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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

1,718 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.03/cwt ≈ $735/hd at 574 lb · 73 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.49/cwt ≈ $825/hd at 668 lb · 54 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.90/cwt ≈ $795/hd at 560 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,718 868 1,365
Feeder cattle 1,413 732 1,222
Slaughter cattle 196 91 113
Replacement cattle 109 45 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week Feeder steers were mixed 4 lower to 4 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 2 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Mixed load of 690# steers and 600# heifers sold for $131 and $121 respectively.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 283 9 170.00–187.50 $180.16 $510 +6.02
300–345 323 16 160.00–185.00 $168.77 $545 -4.73
355–390 369 9 160.00–172.00 $163.29 $603 -4.50
405–445 420 15 150.00–167.50 $161.12 $677 +2.88
450–485 463 16 150.00–165.00 $157.51 $729 +4.17
505–545 526 14 133.00–148.00 $140.36 $738 -7.47
550–595 574 14 130.00–147.00 $135.26 $776 -3.69
605–645 623 7 120.00–131.00 $128.81 $802 -4.18
655–680 667 10 118.00–131.00 $125.39 $836 +1.66
700–710 705 2 120.00–127.00 $123.48 $871 —
780 780 1 116.00 $116.00 $905 -7.99
810 810 1 115.00 $115.00 $932 —
935 935 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,028 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 179.00 $179.00 $600 —
421–424 423 30 160.00–164.00 $161.33 $682 —
487 487 12 156.00 $156.00 $760 —
550–577 560 41 131.00–148.50 $141.90 $795 —
609 609 7 133.00 $133.00 $810 —
650 650 11 135.50 $135.50 $881 —
773 773 11 120.00 $120.00 $928 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155 155 1 125.00 $125.00 $194 +5.00
200–245 230 5 120.00–160.00 $148.10 $341 +16.63
255–290 272 10 125.00–162.00 $144.50 $393 -10.14
300–345 319 13 130.00–155.00 $146.89 $469 +6.89
350–392 367 16 125.00–155.00 $144.94 $532 -3.67
400–440 419 10 120.00–144.00 $136.75 $573 -5.94
450–490 469 13 128.00–149.00 $139.04 $652 +9.81
500–540 522 5 113.00–120.00 $117.74 $615 -16.28
555–585 570 2 115.00–125.00 $120.13 $685 -0.19
600 600 1 111.00 $111.00 $666 —
730 730 1 115.00 $115.00 $840 +9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431–445 441 26 130.00–135.00 $133.50 $589 —
512 512 14 127.00 $127.00 $650 —
558–593 574 73 125.00–131.00 $128.03 $735 —
616 616 20 126.50 $126.50 $779 —
651–689 668 54 121.00–134.00 $123.49 $825 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 229 5 125.00–142.50 $135.94 $311 —
250–295 276 7 132.50–140.00 $137.44 $379 +6.15
300–345 325 33 124.00–140.00 $134.70 $438 -0.68
350–395 373 32 125.00–140.00 $132.44 $494 -1.06
400–445 422 26 120.00–136.00 $128.82 $544 -2.27
450–495 475 28 114.00–130.00 $123.41 $586 -0.07
500–540 526 20 115.00–122.00 $118.53 $623 -0.11
555–590 572 14 110.00–125.00 $116.60 $667 +3.13
600–645 619 12 98.00–118.00 $111.33 $689 -0.71
655–675 665 5 104.00–112.00 $109.40 $728 +4.74
725 725 1 110.00 $110.00 $798 +20.00
835 835 1 66.00 $66.00 $551 -23.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160–175 168 2 112.00–127.50 $120.10 $202 +4.70
200–245 222 7 115.00–135.00 $123.64 $274 +3.95
250–295 270 12 115.00–135.00 $124.19 $335 +1.58
300–340 317 7 117.00–128.00 $121.73 $386 +2.87
350–390 367 9 116.00–127.00 $122.33 $449 -2.40
415–445 429 7 110.00–126.00 $116.87 $501 -3.19
450–490 468 5 110.00–122.00 $116.04 $543 +1.52
505–535 522 3 110.00–115.00 $113.32 $592 +13.32
550–575 565 3 97.00–112.00 $104.68 $591 +6.43
670–690 680 2 84.00–103.00 $93.64 $637 —
710 710 1 88.00 $88.00 $625 +5.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155–195 180 4 145.00–150.00 $147.67 $266 —
200–245 218 6 147.50–155.00 $151.27 $330 -7.71
265–295 282 6 147.00–172.00 $162.61 $459 -9.75
305–345 318 6 150.00–172.00 $165.74 $527 -4.31
350–395 369 16 140.00–167.00 $153.87 $568 -3.97
400–445 421 14 135.00–160.00 $146.97 $619 -1.97
450–495 477 9 122.00–150.00 $132.07 $630 -6.45
505–540 526 4 115.00–128.00 $121.94 $641 -2.84
550–565 558 4 116.00–123.00 $119.24 $665 -1.41
635–645 640 2 107.00–111.00 $109.02 $698 -3.59
650–695 680 4 90.00–114.00 $98.15 $667 -11.20
935 935 1 65.00 $65.00 $608 —
975 975 1 79.00 $79.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
135 135 1 110.00 $110.00 $148 —
205–235 220 4 140.00–150.00 $144.82 $319 +19.84
270–285 278 2 130.00–157.00 $143.14 $398 -7.52
300–310 305 2 110.00–130.00 $120.16 $366 -27.05
355–385 369 5 120.00–152.00 $134.72 $497 -10.95
430 430 1 126.00 $126.00 $542 -6.17
455–495 479 5 115.00–131.00 $121.91 $584 -9.80
510–535 523 4 106.00–117.00 $110.44 $578 -9.70
555–580 568 3 110.00–117.00 $112.99 $642 +6.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–1050 1000 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 975.00–1,000.00 $986.88 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615–790 725 85-90% 3 45.00 $45.00 $326 —
730–805 768 85-90% 2 40.00 $40.00 $307 —
945–1010 978 85-90% 2 34.00–37.50 $35.81 $350 -2.52
855–1145 995 85-90% 15 40.00–43.00 $41.67 $415 +3.34
850–1255 1055 85-90% 51 43.50–53.00 $47.64 $503 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1370 1228 80-85% 27 50.50–57.00 $54.32 $667 —
1020–1555 1334 80-85% 5 48.00–50.00 $49.00 $654 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1570 1464 75-80% 13 52.00–58.50 $54.90 $804 —
1235–1770 1496 75-80% 6 47.00–50.50 $49.10 $735 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 1 70.00 $70.00 $794 —
995–1690 1429 5 75.00–80.50 $77.74 $1,111 —
2080 2080 1 82.50 $82.50 $1,716 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650 650 (<2 yrs)Open 1 440.00 $440.00
760–870 815 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 350.00–475.00 $416.72
880 880 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 AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–945 923 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 825.00–1,000.00 $901.31
825–1055 940 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 775.00–800.00 $789.03
845–1110 950 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 500.00–750.00 $613.07
865–1030 958 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 600.00–750.00 $686.96
760–1260 984 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 585.00–1,300.00 $978.43
765–1360 1048 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 27 550.00–1,285.00 $888.31
1030–1170 1108 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 900.00–1,175.00 $995.60

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
660 660 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
725 725 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
760 760 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
815–905 872 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 800.00–850.00 $817.11 —
750–1195 974 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 775.00–1,275.00 $993.46 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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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.