Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2024-03-18

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 18
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
533 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 435▼ 404 vs year ago 937 · −43.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 93▼ 155 vs year ago 260 · −59.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 138 vs last sale 205▼ 128 vs year ago 195 · −65.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mostly steady to lower $8. Heifers sold steady to higher $5. Slaughter cows sold higher $6. Bulls sold higher $6-10.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.20/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −121.59 against this barn's trailing median of $377.80.
Average price
$256.20
46 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,402
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.29
vs MS average
−21.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550258.341,42039
Medium and Large 2534244.291,3037thin
One grade step is worth $14.05/cwt here — about $116 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 sale46 hd
256.20
—
MS average13 barns · 210 hd
255.91
+0.29
National average179 barns · 15,589 hd
277.22
−21.02
This barn, trailing median34 sales
377.80
−121.59
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—Average1,487141.412,10225
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,158127.211,47322
CowsLean 85-90%High966111.831,08037

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)1,008$1,8053thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,037$1,4875
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,4751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,175$1,4492thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,078$1,3329
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,048$1,2773thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)770$1,1712thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,043$2,0688
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,143$2,0163thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)761$9504thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)680$9399
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)679$8396

Every lot

117 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2150290.00/cwt290.00–290.004351
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1155385.00/cwt385.00–385.005971
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2214352.57/cwt350.00–355.007544
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1217376.15/cwt365.00–397.508165
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270325.00/cwt325.00–325.008781
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2271302.72/cwt285.00–335.008204
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2303335.05/cwt325.00–350.001,0153
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322383.50/cwt375.00–390.001,2353
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367375.44/cwt365.00–390.001,3787
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added368377.54/cwt375.00–380.001,3898
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370322.19/cwt300.00–350.001,1925
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421340.44/cwt325.00–360.001,4337
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428307.65/cwt300.00–325.001,3176
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added431347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,49811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2448350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,56810
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2464295.60/cwt280.00–302.001,3724
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465324.98/cwt310.00–335.001,5115
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7991
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1545316.00/cwt312.00–320.001,7222
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563297.51/cwt295.00–300.001,6752
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574310.72/cwt310.00–312.001,78411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578313.67/cwt310.00–317.501,8132
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added601250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5035
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615294.41/cwt285.00–306.001,8114
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1662266.04/cwt255.00–275.001,7615
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6201
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added687260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7862
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725232.66/cwt225.00–240.001,6872
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1772236.63/cwt235.00–240.001,8273
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2960131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2173323.22/cwt295.00–340.005593
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1234324.02/cwt315.00–335.007584
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245275.00/cwt275.00–275.006741
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2263294.05/cwt275.00–315.007732
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1286324.20/cwt320.00–335.009276
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326300.52/cwt275.00–325.009807
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329334.87/cwt320.00–350.001,1028
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366279.88/cwt235.00–317.001,0246
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377333.80/cwt320.00–350.001,25815
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added381306.35/cwt302.00–325.001,16711
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1412328.43/cwt322.00–340.001,35312
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426299.05/cwt275.00–318.001,27412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2441290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,27910
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added457295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,34814
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469292.30/cwt280.00–310.001,37121
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481270.53/cwt250.00–290.001,30114
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517248.45/cwt240.00–262.501,2845
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527264.64/cwt250.00–275.001,39519
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571252.36/cwt240.00–270.001,44120
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575233.90/cwt228.00–240.001,3452
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613247.15/cwt235.00–257.001,51510
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625233.81/cwt228.00–240.001,4612
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4041
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675237.43/cwt220.00–250.001,6038
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722209.91/cwt200.00–220.001,5163
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2951
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1763203.53/cwt200.00–207.001,5532
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1833200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6662
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1985145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2178354.30/cwt345.00–365.006312
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1195360.00/cwt360.00–360.007021
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1232335.68/cwt320.00–365.007793
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235275.00/cwt275.00–275.006461
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2255307.65/cwt300.00–315.007852
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290335.00/cwt335.00–335.009721
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318316.34/cwt300.00–325.001,0064
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1337369.95/cwt365.00–375.001,2473
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2350335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1731
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377359.82/cwt340.00–375.001,3579
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420333.71/cwt320.00–355.001,40214
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2432301.88/cwt300.00–310.001,3045
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467314.04/cwt300.00–325.001,46713
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480282.27/cwt260.00–302.501,3553
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4032
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522298.40/cwt285.00–310.001,55816
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568253.55/cwt250.00–257.001,4402
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576295.07/cwt285.00–305.001,70010
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1609287.42/cwt280.00–300.001,7505
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610252.48/cwt250.00–255.001,5402
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668262.17/cwt245.00–280.001,7512
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,6001
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705223.97/cwt220.00–228.001,5792
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2738167.47/cwt160.00–175.001,2362
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,5551
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1631
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1855200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7101
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1915142.57/cwt138.00–147.001,3052
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——999128.86/cwt115.00–135.001,2876
Bulls——1,528141.91/cwt136.00–148.002,16813
Bulls——1,885152.86/cwt150.00–160.002,8816
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%885102.13/cwt90.00–111.0090416
Cows—Lean 85-90%998116.43/cwt113.00–120.001,16212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,068122.93/cwt121.00–128.001,3139
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,111134.82/cwt130.00–140.001,4986
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,176124.35/cwt120.00–129.001,46216
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2450625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2530750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3590780.83/head700.00–875.007812
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3660700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2721895.97/head775.00–1,025.008964
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-27481,043.68/head700.00–1,250.001,0446
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2761949.69/head685.00–1,200.009504
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2805138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1111
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0082,196.69/head2,100.00–2,400.002,1973
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0591,988.55/head1,900.00–2,100.001,9894
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,973.30/head1,850.00–2,100.001,9732
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27701,171.43/head1,000.00–1,300.001,1712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3905975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0081,805.29/head1,500.00–2,150.001,8053
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0481,276.99/head1,125.00–1,475.001,2773
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,615.36/head1,550.00–1,700.001,6154
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,331.60/head1,200.00–1,400.001,3329
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,448.83/head1,250.00–1,600.001,4492

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.