Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2024-09-30

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 30
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
817 head
▼ 121 vs last sale 938▲ 59 vs year ago 758 · +7.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 194▼ 91 vs year ago 210 · −43.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 170 vs last sale 235▼ 4 vs year ago 69 · −5.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $5-9. Heifers sold higher $3-7. Bull calves sold steady to higher $4. Slaughter cows sold higher $5-7. Bulls sold steady to lower $2.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $247.24/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −169.43 against this barn's trailing median of $416.67.
Average price
$247.24
23 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,306
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$117
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.24
vs MS average
−39.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536257.061,3789thin
Medium and Large 2523240.931,26114thin
One grade step is worth $16.13/cwt here — about $117 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 sale23 hd
247.24
—
MS average12 barns · 312 hd
248.48
−1.24
National average167 barns · 15,497 hd
286.82
−39.58
This barn, trailing median34 sales
416.67
−169.43
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
493441388335median 416.6703/0204/2707/0608/3111/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $479.36, low $349.23, median $416.67 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—High1,561146.992,29521
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,175118.411,39145
CowsLean 85-90%Average977103.391,01022

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)1,250$1,7833thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,058$1,7454thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,064$1,58117
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,168$1,4395
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$1,4173thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)940$1,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)840$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)885$1,9713thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,008$1,4752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)725$1,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)782$1,0955
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)808$8992thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1190335.00/cwt335.00–335.006371
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1205390.00/cwt390.00–390.008001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225300.00/cwt300.00–300.006751
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1258356.18/cwt338.00–370.009193
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265300.00/cwt300.00–300.007951
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318334.96/cwt330.00–340.001,0652
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy325390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2681
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326355.58/cwt350.00–375.001,1598
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,15417
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363275.00/cwt250.00–300.009983
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1445
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1388330.09/cwt325.00–340.001,2813
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422268.05/cwt250.00–290.001,1315
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424313.39/cwt300.00–325.001,3294
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428311.94/cwt300.00–316.001,33516
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4388
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469287.10/cwt275.00–300.001,3467
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478266.25/cwt250.00–275.001,27320
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515240.56/cwt232.00–260.001,23912
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523258.11/cwt250.00–285.001,3506
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1562254.96/cwt250.00–260.001,4333
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573243.16/cwt231.00–255.001,3932
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613247.16/cwt234.00–255.001,5156
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2622240.68/cwt235.00–245.001,49712
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6781
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718232.29/cwt220.00–240.001,6683
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6991
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4531
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1968189.87/cwt180.00–200.001,8382
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,065130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3851
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,100170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,8701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1140350.00/cwt350.00–350.004901
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 2140250.00/cwt250.00–250.003501
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1170330.15/cwt325.00–335.005612
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2180210.00/cwt210.00–210.003781
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220321.67/cwt315.00–325.007083
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2229246.76/cwt200.00–305.005654
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1257303.25/cwt295.00–315.007793
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2272257.84/cwt225.00–290.007016
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1317287.21/cwt275.00–300.009108
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333254.26/cwt210.00–295.008479
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371264.44/cwt255.00–280.0098118
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376240.02/cwt230.00–250.009027
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415129.48/cwt24.00–230.005372
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420248.23/cwt235.00–260.001,04319
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2467235.03/cwt220.00–247.001,0985
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474239.39/cwt225.00–245.001,13518
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1405
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521241.34/cwt197.50–324.001,2575
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522234.79/cwt225.00–243.001,2269
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560227.46/cwt225.00–230.001,2742
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572190.93/cwt140.00–225.001,0923
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3421
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1629223.68/cwt207.00–235.001,4075
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670213.84/cwt200.00–226.001,4334
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705183.44/cwt175.00–192.001,2932
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1793154.95/cwt140.00–170.001,2292
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1905130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1771
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2160380.00/cwt380.00–380.006081
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1180383.75/cwt355.00–400.006913
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1218382.02/cwt350.00–410.008338
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2222336.92/cwt330.00–340.007483
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265372.91/cwt350.00–390.009886
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1314362.12/cwt345.00–385.001,1377
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2331289.53/cwt225.00–325.009587
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369336.50/cwt325.00–347.001,2428
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375284.97/cwt260.00–325.001,06915
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1406307.44/cwt300.00–330.001,2489
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427266.94/cwt235.00–290.001,14017
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469274.10/cwt260.00–285.001,2868
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480242.93/cwt230.00–255.001,1665
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520232.71/cwt229.00–237.001,2104
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524238.12/cwt230.00–257.001,24810
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1553234.48/cwt230.00–239.001,2972
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572205.66/cwt140.00–228.001,1765
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613228.06/cwt225.00–231.001,3982
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628190.88/cwt160.00–222.001,1992
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1663225.63/cwt218.00–230.001,4963
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2921
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0081
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5231
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4061
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,015125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2691
Bulls——1,225130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5931
Bulls——1,556147.06/cwt140.00–152.002,28815
Bulls——1,801156.47/cwt155.00–160.002,8184
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95796.90/cwt84.00–100.009279
Cows—Lean 85-90%965113.51/cwt113.00–114.001,0952
Cows—Lean 85-90%995106.86/cwt102.00–111.001,06311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,118113.21/cwt110.00–116.001,26613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178119.51/cwt116.00–124.001,40828
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,336127.66/cwt125.00–130.001,7064
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-27821,095.43/head1,050.00–1,150.001,0955
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2808898.51/head800.00–985.008992
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28101,417.03/head1,200.00–1,675.001,4173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29401,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0581,744.74/head1,575.00–1,900.001,7454
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0641,581.39/head1,000.00–2,150.001,58117
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,204121.88/cwt120.00–130.001,4675
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,511.13/head1,250.00–1,750.001,5114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,783.33/head1,600.00–2,000.001,7833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,303117.39/cwt115.00–120.001,5302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,395120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,6741
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-37251,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28851,971.00/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9713
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29651,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501

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.