,4853
Bulls1,501199.10/cwt190.00–205.002,9887
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0683,247.66/head3,000.00–3,450.003,2482
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0924,085.11/head4,000.00–4,250.004,0853
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28433,629.82/head3,500.00–3,750.003,6302
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,349161.74/cwt150.00–169.002,1824
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0152,185.84/head1,800.00–2,450.002,1862
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0752,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3920198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,8221
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,360173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,3531
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1283,203.33/head3,000.00–3,350.003,2032
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0102,610.64/head1,850.00–2,850.002,6115
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0302,825.97/head2,800.00–2,850.002,8262
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2782,648.73/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6492
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29532,154.33/head2,000.00–2,300.002,1542
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0882,993.93/head2,200.00–3,450.002,9945
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2920242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,2261
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2925187.52/cwt160.00–217.501,7353
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,5731
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-35101,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29402,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28752,910.29/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9102
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550511475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,4277
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373539.04/cwt525.00–555.002,01112
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450422493.83/cwt480.00–530.002,08421
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650620362.80/cwt350.00–375.002,2492
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700685347.50/cwt345.00–350.002,3802
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300270658.20/cwt640.00–675.001,7775
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425519.53/cwt500.00–540.002,20826
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850825284.76/cwt265.00–305.002,3492
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800790325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5681
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200195720.00/cwt720.00–720.001,4041
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350318614.95/cwt600.00–640.001,95612
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250223692.76/cwt675.00–715.001,5453
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,025250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,5631
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500473491.84/cwt475.00–505.002,32615
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550517473.07/cwt455.00–490.002,44611
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900890230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0471
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350333563.15/cwt500.00–610.001,87512
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750723330.16/cwt325.00–335.002,3872
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600565404.25/cwt350.00–475.002,28410
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000975265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,5841
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400359559.15/cwt535.00–575.002,0078
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950915271.22/cwt265.00–277.502,4822
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29644,211.00/head3,200.00–5,000.004,2115
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-38804,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29904,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28254,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1253,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,375160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,2001
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 2-35501,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29352,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-38031,908.88/head1,700.00–2,150.001,9092

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.