Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2026-07-27

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 27
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
702 head
172 vs last sale 530 91 vs year ago 611 · +14.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
25 vs last sale 94 28 vs year ago 91 · +30.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
103 head
83 vs last sale 20 49 vs year ago 54 · +90.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold mostly lower 5.00 to 8.00. Feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 15.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold mixed 10.00 higher to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $357.17/cwt on 50 head, down $5.38 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits 32.77 against this barn's trailing median of $389.94.
Average price
$357.17
5.38 vs prior sale
50 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,901
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$33.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
25.85
vs MS average
3.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529365.251,93310thin
Medium and Large 1-2543365.131,98123
Large 1-2514347.001,78411thin
Medium and Large 2532331.831,7646thin
One grade step is worth $33.43/cwt here — about $168 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 sale50 hd
357.17
MS average14 barns · 404 hd
383.02
−25.85
National average152 barns · 4,754 hd
360.52
−3.35
This barn, trailing median31 sales
389.94
−32.77
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
BullsLow1,488200.432,98114
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,075175.521,88675
CowsLean 85-90%Average984147.171,44820

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 Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,047$3,0633thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$3,0374thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,144$2,90110
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)973$2,77714
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$2,7501thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)837$2,7254thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,096$2,6758
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)811$2,6504thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)760$2,6502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,073$2,3432thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)965$2,0001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,100$2,6503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)760$3,1173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)833$2,8252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)747$2,1383thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$1,9272thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)775$1,78020

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
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250220473.18/cwt400.00–540.001,0413
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350324510.57/cwt445.00–565.001,6547
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350333500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6652
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450438380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6643
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550512362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,8535
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625373.72/cwt360.00–375.002,33648
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500494420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0757
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550510379.00/cwt379.00–379.001,93312
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400379448.10/cwt300.00–500.001,69815
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28052,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28254,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0253,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28112,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-27602,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500480440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,11210
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2773249.13/cwt240.00–260.001,9262
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28001,926.56/head1,700.00–2,200.001,9272
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,005166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,6681
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29652,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600589365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1507
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28061,955.65/head1,750.00–2,000.001,95614
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0732,342.89/head2,275.00–2,400.002,3432
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2870150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3051
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29852,810.26/head2,500.00–3,300.002,81013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650609345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,10126
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29753,036.79/head2,550.00–3,250.003,0374
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0473,063.14/head2,500.00–3,300.003,0633
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550528351.93/cwt300.00–375.001,85810
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300278498.26/cwt465.00–515.001,3857
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580308.55/cwt300.00–325.001,7903
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250243412.11/cwt375.00–450.001,0012
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450432436.60/cwt430.00–440.001,8863
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475407.50/cwt375.00–440.001,9362
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650605305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8451
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600560300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6801
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300258430.13/cwt425.00–440.001,1103
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650635319.84/cwt300.00–340.002,0312
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600550350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9251
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550527360.06/cwt350.00–365.001,8983
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250210365.00/cwt365.00–365.007671
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470364.57/cwt310.00–390.001,7137
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450431415.42/cwt325.00–460.001,7909
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 2-35251,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400378473.72/cwt450.00–500.001,7915
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350328385.15/cwt330.00–425.001,2638
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550526338.19/cwt320.00–350.001,7795
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400378386.53/cwt340.00–405.001,46113
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450424365.03/cwt330.00–390.001,5486
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-26402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-35852,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
CowsLean 85-90%1,008147.24/cwt140.00–154.001,48412
CowsBoner 80-85%1,141186.13/cwt183.00–190.002,12416
CowsBoner 80-85%1,115176.92/cwt172.00–182.001,97334
CowsBoner 80-85%977166.83/cwt160.00–171.001,63025
Bulls1,480189.12/cwt184.00–193.002,7992
Bulls1,533202.69/cwt199.00–208.003,1073
HeifersLarge 1-2500–550514347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,78411
Bulls1,255174.62/cwt170.00–178.002,1912
Bulls940160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5041
Bulls1,636218.41/cwt212.00–227.003,5736
CowsLean 85-90%890129.79/cwt120.00–140.001,1553
CowsLean 85-90%983157.43/cwt155.00–162.001,5485
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38202,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-37401,425.00/head1,100.00–1,650.001,4255
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-38282,132.40/head2,025.00–2,250.002,1322
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-36502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500481390.36/cwt340.00–425.001,8788
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0752,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350340556.95/cwt520.00–595.001,8942
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400355480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7041
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750700255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7851
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350324572.63/cwt550.00–585.001,8554
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650623313.24/cwt300.00–330.001,9513
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750730278.55/cwt275.00–282.002,0332
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700660344.85/cwt325.00–365.002,2762
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550521384.81/cwt375.00–415.002,0056
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400368529.93/cwt515.00–545.001,9504
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500471383.61/cwt370.00–400.001,80716
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500468436.09/cwt420.00–455.002,0419
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800795270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1471
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850845235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9861
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650622361.70/cwt350.00–370.002,2503
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300290585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,6971
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400368421.50/cwt410.00–440.001,55113
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800750272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,0401
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750708287.44/cwt270.00–305.002,0352
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300275456.42/cwt450.00–460.001,2553
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400363530.21/cwt520.00–540.001,9252
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200190525.00/cwt525.00–525.009981
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550515375.22/cwt360.00–390.001,9327
HeifersMedium and Large 1100–150140540.00/cwt540.00–540.007561
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250213469.65/cwt460.00–480.001,0002
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600566338.34/cwt300.00–385.001,9159
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600564370.07/cwt350.00–385.002,0878
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450423466.57/cwt455.00–490.001,9743
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500475438.94/cwt425.00–460.002,08512
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450428459.63/cwt445.00–480.001,96716
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200175575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,0061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600578350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,02311
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625338.08/cwt320.00–355.002,1133
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450423399.32/cwt390.00–415.001,68912
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300290570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,6531
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600562342.00/cwt320.00–360.001,9223
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250218569.83/cwt555.00–585.001,2422
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28372,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7254
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350310447.42/cwt445.00–450.001,3872
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550517391.39/cwt375.00–410.002,0238
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800764326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,4917
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650621379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,35428
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500474407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,9296
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1442,900.92/head2,500.00–3,300.002,90110
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700650250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0992,771.60/head2,250.00–3,500.002,7727
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0252,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501

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.