Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2025-04-07

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 7
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
234 head
▼ 365 vs last sale 599▼ 462 vs year ago 696 · −66.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 115▼ 125 vs year ago 201 · −62.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
154 head
▲ 125 vs last sale 29▼ 62 vs year ago 216 · −28.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Light run today. Steers sold lower $15-20, with the exception of a few light calves bringing $5. Heifers sold mixed higher $8 to lower $5. Slaughter cows sold lower: boning cows lower $3-5, lean cows lower $15-20. Slaughter bulls sold lower $10-15.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $298.79/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −79.01 against this barn's trailing median of $377.80.
Average price
$298.79
15 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,587
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$201
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$29.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.40
vs MS average
−17.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536308.641,65510thin
Medium and Large 2521279.071,4545thin
One grade step is worth $29.57/cwt here — about $201 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 sale15 hd
298.79
—
MS average13 barns · 199 hd
297.39
+1.40
National average178 barns · 10,561 hd
316.55
−17.76
This barn, trailing median34 sales
377.80
−79.01
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—Low1,508153.492,31412
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,539134.502,0704thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,158129.861,50320
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low962116.911,12520

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)1,056$2,2449
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,067$2,2093thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,051$2,00717
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,005$1,87328
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)780$1,7251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$1,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,009$1,5573thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)935$1,3252thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)875$1,8001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)880$2,0502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)825$2,7752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)981$2,52515
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)793$2,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)944$2,37411
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)797$1,1943thin

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2170400.00/cwt400.00–400.006801
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1188500.00/cwt500.00–500.009402
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1215500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0751
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2233350.05/cwt345.00–355.008162
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1021
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2711
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3431
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383390.00/cwt380.00–400.001,4944
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423384.94/cwt370.00–400.001,6288
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427343.59/cwt290.00–365.001,4676
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2453362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,64211
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471357.69/cwt350.00–380.001,6857
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473332.25/cwt300.00–350.001,5723
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520333.99/cwt315.00–345.001,73710
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568267.40/cwt260.00–275.001,5192
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570333.82/cwt315.00–340.001,9035
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620310.00/cwt300.00–316.001,9223
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6741
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6251
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0701
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1717246.29/cwt239.00–250.001,7663
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8501
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1970227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,2071
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2165360.00/cwt300.00–410.005942
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1170435.00/cwt435.00–435.007401
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2218339.08/cwt300.00–385.007392
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1243372.37/cwt360.00–385.009052
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273377.29/cwt375.00–380.001,0302
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275330.00/cwt330.00–330.009081
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1343377.45/cwt370.00–385.001,2952
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375353.16/cwt350.00–360.001,3243
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378378.34/cwt370.00–390.001,4307
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2394375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4786
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425370.08/cwt360.00–385.001,5737
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4881
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2456365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6644
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467373.90/cwt360.00–385.001,74610
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468333.28/cwt300.00–365.001,5607
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513318.74/cwt310.00–335.001,6356
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521279.07/cwt270.00–300.001,4545
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571293.50/cwt285.00–305.001,6764
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618274.82/cwt260.00–290.001,6982
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673265.15/cwt257.00–277.001,7846
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,87114
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1742249.96/cwt240.00–260.001,8553
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,0011
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250345.00/cwt345.00–345.008631
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1272385.77/cwt365.00–400.001,0493
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315400.51/cwt390.00–414.001,2625
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1395375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415371.71/cwt370.00–375.001,5433
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1432378.00/cwt370.00–385.001,6335
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1461348.46/cwt335.00–375.001,6064
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468312.03/cwt300.00–325.001,4602
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514313.58/cwt300.00–320.001,6124
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5111
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567297.64/cwt285.00–314.001,6888
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1633259.98/cwt255.00–265.001,6462
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1758234.95/cwt230.00–240.001,7812
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3521
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8751
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1910220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0021
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,027184.72/cwt180.00–190.001,8973
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,180149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,7581
Bulls——1,506153.29/cwt150.00–157.002,30910
Bulls——1,850160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,9601
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%955100.00/cwt100.00–100.009551
Cows—Lean 85-90%960114.46/cwt108.00–117.001,09910
Cows—Lean 85-90%966121.52/cwt118.00–128.001,1749
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,129123.91/cwt120.00–127.001,3999
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,167140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6343
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,186132.75/cwt128.00–139.001,5748
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,403137.50/cwt137.00–138.001,9292
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,675143.00/cwt143.00–143.002,3951
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,675120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,0101
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-28802,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27903,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27902,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27952,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38452,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28602,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29512,323.69/head2,000.00–2,650.002,3247
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29772,466.16/head2,200.00–2,650.002,4669
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29882,613.53/head2,350.00–2,750.002,6146
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29932,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27801,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27951,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38501,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39051,578.31/head1,500.00–1,650.001,5782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39301,362.40/head1,000.00–1,525.001,3624
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0031,698.13/head1,650.00–1,750.001,6982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0171,958.60/head1,475.00–2,300.001,95924
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0201,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0562,243.66/head1,850.00–2,500.002,2449
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0672,209.22/head2,000.00–2,350.002,2093
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0712,064.70/head1,275.00–2,300.002,06515
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28751,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-27971,193.51/head1,125.00–1,250.001,1943

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.