Name: Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold mixed. Feeder heifers sold lower 7.00 to 9.00. Slaughter cows sold lower 1.00 to 5.00. Slaughter bulls sold lower 1.00 to 5.00.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $349.23/cwt on 45 head, down $8.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −73.08 against this barn's trailing median of $422.30.

Average price

$349.23

▼ 8.54 vs prior sale

45 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$34.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.25

vs MS average

−22.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	356.74	2,008	20
Medium and Large 1	535	354.85	1,898	16thin
Medium and Large 2	535	322.53	1,725	9thin

One grade step is worth $34.21/cwt here — about $282 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

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $479.36, low $349.23, median $422.30 across 33 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 sale45 hd

349.23

—

MS average13 barns · 349 hd

340.98

+8.25

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−22.16

This barn, trailing median33 sales

422.30

−73.08

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,516	190.56	2,888	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	150.84	1,693	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	967	131.00	1,266	14

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$3,223	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$2,958	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$3,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	793	$2,013	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	400.18/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,505	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	288.55/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	313.67/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	263.21/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	401.18/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,336	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,658	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	357.93/cwt	357.00–359.00	2,033	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,142	21
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,714	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,868	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,526	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	3,222.82/head	2,950.00–3,450.00	3,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,879	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	2,958.32/head	2,450.00–3,425.00	2,958	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,170	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	250.00/cwt	225.00–275.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	446.18/cwt	410.00–485.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	312.02/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	350.20/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	322.94/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,392	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	347.50/cwt	305.00–375.00	1,654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	296.35/cwt	255.00–325.00	1,393	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	324.57/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,204	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	393.49/cwt	365.00–430.00	1,299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	330.94/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	296.99/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	383.66/cwt	325.00–420.00	1,627	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	406.51/cwt	345.00–470.00	1,260	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	396.64/cwt	350.00–460.00	1,491	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	365.35/cwt	305.00–410.00	1,191	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	391.28/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,096	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	118.37/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,142	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	133.10/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,287	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	148.35/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,685	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	139.63/cwt	133.00–146.00	1,657	12
Bulls	—	—	1,530	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,907	6
Bulls	—	—	1,080	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	340.96/cwt	300.00–395.00	1,616	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	155	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	159.44/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,711	22
Bulls	—	—	1,690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	473.57/cwt	435.00–500.00	1,757	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	273.75/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	540	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,268	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	357.69/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,842	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	373.01/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,805	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	464.94/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	308.10/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,058	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	324.35/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,836	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	436.08/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,862	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	325.50/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,999	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	474.76/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,795	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	417.50/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	350.11/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,989	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	366.22/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,725	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	296.98/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,838	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	367.81/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,552	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	100	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	316.30/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	512.28/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	165	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	347.87/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,628	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	456.73/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	305.47/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,891	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	277.33/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	173	504.93/cwt	500.00–510.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,167	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	340.48/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,767	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	493.37/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	376.20/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,422	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	320.15/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,671	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,791	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,707	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	431	387.11/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,668	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	502.56/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	436.29/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,213	3

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattlemens Livestock - West Point, MS

Mon Aug 31, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 634Last week 740Year ago 790

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 102Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 48Year ago 316

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold mixed. Feeder heifers sold lower 7.00 to 9.00. Slaughter cows sold lower 1.00 to 5.00. Slaughter bulls sold lower 1.00 to 5.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	375.00	375.00
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
4	300–350	310	345.00–470.00	406.51
8	350–400	376	350.00–425.00	400.18
15	400–450	424	325.00–420.00	383.66
7	450–500	474	300.00–395.00	340.96
4	500–550	525	305.00–330.00	313.67
3	550–600	577	280.00–300.00	288.55
4	650–700	679	250.00–277.50	263.21
1	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	580.00	580.00
2	200–250	225	500.00–505.00	502.56
2	250–300	283	440.00–475.00	456.73
4	300–350	326	470.00–515.00	493.37
6	350–400	371	435.00–500.00	473.57
9	400–450	427	410.00–465.00	436.08
10	450–500	471	325.00–395.00	366.22
15	500–550	519	320.00–380.00	340.48
9	550–600	566	310.00–340.00	324.35
9	600–650	619	275.00–320.00	296.98
4	650–700	670	250.00–285.00	273.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	333	400.00–405.00	401.18
13	350–400	390	425.00	425.00
3	400–450	447	387.00	387.00
3	500–550	533	350.00	350.00
17	550–600	568	357.00–359.00	357.93
21	650–700	661	324.00	324.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	410.00–485.00	446.18
3	300–350	330	365.00–430.00	393.49
7	350–400	376	350.00–460.00	396.64
3	400–450	427	325.00–375.00	350.20
5	450–500	476	305.00–375.00	347.50
5	500–550	510	320.00–350.00	330.94
4	550–600	566	300.00–327.00	312.02
2	600–650	620	225.00–275.00	250.00
1	650–700	675	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	490.00–525.00	512.28
8	350–400	378	450.00–500.00	474.76
2	400–450	413	455.00–475.00	464.94
9	450–500	484	360.00–395.00	373.01
10	500–550	515	335.00–370.00	357.69
6	550–600	568	335.00–370.00	350.11
8	600–650	614	310.00–335.00	325.50
3	650–700	668	300.00–325.00	308.10
1	700–750	715	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	400–450	431	350.00–400.00	387.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	469	364.00	364.00
19	500–550	546	328.00	328.00
9	550–600	580	324.00	324.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	155	470.00	470.00
3	250–300	280	370.00–405.00	391.28
5	300–350	326	305.00–410.00	365.35
7	350–400	371	300.00–350.00	324.57
13	400–450	431	300.00–355.00	322.94
8	450–500	470	255.00–325.00	296.35
5	500–550	533	295.00–300.00	296.99
1	600–650	620	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	730	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	100	640.00	640.00
2	150–200	173	500.00–510.00	504.93
1	200–250	215	495.00	495.00
3	250–300	278	410.00–450.00	436.29
2	300–350	300	400.00–435.00	417.50
6	350–400	378	360.00–395.00	376.20
17	400–450	422	355.00–390.00	367.81
11	450–500	468	330.00–365.00	347.87
19	500–550	522	300.00–335.00	320.15
6	550–600	574	300.00–325.00	316.30
7	600–650	619	290.00–320.00	305.47
2	650–700	675	270.00–285.00	277.33
1	700–750	725	295.00	295.00
1	950–1000	985	220.00	220.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	150.00	150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,540	164.00	164.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,178	2,950.00–3,450.00	3,222.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,263	2,450.00–3,425.00	2,958.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	145.00	145.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	153.00	153.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	141.00	141.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	2,300.00	2,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	3,550.00	3,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	116.00–120.00	118.37
12	—	967	128.00–139.00	133.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,136	141.00–155.00	148.35
12	—	1,187	133.00–146.00	139.63
22	—	1,073	155.00–165.00	159.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,530	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,080	175.00	175.00
2	—	1,690	200.00	200.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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