Sale reports / Mississippi / Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS / 2026-09-07

Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MS

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Point, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 7
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2125
Feeder Cattle receipts
365 head
▼ 269 vs last sale 634▼ 821 vs year ago 1,186 · −69.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 101▼ 63 vs year ago 183 · −34.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 15▲ 2 vs year ago 72 · +2.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers, Heifers and bulls sold steady to $8 higher, Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $315.08/cwt on 26 head, down $7.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −62.72 against this barn's trailing median of $377.80.
Average price
$315.08
▼ 7.52 vs prior sale
26 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,743
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$395
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$33.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.72
vs MS average
−22.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2584325.001,8988thin
Medium and Large 1544314.451,71215thin
Medium and Large 2515291.751,5033thin
One grade step is worth $33.25/cwt here — about $395 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale26 hd
315.08
—
MS average14 barns · 230 hd
320.80
−5.72
National average138 barns · 5,113 hd
337.79
−22.71
This barn, trailing median34 sales
377.80
−62.72
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—Average1,555181.962,8298thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,181153.241,81022
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,285145.001,8631thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,056131.431,38841

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)1,050$3,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$3,5751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)996$3,44310
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,480$3,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$2,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)987$2,9176
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,130$2,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,240$1,9001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,435$4,2501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,270$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$3,1355
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,112$2,3455
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)890$2,2505
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)900$2,3501thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)993$2,3502thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)903$2,0943thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1185437.50/cwt435.00–440.008092
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1271470.28/cwt450.00–490.001,2744
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324465.11/cwt450.00–475.001,5077
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335377.50/cwt350.00–405.001,2652
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367440.18/cwt420.00–455.001,6153
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1412423.94/cwt415.00–440.001,7477
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2437383.80/cwt350.00–405.001,6773
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462398.22/cwt385.00–415.001,8406
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478378.77/cwt375.00–385.001,8114
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520366.35/cwt350.00–380.001,9057
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1552345.03/cwt340.00–365.001,9059
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615335.08/cwt330.00–340.002,0612
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8951
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670312.22/cwt300.00–325.002,0922
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1392
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215455.00/cwt455.00–455.009781
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283468.30/cwt455.00–475.001,3255
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0151
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331422.09/cwt400.00–445.001,3974
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360402.34/cwt380.00–435.001,4486
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390345.00/cwt305.00–385.001,3462
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427361.71/cwt335.00–375.001,54515
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440330.34/cwt300.00–355.001,4533
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465303.86/cwt295.00–320.001,4134
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469328.04/cwt305.00–355.001,5398
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515291.75/cwt275.00–300.001,5033
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522321.83/cwt310.00–330.001,6809
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578303.39/cwt295.00–315.001,7546
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8988
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620289.81/cwt280.00–300.001,7973
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2225455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,0241
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1228463.19/cwt450.00–475.001,0562
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1281450.59/cwt400.00–505.001,2665
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315437.62/cwt430.00–445.001,3792
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324435.86/cwt400.00–485.001,4127
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371421.04/cwt385.00–450.001,5627
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3481
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1414409.22/cwt390.00–425.001,69410
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470333.95/cwt300.00–380.001,5703
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480370.20/cwt350.00–400.001,77712
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6581
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514339.82/cwt320.00–385.001,7477
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7981
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1595315.00/cwt305.00–325.001,8742
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619307.82/cwt300.00–317.001,9056
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655259.92/cwt250.00–270.001,7022
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8622
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718259.84/cwt250.00–270.001,8663
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2790247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,9511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,533185.12/cwt172.00–201.002,8386
Bulls——1,620172.47/cwt170.00–175.002,7942
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%918106.30/cwt101.00–110.009763
Cows—Lean 85-90%975118.02/cwt114.00–124.001,1518
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,092137.52/cwt125.00–147.001,50230
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181153.24/cwt147.00–167.001,81022
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,285145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,8631
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2703,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4354,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-27852,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29032,093.73/head1,700.00–2,600.002,0943
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,300.00/cwt2,300.00–2,300.0023,8051
Stock Cows—Large 1-21,2002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 28902,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2505
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0703,077.34/head2,950.00–3,200.003,0772
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,382.67/head2,100.00–2,650.002,3832
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1053,561.09/head3,500.00–3,650.003,5612
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1372,319.35/head2,050.00–2,800.002,3193
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28101,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28402,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0133,498.27/head2,300.00–3,950.003,4989
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0223,200.29/head2,750.00–3,500.003,2005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0503,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1253,575.00/head3,575.00–3,575.003,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4803,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001

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.