Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2024-09-23

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 23
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
938 head
▲ 255 vs last sale 683▼ 267 vs year ago 1,205 · −22.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
194 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 135▼ 6 vs year ago 200 · −3.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
235 head
▲ 169 vs last sale 66▲ 179 vs year ago 56 · +319.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to higher $10. Heifers sold mixed higher $5 to lower $6. Bull calves sold higher $7-10. Slaughter cows sold lower $2-4. Bulls sold lower $4.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $229.33/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −148.47 against this barn's trailing median of $377.80.
Average price
$229.33
56 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,262
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$18.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.23
vs MS average
−10.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561231.291,29833
Medium and Large 1533228.641,21820
Medium and Large 2552212.391,1723thin
One grade step is worth $18.90/cwt here — about $126 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 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 sale56 hd
229.33
—
MS average13 barns · 399 hd
227.10
+2.23
National average173 barns · 10,203 hd
240.09
−10.76
This barn, trailing median34 sales
377.80
−148.47
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—Average1,568146.002,28920
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,179114.521,35060
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,555111.001,7261thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01399.451,00842

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$3,33010
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,300$2,5436
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$2,02939
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,044$2,00411
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,253$1,8863thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,184$1,82722
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,101$1,62619
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,194$1,4657
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$3,4504thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$3,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,016$2,93421
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,126$2,1895
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,153$1,9304thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,033$1,3906
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)792$1,0938

Every lot

134 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1185385.00/cwt385.00–385.007122
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240355.10/cwt350.00–360.008522
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245305.00/cwt305.00–305.007471
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0831
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318275.76/cwt250.00–310.008773
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323336.16/cwt332.00–340.001,0862
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367320.25/cwt310.00–330.001,1756
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1851
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2403309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,2456
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2419261.71/cwt250.00–280.001,0974
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427304.22/cwt300.00–314.001,2997
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455299.00/cwt297.00–300.001,3603
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2471266.44/cwt240.00–290.001,2556
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,2605
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2988
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527261.66/cwt258.00–269.001,3793
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530243.00/cwt228.00–258.001,2882
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574243.34/cwt235.00–258.001,3974
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615241.98/cwt240.00–246.001,4883
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,5059
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1679229.20/cwt224.00–235.001,5565
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2709230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,63118
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3681
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5101
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2815104.00/cwt104.00–104.008481
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2970100.00/cwt100.00–100.009701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1170350.00/cwt350.00–350.005952
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2195250.00/cwt250.00–250.004881
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1218312.50/cwt300.00–325.006814
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2242257.97/cwt240.00–285.006243
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272286.97/cwt280.00–295.007815
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280231.61/cwt200.00–260.006492
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330246.16/cwt210.00–280.0081211
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332269.63/cwt257.00–282.0089513
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375260.09/cwt250.00–270.0097510
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378241.13/cwt230.00–260.0091110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422245.05/cwt236.00–260.001,03425
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434223.09/cwt205.00–234.009686
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,11410
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470233.81/cwt225.00–241.001,09925
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482199.50/cwt175.00–220.009623
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524229.51/cwt220.00–250.001,20315
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1291
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1559226.02/cwt220.00–231.001,2635
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561231.29/cwt229.00–236.001,29833
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565211.08/cwt202.00–220.001,1932
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613216.34/cwt210.00–224.001,3263
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3197
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1871
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668200.19/cwt185.00–215.001,3373
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682235.99/cwt210.00–261.001,60922
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1651
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4701
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770120.00/cwt120.00–120.009241
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775180.97/cwt180.00–182.001,4032
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1803178.01/cwt176.00–180.001,4292
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,4841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1182394.82/cwt390.00–400.007193
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2195320.00/cwt320.00–320.006241
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2210365.00/cwt365.00–365.007673
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1221390.72/cwt380.00–400.008636
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275386.20/cwt370.00–395.001,0626
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2277307.61/cwt200.00–350.0085211
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2322304.84/cwt257.00–340.0098214
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335373.16/cwt350.00–385.001,2503
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2369282.95/cwt225.00–350.001,04411
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372318.94/cwt308.00–335.001,1869
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1412309.42/cwt300.00–320.001,2756
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426266.72/cwt236.00–292.001,13615
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469274.71/cwt267.00–290.001,2885
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475241.50/cwt210.00–265.001,14711
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525233.26/cwt225.00–252.001,22512
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525226.67/cwt220.00–230.001,1903
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574227.10/cwt220.00–230.001,30411
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2981
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2592225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3325
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621223.83/cwt220.00–228.001,3907
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628154.94/cwt140.00–170.009732
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,2511
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675215.31/cwt210.00–218.001,4533
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0221
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735190.83/cwt180.00–212.501,4033
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1777180.64/cwt150.00–202.001,4045
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3651
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2805100.00/cwt100.00–100.008051
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1822170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3973
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6101
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2915160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,218132.07/cwt130.00–135.001,6093
Bulls——1,343139.55/cwt139.00–140.001,8742
Bulls——1,666149.41/cwt145.00–155.002,48914
Bulls——1,695153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,5931
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96387.34/cwt84.00–90.0084111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01699.56/cwt94.00–106.001,01219
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055110.36/cwt107.00–115.001,16412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,102108.58/cwt105.00–110.001,1977
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,171114.23/cwt110.00–117.001,33840
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244118.63/cwt117.00–120.001,47613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,7261
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows21 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2680175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1901
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27551,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2790900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29352,050.80/head1,000.00–2,900.002,05138
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0442,004.16/head1,100.00–2,550.002,00411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,07099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0591
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,073112.62/cwt110.00–115.001,2082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,090110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1991
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1003,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3508
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,683.57/head1,250.00–2,050.001,68416
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185115.39/cwt110.00–120.001,3675
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190114.00/cwt111.00–117.001,3572
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1941,465.23/head1,300.00–1,750.001,4657
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,842.25/head1,350.00–2,350.001,84221
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,129.69/head2,000.00–2,250.002,1302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2531,885.70/head1,750.00–2,100.001,8863
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,365110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,5021
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29782,911.51/head2,350.00–3,000.002,91218
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0642,173.91/head1,750.00–2,550.002,1744
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1503,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1503,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1531,930.37/head1,600.00–2,200.001,9304
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,220113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,3791
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3648911.78/head900.00–925.009122
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2805150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2081
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28401,153.52/head900.00–1,325.001,1546
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015119.49/cwt110.00–150.001,2135
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0331,389.65/head1,225.00–1,750.001,3906

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.