Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

1,005 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.43/cwt ≈ $512/hd at 422 lb · 23 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.14/cwt ≈ $676/hd at 563 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.94/cwt ≈ $606/hd at 518 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,005	853	1,177
Feeder cattle	842	—	920
Slaughter cattle	99	—	123
Replacement cattle	64	—	134

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cattle were 1.00-2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
200–240	220	2	167.00–172.00	$169.73	$373
275–295	283	4	160.00–174.00	$167.02	$473
300–335	319	5	159.00–173.00	$166.57	$531
365–395	384	5	145.00–156.00	$151.30	$581
410 fancy	410	1	165.00	$165.00	$676
400–445	420	15	145.00–160.00	$151.48	$636
450–485	469	8	140.00–152.00	$144.28	$677
495 fancy	495	2	156.00	$156.00	$772
500–540	515	6	140.00–149.00	$142.76	$735
550–590	568	9	125.00–140.00	$134.40	$763
615–640	628	5	120.00–135.00	$126.72	$796
670–680	676	4	115.00–125.00	$121.25	$820
720	720	1	106.00	$106.00	$763
880	880	1	95.00	$95.00	$836
1335	1335	1	65.00	$65.00	$868

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
195	195	1	145.00	$145.00	$283
200	200	1	160.00	$160.00	$320
265–295	284	8	135.00–158.00	$146.28	$415
300–345	329	7	136.00–150.00	$144.77	$476
365–390	378	9	125.00–147.00	$136.43	$516
400–435	418	8	120.00–142.00	$132.84	$555
450–495	472	9	125.00–140.00	$132.92	$627
500–545	523	10	120.00–135.00	$126.71	$663
550–585	572	6	110.00–124.00	$115.63	$661
605–635	615	4	100.00–120.00	$111.43	$685
650–695	675	3	95.00–110.00	$101.83	$687
740	740	2	90.00–106.00	$98.00	$725
835	835	1	91.00	$91.00	$760

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
390	390	7	158.00	$158.00	$616
400	400	1	120.00	$120.00	$480
484	484	12	135.00	$135.00	$653
547	547	15	142.50	$142.50	$779
560	560	11	133.00	$133.00	$745
615–640	628	17	135.00–139.00	$136.84	$859

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
170	170	1	140.00	$140.00	$238
225	225	1	130.00	$130.00	$292
255–290	277	3	130.00–135.00	$133.28	$369
310–345	329	10	125.00–140.00	$130.73	$430
350–390	375	18	120.00–133.00	$127.16	$477
400–445	422	23	115.00–128.00	$121.43	$512
450–495	469	14	115.00–123.00	$119.68	$561
475 fancy	475	1	135.00	$135.00	$641
500–540	518	19	113.00–121.00	$116.94	$606
550–590	566	9	110.00–117.00	$114.36	$647
605–640	618	5	94.00–115.00	$109.10	$674
650–685	666	6	104.00–115.00	$108.33	$721
735–740	738	2	100.00–108.00	$103.99	$767
790	790	1	100.00	$100.00	$790
815	815	1	90.00	$90.00	$734
965	965	1	80.00	$80.00	$772

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
140	140	1	121.00	$121.00	$169
205–225	219	4	120.00–134.00	$126.17	$276
260–295	283	10	120.00–132.00	$126.41	$358
305–345	329	9	115.00–131.00	$122.20	$402
350–390	370	15	110.00–129.00	$120.34	$445
410–445	428	16	110.00–124.00	$114.79	$491
450–490	470	6	105.00–115.00	$109.17	$513
515–545	532	5	100.00–115.00	$108.34	$576
595	595	1	106.00	$106.00	$631
600	600	1	105.00	$105.00	$630
690	690	2	80.00–95.00	$87.50	$604

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
331	331	5	132.00	$132.00	$437
354	354	7	132.50	$132.50	$469
431	431	10	130.00	$130.00	$560
480	480	17	127.00	$127.00	$610
518	518	7	120.00	$120.00	$622
560–564	563	21	120.00–121.00	$120.14	$676

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
210–220	215	2	157.00–160.00	$158.53	$341
285–295	290	2	162.00–165.00	$163.47	$474
305–345	325	3	150.00–160.00	$156.87	$510
350–395	374	13	130.00–160.00	$147.30	$551
400–435	419	13	125.00–160.00	$138.14	$579
455–490	475	17	120.00–132.00	$127.74	$607
505–545	520	11	115.00–130.00	$123.51	$642
550–595	570	4	115.00–120.00	$116.21	$662
600–640	617	3	110.00	$110.00	$679
650–685	665	6	100.00–110.00	$104.99	$698
700–720	710	6	93.00–105.00	$102.02	$724
825	825	1	90.00	$90.00	$742
875	875	1	90.00	$90.00	$788

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
250–265	258	2	130.00–150.00	$139.71	$360
300–325	313	3	130.00–144.00	$137.93	$432
350–390	376	9	110.00–140.00	$127.85	$481
400–435	415	12	115.00–130.00	$121.75	$505
450–495	479	10	110.00–128.00	$119.21	$571
500–540	518	5	110.00–120.00	$114.27	$592
560–570	564	4	105.00–115.00	$112.22	$633
600–620	610	3	105.00–110.00	$106.67	$651
655	655	1	100.00	$100.00	$655
700	700	1	102.00	$102.00	$714
785	785	1	80.00	$80.00	$628
960	960	1	70.00	$70.00	$672
1115	1115	1	65.50	$65.50	$730

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790–1105	940	85-90%	11	25.00–39.00	$35.42	$333
785–1490	1074	85-90%	31	40.00–47.00	$43.03	$462
890–1420	1154	85-90%	16	46.00–51.00	$47.70	$550

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1125	1125	80-85%	1	53.00	$53.00	$596
1135–1645	1335	80-85%	13	45.00–50.00	$48.36	$646

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1230–1480	1385	75-80%	3	44.50–48.00	$45.90	$636

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1365–1655	1511	5	69.50–83.00	$75.79	$1,145

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1000	883	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	800.00–925.00	$825.24
820–980	924	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	475.00–600.00	$526.83
1010	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
900–1145	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	900.00–1,050.00	$960.03
1045–1120	1083	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	625.00–750.00	$689.67
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
1090–1200	1173	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	550.00–1,000.00	$895.42
1150–1200	1188	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	600.00–850.00	$789.47
1285–1410	1348	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00–675.00	$663.08

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	850.00–900.00	$875.00
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,050.00–1,100.00	$1,080.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.