Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2026-08-03

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 3
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
514 head
▼ 188 vs last sale 702▼ 597 vs year ago 1,111 · −53.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 119▼ 71 vs year ago 158 · −44.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 103▼ 71 vs year ago 113 · −62.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold mixed, higher 5.00 to lower 5.00. Feeder heifers sold higher 10.00 to 12.00. Feeder bulls sold mixed. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $368.45/cwt on 30 head, up $11.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 34 comparable sales and sits −9.34 against this barn's trailing median of $377.80.
Average price
$368.45
▲ 11.28 vs prior sale
30 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,957
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$54.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.48
vs MS average
−5.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2500400.002,0005thin
Medium and Large 1544375.242,03914thin
Medium and Large 2530345.481,82911thin
One grade step is worth $54.52/cwt here — about $171 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 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 sale30 hd
368.45
—
MS average14 barns · 211 hd
351.98
+16.48
National average160 barns · 6,700 hd
374.03
−5.58
This barn, trailing median34 sales
377.80
−9.34
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

34 sales
457405353301median 377.8003/0204/2707/0608/3111/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.91, low $315.08, median $377.80 across 34 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—Average1,582207.383,28221
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,117178.301,99237
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,570176.002,7631thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low983151.071,48512

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)1,015$3,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$3,0612thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,133$2,9422thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)912$2,7913thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,061$2,6714thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,118$2,4773thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)935$2,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)860$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)900$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)655$2,2663thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)818$2,3826
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$2,3589

Every lot

106 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,5681
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325522.23/cwt505.00–540.001,6972
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373455.67/cwt420.00–490.001,7004
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380473.96/cwt460.00–500.001,8014
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423428.75/cwt417.00–440.001,8143
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428460.59/cwt445.00–470.001,97111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9696
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483425.51/cwt420.00–440.002,0559
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2493400.03/cwt390.00–410.001,9723
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518408.62/cwt400.00–430.002,11716
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529414.98/cwt405.00–430.002,19512
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2539382.39/cwt360.00–395.002,0614
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571381.07/cwt365.00–400.002,1768
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2591356.74/cwt350.00–362.002,1084
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625367.00/cwt350.00–385.002,2949
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1251
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635367.97/cwt367.00–370.002,33718
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2696340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3667
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725319.95/cwt310.00–330.002,3203
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1753325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4472
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2190440.00/cwt440.00–440.008361
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1195547.50/cwt540.00–555.001,0682
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1226492.06/cwt485.00–505.001,1125
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2227456.76/cwt450.00–460.001,0373
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy235610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,4341
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270468.09/cwt455.00–480.001,2645
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319440.64/cwt430.00–455.001,4067
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2322460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4815
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326372.93/cwt315.00–415.001,2164
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370399.08/cwt330.00–450.001,4775
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1388417.86/cwt405.00–430.001,6217
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2408420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7145
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423414.73/cwt400.00–425.001,75411
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427382.29/cwt370.00–400.001,6326
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470394.68/cwt385.00–410.001,85510
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470373.83/cwt350.00–390.001,7575
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0005
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521390.43/cwt375.00–410.002,0347
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523348.03/cwt310.00–365.001,82010
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566360.04/cwt355.00–370.002,0387
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9041
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1609343.32/cwt340.00–350.002,0916
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,13212
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668321.56/cwt300.00–335.002,1483
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0061
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716327.45/cwt320.00–335.002,3454
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770279.94/cwt275.00–285.002,1562
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2691
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1150575.00/cwt575.00–575.008631
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2175463.86/cwt445.00–485.008122
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2223497.25/cwt495.00–500.001,1092
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,3001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1274525.93/cwt505.00–550.001,4415
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2286461.66/cwt375.00–495.001,3204
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327486.48/cwt475.00–500.001,5919
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328452.63/cwt435.00–470.001,4852
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377432.11/cwt375.00–465.001,6297
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1384473.44/cwt460.00–490.001,8186
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418452.00/cwt452.00–452.001,8895
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425453.26/cwt440.00–470.001,9267
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2434404.39/cwt370.00–425.001,75510
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465449.19/cwt430.00–465.002,0899
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477406.86/cwt385.00–430.001,94116
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518387.19/cwt370.00–405.002,00617
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2532361.78/cwt330.00–385.001,92510
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563335.04/cwt325.00–345.001,8862
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571356.63/cwt350.00–370.002,0369
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614343.69/cwt340.00–345.002,1104
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2631251.21/cwt220.00–340.001,5854
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9501
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6221
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1041
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2870210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8271
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1890262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,3321
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2915260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,343161.47/cwt160.00–164.002,1692
Bulls——1,388207.47/cwt201.00–211.002,8804
Bulls——1,662221.03/cwt216.00–227.003,67412
Bulls——1,683183.25/cwt182.00–184.003,0843
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%893135.00/cwt130.00–140.001,2063
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013156.42/cwt150.00–159.001,5859
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,108166.10/cwt160.00–170.001,8408
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,111177.98/cwt172.00–184.001,97718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,134187.70/cwt185.00–192.002,12911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,7631
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29122,791.22/head2,500.00–3,000.002,7913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29352,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0153,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0612,670.64/head2,450.00–2,900.002,6714
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,0241
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115197.68/cwt179.00–214.002,2042
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,115169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,8841
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1182,477.20/head1,750.00–2,800.002,4773
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1332,942.38/head2,550.00–3,300.002,9422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2703,061.42/head2,500.00–3,650.003,0612
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-34301,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27682,523.45/head2,050.00–2,900.002,5232
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-37842,051.02/head2,000.00–2,125.002,0512
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28352,547.51/head2,200.00–3,000.002,5484
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,357.81/head2,250.00–2,400.002,3589
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020242.57/cwt235.00–250.002,4742
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9951
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28602,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

This sale against other markets

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.