Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2026-05-25

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, May 25
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
326 head
391 vs last sale 717 311 vs year ago 637 · 48.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
16 vs last sale 130 0 vs year ago 114 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
267 head
161 vs last sale 106 88 vs year ago 179 · +49.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mixed, 5.00 higher to 10.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold steady to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $418.27/cwt on 55 head, down $39.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 30 comparable sales and sits 11.14 against this barn's trailing median of $429.41.
Average price
$418.27
39.15 vs prior sale
55 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,337
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$261
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$65.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
15.30
vs MS average
42.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547435.512,38010thin
Medium and Large 1-2559425.422,37736
Medium and Large 2572370.512,1199thin
One grade step is worth $65.00/cwt here — about $261 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 sale55 hd
418.27
MS average13 barns · 324 hd
433.56
−15.30
National average128 barns · 4,767 hd
460.37
−42.10
This barn, trailing median30 sales
429.41
−11.14
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
BullsAverage1,483204.873,03824
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,072172.641,85146
CowsLean 85-90%Low969147.491,4297thin

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$3,5505
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,049$3,40010
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,076$3,07925
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$3,0005
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,076$2,9187
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,066$2,89534
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)959$2,86523
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)953$2,8155
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,110$2,39222
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,070$2,31314
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)919$1,9153thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,900$6,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,083$3,4924thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)873$3,4752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,003$2,62452
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,063$2,55027
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,008$2,50010
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)770$2,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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 2700–750730300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1901
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450429416.84/cwt275.00–475.001,7884
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300280565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,5821
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700673294.50/cwt250.00–340.001,9822
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400370442.77/cwt400.00–495.001,6384
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500466424.88/cwt355.00–475.001,9806
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350340445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5131
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250245575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,4091
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650620370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2941
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2910175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5931
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400370412.75/cwt360.00–445.001,5273
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550520308.09/cwt250.00–400.001,6023
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250235455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,0691
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600572370.51/cwt345.00–400.002,1199
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650610333.03/cwt300.00–365.002,0312
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0493,399.81/head3,250.00–3,600.003,40010
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,123192.14/cwt190.00–194.002,1582
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0082,982.63/head2,600.00–3,350.002,98320
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450429468.54/cwt445.00–490.002,0107
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0802,371.40/head1,750.00–2,800.002,37112
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29582,247.39/head2,050.00–2,450.002,2472
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,205175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,1091
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0903,117.50/head2,200.00–3,900.003,11823
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0132,686.47/head1,600.00–2,800.002,68644
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575365.70/cwt340.00–375.002,1037
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2053,231.33/head2,500.00–3,600.003,2314
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0632,550.30/head1,675.00–2,900.002,55027
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-27702,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350332400.12/cwt350.00–480.001,3287
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500469431.18/cwt400.00–440.002,0225
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450434390.71/cwt350.00–430.001,6965
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600565335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8931
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0131,963.33/head1,750.00–2,200.001,9632
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500472387.22/cwt360.00–400.001,8289
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300277500.49/cwt455.00–530.001,3865
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550528360.04/cwt350.00–375.001,9014
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400377425.91/cwt400.00–455.001,6063
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750725250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39032,501.11/head2,300.00–2,800.002,5013
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300270516.36/cwt445.00–595.001,3943
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850835275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2961
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350327534.32/cwt495.00–575.001,7476
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750713266.82/cwt225.00–300.001,9023
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-26431,904.67/head1,500.00–2,300.001,9052
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-35902,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5006
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0082,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,50010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-38453,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-27152,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-26531,614.37/head1,450.00–1,750.001,6142
CowsBoner 80-85%1,115175.92/cwt170.00–180.001,96224
CowsBoner 80-85%1,011164.72/cwt154.00–169.001,66517
Bulls1,600175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,8001
Bulls1,373183.35/cwt179.00–190.002,5176
Bulls1,618221.77/cwt210.00–234.003,58812
Bulls1,135207.41/cwt205.00–210.002,3544
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-35901,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38081,966.25/head1,700.00–2,200.001,9662
CowsLean 85-90%890137.50/cwt136.00–139.001,2242
CowsLean 85-90%1,000151.49/cwt146.00–156.001,5155
CowsBoner 80-85%1,077183.85/cwt183.00–185.001,9805
Bulls1,800151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,7181
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470466.39/cwt455.00–477.002,1925
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3081
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39102,638.46/head2,100.00–3,100.002,6382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38401,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0151,824.14/head1,800.00–1,850.001,8242
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,048156.71/cwt150.00–160.001,6423
HeifersMedium and Large 1100–150140645.00/cwt645.00–645.009031
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400368477.50/cwt470.00–495.001,7574
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550522452.21/cwt435.00–470.002,3616
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450410495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,0301
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550527449.04/cwt435.00–465.002,3665
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400383488.30/cwt470.00–500.001,8703
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500464433.87/cwt420.00–450.002,01315
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650615373.35/cwt370.00–375.002,2963
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700690335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3121
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350316582.51/cwt550.00–600.001,8416
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650608353.34/cwt350.00–360.002,1483
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300295595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,7551
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750720350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5201
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350340535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,8191
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700683346.18/cwt335.00–350.002,3644
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600566421.98/cwt410.00–445.002,3885
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650619371.12/cwt350.00–380.002,2974
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500471474.94/cwt465.00–495.002,2378
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200170640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,0881
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600579359.69/cwt350.00–380.002,0834
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450429486.01/cwt470.00–505.002,0859
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300275540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4852
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750703322.51/cwt320.00–325.002,2672
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400365509.64/cwt500.00–535.001,8604
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550505430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1721
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300273585.41/cwt570.00–600.001,5982
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200160645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,0321
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350319515.62/cwt505.00–520.001,6457
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600567425.07/cwt420.00–445.002,4105
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000970250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29003,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600554400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,21611
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450410462.50/cwt455.00–475.001,8964
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950930273.51/cwt272.00–275.002,5442
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550540445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,40311
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700680360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4481
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1113,022.50/head2,000.00–3,650.003,02330
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1503,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5505
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850805280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2541
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450419485.24/cwt475.00–505.002,0334
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,9006,200.00/head6,200.00–6,200.006,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1273,655.92/head3,200.00–4,200.003,6563
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1192,448.52/head2,000.00–2,800.002,44920
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29532,815.01/head1,900.00–3,300.002,8155
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500465447.00/cwt447.00–447.002,0794
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600577430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,48114

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.