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Lately I've been playing a bunch of lower point games, generally 1k. With what I have seen, the CSM codex really doesn't scale down very well.
With what I've noticed, cult troops are a no go, because they are too expensive. I would also like to avoid using Heldrakes, because I have a lot of AA in my area, plus I just don't want to use them.
A couple things that I think do well in low point games are: cultists-duh, spawn with a Khorne jugger lord. Autocannon Havocs- depending on the matchup.

What else can you guys think of?
Is there a truly competitive 1k CSM list out there?

Juggerlord with stuff @170
3x 10 Cultist @150
5 Spawns @150
5 Spawns @150
5 Spawns @150
5 Havoc with Autocannons @115
5 Havoc with Autocannons @115

This is what i would go with.

I will take a stab at it.

Lord, MoN, lc-95

Plague marines, 2 melta, rhino, hml-187
Plague marines, 2 melta, rhino, hml-187
Plague marines, 2 plasmaguns-150
Plague marines, 2 plasmaguns-150

Pred, side lc-115
Pred, side lc-115

Total=999

First strike, rhino confers first blood.
Second strike, only 20 soldiers and 1 weak lord.
Third strike, no anti air units. However can replace 2 pred for 2 havoc squad with 4 ac each.

lord, MoS, LC-95

Noise marine+5, bm-240
Noise marine +5, bm-240
Noise marine+3, 7 ccw, doom siren, mb, rhino-208 (lord retinue)

oblit, MoN, 76
Oblit,-70
Oblit-70

Total-999

I like the noise marine list, but I'd cut one marine from the combat squad to get MoN on all the oblits.

I'd run with this.

HQ
Chaos Lord, Terminator Armor, MoN 125

Troops
7 Plague Marines, VoLW, 2 Plasma Guns 205
6 Plague Marines, VoLW, 2 Plasma Guns 180
6 Plague Marines, VoLW, 2 Plasma Guns 180

Heavy Support
5 Havocs, VoLW, MoN, 4 Autocannons 135
1 Obliterator, MoN, 76
1 Obliterator, MoN, 76

977 as it stands so you have a little room to adjust as you want to, maybe kit the lord out differently. I find with all the objective based missions that just controlling your deployment zone and the middle of the board wins you most missions. This army can do that, and you can even choose to DS the Oblits onto easy targets in his zone if they present themselves.

I disagree that cult troops are a bad option. 19 Plague Marines are pretty hard to kill thanks to T5 and FNP. And all the cult troop options are fearless, and I feel like that is often overlooked. I've had single plague marines left standing either holding an objective or denying someone else control of theirs; regular CSMs just can do that. They are always worth it.

Heldrake I'd the best unit in the codex, and arguably the game. You're crazy not using them