Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2026-07-20

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 20
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
530 head
341 vs last sale 871 116 vs year ago 646 · 18.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
67 vs last sale 161 61 vs year ago 155 · 39.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
38 vs last sale 58 108 vs year ago 128 · 84.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 20.00 to 30.00 lower. Feeder heifer sold 30.00 to 40.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 15.00 to 30.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $362.55/cwt on 17 head, down $54.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits 27.39 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$362.55
54.94 vs prior sale
17 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,991
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.27
vs MS average
13.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543377.462,0508thin
Medium and Large 1-2573353.832,0293thin
Medium and Large 2545347.041,8916thin
One grade step is worth $30.43/cwt here — about $159 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale17 hd
362.55
MS average14 barns · 231 hd
371.83
−9.27
National average148 barns · 5,785 hd
375.81
−13.26
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−27.39
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
BullsHigh1,587216.833,4407thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,074177.571,90745
CowsLean 85-90%Average943142.611,3456thin

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)1,240$3,8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,390$3,1422thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,133$2,3302thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$2,5001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)905$2,7501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)713$1,7252thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)783$1,6673thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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
BullsMedium and Large 21050–11001,090220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,3981
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750713330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3536
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400390480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8721
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400376470.67/cwt425.00–495.001,77016
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550522377.16/cwt355.00–390.001,9695
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600576339.64/cwt327.00–347.001,9567
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650625335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0941
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500475412.46/cwt380.00–435.001,9594
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950920220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0241
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650633341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,15911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600598342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,0452
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8964
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1332,330.02/head2,000.00–2,650.002,3302
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550524377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,9781
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700660315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0796
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500468450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1064
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0052,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2860280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650605387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,34115
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29052,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650636353.03/cwt347.50–366.002,24539
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2403,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,400170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,3801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,290181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,3351
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650623346.37/cwt330.00–365.002,1588
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3903,141.86/head2,600.00–3,575.003,1422
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420450.73/cwt370.00–480.001,89322
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350320430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3761
SteersMedium and Large 2150–200150465.00/cwt465.00–465.006981
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600571380.49/cwt372.00–385.002,1734
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400370413.28/cwt380.00–435.001,52916
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300290362.50/cwt250.00–475.001,0512
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350325478.13/cwt415.00–510.001,55414
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450420449.52/cwt440.00–460.001,8882
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600565336.01/cwt335.00–337.001,8982
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700650260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6901
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550533357.78/cwt322.00–385.001,9073
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250225470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,0581
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650635343.44/cwt340.00–347.002,1812
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300279412.98/cwt370.00–465.001,1524
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650627322.87/cwt317.00–332.002,0243
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450418392.51/cwt350.00–420.001,6415
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550535352.55/cwt350.00–355.001,8864
SteersMedium and Large 2100–150130507.00/cwt507.00–507.006591
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-26751,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475430.58/cwt405.00–475.002,0453
CowsBoner 80-85%1,137175.79/cwt171.00–183.001,99919
CowsBoner 80-85%945167.85/cwt165.00–170.001,58611
CowsLean 85-90%943144.66/cwt140.00–152.001,3644
CowsBoner 80-85%1,089186.96/cwt184.00–194.002,03615
Bulls1,486221.15/cwt212.00–225.003,2865
Bulls1,838206.02/cwt204.00–208.003,7872
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250240350.00/cwt350.00–350.008401
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-37502,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-37831,666.60/head1,500.00–1,900.001,6673
CowsLean 85-90%740124.00/cwt124.00–124.009181
CowsLean 85-90%1,145153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,7521
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350328482.63/cwt480.00–485.001,5832
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy600–650635375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3811
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300290505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,4651
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523414.90/cwt400.00–430.002,1706
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500477361.19/cwt302.00–390.001,72312
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350322394.42/cwt355.00–425.001,2706
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450420462.74/cwt445.00–485.001,9443
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850825300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4751
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600560384.89/cwt365.00–410.002,1555
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450409518.75/cwt510.00–525.002,1224
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350340515.37/cwt490.00–540.001,7522
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500468436.69/cwt430.00–440.002,0443
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950920292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,6911
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300278466.51/cwt450.00–485.001,2974
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400371454.70/cwt440.00–475.001,68711
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500473446.13/cwt435.00–465.002,1108
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300260515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,3391
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750715332.32/cwt325.00–342.002,3763
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800778281.21/cwt277.50–285.002,1882
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750705312.59/cwt300.00–325.002,2042
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700663313.75/cwt300.00–327.002,0802
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375506.10/cwt500.00–515.001,8984
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550524383.01/cwt370.00–395.002,0075
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600566401.55/cwt392.00–420.002,2734
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250210485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,0191
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400372519.28/cwt500.00–540.001,9329
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350318527.56/cwt510.00–545.001,6786
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500464411.45/cwt395.00–425.001,9099
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350331453.03/cwt435.00–470.001,5007
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650628367.71/cwt350.00–395.002,3094
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200175532.21/cwt530.00–535.009312
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800765295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2571
HeifersMedium and Large 11050–11001,060250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,6501
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650608350.36/cwt335.00–365.002,1305
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710309.86/cwt300.00–320.002,2003
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450419429.50/cwt410.00–445.001,80013
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575368.22/cwt360.00–375.002,1173
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250240540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,2961
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550521409.96/cwt395.00–425.002,13610
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700672324.57/cwt310.00–347.002,1815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700657368.18/cwt346.00–380.002,41915
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300280547.05/cwt535.00–565.001,5324
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600582397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,3137
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800775302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,3416
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550525415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1794
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500472423.32/cwt400.00–440.001,99813

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.