Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2024-01-08

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 8
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
890 head
▲ 268 vs last sale 622▼ 450 vs year ago 1,340 · −33.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
154 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 130▼ 6 vs year ago 160 · −3.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 29▼ 12 vs year ago 75 · −16.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Calves were sharply higher. No trends called due to holiday break.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $237.73/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −178.95 against this barn's trailing median of $416.67.
Average price
$237.73
55 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,285
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$125
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$22.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs MS average
−44.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539241.481,30131
Medium and Large 1546241.281,31815thin
Medium and Large 2537218.861,1769thin
One grade step is worth $22.62/cwt here — about $125 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale55 hd
237.73
—
MS average1 barns · 55 hd
237.73
+0.00
National average179 barns · 21,103 hd
282.10
−44.37
This barn, trailing median34 sales
416.67
−178.95
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
493441388335median 416.6703/0204/2707/0608/3111/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $479.36, low $349.23, median $416.67 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—Average1,593118.411,88612
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22391.481,11924
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53690.811,3959thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09185.2393043

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$1,5113thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$1,4404thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,183$1,3706
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,167$1,28812
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$1,0683thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,138$1,9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)819$1,3439
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)830$9572thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)749$8626

Every lot

107 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1229278.83/cwt275.00–285.006394
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2238240.62/cwt200.00–260.005735
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2261260.06/cwt250.00–270.006795
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1274281.50/cwt270.00–300.007717
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305237.00/cwt237.00–237.007231
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322291.85/cwt270.00–315.009408
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added374290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0858
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1382295.29/cwt280.00–315.001,12811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383266.76/cwt255.00–275.001,0223
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413291.68/cwt275.00–307.001,2058
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428237.83/cwt185.00–255.001,01813
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466257.68/cwt250.00–270.001,2019
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2693
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2493240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1832
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515226.48/cwt205.00–238.001,1666
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519249.45/cwt240.00–257.001,2957
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522251.62/cwt250.00–253.001,31321
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570234.13/cwt220.00–244.001,3358
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574220.20/cwt215.00–240.001,26410
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582203.63/cwt200.00–206.001,1853
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618221.22/cwt210.00–235.001,36710
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630236.36/cwt235.00–236.501,48945
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1657223.36/cwt210.00–235.001,4673
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678192.42/cwt185.00–200.001,3052
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added693240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6633
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5751
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730187.47/cwt185.00–190.001,3692
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,57416
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755196.03/cwt192.00–200.001,4802
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1061
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5491
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added843210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7706
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1900200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2227247.36/cwt245.00–250.005623
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1227245.20/cwt242.00–250.005575
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2269236.67/cwt222.00–255.006378
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272250.78/cwt242.00–260.006826
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy295270.00/cwt270.00–270.007971
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy317267.99/cwt267.00–270.008503
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2319201.70/cwt200.00–210.006436
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331250.51/cwt242.00–262.0082911
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added348247.50/cwt247.50–247.508616
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376244.71/cwt234.00–262.0092018
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376220.29/cwt200.00–242.008288
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420220.60/cwt200.00–236.009274
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424237.06/cwt220.00–243.001,00515
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471228.09/cwt214.00–239.001,07419
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0391
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added496231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,1465
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515219.58/cwt210.00–230.001,1318
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0362
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2536
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1001
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575218.94/cwt210.00–227.001,25911
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627207.09/cwt200.00–220.001,2986
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673194.83/cwt190.00–200.001,3112
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3141
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1813171.52/cwt170.00–173.001,3942
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2832185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5392
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230280.00/cwt280.00–280.006441
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278270.32/cwt265.00–275.007512
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2278244.70/cwt235.00–250.006803
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2300235.00/cwt235.00–235.007051
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318269.95/cwt250.00–300.008583
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378217.15/cwt200.00–235.008212
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1384258.84/cwt250.00–270.009944
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421250.85/cwt245.00–275.001,0568
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423235.27/cwt230.00–240.009952
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469254.81/cwt248.00–265.001,1954
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0341
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518226.85/cwt210.00–236.001,1756
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2537191.61/cwt175.00–200.001,0293
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563215.21/cwt210.00–226.001,2123
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624207.38/cwt200.00–227.001,2945
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3041
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780161.45/cwt140.00–175.001,2593
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,3651
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1900130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1701
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1960126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,353112.02/cwt110.00–114.001,5163
Bulls——1,601119.27/cwt115.00–124.001,9107
Bulls——1,923125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,4042
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03679.42/cwt75.00–81.008239
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10686.77/cwt82.00–91.0096034
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19193.11/cwt90.00–99.001,10918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32086.60/cwt84.00–89.001,1436
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53690.81/cwt86.00–95.001,3959
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2770435.00/head435.00–435.004351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,068.35/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04895.47/cwt95.00–96.001,0012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,510.70/head1,375.00–1,650.001,5113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,439.99/head1,350.00–1,600.001,4404
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1831,370.28/head1,150.00–1,550.001,3706
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2031,365.53/head1,100.00–1,575.001,36611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,1471
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,23590.57/cwt87.00–94.001,1192
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2749888.40/head600.00–1,000.008885
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2750730.00/head730.00–730.007301
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-279075.00/cwt75.00–75.005931
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2830956.63/head900.00–1,000.009572
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284089.00/cwt89.00–89.007481
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12890.67/cwt90.00–92.001,0233
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27991,349.33/head1,000.00–1,600.001,3497
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28901,319.10/head1,100.00–1,500.001,3192
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501

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.