Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2026-04-27

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 27
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
562 head
150 vs last sale 712 172 vs year ago 734 · 23.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
37 vs last sale 78 32 vs year ago 147 · 21.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
10 vs last sale 51 100 vs year ago 141 · 70.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold steady to 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Slaughter cow sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $396.79/cwt on 34 head, down $37.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 31 comparable sales and sits +6.85 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$396.79
37.31 vs prior sale
34 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,152
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$296
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$42.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.11
vs MS average
27.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551420.742,32015thin
Medium and Large 2535377.892,02319thin
One grade step is worth $42.85/cwt here — about $296 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale34 hd
396.79
MS average11 barns · 245 hd
391.68
+5.11
National average166 barns · 11,250 hd
424.07
−27.28
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
+6.85
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
BullsLow1,449191.782,77921
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,189170.442,02659
CowsLean 85-90%Low895141.841,26912

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)963$3,1142thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,022$2,5723thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,090$2,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$2,3593thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$2,3152thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)875$1,7501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,028$2,7672thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$4,5007
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,163$2,6205
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)682$2,36014

Every lot, as filed

117 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 1550–600575449.56/cwt425.00–485.002,5855
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850800330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6401
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650625320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600574379.49/cwt367.00–395.002,1787
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800775335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5962
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950928261.61/cwt250.00–280.002,4283
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750723359.84/cwt355.00–365.002,6022
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,6251
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325464.12/cwt375.00–505.001,50818
HeifersMedium and Large 1100–150126703.81/cwt650.00–750.008874
HeifersMedium and Large 150–10085675.00/cwt675.00–675.005741
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200160703.91/cwt675.00–725.001,1264
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450424388.83/cwt325.00–430.001,64910
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200180647.28/cwt645.00–650.001,1652
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400369518.66/cwt500.00–535.001,9147
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500472460.73/cwt445.00–485.002,17522
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750705329.93/cwt320.00–340.002,3262
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850808330.14/cwt315.00–345.002,6682
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350315529.16/cwt520.00–550.001,6677
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400377457.74/cwt390.00–490.001,72612
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250225554.67/cwt540.00–570.001,2483
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700677323.34/cwt320.00–325.002,1893
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750728272.56/cwt270.00–275.001,9842
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850845250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1131
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650618361.26/cwt350.00–370.002,2334
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900877256.64/cwt245.00–265.002,2513
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550517473.23/cwt455.00–485.002,4476
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450428527.60/cwt525.00–530.002,2582
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500450510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,2951
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300271471.20/cwt400.00–540.001,27710
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250234491.34/cwt470.00–505.001,1504
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500480396.48/cwt200.00–440.001,90312
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550524495.06/cwt485.00–505.002,5945
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350347545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,8915
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700680367.50/cwt365.00–370.002,4992
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400376514.23/cwt500.00–525.001,9349
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800755340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5671
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800790245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9361
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300288555.13/cwt550.00–560.001,5992
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400370500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8501
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300290575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,6681
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450424503.97/cwt495.00–520.002,1375
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350335548.77/cwt535.00–560.001,8384
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500466508.85/cwt500.00–520.002,3715
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650615375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3061
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500468430.48/cwt400.00–475.002,0154
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450424458.06/cwt400.00–500.001,9427
SteersMedium and Large 1100–150105705.00/cwt705.00–705.007401
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950930300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7901
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250228548.35/cwt500.00–600.001,2502
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350340500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7001
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550530385.37/cwt350.00–460.002,0426
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400381470.35/cwt435.00–500.001,7928
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425460.00/cwt450.00–500.001,9555
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300278517.12/cwt450.00–570.001,4384
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700670310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0771
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250233629.03/cwt600.00–660.001,4662
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800790300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3701
CowsLean 85-90%798126.19/cwt120.00–133.001,0072
CowsLean 85-90%958152.69/cwt150.00–155.001,4632
CowsLean 85-90%903143.04/cwt137.00–149.001,2928
CowsBoner 80-85%1,145162.79/cwt150.00–167.001,86418
CowsBoner 80-85%1,394181.57/cwt179.00–185.002,5317
CowsBoner 80-85%1,170172.19/cwt168.00–178.002,01534
Bulls1,263155.15/cwt150.00–168.001,9603
Bulls1,686205.68/cwt200.00–209.003,4687
Bulls1,245183.31/cwt174.00–190.002,2828
Bulls1,627218.56/cwt212.00–226.003,5563
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,108217.67/cwt187.50–250.002,41211
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1632,620.12/head1,500.00–3,100.002,6205
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29703,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0882,707.82/head2,500.00–2,900.002,7082
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0504,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5007
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2945180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,010172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,7371
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38902,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29633,113.77/head3,000.00–3,200.003,1142
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-26822,359.69/head2,200.00–2,500.002,36014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0902,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28751,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28552,314.77/head2,200.00–2,450.002,3152
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0452,358.85/head2,000.00–2,500.002,3593
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,010162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,6361
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0282,767.03/head2,750.00–2,800.002,7672
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200162721.06/cwt700.00–745.001,1686
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600563448.31/cwt445.00–455.002,5243
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300260607.50/cwt600.00–615.001,5802
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600575407.63/cwt400.00–415.002,3442
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450419475.95/cwt450.00–500.001,99412
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300276553.35/cwt540.00–570.001,5277
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650628362.75/cwt350.00–375.002,2782
HeifersMedium and Large 2100–150116652.41/cwt625.00–685.007575
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600576337.73/cwt325.00–350.001,9455
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550521392.23/cwt330.00–435.002,04414
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700685320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1921
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000950260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4701
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800780326.65/cwt325.00–330.002,5483
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950900260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3401
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750725345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5012
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550519482.73/cwt470.00–495.002,5057
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550524393.34/cwt350.00–435.002,06110
BullsMedium and Large 2100–150119630.05/cwt600.00–705.007504
BullsMedium and Large 11100–11501,100210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,3101
BullsMedium and Large 11350–14001,355220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,9811
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500474429.46/cwt375.00–460.002,0366
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450420505.96/cwt490.00–520.002,12515
BullsMedium and Large 2150–200170650.10/cwt600.00–690.001,1053
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600574377.16/cwt300.00–460.002,1657
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250216664.82/cwt635.00–685.001,4367
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350323555.10/cwt540.00–575.001,7936
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400378508.38/cwt500.00–525.001,9229
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650628369.92/cwt360.00–385.002,3239
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350329520.87/cwt500.00–535.001,7146
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700673350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3562
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850805250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0131
BullsMedium and Large 1100–150120782.65/cwt725.00–825.009397
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500479484.32/cwt475.00–505.002,3208

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.