Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2024-04-08

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 8
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
696 head
▲ 171 vs last sale 525▲ 315 vs year ago 381 · +82.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
201 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 137▲ 72 vs year ago 129 · +55.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
216 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 250▲ 122 vs year ago 94 · +129.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mixed higher $12 to lower $11. Heifers sold mixed lower $7 to higher $10 in spots. Higher quality calves brought better. Slaughter cows were lower $2-7. Bulls were steady to lower $5. Overall the market was softer with slightly less demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.19/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −128.61 against this barn's trailing median of $377.80.
Average price
$249.19
33 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,342
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.05
vs MS average
−14.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546252.411,37817thin
Medium and Large 1-2532252.001,34110thin
Medium and Large 2528235.361,2436thin
One grade step is worth $17.06/cwt here — about $134 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale33 hd
249.19
—
MS average13 barns · 253 hd
244.14
+5.05
National average181 barns · 13,137 hd
263.96
−14.77
This barn, trailing median34 sales
377.80
−128.61
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—High1,581147.132,32727
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,185132.381,56969
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,538122.481,8842thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average989112.531,11338

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,119$1,95114
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,066$1,76219
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$1,73213
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,047$1,3525
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)914$1,3397
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)944$1,30010
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)995$1,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$1,1244thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,300$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,001$2,11845
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,041$2,00310
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)698$1,6223thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)830$1,0722thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)737$9596

Every lot

131 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2205315.00/cwt315.00–315.006461
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1236357.01/cwt350.00–365.008435
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2258317.33/cwt300.00–335.008192
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1278357.35/cwt350.00–365.009936
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320311.16/cwt295.00–335.009965
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333346.47/cwt340.00–365.001,1548
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366332.11/cwt320.00–350.001,2168
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0071
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423286.21/cwt270.00–300.001,2114
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430316.45/cwt305.00–326.001,36112
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477301.58/cwt292.00–310.001,4399
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2489275.50/cwt260.00–287.001,3475
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520288.34/cwt280.00–300.001,49912
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523272.10/cwt260.00–277.001,4235
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577280.15/cwt275.00–285.001,6168
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578268.49/cwt260.00–280.001,5523
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6215
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622264.49/cwt250.00–270.001,64510
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635223.39/cwt210.00–237.001,4192
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2676233.38/cwt190.00–255.001,5787
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680266.46/cwt260.00–280.001,81210
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713251.27/cwt245.00–260.001,7924
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720218.97/cwt218.00–220.001,5772
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770236.62/cwt230.00–240.001,8223
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830209.94/cwt200.00–220.001,7432
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2900160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4401
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1953180.03/cwt170.00–190.001,7162
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,015136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,3801
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,155139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,6051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215278.18/cwt275.00–285.005983
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230268.88/cwt250.00–290.006183
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275325.44/cwt310.00–340.008959
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2277303.02/cwt290.00–318.008393
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2319274.82/cwt225.00–305.008779
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324323.75/cwt310.00–332.001,04914
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363312.36/cwt300.00–322.001,13414
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2364275.99/cwt250.00–295.001,00512
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418284.69/cwt272.00–300.001,19014
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432253.74/cwt220.00–267.001,09613
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy450282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,2691
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467255.21/cwt250.00–275.001,19217
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481241.68/cwt200.00–260.001,16218
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy515279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,4371
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517242.43/cwt240.00–247.001,2535
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525253.32/cwt248.00–260.001,3309
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,34110
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577247.45/cwt237.00–259.001,4287
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1701
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4438
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621240.27/cwt232.00–250.001,4926
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628215.05/cwt200.00–228.001,3513
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670236.98/cwt220.00–255.001,5882
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710167.46/cwt165.00–170.001,1892
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728196.53/cwt189.00–204.001,4312
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1759202.70/cwt192.00–208.001,5384
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3951
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Fancy810185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4991
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815172.55/cwt170.00–175.001,4062
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0521
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1873178.74/cwt177.50–180.001,5602
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1923168.99/cwt167.00–170.001,5603
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1960160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5361
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,025172.54/cwt170.00–175.001,7692
Heifers1200–1250Medium and Large 11,230140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1130500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1190575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235355.00/cwt355.00–355.008341
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235303.67/cwt275.00–330.007142
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280334.82/cwt330.00–340.009372
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1282361.51/cwt345.00–375.001,0193
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2319297.03/cwt242.00–325.009486
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330337.87/cwt330.00–355.001,1155
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368331.92/cwt320.00–345.001,22110
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377332.00/cwt315.00–345.001,2523
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423278.59/cwt240.00–302.001,1784
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426316.85/cwt300.00–335.001,35016
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2466268.00/cwt260.00–275.001,2494
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474294.07/cwt285.00–308.001,3945
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516270.28/cwt250.00–280.001,3957
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570257.24/cwt250.00–265.001,4662
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4309
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2081
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627231.97/cwt228.00–238.001,4543
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1683217.47/cwt215.00–220.001,4852
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2421
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725226.72/cwt215.00–250.001,6444
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,4991
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5492
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1858173.74/cwt172.50–175.001,4912
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1915147.69/cwt129.00–167.001,3512
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1985150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4781
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 11,050140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,060134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,4201
Bulls——1,275124.84/cwt123.00–127.001,5922
Bulls——1,540134.96/cwt130.00–138.002,0784
Bulls——1,593148.76/cwt140.00–158.002,37015
Bulls——1,807163.52/cwt160.00–175.002,9555
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88797.03/cwt80.00–109.0086110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010115.87/cwt110.00–120.001,17020
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,064123.54/cwt121.00–128.001,3148
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,111124.50/cwt120.00–128.001,38314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177132.93/cwt128.00–137.001,56543
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300139.63/cwt138.00–142.001,81512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,538122.48/cwt120.00–125.001,8842
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-26551,482.44/head1,225.00–1,700.001,4822
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27851,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3007
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28651,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29451,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29691,857.70/head1,500.00–2,000.001,8586
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0122,157.85/head1,375.00–2,700.002,15819
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,053.49/head1,900.00–2,200.002,0538
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0812,621.89/head2,450.00–2,750.002,62213
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2737959.28/head800.00–1,050.009596
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28301,071.69/head750.00–1,350.001,0722
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2888128.39/cwt114.00–150.001,1406
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3755850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27901,123.85/head850.00–1,300.001,1244
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2815135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29141,338.77/head985.00–1,575.001,3397
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29441,300.08/head750.00–1,650.001,30010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29651,732.07/head950.00–2,800.001,73213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29951,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0471,352.15/head1,200.00–1,500.001,3525
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,812.24/head1,000.00–2,500.001,81218
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1191,951.22/head1,400.00–2,250.001,95114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145126.86/cwt120.00–132.001,4532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190128.14/cwt123.00–133.001,5257
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,393128.04/cwt125.00–135.001,7844

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.