Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2025-01-06

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 6
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
829 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 864▼ 61 vs year ago 890 · −6.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 118▼ 46 vs year ago 154 · −29.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
152 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 230▲ 89 vs year ago 63 · +141.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The opening sale for the new year was extremely good. Compared to two weeks ago steers sold higher $10-15. Heifers sold steady to higher $8. Slaughter cows sold higher $5-10. Slaughter bulls were steady to higher $1.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.21/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −107.58 against this barn's trailing median of $377.80.
Average price
$270.21
31 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,437
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$78
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$7.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.26
vs MS average
−35.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534271.221,44727
Medium and Large 2520263.411,3704thin
One grade step is worth $7.81/cwt here — about $78 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale31 hd
270.21
—
MS average7 barns · 147 hd
258.95
+11.26
National average163 barns · 22,771 hd
305.24
−35.03
This barn, trailing median34 sales
377.80
−107.58
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—Low1,610135.882,18720
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,185121.731,44344
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,845117.172,1622thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,010103.421,04511

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)1,047$1,92018
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$1,90622
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)963$1,8509
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)893$1,72113
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,003$1,6484thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,019$1,53816
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$1,5243thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)940$1,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)888$1,3902thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)923$1,9515
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)610$1,5001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)838$1,42612
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)848$1,3613thin

Every lot

105 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
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1168413.06/cwt400.00–450.006944
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225425.00/cwt425.00–425.009562
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245300.00/cwt300.00–300.007351
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260407.31/cwt400.00–415.001,0596
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275330.11/cwt285.00–375.009084
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2322358.45/cwt340.00–370.001,1546
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323386.43/cwt375.00–400.001,2486
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368348.91/cwt300.00–370.001,2846
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374390.35/cwt375.00–400.001,46013
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413373.24/cwt350.00–400.001,54114
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2434333.67/cwt300.00–370.001,4487
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475329.05/cwt316.00–340.001,56315
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480288.54/cwt275.00–300.001,3853
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523277.49/cwt275.00–280.001,4512
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525310.07/cwt300.00–322.001,62816
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565302.01/cwt295.00–315.001,70612
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567271.60/cwt250.00–287.001,5409
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623287.61/cwt279.00–300.001,7929
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6131
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added650250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6251
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668284.87/cwt280.00–290.001,9032
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9171
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added745235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7511
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added765248.97/cwt245.00–255.001,9053
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added810245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9851
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added895210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8801
Steers1450–1500Medium and Large 11,495130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,9441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1140319.29/cwt300.00–340.004472
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1168300.00/cwt300.00–300.005042
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2183256.99/cwt250.00–265.004702
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2218291.03/cwt275.00–300.006343
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1228332.07/cwt310.00–350.0075710
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2264296.45/cwt285.00–300.007834
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278335.14/cwt320.00–340.009324
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2317316.53/cwt300.00–335.001,0033
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332337.74/cwt324.00–350.001,12113
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375330.71/cwt320.00–345.001,24032
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376303.49/cwt285.00–322.001,1419
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410319.65/cwt310.00–335.001,31116
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427292.35/cwt260.00–328.001,24815
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473280.35/cwt270.00–297.001,3266
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476283.17/cwt275.00–301.001,34844
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519277.82/cwt265.00–290.001,44218
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520263.41/cwt250.00–275.001,3704
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563258.02/cwt250.00–272.001,4539
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622249.11/cwt240.00–260.001,54911
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672244.86/cwt235.00–250.001,6453
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675142.00/cwt142.00–142.009591
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6561
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2830165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1170350.00/cwt350.00–350.005951
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230372.93/cwt325.00–415.008582
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270378.61/cwt350.00–400.001,0224
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280320.20/cwt300.00–365.008977
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325390.55/cwt375.00–400.001,2699
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328326.42/cwt285.00–390.001,0713
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376384.62/cwt375.00–400.001,44613
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2376333.15/cwt300.00–360.001,2536
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429352.52/cwt335.00–370.001,51210
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435335.34/cwt320.00–350.001,4592
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1459331.41/cwt310.00–355.001,5217
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472300.53/cwt295.00–304.001,41914
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5151
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527289.72/cwt275.00–302.001,52714
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563256.09/cwt252.00–260.001,4422
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573279.28/cwt267.00–290.001,60010
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5191
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628244.42/cwt220.00–267.001,5357
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678226.00/cwt220.00–240.001,5325
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730217.28/cwt212.00–220.001,5863
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1795175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3911
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1830175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4531
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1880160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,306111.91/cwt100.00–126.001,4627
Bulls——1,667154.84/cwt154.00–157.502,5813
Bulls——1,805146.97/cwt140.00–150.002,65310
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003105.76/cwt90.00–110.001,06110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,059111.90/cwt108.00–115.001,1859
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08580.00/cwt80.00–80.008681
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,167120.30/cwt115.00–125.001,40423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,314131.86/cwt127.00–136.001,73312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,845117.17/cwt115.00–119.002,1622
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-37051,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27451,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27701,443.18/head1,250.00–1,600.001,4432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38191,740.69/head1,600.00–1,875.001,7412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38201,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28881,390.35/head1,275.00–1,500.001,3902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39101,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29231,778.75/head900.00–2,400.001,77910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39401,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29631,850.26/head1,000.00–2,500.001,8509
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29651,524.18/head1,100.00–1,800.001,5243
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39751,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,645.63/head1,500.00–1,800.001,6462
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0561,572.41/head1,250.00–1,800.001,57214
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0932,011.78/head1,400.00–2,450.002,01215
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,906.01/head1,400.00–2,500.001,90622
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-36101,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28452,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29971,967.89/head1,550.00–2,600.001,9683
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28381,425.50/head900.00–1,500.001,42612
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28481,361.30/head1,325.00–1,400.001,3613
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850127.01/cwt117.00–138.001,0802

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.