Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2024-12-09

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 9
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
977 head
▼ 204 vs last sale 1,181▲ 256 vs year ago 721 · +35.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
154 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 164▼ 44 vs year ago 198 · −22.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 57▲ 35 vs year ago 95 · +36.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 10.00-20.00 higher. Demand very strong. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Quality average to attractive. Active trading through out the sale.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.57/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −130.23 against this barn's trailing median of $377.80.
Average price
$247.57
15 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,403
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.14
vs MS average
−32.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1568248.471,41114thin
Medium and Large 2550235.001,2931thin
One grade step is worth $13.47/cwt here — about $118 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 sale15 hd
247.57
—
MS average13 barns · 268 hd
247.71
−0.14
National average188 barns · 25,726 hd
280.30
−32.73
This barn, trailing median34 sales
377.80
−130.23
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—High1,637146.712,40216
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,203116.221,39839
CowsLean 85-90%Average969102.6799514

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,262$2,06820
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,287$1,9033thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,335$1,8098
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,047$1,6774thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,243$1,5675
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,188$1,5502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$1,3501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)800$1,6252thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,200$3,5003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,300$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,200$2,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,2001thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3300270.00/cwt270.00–270.008101
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1681
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1388349.97/cwt345.00–355.001,3582
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428309.59/cwt300.00–320.001,3252
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429348.32/cwt335.00–365.001,49410
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465327.51/cwt316.00–342.501,5236
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed510290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4791
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522302.21/cwt295.00–315.001,5789
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573271.67/cwt260.00–285.001,5573
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610267.38/cwt260.00–275.001,6314
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667263.61/cwt245.00–277.001,7583
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added718245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7594
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,7401
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added768240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,84312
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7941
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9321
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added980227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,22513
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1226332.32/cwt300.00–365.007515
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245290.00/cwt290.00–290.007112
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273319.36/cwt300.00–335.0087212
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280300.00/cwt300.00–300.008401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1308318.78/cwt315.00–325.009824
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2317276.50/cwt260.00–305.008773
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365250.00/cwt250.00–250.009131
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366280.73/cwt260.00–295.001,0277
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368311.37/cwt300.00–325.001,1466
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1831
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423294.66/cwt275.00–335.001,2466
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470274.20/cwt267.00–285.001,2899
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521262.35/cwt255.00–270.001,3674
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2931
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575247.28/cwt240.00–255.001,4224
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added594240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4266
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added604252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,52218
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613243.20/cwt240.00–248.001,4914
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4062
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1661228.69/cwt225.00–240.001,5124
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1732226.80/cwt226.00–227.001,6605
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added737225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,65812
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1783210.43/cwt203.00–218.001,6482
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy785220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7271
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1231396.44/cwt375.00–405.009167
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2268289.53/cwt280.00–300.007762
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1279379.08/cwt320.00–415.001,05814
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1317364.59/cwt340.00–400.001,15615
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0242
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2337313.17/cwt300.00–320.001,0553
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368317.47/cwt315.00–320.001,1684
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371350.53/cwt335.00–365.001,3008
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418350.02/cwt345.00–355.001,4633
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418314.97/cwt310.00–320.001,3172
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4331
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463336.20/cwt325.00–345.001,5574
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5282
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519292.14/cwt255.00–325.001,5165
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4991
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563277.53/cwt275.00–280.001,5622
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1590265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5641
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5941
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5721
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668244.22/cwt234.00–255.001,6312
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5051
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,6661
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,7471
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1925200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8501
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,038185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,9203
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,341142.29/cwt140.00–145.001,9085
Bulls——1,659145.69/cwt145.00–148.002,4175
Bulls——1,866151.25/cwt150.00–155.002,8226
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%963106.63/cwt95.00–112.001,02711
Cows—Lean 85-90%99288.15/cwt85.00–90.008743
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183105.93/cwt105.00–108.001,2533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,184115.73/cwt111.00–119.001,37029
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,292122.66/cwt120.00–130.001,5857
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,2003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5003
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3850965.00/head965.00–965.009651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29001,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3900900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0081,218.36/head1,000.00–1,400.001,2182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8506
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2871,902.85/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9033
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2922,250.67/head1,750.00–2,600.002,25113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3182,145.64/head2,000.00–2,250.002,1462
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3351,808.99/head1,500.00–1,900.001,8098
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4752,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,027158.39/cwt157.50–160.001,6273
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1351,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,200155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,8601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18001,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001

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.