Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2024-08-26

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 26
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,045 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 1,005▲ 504 vs year ago 541 · +93.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▼ 103 vs last sale 278▲ 71 vs year ago 104 · +68.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 115 vs last sale 167▲ 25 vs year ago 27 · +92.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mostly lower; with the exception of 400 lbs,they were steady to higher $10. Heifers sold lower $4-10. Bull calves sold lower $6-10. Slaughter cows sold lower $1-3. Bulls sold steady to lower $5.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.15/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −143.64 against this barn's trailing median of $377.80.
Average price
$234.15
48 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,253
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$18.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.32
vs MS average
−7.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524241.001,26312thin
Medium and Large 1540232.731,25733
Medium and Large 2527222.441,1723thin
One grade step is worth $18.56/cwt here — about $91 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 sale48 hd
234.15
—
MS average13 barns · 383 hd
228.84
+5.32
National average160 barns · 7,566 hd
241.88
−7.73
This barn, trailing median34 sales
377.80
−143.64
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—Average1,633158.902,59521
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,187134.221,594103
CowsLean 85-90%Low934113.761,06229

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)1,203$2,3732thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,365$1,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,134$1,62916
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,345$1,6251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,008$1,6053thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$1,5433thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,5022thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,018$1,4173thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)830$8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,163$2,3662thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)872$2,2503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)700$9251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)778$9893thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270345.00/cwt345.00–345.009321
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325352.77/cwt344.00–360.001,1473
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333298.23/cwt237.00–325.009936
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370299.12/cwt290.00–308.001,1072
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376330.57/cwt320.00–340.001,2438
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423327.33/cwt326.00–330.001,3856
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2426265.11/cwt220.00–300.001,12910
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458292.96/cwt270.00–302.001,3424
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2479257.77/cwt240.00–270.001,2358
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added493270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3318
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1344
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505242.48/cwt240.00–245.001,2252
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535261.53/cwt260.00–267.001,3999
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563256.18/cwt240.00–264.001,44219
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3331
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625253.20/cwt250.00–260.001,5833
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627238.73/cwt230.00–253.001,49716
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668240.50/cwt240.00–241.001,6072
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2921
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7371
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,7248
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780120.00/cwt120.00–120.009361
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,8341
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added843224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,8888
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2850182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5471
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1885205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8141
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1925170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245319.00/cwt314.00–324.007822
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1276316.95/cwt305.00–332.008757
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319314.74/cwt305.00–330.001,00414
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2336260.28/cwt235.00–300.008757
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370305.98/cwt300.00–314.001,13211
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378259.51/cwt220.00–300.0098119
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413258.83/cwt250.00–285.001,06912
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429240.00/cwt228.00–250.001,03025
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0581
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472242.27/cwt235.00–255.001,14431
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,1509
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515220.66/cwt215.00–226.001,1362
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522236.84/cwt225.00–242.001,23621
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,26312
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,2431
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572225.53/cwt215.00–235.001,29012
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614221.13/cwt215.00–228.001,3588
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,3281
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4153
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4311
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1795150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1931
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2001
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1895160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4321
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1923161.23/cwt160.00–162.501,4882
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1271356.95/cwt344.00–375.009675
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2319273.15/cwt200.00–315.008715
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328348.50/cwt335.00–365.001,1433
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374269.69/cwt200.00–300.001,00911
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1388310.18/cwt300.00–340.001,2036
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422289.96/cwt275.00–300.001,22410
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425255.26/cwt235.00–270.001,08519
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1457268.08/cwt260.00–282.001,2257
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475243.26/cwt200.00–262.001,15520
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2519222.72/cwt200.00–237.001,15610
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520240.70/cwt225.00–250.001,25226
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565222.50/cwt220.00–225.001,2572
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571235.63/cwt230.00–242.001,34516
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615217.56/cwt210.00–227.501,3386
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3202
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1663215.31/cwt212.00–220.001,4286
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723207.74/cwt200.00–212.001,5027
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5211
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2803172.49/cwt170.00–175.001,3852
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4091
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2865130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1251
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1920170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,430150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,1452
Bulls——1,559156.05/cwt155.00–158.002,43310
Bulls——1,761164.04/cwt161.00–167.002,8899
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%911106.54/cwt100.00–110.009719
Cows—Lean 85-90%944117.01/cwt113.00–122.001,10520
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,081126.24/cwt120.00–129.001,36521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208135.04/cwt130.00–139.001,63168
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246142.19/cwt140.00–145.001,77214
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2830825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28951,502.37/head1,300.00–1,650.001,5022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39551,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0081,604.55/head1,350.00–1,700.001,6053
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,475.71/head1,400.00–1,550.001,4762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,543.29/head1,400.00–1,600.001,5433
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1341,629.36/head1,100.00–2,000.001,62916
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2032,372.97/head1,700.00–3,000.002,3732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,5071
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6321
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,285134.58/cwt133.00–136.001,7292
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3451,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3651,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2750124.00/cwt124.00–124.009301
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2778989.35/head900.00–1,075.009893
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2908129.12/cwt128.00–130.001,1722
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-25651,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2700925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1632,365.59/head2,250.00–2,500.002,3662

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.