Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

1,274 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.16/cwt -3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $493/hd at 417 lb · 30 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $126.99/cwt -11.15 vs last sale · ≈ $528/hd at 416 lb · 28 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $138.35/cwt -8.95 vs last sale · ≈ $513/hd at 371 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,274	1,005	1,222
Feeder cattle	1,039	842	1,000
Slaughter cattle	147	99	137
Replacement cattle	88	64	85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady. Feeder steers were lower 5-12. Feeder heifers were lower 5-8.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	225	4	142.00–155.00	$149.73	$337	-20.00
255–295	281	5	150.00–162.00	$153.01	$430	-14.01
300–345	318	9	145.00–162.00	$152.19	$484	-14.38
355–395	372	21	140.00–156.00	$146.66	$546	-4.64
405–445	427	19	136.00–155.00	$145.73	$622	-5.75
450–490	468	18	130.00–145.00	$138.65	$649	-5.63
500–545	521	16	123.00–135.00	$130.06	$678	-12.70
555–595	573	6	116.00–130.00	$125.13	$717	-9.27
600–640	620	9	115.00–130.00	$122.25	$758	-4.47
650–695	669	7	110.00–125.00	$115.72	$774	-5.53
700–740	721	4	115.00–120.00	$117.49	$847	+11.49
770–785	778	2	85.00–100.00	$92.57	$720	—
995	995	1	82.00	$82.00	$816	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381–390	388	21	151.00–153.00	$151.47	$588	-6.53
480	480	6	141.00	$141.00	$677	+6.00
502	502	15	134.00–135.00	$134.33	$674	—
577–580	579	12	121.00–130.00	$126.26	$731	-6.74
704	704	9	120.00	$120.00	$845	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–165	163	2	131.00–147.00	$139.12	$227	-5.88
225–240	233	4	130.00–144.00	$138.55	$323	-21.45
260–295	282	5	120.00–141.00	$133.82	$377	-12.46
320–340	329	8	130.00–142.00	$136.89	$450	-7.88
360–390	379	6	120.00–140.00	$131.79	$499	-4.64
405–445	423	13	120.00–135.00	$128.77	$545	-4.07
450–490	476	7	115.00–130.00	$122.94	$585	-9.98
515–530	523	4	110.00–120.00	$116.28	$608	-10.43
580	580	1	105.00	$105.00	$609	-10.63
600–630	618	3	110.00	$110.00	$680	-1.43
650	650	1	80.00	$80.00	$520	-21.83
855	855	1	80.00	$80.00	$684	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
125	125	1	142.00	$142.00	$178	—
190–195	193	2	136.00–139.00	$137.52	$265	-2.48
210–215	213	2	128.00–130.00	$129.01	$275	-0.99
255–295	277	16	120.00–132.00	$126.92	$352	-6.36
300–335	317	18	120.00–130.00	$125.03	$396	-5.70
350–390	370	18	118.00–126.00	$121.35	$449	-5.81
400–445	417	30	112.00–123.00	$118.16	$493	-3.27
450–490	469	21	110.00–120.00	$113.68	$533	-6.00
500–540	516	20	105.00–115.00	$110.93	$572	-6.01
550–575	562	7	100.00–110.00	$105.73	$594	-8.63
605–635	621	5	90.00–109.00	$101.15	$628	-7.95
660–670	665	2	100.00–102.00	$100.99	$672	-7.34
700	700	2	85.00–90.00	$87.50	$612	—
825	825	2	80.00–82.00	$81.00	$668	-9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–190	170	2	120.00–126.00	$122.65	$209	—
210–235	224	5	110.00–128.00	$117.94	$264	-8.23
265–295	280	6	116.00–124.00	$120.30	$337	-6.11
300–340	322	14	110.00–125.00	$119.84	$386	-2.36
360–395	380	10	110.00–121.00	$116.78	$444	-3.56
405–445	426	18	106.00–117.00	$110.80	$472	-3.99
450–480	468	13	100.00–115.00	$107.37	$502	-1.80
505–545	515	4	100.00–106.00	$101.47	$523	-6.87
550–570	560	5	100.00–105.00	$103.79	$581	-2.21
615	615	1	70.00	$70.00	$430	-35.00
695	695	1	82.00	$82.00	$570	-5.50
770	770	1	76.00	$76.00	$585	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–397	379	13	122.00–124.50	$123.49	$468	-9.01
430	430	11	120.00	$120.00	$516	-10.00
480–499	497	9	114.00–120.00	$119.36	$593	-7.64
527–530	528	16	115.00	$115.00	$607	-5.00
583	583	13	115.00	$115.00	$670	-5.14
674	674	7	107.00	$107.00	$721	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	164.00	$164.00	$303	—
200–235	218	3	140.00–154.00	$148.99	$325	-9.54
250–290	269	10	130.00–160.00	$144.06	$388	-19.41
300–345	325	23	135.00–160.00	$146.61	$476	-10.26
350–395	371	24	125.00–150.00	$138.35	$513	-8.95
400–445	416	28	120.00–140.00	$126.99	$528	-11.15
450–495	473	17	114.00–129.00	$120.40	$569	-7.34
500–540	520	10	105.00–120.00	$114.00	$593	-9.51
550–595	572	11	105.00–120.00	$109.75	$628	-6.46
600–620	608	6	98.00–105.00	$102.79	$625	-7.21
650–670	663	3	90.00–95.00	$91.68	$608	-13.31
755	755	1	85.00	$85.00	$642	—
900	900	1	85.00	$85.00	$765	—
990	990	1	70.00	$70.00	$693	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155–195	175	2	125.00–126.00	$125.56	$220	—
225–230	228	2	134.00–140.00	$136.97	$312	—
250–295	272	6	131.00–143.00	$137.09	$373	-2.62
300–345	327	9	120.00–140.00	$130.96	$428	-6.97
350–390	373	13	116.00–140.00	$131.66	$491	+3.81
400–445	420	19	110.00–130.00	$121.17	$509	-0.58
450–495	478	16	103.00–120.00	$113.09	$541	-6.12
500–540	514	9	94.00–115.00	$106.48	$547	-7.79
550–580	569	7	95.00–110.00	$102.01	$580	-10.21
600	600	1	100.00	$100.00	$600	-6.67
655–695	676	5	85.00–95.00	$90.32	$611	-9.68
775	775	1	83.00	$83.00	$643	+3.00
865–895	880	2	75.00–86.00	$80.41	$708	—
915	915	1	81.00	$81.00	$741	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1200	933	85-90%	22	25.00–39.50	$33.45	$312	-1.97
805–1375	1085	85-90%	62	40.00–49.50	$45.23	$491	+2.20
1090–1245	1152	85-90%	3	50.50–52.00	$50.99	$587	+3.29

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1590	1222	80-85%	15	45.00–51.50	$48.19	$589	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440	1440	75-80%	1	45.00	$45.00	$648	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1655	1411	8	72.00–83.00	$79.70	$1,125	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645–1075	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	300.00–650.00	$548.21
900–975	944	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	500.00–620.00	$576.51

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	375.00	$375.00
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
680–1300	993	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	400.00–1,175.00	$737.94
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
870–1345	1049	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	550.00–1,200.00	$821.95
860–1405	1112	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	450.00–800.00	$604.99
935–1620	1204	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	550.00–1,225.00	$904.32

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
895–1010	953	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,023.49	+23.49
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1095	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
880–1395	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	750.00–1,325.00	$1,109.82	+234.82
1260	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

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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.