Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2026-04-20

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 20
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
712 head
136 vs last sale 576 56 vs year ago 656 · +8.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
62 vs last sale 140 64 vs year ago 142 · 45.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
11 vs last sale 62 161 vs year ago 212 · 75.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 12.00 to 14.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $466.95/cwt on 32 head, down $12.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 30 comparable sales and sits +37.53 against this barn's trailing median of $429.41.
Average price
$466.95
12.41 vs prior sale
32 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,528
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$32.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.66
vs MS average
12.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533491.612,6218thin
Medium and Large 1-2544458.732,49524
One grade step is worth $32.88/cwt here — about $126 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 sale32 hd
466.95
MS average14 barns · 250 hd
447.28
+19.66
National average158 barns · 12,009 hd
479.03
−12.08
This barn, trailing median30 sales
429.41
+37.53
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
BullsHigh1,694205.403,4788thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,170171.472,00646
CowsLean 85-90%High857153.601,3175thin

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)825$2,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$2,7663thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,037$2,7097
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,280$2,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)974$2,2813thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)984$2,2434thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,090$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)850$2,7501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)620$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)940$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)935$3,6773thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)847$3,5194thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)685$2,4001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)895$2,3001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)867$1,8815

Every lot, as filed

113 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 2950–1000990206.00/cwt206.00–206.002,0391
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450418531.65/cwt510.00–545.002,2228
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570461.71/cwt440.00–485.002,6322
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350323632.56/cwt625.00–640.002,0432
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,045250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,6131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600550427.00/cwt427.00–427.002,3496
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450400500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,00011
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750718349.89/cwt330.00–370.002,5124
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800765330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5254
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450419505.83/cwt480.00–535.002,11916
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950925275.00/cwt265.00–285.002,5442
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600583358.05/cwt315.00–400.002,0872
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550522400.58/cwt340.00–480.002,0913
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400366480.07/cwt445.00–530.001,75711
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500481485.01/cwt475.00–500.002,3338
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550519456.52/cwt425.00–475.002,36910
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500474461.70/cwt435.00–495.002,1888
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600583386.06/cwt370.00–405.002,2514
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200165691.36/cwt630.00–765.001,1412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550506478.00/cwt478.00–478.002,4196
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750710350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4851
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900885285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5221
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250238555.32/cwt525.00–585.001,3222
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650619388.84/cwt365.00–410.002,4075
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375543.04/cwt530.00–565.002,03616
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350331555.76/cwt540.00–565.001,8408
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250205525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,0761
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300280525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,4701
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200188584.60/cwt575.00–595.001,0992
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450424468.98/cwt380.00–500.001,9887
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700673366.81/cwt360.00–375.002,4693
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300269581.81/cwt560.00–600.001,5654
HeifersMedium and Large 2100–150130550.00/cwt550.00–550.007151
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450422462.31/cwt435.00–480.001,95111
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550521501.57/cwt490.00–510.002,6136
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400363563.85/cwt545.00–575.002,0476
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400380595.00/cwt595.00–595.002,2615
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350324576.47/cwt530.00–630.001,8684
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400383497.63/cwt460.00–560.001,9063
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650645350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2581
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550534463.39/cwt462.00–465.002,47519
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500469525.83/cwt510.00–545.002,46610
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300283594.78/cwt570.00–620.001,6832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700682399.00/cwt399.00–399.002,72170
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850832355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,95460
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800790335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6471
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500474481.11/cwt405.00–505.002,2807
SteersMedium and Large 2150–200158516.67/cwt425.00–600.008162
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600582441.00/cwt441.00–441.002,5675
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450423508.77/cwt490.00–555.002,1525
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350321588.37/cwt570.00–620.001,8894
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800795280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2261
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750720310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2321
BullsMedium and Large 2150–200180608.80/cwt575.00–650.001,0963
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650633372.47/cwt370.00–375.002,3582
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600593382.53/cwt375.00–390.002,2682
CowsLean 85-90%823159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3092
CowsLean 85-90%880150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3203
CowsBoner 80-85%1,111165.00/cwt155.00–169.001,83319
CowsBoner 80-85%1,268183.79/cwt182.00–188.002,3306
CowsBoner 80-85%1,195173.81/cwt170.00–180.002,07721
Bulls1,853218.99/cwt209.00–227.004,0583
Bulls1,641199.30/cwt190.00–206.003,2714
Bulls1,425189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,6931
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28252,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28052,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0132,421.11/head2,350.00–2,500.002,4212
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38952,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0901,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-26201,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28502,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0762,794.19/head2,200.00–3,050.002,7946
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2802,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2702,765.75/head2,550.00–3,000.002,7663
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29153,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28952,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2675237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,6001
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-27351,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29002,000.83/head1,750.00–2,200.002,0014
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2830171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4191
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0652,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0452,457.18/head2,300.00–2,600.002,4573
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-26852,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950940270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5381
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450422526.92/cwt510.00–555.002,2249
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500479482.00/cwt475.00–495.002,3095
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650603404.94/cwt395.00–420.002,4423
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700677319.72/cwt300.00–335.002,1653
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350323497.04/cwt450.00–520.001,6055
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250231647.24/cwt625.00–700.001,4954
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400376549.63/cwt525.00–575.002,06719
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700683352.47/cwt350.00–355.002,4072
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400370549.92/cwt540.00–565.002,0355
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300255587.48/cwt500.00–620.001,4984
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550517431.44/cwt300.00–475.002,2316
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300271639.57/cwt620.00–655.001,7338
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600555457.56/cwt440.00–475.002,5394
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350323612.50/cwt570.00–650.001,97812
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250222631.35/cwt575.00–670.001,4023
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950940285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,6791
BullsMedium and Large 1100–150135844.07/cwt800.00–885.001,1392
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800775332.35/cwt325.00–340.002,5763
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750735342.48/cwt337.50–345.002,5173
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550522487.71/cwt470.00–505.002,5465
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500471506.93/cwt495.00–525.002,38815
BullsMedium and Large 11200–12501,235245.00/cwt245.00–245.003,0261
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200174745.22/cwt680.00–810.001,2974
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29404,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28083,637.46/head3,500.00–3,800.003,6372
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-38553,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39104,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29483,515.04/head3,200.00–3,800.003,5152

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.