Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2026-09-21

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 21
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
482 head
▼ 125 vs last sale 607▼ 396 vs year ago 878 · −45.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 101▼ 120 vs year ago 165 · −72.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 58▼ 84 vs year ago 113 · −74.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold mixed on a light test. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold mixed 10.00 higher to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.64/cwt on 30 head, down $3.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −45.16 against this barn's trailing median of $377.80.
Average price
$332.64
▼ 3.97 vs prior sale
30 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,779
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$38.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.13
vs MS average
−23.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541340.951,84620
Medium and Large 1-2505325.001,6416thin
Medium and Large 2548302.531,6564thin
One grade step is worth $38.41/cwt here — about $190 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
332.64
—
MS average13 barns · 203 hd
342.77
−10.13
National average179 barns · 11,869 hd
356.10
−23.46
This barn, trailing median34 sales
377.80
−45.16
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—Low1,578176.032,7786thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,162138.491,60925
CowsLean 85-90%Low837116.749777thin

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)1,450$3,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,288$2,7153thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$2,4835
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)815$2,2832thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$2,0001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)920$2,4512thin
Cow-Calf PairsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,150$3,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)755$1,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,3001thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1278532.78/cwt500.00–565.001,4813
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332561.49/cwt525.00–585.001,8645
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333474.92/cwt465.00–485.001,5812
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373444.62/cwt400.00–465.001,6586
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379483.19/cwt470.00–500.001,8317
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408459.91/cwt455.00–465.001,8762
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2417380.57/cwt295.00–427.001,5878
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465409.00/cwt409.00–409.001,9021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468391.18/cwt360.00–415.001,8316
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518310.34/cwt300.00–320.001,6082
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519386.29/cwt375.00–400.002,0057
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2557360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,00513
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,08520
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575325.13/cwt305.00–335.001,8694
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576369.84/cwt355.00–390.002,1304
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621331.16/cwt320.00–350.002,0574
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645282.50/cwt250.00–315.001,8222
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1132
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2668306.95/cwt260.00–325.002,0504
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675347.11/cwt330.00–365.002,3432
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0501
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added704313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,2047
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770287.82/cwt275.00–300.002,2162
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2875170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2170400.00/cwt400.00–400.006801
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1195520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,0141
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,1761
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265500.38/cwt495.00–510.001,3263
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2041
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328391.91/cwt350.00–420.001,2854
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy335485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,6251
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1338453.40/cwt440.00–465.001,5326
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373407.15/cwt390.00–425.001,5192
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376415.88/cwt400.00–430.001,56410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421398.97/cwt375.00–425.001,68013
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,5035
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432315.76/cwt302.00–405.001,36431
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy435405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7621
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465351.77/cwt330.00–375.001,6362
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472355.47/cwt340.00–380.001,6788
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy480390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8721
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy500400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6416
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518344.98/cwt325.00–365.001,78710
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520307.64/cwt300.00–315.001,6002
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572329.91/cwt315.00–340.001,8879
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575297.43/cwt295.00–300.001,7102
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620316.65/cwt305.00–320.001,9636
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy630374.60/cwt350.00–400.002,3602
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670311.24/cwt300.00–325.002,0858
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9391
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,2871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1193582.27/cwt565.00–600.001,1242
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2193494.94/cwt490.00–500.009552
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2215500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0752
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1223545.49/cwt515.00–590.001,2163
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1268560.05/cwt555.00–565.001,5012
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2277449.86/cwt410.00–500.001,2465
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2319455.45/cwt430.00–500.001,4535
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1338539.66/cwt520.00–565.001,8243
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374462.61/cwt450.00–480.001,73010
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2376425.04/cwt350.00–470.001,5987
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428434.18/cwt405.00–465.001,85814
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431402.56/cwt375.00–430.001,7355
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472409.82/cwt395.00–425.001,93414
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478374.04/cwt297.00–415.001,78810
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520382.75/cwt370.00–400.001,99011
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2538340.48/cwt300.00–365.001,8327
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2566327.99/cwt300.00–350.001,8567
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574354.93/cwt340.00–370.002,03710
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619342.46/cwt335.00–350.002,1206
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9531
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1382
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0591
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2773144.03/cwt143.00–145.001,1132
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2870160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,195120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4341
Bulls——1,520195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,9641
Bulls——1,675175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,9311
Bulls——1,693188.72/cwt186.00–190.003,1953
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%789122.30/cwt120.00–127.009654
Cows—Lean 85-90%900109.33/cwt108.00–110.009843
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,101131.33/cwt125.00–134.001,4468
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160140.43/cwt135.00–146.001,62913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,291146.50/cwt146.00–147.001,8914
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28152,282.82/head1,700.00–2,700.002,2832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,482.81/head1,750.00–2,900.002,4835
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,4781
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2882,714.62/head2,500.00–3,200.002,7153
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4503,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-37551,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28854,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1503,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29202,451.36/head2,400.00–2,500.002,4512
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001

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.