Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 2, 2020

988 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.50/cwt ≈ $639/hd at 505 lb · 69 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $134.38/cwt -9.51 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 470 lb · 24 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.48/cwt ≈ $554/hd at 368 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	988	764	1,327
Feeder cattle	704	643	1,131
Slaughter cattle	127	98	168
Replacement cattle	157	23	28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady. Feeder steers sold mixed 5 higher to 3 lower. Heifers were 3-5 higher. 1 load of steers weighing 720 lbs brought $130. 1 load of heifers weighing 680 lbs brought $123.5.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	152.50	$152.50	$366	—
270–290	280	4	150.00–155.00	$152.50	$427	+11.50
305–345	326	8	145.00–152.50	$148.35	$484	+1.99
355–395	377	15	140.00–155.00	$148.19	$559	+1.91
400–445	416	17	136.00–150.00	$142.90	$594	-3.84
450–495	470	24	127.00–141.00	$134.38	$632	-9.51
500–535	513	13	125.00–138.00	$130.46	$669	+3.51
555–580	566	5	120.00–129.00	$126.20	$714	-0.19
600–640	614	8	115.00–120.00	$119.38	$733	-3.92
650–680	666	7	115.00–120.00	$118.01	$786	+7.50
700–740	721	4	109.00–115.00	$111.26	$802	+1.26
780	780	1	110.00	$110.00	$858	±0.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–291	288	10	145.00–150.00	$146.46	$422	—
356–375	368	21	147.00–152.00	$150.48	$554	—
434–438	436	21	141.00–143.50	$141.96	$619	-1.90
586	586	4	125.00	$125.00	$732	-3.38
667	667	2	125.50	$125.50	$837	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	175	3	127.00–130.00	$129.06	$226	—
205–235	221	5	125.00–137.50	$133.10	$294	—
255–290	275	3	120.00–140.00	$127.88	$352	-1.61
320–330	325	2	130.00–142.00	$135.91	$442	+9.28
355–395	375	2	139.00	$139.00	$521	+11.47
425–445	435	5	125.00–133.00	$128.57	$559	+7.75
450–485	471	7	115.00–132.00	$124.16	$585	+3.74
515–545	528	4	104.00–122.00	$110.37	$583	-2.66
550–590	568	7	107.00–121.00	$113.17	$643	+3.18
605	605	1	108.00	$108.00	$653	—
775	775	1	85.00	$85.00	$659	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	6	122.00	$122.00	$305	—
300–315	301	14	122.00–123.00	$122.07	$367	—
356–395	359	15	122.00–124.00	$123.85	$445	—
423	423	12	122.00	$122.00	$516	+6.00
505	505	69	126.50	$126.50	$639	—
591	591	3	105.00	$105.00	$621	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110	110	1	150.00	$150.00	$165	—
255–290	269	5	120.00–131.00	$124.84	$336	-5.24
300–335	321	4	124.00–135.00	$129.96	$417	+7.30
355–395	380	18	118.00–128.00	$122.17	$464	+1.84
400–445	421	14	113.00–124.00	$118.63	$499	+3.75
450–485	464	8	114.00–117.00	$115.13	$534	+5.81
500–540	516	11	103.00–119.00	$111.55	$576	+3.59
550–585	568	5	100.00–111.00	$104.35	$593	+0.12
600–645	625	6	90.00–100.00	$95.43	$596	-7.58
690–695	693	2	91.00–94.00	$92.49	$641	-7.51
815–835	825	3	70.00–97.50	$79.84	$659	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	226	5	110.00–120.00	$115.88	$262	+0.61
255–295	269	7	105.00–125.00	$116.93	$315	-4.30
305–345	326	13	105.00–122.00	$116.39	$379	-1.16
355–390	370	12	105.00–122.50	$115.00	$426	+1.70
405–445	424	9	105.00–120.00	$110.50	$469	+2.34
485–495	489	6	90.00–110.00	$104.97	$513	+3.46
535–545	540	3	85.00–100.00	$91.70	$495	—
590	590	1	100.00	$100.00	$590	—
630–645	638	2	90.00	$90.00	$574	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	137.50	$137.50	$302	-6.86
255–275	263	3	140.00–152.00	$145.52	$383	+0.42
310–340	324	8	140.00–162.50	$149.82	$485	+6.76
350–395	375	11	132.50–150.00	$143.95	$540	+5.54
405–435	421	9	134.00–147.50	$140.25	$590	+17.72
455–465	461	5	129.00–136.00	$131.98	$608	+16.01
500	500	1	113.00	$113.00	$565	+10.06
555–595	574	6	100.00–110.00	$106.03	$609	+3.86
600–640	620	7	100.00–110.00	$105.66	$655	+7.66
660	660	1	100.00	$100.00	$660	+7.50
705	705	1	99.00	$99.00	$698	+10.00
885	885	1	74.00	$74.00	$655	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	110.00	$110.00	$165	-13.55
210–240	230	3	130.00–135.00	$131.74	$303	+16.58
255–285	263	5	110.00–139.00	$130.69	$344	+2.56
320–335	330	3	125.00–140.00	$133.23	$440	-4.33
365–395	379	5	130.00–142.50	$136.74	$518	+14.11
405–435	421	6	122.00–136.00	$130.65	$550	+15.72
465–495	484	13	107.00–120.00	$112.62	$545	+3.16
505–540	523	2	105.00–111.00	$107.90	$564	+10.11
585	585	1	109.00	$109.00	$638	+13.37
630	630	1	100.00	$100.00	$630	+8.36

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635–900	791	85-90%	7	30.00–37.00	$33.89	$268	—
915–1435	1096	85-90%	33	42.00–49.00	$45.58	$500	—
1015–1460	1196	85-90%	9	49.00–52.50	$50.51	$604	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–965	935	80-85%	2	60.00–63.00	$61.45	$575	—
840–1525	1146	80-85%	20	48.00–56.50	$51.81	$594	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540	1540	75-80%	1	51.00	$51.00	$785	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–2075	1510	12	68.00–83.00	$76.49	$1,155	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125	1125	1	61.00	$61.00	$686	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
545	545	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	380.00	$380.00
480–625	547	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	275.00–435.00	$383.94
630	630	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	290.00	$290.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–955	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	430.00–610.00	$515.00
825–950	888	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	570.00–620.00	$596.76

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655	655	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	300.00	$300.00
530–775	659	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	450.00–525.00	$473.17
650–700	675	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	435.00–450.00	$442.78
685–740	717	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	375.00–475.00	$455.09
725	725	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	350.00	$350.00
725–750	738	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	450.00–475.00	$462.29
750–800	783	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	500.00–525.00	$517.02
850	850	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	480.00	$480.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–965	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–680.00	$645.15
860–1195	961	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	525.00–1,175.00	$893.27
975–1090	1033	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	630.00–660.00	$644.16
880–1215	1059	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	510.00–1,175.00	$881.83
845–1325	1084	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	500.00–900.00	$725.94
1055–1125	1090	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	540.00–650.00	$596.77
900–1425	1195	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	450.00–710.00	$641.98

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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.