Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

764 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.38/cwt +2.12 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 579 lb · 30 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $143.89/cwt +5.24 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 465 lb · 26 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.88/cwt -5.12 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 461 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	764	1,274	802
Feeder cattle	643	1,039	687
Slaughter cattle	98	147	70
Replacement cattle	23	88	45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows were higher 2-3. Slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder steers sold mixed 5 lower to 5 higher. Very good quality steers from 400#-500#. Feeder heifers were lower 1-3.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	141.00	$141.00	$388	-12.01
300–340	327	6	140.00–160.00	$146.36	$479	-5.83
350–395	371	17	135.00–155.00	$146.28	$543	-0.38
400–445	422	16	141.00–153.00	$146.74	$619	+1.01
450–490	465	26	130.00–150.00	$143.89	$669	+5.24
500–545	523	18	120.00–140.00	$126.95	$664	-3.11
550–595	570	11	120.00–130.00	$126.39	$720	+1.26
600–625	613	3	120.00–125.00	$123.30	$756	+1.05
690–695	693	2	108.00–113.00	$110.51	$766	-5.21
710–715	713	2	110.00	$110.00	$784	-7.49
760	760	1	110.00	$110.00	$836	+17.43

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–421	411	11	142.00–146.00	$143.86	$591	—
457–472	461	25	130.00–144.00	$135.88	$626	-5.12
530	530	16	128.00–135.00	$131.06	$695	-3.27
550–594	579	30	121.00–131.00	$128.38	$743	+2.12

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	129.00–130.00	$129.49	$373	-4.33
315–340	331	4	116.00–137.00	$126.63	$419	-10.26
365–390	378	4	115.00–135.00	$127.53	$482	-4.26
400–445	425	18	110.00–135.00	$120.82	$513	-7.95
450–490	475	10	110.00–135.00	$120.42	$572	-2.52
510–540	522	5	105.00–115.00	$113.03	$590	-3.25
560–575	569	4	105.00–115.00	$109.99	$626	+4.99
645	645	1	112.00	$112.00	$722	+2.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	10	110.00	$110.00	$506	—
543	543	8	105.00	$105.00	$570	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	269	4	129.00–133.00	$130.08	$350	+3.16
300–335	316	6	115.00–131.00	$122.66	$388	-2.37
350–395	377	12	115.00–130.00	$120.33	$454	-1.02
400–445	418	22	110.00–120.00	$114.88	$480	-3.28
450–495	469	20	103.00–113.00	$109.32	$513	-4.36
500–545	520	16	103.00–112.00	$107.96	$561	-2.97
550–580	569	9	100.00–108.00	$104.23	$593	-1.50
610–615	613	2	101.00–105.00	$103.01	$631	+1.86
680	680	1	100.00	$100.00	$680	-0.99
870	870	1	70.00	$70.00	$609	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	114.00	$114.00	$194	-8.65
230–245	238	3	110.00–119.00	$115.27	$274	-2.67
265–290	280	5	116.00–126.00	$121.23	$339	+0.93
300–330	315	5	100.00–124.00	$117.55	$370	-2.29
370–390	381	5	103.00–120.00	$113.30	$432	-3.48
410–440	426	9	100.00–118.00	$108.16	$461	-2.64
455–490	468	3	95.00–105.00	$101.51	$475	-5.86
500	500	2	95.00–100.00	$97.50	$488	-3.97
550–555	553	2	100.00–109.00	$104.48	$578	+0.69

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426	426	3	116.00	$116.00	$494	-4.00
861	861	4	91.00	$91.00	$784	—

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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	135.00	$135.00	$250	-29.00
235–240	238	3	140.00–152.00	$144.36	$344	-4.63
260–295	272	8	130.00–150.00	$145.10	$395	+1.04
300–345	322	14	135.00–152.00	$143.06	$461	-3.55
350–395	375	10	130.00–149.00	$138.41	$519	+0.06
405–435	422	8	120.00–130.00	$122.53	$517	-4.46
450–485	460	6	110.00–121.00	$115.97	$533	-4.43
505–545	527	8	100.00–110.00	$102.94	$542	-11.06
550–590	568	6	100.00–106.00	$102.17	$580	-7.58
620	620	3	94.00–100.00	$98.00	$608	-4.79
650	650	2	90.00–95.00	$92.50	$601	+0.82
715	715	1	89.00	$89.00	$636	—
850	850	1	75.00	$75.00	$638	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120	120	1	110.00	$110.00	$132	—
175–195	183	3	120.00–130.00	$123.55	$226	-2.01
200–245	223	4	100.00–132.00	$115.16	$257	-21.81
250–270	258	3	114.00–140.00	$128.13	$331	-8.96
305–330	318	2	136.00–139.00	$137.56	$437	+6.60
360–395	383	8	115.00–136.00	$122.63	$470	-9.03
415–445	430	6	105.00–120.00	$114.93	$494	-6.24
455–495	476	9	103.00–116.00	$109.46	$521	-3.63
505–540	520	5	90.00–110.00	$97.79	$509	-8.69
550–595	573	6	90.00–105.00	$95.63	$548	-6.38
600–620	610	3	90.00–95.00	$91.64	$559	-8.36

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–945	885	85-90%	3	29.00–33.00	$30.91	$274	—
695–1285	1060	85-90%	34	40.50–49.50	$46.08	$488	+0.85
1015–1400	1157	85-90%	9	50.00–53.00	$51.00	$590	+0.01

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1330	1172	80-85%	19	48.00–55.00	$52.06	$610	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555	1555	75-80%	1	47.00	$47.00	$731	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–2020	1416	17	70.00–85.00	$79.50	$1,126	-0.20

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	550.00	$550.00
715–980	867	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	550.00–575.00	$559.42
955	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	410.00	$410.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1040–1270	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	550.00–700.00	$632.47
1200–1250	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–800.00	$751.02

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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
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
1195	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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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.