Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2026-10-05

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 5
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
791 head
▼ 243 vs last sale 1,034▲ 141 vs year ago 650 · +21.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 130▼ 27 vs year ago 99 · −27.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 247 vs last sale 293▲ 6 vs year ago 40 · +15.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 12.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold mixed 9.00 higher to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold lower 12.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $380.36/cwt on 19 head, down $0.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 33 comparable sales and sits −37.35 against this barn's trailing median of $417.71.
Average price
$380.36
▼ 0.91 vs prior sale
19 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,079
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$181
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.83
vs MS average
−50.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528394.252,0824thin
Medium and Large 1-2560382.732,14411thin
Medium and Large 2528359.981,9014thin
One grade step is worth $34.27/cwt here — about $181 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale19 hd
380.36
—
MS average13 barns · 359 hd
369.54
+10.83
National average183 barns · 26,018 hd
430.36
−50.00
This barn, trailing median33 sales
417.71
−37.35
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
493441388335median 417.7103/0204/2706/2208/2410/26
Steers 500–600 lb: high $479.36, low $349.23, median $417.71 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls—Average1,663174.162,8977thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,590140.002,2261thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,204135.651,63435
CowsLean 85-90%Low906112.811,02312

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,165$2,9932thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$2,6173thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)852$2,3505
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,260$2,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)888$2,2362thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$2,1424thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,220$1,9372thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$1,8001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,240$4,0001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,340$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$3,9542thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)933$2,1355
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$2,0166

Every lot, as filed

92 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1250570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,4251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1300547.50/cwt535.00–560.001,6432
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1353514.96/cwt510.00–520.001,8182
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2353460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,6242
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1403467.42/cwt455.00–480.001,8842
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2403437.42/cwt425.00–450.001,7632
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2446424.00/cwt424.00–424.001,8914
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1453435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9712
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2453402.54/cwt395.00–410.001,8242
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1503405.97/cwt400.00–412.002,0422
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2503379.90/cwt360.00–400.001,9112
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1445
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1553382.53/cwt375.00–390.002,1152
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2553340.05/cwt330.00–350.001,8802
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2591360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1286
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1603360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1712
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2603327.51/cwt325.00–330.001,9752
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,2697
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0801
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1653340.04/cwt330.00–350.002,2202
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4358
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710288.50/cwt267.00–310.002,0482
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1716326.83/cwt320.00–335.002,3405
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2767316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,4245
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,185210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,4891
Steers1250–1300Medium and Large 11,260180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,2681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,0901
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1253510.10/cwt500.00–520.001,2912
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,1991
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1303484.96/cwt480.00–490.001,4692
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2303440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3332
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4351
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1353432.30/cwt405.00–460.001,5262
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1403380.03/cwt375.00–385.001,5322
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4181
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1453372.57/cwt360.00–385.001,6882
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2453340.06/cwt330.00–350.001,5402
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481369.00/cwt369.00–369.001,7758
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1503357.49/cwt355.00–360.001,7982
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2503322.51/cwt320.00–325.001,6222
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1553345.05/cwt335.00–355.001,9082
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2553317.53/cwt310.00–325.001,7562
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added596332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,97914
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1603325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9602
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1653321.03/cwt312.00–330.002,0962
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2697308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,1479
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718327.29/cwt300.00–380.002,3503
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1758308.48/cwt302.00–315.002,3382
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,4561
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,173170.22/cwt155.00–185.001,9972
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1200640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,2801
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1253579.70/cwt550.00–610.001,4672
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1303542.60/cwt530.00–555.001,6442
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1353512.41/cwt500.00–525.001,8092
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1403464.94/cwt455.00–475.001,8742
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1453427.46/cwt420.00–435.001,9362
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1503379.95/cwt370.00–390.001,9112
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1553350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9362
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615326.36/cwt310.00–345.002,0073
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1658301.54/cwt290.00–315.001,9843
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723259.22/cwt235.00–285.001,8742
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1782251.27/cwt235.00–280.001,9653
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1818272.48/cwt270.00–275.002,2292
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2920210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9321
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2980164.92/cwt150.00–180.001,6162
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,649173.52/cwt167.00–179.002,8616
Bulls——1,750178.00/cwt178.00–178.003,1151
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%886102.08/cwt95.00–110.009045
Cows—Lean 85-90%921120.48/cwt115.00–127.501,1107
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165125.89/cwt120.00–131.001,4677
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190135.92/cwt130.00–140.001,61722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303146.05/cwt141.00–152.001,9036
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,2261
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2404,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28522,350.06/head1,750.00–2,750.002,3505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28882,236.06/head1,500.00–2,800.002,2362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38952,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,992.70/head2,900.00–3,100.002,9932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,617.01/head2,000.00–3,500.002,6173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,937.19/head1,500.00–2,350.001,9372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7221
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3082,189.30/head1,900.00–2,600.002,1893
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2853,954.09/head3,900.00–4,000.003,9542
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-37151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-38152,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29882,293.42/head1,750.00–2,650.002,2934
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,979.54/head1,650.00–2,250.001,9805

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.