Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2026-03-23

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 23
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
700 head
▲ 310 vs last sale 390▼ 69 vs year ago 769 · −9.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 99▲ 2 vs year ago 138 · +1.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
134 head
▼ 110 vs last sale 244▲ 13 vs year ago 121 · +10.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold higher 15.00 to 20.00. Feeder heifers sold higher 20.00 to 30.00. Feeder bulls sold mixed. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to lower 4.00.

Extremely strong market for light calves.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $397.98/cwt on 23 head, up $8.71 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 26 of 34 comparable sales and sits +20.19 against this barn's trailing median of $377.80.
Average price
$397.98
▲ 8.71 vs prior sale
23 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,148
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$186
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$46.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.91
vs MS average
−27.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533416.342,21914thin
Medium and Large 2550369.432,0339thin
One grade step is worth $46.91/cwt here — about $186 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 sale23 hd
397.98
—
MS average13 barns · 190 hd
396.07
+1.91
National average176 barns · 15,314 hd
425.19
−27.21
This barn, trailing median34 sales
377.80
+20.19
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—Low1,553194.273,01610
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,078165.331,78361
CowsLean 85-90%Average910142.581,29823

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$3,0464thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$3,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$2,9449
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$2,7122thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,082$2,6183thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$2,61111
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,034$2,46020
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,130$2,1866
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,200$2,1005
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)996$2,02011
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)883$1,8382thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)750$2,5001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)845$2,4001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)925$2,4001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,040$3,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,029$4,3284thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)964$3,45910
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)973$2,8002thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)660$2,0501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)725$1,9175
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)917$1,7807
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$1,6505

Every lot

134 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,3841
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1235672.55/cwt670.00–675.001,5802
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1274635.26/cwt620.00–655.001,7415
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,9031
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325615.47/cwt600.00–635.002,0006
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,9601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added353600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,1187
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378545.60/cwt525.00–580.002,0628
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378529.70/cwt500.00–550.002,0025
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414536.07/cwt525.00–550.002,21913
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,2849
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433479.23/cwt450.00–505.002,0754
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468466.64/cwt450.00–490.002,1847
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471510.61/cwt500.00–530.002,4057
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1511476.00/cwt470.00–480.002,4325
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2543412.56/cwt400.00–425.002,2402
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1561459.48/cwt450.00–475.002,57810
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3801
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612388.19/cwt375.00–415.002,3763
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5191
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720320.28/cwt310.00–330.002,3062
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,165230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,6801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1118980.43/cwt960.00–1,000.001,1572
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1155780.00/cwt780.00–780.001,2091
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2190500.00/cwt500.00–500.009501
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225612.72/cwt600.00–645.001,3794
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2231533.55/cwt430.00–590.001,2335
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275553.11/cwt545.00–570.001,5215
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2283523.82/cwt500.00–540.001,4823
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320507.50/cwt490.00–525.001,62411
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332447.30/cwt350.00–485.001,4859
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2362429.16/cwt350.00–470.001,5549
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374488.39/cwt475.00–515.001,82712
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422490.00/cwt470.00–505.002,06813
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422436.38/cwt350.00–480.001,84213
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433487.00/cwt487.00–487.002,1098
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2464421.52/cwt375.00–460.001,9567
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469452.00/cwt452.00–452.002,12010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479457.54/cwt440.00–480.002,1929
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513433.84/cwt420.00–460.002,2269
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532393.01/cwt380.00–400.002,0915
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569384.83/cwt370.00–395.002,1905
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573339.95/cwt300.00–355.001,9484
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615371.72/cwt360.00–385.002,2864
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2638337.53/cwt335.00–340.002,1532
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9831
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,5451
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723319.98/cwt315.00–325.002,3132
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1311
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1311
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,085200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1125931.90/cwt830.00–1,000.001,1654
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 2145600.00/cwt600.00–600.008701
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1150800.00/cwt800.00–800.001,2001
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,5601
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265535.38/cwt500.00–575.001,4192
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280625.30/cwt590.00–645.001,7513
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325547.57/cwt530.00–570.001,7805
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326612.26/cwt590.00–630.001,9964
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1364574.04/cwt560.00–590.002,0905
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368525.04/cwt470.00–550.001,9327
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419528.77/cwt515.00–545.002,21610
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438507.47/cwt495.00–520.002,2234
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2458434.58/cwt400.00–485.001,9903
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479481.90/cwt460.00–495.002,3087
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516456.19/cwt445.00–490.002,3547
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2261
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560441.65/cwt430.00–450.002,4733
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2562440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,47310
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575383.81/cwt345.00–415.002,2077
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1626364.70/cwt335.00–380.002,2834
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675347.33/cwt340.00–360.002,3444
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680334.78/cwt325.00–345.002,2772
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2723304.79/cwt285.00–325.002,2042
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1788318.76/cwt317.50–320.002,5122
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4041
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2863202.52/cwt200.00–205.001,7482
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1985250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4631
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,025220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2551
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 11,130215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,4301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,080154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,6631
Bulls——1,480179.48/cwt177.00–182.002,6562
Bulls——1,563190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,9702
Bulls——1,672209.95/cwt205.00–214.003,5105
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%885151.83/cwt150.00–157.001,3445
Cows—Lean 85-90%890133.87/cwt130.00–137.501,1915
Cows—Lean 85-90%928142.37/cwt140.00–149.001,32113
Cows—Boner 80-85%967154.82/cwt150.00–159.001,49716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,070164.01/cwt160.00–170.001,75525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178175.40/cwt171.00–181.002,06620
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0403,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28713,451.82/head2,800.00–3,750.003,4523
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29153,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39583,108.22/head3,000.00–3,300.003,1084
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39702,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29752,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0053,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0224,436.87/head3,300.00–5,000.004,4373
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0504,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2754,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows21 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-26331,223.32/head1,200.00–1,250.001,2232
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-26751,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-36851,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-26951,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38731,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39052,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3915150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3731
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3950150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29952,711.56/head2,300.00–3,000.002,7122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,944.44/head2,350.00–3,350.002,9449
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0303,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0782,596.92/head1,600.00–3,000.002,59718
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0822,617.57/head2,250.00–3,300.002,6183
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0922,622.30/head2,200.00–3,000.002,62210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0953,045.66/head2,200.00–3,600.003,0464
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1002,138.71/head2,050.00–2,200.002,1393
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,7281
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1212,260.45/head1,950.00–2,350.002,2607
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,233.12/head2,200.00–2,250.002,2333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1005
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows10 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 2-3615800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 2-36401,385.00/head1,385.00–1,385.001,3851
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-36602,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-37332,076.79/head2,000.00–2,150.002,0772
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-27602,023.03/head2,000.00–2,050.002,0232
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-39051,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2928180.70/cwt173.00–190.001,6772
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,952.04/head1,850.00–2,250.001,9525
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0501,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6505
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,325179.50/cwt179.50–179.502,3781
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28452,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29252,400.00/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.