Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2024-04-01

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 1
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
525 head
▼ 198 vs last sale 723▼ 222 vs year ago 747 · −29.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 226▼ 45 vs year ago 182 · −24.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
250 head
▼ 172 vs last sale 422▲ 117 vs year ago 133 · +88.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold lower $20-30. Heifers sold lower $15-20. Bull calves sold lower $10-15. Slaughter cows sold steady to higher $4. Bulls were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.26/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −131.53 against this barn's trailing median of $377.80.
Average price
$246.26
32 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,319
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.40
vs MS average
−24.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536254.091,36122
Medium and Large 2535229.041,22610thin
One grade step is worth $25.05/cwt here — about $135 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 sale32 hd
246.26
—
MS average13 barns · 189 hd
247.66
−1.40
National average179 barns · 13,329 hd
270.59
−24.33
This barn, trailing median34 sales
377.80
−131.53
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—Average1,763157.282,77213
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,201134.331,61353
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,493128.591,9202thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low982115.701,13628

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)1,070$2,1272thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,139$1,93225
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$1,9272thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,109$1,75330
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$1,7357
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,061$1,6965
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,139$1,61510
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,024$1,5304thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,260$2,7313thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,152$2,0003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,006$2,38642
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)750$2,0586
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)983$1,96217
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)894$1,2778
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)870$1,1894thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225250.00/cwt250.00–250.005631
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3235200.00/cwt200.00–200.004701
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240345.10/cwt340.00–350.008282
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2273282.66/cwt265.00–300.007722
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280342.59/cwt340.00–345.009592
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1329332.57/cwt325.00–345.001,0944
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330285.00/cwt285.00–285.009411
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365322.53/cwt315.00–325.001,1774
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371343.15/cwt325.00–350.001,27311
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2417281.42/cwt260.00–300.001,1743
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425325.52/cwt320.00–337.001,38310
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473278.20/cwt275.00–285.001,3163
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476306.67/cwt300.00–316.001,4607
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518288.45/cwt280.00–300.001,4945
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2961
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5262
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623262.43/cwt260.00–265.001,6352
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7161
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7271
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1940192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,8101
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1950170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6151
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,025182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,8661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1188325.00/cwt325.00–325.006112
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223291.52/cwt275.00–310.006502
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2224225.96/cwt215.00–252.005065
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3230200.00/cwt200.00–200.004602
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2267258.31/cwt250.00–280.006905
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278304.28/cwt300.00–315.008466
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328313.57/cwt300.00–320.001,02915
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332297.12/cwt275.00–318.009863
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376307.69/cwt300.00–335.001,15721
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376271.28/cwt225.00–290.001,02015
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383205.87/cwt202.00–210.007882
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421257.81/cwt200.00–277.001,08514
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424291.90/cwt280.00–302.001,23817
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460284.54/cwt270.00–298.001,30916
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480254.03/cwt230.00–265.001,21912
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518233.05/cwt200.00–255.001,2077
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520256.58/cwt245.00–267.001,33415
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569248.76/cwt235.00–265.001,4157
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575219.68/cwt202.00–232.001,2633
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613241.14/cwt220.00–252.001,4786
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663192.64/cwt185.00–200.001,2772
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678229.74/cwt220.00–240.001,5582
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1733171.44/cwt160.00–182.501,2572
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3861
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2942168.64/cwt165.00–175.001,58919
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1163322.62/cwt315.00–330.005262
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 3195200.00/cwt200.00–200.003901
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270303.47/cwt250.00–355.008192
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285346.96/cwt335.00–355.009893
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2319319.94/cwt300.00–340.001,0214
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320338.25/cwt325.00–355.001,0828
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371334.52/cwt320.00–350.001,24110
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380286.91/cwt255.00–300.001,0904
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1414320.44/cwt300.00–330.001,32719
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421289.67/cwt270.00–326.001,2206
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465297.29/cwt295.00–300.001,3823
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1481285.17/cwt270.00–300.001,37213
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519269.90/cwt250.00–285.001,4019
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1559261.13/cwt250.00–275.001,4604
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3511
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1691
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,5002
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,5601
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3351
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,4561
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2810150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2151
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2880150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3201
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1905150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,255143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,7951
Bulls——1,777154.01/cwt150.00–158.002,7375
Bulls——1,825161.66/cwt160.00–167.002,9507
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%903106.40/cwt80.00–114.0096112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040119.90/cwt115.00–126.001,24712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,043131.01/cwt129.00–133.001,3664
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,055126.49/cwt124.00–129.001,33410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223142.46/cwt140.00–148.001,74211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239133.99/cwt130.00–139.001,66032
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493128.59/cwt127.00–130.001,9202
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1522,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,731.42/head1,700.00–3,250.002,7313
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27212,009.32/head1,800.00–2,350.002,0094
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28082,153.87/head1,900.00–2,400.002,1542
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29752,007.18/head1,750.00–2,200.002,00713
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29842,365.91/head1,750.00–3,150.002,36627
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29872,073.52/head1,800.00–2,350.002,0749
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0111,814.34/head1,650.00–2,000.001,8144
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1312,947.46/head2,300.00–3,700.002,9476
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,927.37/head1,850.00–2,000.001,9272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0241,529.82/head1,200.00–1,850.001,5304
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0611,695.81/head1,475.00–1,800.001,6965
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,127.34/head2,000.00–2,250.002,1272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1091,752.58/head850.00–2,500.001,75330
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1391,932.22/head1,400.00–2,300.001,93225
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1391,615.17/head1,450.00–1,750.001,61510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,4881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,734.74/head1,375.00–2,000.001,7357
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,223130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,298135.86/cwt130.00–139.001,7634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,430120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,7161
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2863136.10/cwt130.00–143.001,1752
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28701,188.86/head1,000.00–1,300.001,1894
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28941,277.41/head1,025.00–1,450.001,2778

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.