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Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 1
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
665 head
▼ 141 vs last sale 806▼ 516 vs year ago 1,181 · −43.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 170▼ 43 vs year ago 164 · −26.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 115 vs last sale 210▲ 38 vs year ago 57 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today, feeder steers sold mixed. Feeder heifers sold mixed, (under 450# sold 10.00 to 11.00 higher, over 450# sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower). Feeder bulls sold mixed with calves over 450# being 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $341.96/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 4 of 32 comparable sales and sits −54.27 against this barn's trailing median of $396.23.
Average price
$341.96
33 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,852
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$183
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$31.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.76
vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543351.521,90723
Medium and Large 2539319.951,72510thin
One grade step is worth $31.57/cwt here — about $183 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale33 hd
341.96
—
MS average6 barns · 65 hd
339.20
+2.76
This barn, trailing median32 sales
396.23
−54.27
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

32 sales
463413363313median 396.2303/0905/0407/0608/3111/02
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.01, low $327.31, median $396.23 across 32 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—Low1,546178.642,76119
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,199153.981,84641
CowsLean 85-90%Low961130.251,25134

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)1,049$2,4108
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,009$2,25512
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$2,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)999$2,1295
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$2,0751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)755$2,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,084$1,8957
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)965$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,138$1,6534thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)965$1,6001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)930$3,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)895$2,0001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,520$4,3212thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,146$2,8894thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)668$2,5503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)884$2,5365
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,005$2,5001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)733$1,5816
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)829$1,47911

Every lot

111 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1215470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,0111
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1265485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,2851
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325436.73/cwt425.00–450.001,4192
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372413.17/cwt400.00–440.001,5375
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378433.23/cwt420.00–455.001,6386
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422420.74/cwt410.00–430.001,7766
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2457370.07/cwt355.00–380.001,6913
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477402.98/cwt390.00–420.001,9228
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1506379.96/cwt370.00–390.001,9238
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7391
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569353.11/cwt340.00–365.002,0096
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619332.40/cwt325.00–350.002,0584
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658309.96/cwt300.00–320.002,0402
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3151
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1561
Steers1500–1550Medium and Large 11,520182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,7661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2163382.38/cwt375.00–390.006232
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1224459.02/cwt450.00–475.001,0285
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2267386.78/cwt350.00–430.001,0335
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278464.32/cwt450.00–475.001,29113
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318445.32/cwt430.00–460.001,41611
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2331383.03/cwt350.00–420.001,2688
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368427.62/cwt420.00–450.001,5749
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379394.40/cwt370.00–415.001,49510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413410.08/cwt400.00–435.001,69410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427373.70/cwt350.00–395.001,5969
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471366.09/cwt360.00–385.001,72418
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475334.89/cwt300.00–350.001,5918
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515348.92/cwt335.00–365.001,79711
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532321.52/cwt300.00–330.001,7107
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573322.20/cwt310.00–330.001,8469
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9141
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1603310.02/cwt305.00–315.001,8692
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630286.05/cwt280.00–292.001,8022
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668303.57/cwt300.00–307.002,0282
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8761
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1818240.21/cwt230.00–250.001,9652
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1945235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2211
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,015190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9291
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,118184.92/cwt180.00–190.002,0672
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,165158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,8411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1180508.78/cwt500.00–515.009164
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1222486.47/cwt480.00–500.001,0803
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2238432.37/cwt360.00–460.001,0294
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280465.52/cwt450.00–485.001,3037
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2281434.05/cwt375.00–465.001,22011
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy290510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,4791
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy300495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,4851
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318460.86/cwt450.00–480.001,4668
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2321418.99/cwt350.00–460.001,3458
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370437.65/cwt425.00–455.001,61913
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378412.23/cwt390.00–435.001,55810
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420407.26/cwt390.00–425.001,71010
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430382.67/cwt330.00–415.001,64519
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473359.13/cwt350.00–365.001,6996
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474368.73/cwt360.00–385.001,74816
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523331.63/cwt320.00–340.001,7346
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529362.07/cwt345.00–375.001,91515
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563302.44/cwt300.00–310.001,7034
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568331.75/cwt320.00–345.001,8848
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2603300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8092
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1634308.71/cwt295.00–325.001,9574
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680254.93/cwt250.00–260.001,7342
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705272.52/cwt270.00–275.001,9212
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2743224.92/cwt200.00–250.001,6712
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2788235.03/cwt225.00–245.001,8522
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1945215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0321
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1975185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,290138.61/cwt125.00–152.001,7883
Bulls——1,444175.60/cwt174.00–180.002,5366
Bulls——1,676187.29/cwt183.00–193.003,1396
Bulls——1,695200.26/cwt200.00–201.003,3944
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%886120.90/cwt110.00–125.001,0719
Cows—Lean 85-90%982131.96/cwt126.00–139.001,29621
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,016142.31/cwt140.00–145.001,4464
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160147.01/cwt140.00–151.001,70520
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196158.09/cwt152.00–163.001,89115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,334166.95/cwt164.00–170.002,2276
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1462,889.31/head2,500.00–3,550.002,8894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5204,320.72/head4,000.00–4,600.004,3212
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27552,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29202,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29651,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39651,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29852,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29992,128.93/head1,900.00–2,500.002,1295
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0092,254.69/head2,000.00–2,500.002,25512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0201,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0372,410.88/head2,000.00–2,850.002,4117
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,919.18/head1,700.00–2,200.001,9196
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1302,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1381,653.10/head1,260.00–1,850.001,6534
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,7231
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-36001,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-26301,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-36403,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27353,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38752,367.86/head2,250.00–2,500.002,3682
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0052,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0353,046.38/head3,000.00–3,100.003,0462
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28952,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29303,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2695242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,6851
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-37021,557.60/head1,350.00–1,750.001,5583
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-27051,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-27531,806.48/head1,750.00–1,850.001,8062
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 2-37651,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 2-37851,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-38291,528.21/head800.00–1,900.001,5284
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28671,625.43/head1,500.00–1,875.001,6255

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.