Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2024-06-17

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 17
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
614 head
▼ 314 vs last sale 928▲ 8 vs year ago 606 · +1.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 162▲ 34 vs year ago 126 · +27.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 113▲ 28 vs year ago 46 · +60.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $2-10. Heifers sold steady to higher $10 in spots. Bull calves sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.24/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −116.56 against this barn's trailing median of $377.80.
Average price
$261.24
45 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,416
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$125
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$30.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.98
vs MS average
−5.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532270.631,43819thin
Medium and Large 1551260.781,43618thin
Medium and Large 2547239.971,3148thin
One grade step is worth $30.66/cwt here — about $125 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale45 hd
261.24
—
MS average13 barns · 267 hd
253.26
+7.98
National average151 barns · 8,584 hd
267.22
−5.98
This barn, trailing median34 sales
377.80
−116.56
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—High1,510166.702,51717
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,098134.761,47967
CowsLean 85-90%Average966113.751,09946

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)1,042$1,8473thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,192$1,8005
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,174$1,75713
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,6493thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,046$1,4694thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$1,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)805$1,3374thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)902$1,3343thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,3023thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)892$1,92516

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230412.66/cwt405.00–420.009492
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1284385.93/cwt375.00–395.001,0965
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1308345.04/cwt340.00–350.001,0632
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0641
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383313.82/cwt300.00–320.001,2024
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426314.79/cwt297.00–325.001,3415
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433292.46/cwt285.00–300.001,2662
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,2857
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2452314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,4194
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472314.76/cwt310.00–320.001,4865
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2487272.22/cwt250.00–307.001,3263
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518287.93/cwt280.00–299.001,49112
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520298.90/cwt295.00–306.001,5547
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528259.82/cwt235.00–275.001,3724
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580247.56/cwt245.00–250.001,4362
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1584288.27/cwt280.00–302.001,6834
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2589287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,6908
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615252.09/cwt245.00–260.001,5505
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1633279.90/cwt275.00–290.001,7724
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9001
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,7564
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6631
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7761
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7832
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2821230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8885
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2190250.00/cwt250.00–250.004751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225380.00/cwt380.00–380.008551
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2238266.95/cwt250.00–285.006352
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270363.42/cwt358.00–370.009816
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2272305.34/cwt250.00–335.008318
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305341.18/cwt336.00–350.001,0415
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329294.94/cwt225.00–318.009708
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371263.00/cwt220.00–282.009767
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375294.80/cwt282.00–316.001,1069
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422285.66/cwt275.00–300.001,20514
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431269.77/cwt260.00–285.001,1639
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,2587
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470250.65/cwt250.00–252.001,1783
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472273.83/cwt270.00–287.001,29215
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2497272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,3524
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,40611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523264.72/cwt255.00–276.001,3849
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532237.71/cwt220.00–260.001,2655
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2557266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,4828
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573243.74/cwt240.00–246.001,3973
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578256.83/cwt250.00–270.001,4849
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630253.92/cwt250.00–257.001,6007
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630248.02/cwt240.00–260.001,56311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4841
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655227.00/cwt210.00–244.001,4872
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2688194.95/cwt180.00–210.001,3412
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713210.11/cwt200.00–220.001,4982
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6501
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1188410.00/cwt410.00–410.007712
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1222402.71/cwt400.00–408.008943
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1282367.83/cwt350.00–390.001,0376
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318288.35/cwt250.00–314.009173
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324354.73/cwt335.00–370.001,1498
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373305.58/cwt285.00–325.001,1403
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1386310.08/cwt300.00–325.001,1974
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418305.50/cwt295.00–318.001,2776
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426280.84/cwt227.00–300.001,1965
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2466275.67/cwt228.00–297.001,2859
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468306.76/cwt298.00–320.001,43610
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2517246.45/cwt235.00–255.001,2743
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523274.27/cwt260.00–285.001,4349
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574261.24/cwt254.00–280.001,5005
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575248.35/cwt245.00–250.001,4283
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2583270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5747
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625245.62/cwt230.00–257.001,5353
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3134
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1674238.29/cwt230.00–243.001,6064
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,3921
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1728213.82/cwt200.00–227.001,5572
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2754199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,5004
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3481
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2641
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823170.94/cwt160.00–182.501,4072
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1893177.51/cwt175.00–180.001,5852
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1900138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2421
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1950138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,3111
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,441163.33/cwt144.00–169.002,35412
Bulls——1,675174.79/cwt170.00–180.002,9285
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%869101.33/cwt95.00–107.508814
Cows—Lean 85-90%974113.64/cwt109.00–119.001,10736
Cows—Lean 85-90%984122.68/cwt120.00–125.001,2076
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,054124.60/cwt120.00–130.001,31321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,113135.73/cwt130.00–144.001,51132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,129147.79/cwt145.00–155.001,66914
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,310176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,3061
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2680750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27301,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28051,336.57/head1,000.00–1,650.001,3374
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29001,648.89/head1,200.00–1,900.001,6493
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39301,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29881,413.86/head1,175.00–1,600.001,4142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0421,847.20/head1,350.00–2,050.001,8473
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,558.29/head1,350.00–1,750.001,5583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1921,800.23/head1,700.00–2,025.001,8005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,840.45/head1,285.00–2,350.001,84012
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-36601,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28351,655.94/head1,575.00–1,800.001,6563
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29252,040.27/head1,500.00–2,825.002,04012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,302.18/head2,000.00–2,800.002,3023

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.