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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

1,499 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.75/cwt -4.09 vs last sale · ≈ $533/hd at 417 lb · 41 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.43/cwt -2.12 vs last sale · ≈ $481/hd at 366 lb · 27 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $165.18/cwt +6.56 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 417 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,499 1,275 1,050
Feeder cattle 1,336 1,111 828
Slaughter cattle 112 110 171
Replacement cattle 51 54 51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows were steady to 2 higher. Bulls were higher 5. Feeder steers were higher 2-7. Heifers were mixed lower 2 to higher 3. Heavier calves had the most gains. Sold two loads of steers weighing 800# for $130.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 167.00 $167.00 $351 —
255–295 273 9 170.00–186.00 $175.87 $480 —
300–345 325 12 165.00–185.00 $175.22 $569 -1.09
350–395 377 20 160.00–176.00 $167.63 $632 -10.28
400–440 417 24 159.00–172.00 $165.18 $689 +6.56
450–495 473 23 150.00–171.00 $156.00 $738 +2.35
500–545 520 17 136.00–154.00 $144.63 $752 +1.42
550–595 578 16 135.00–148.00 $140.92 $815 +3.72
600–635 617 6 133.00–143.00 $136.64 $843 +5.64
655–690 669 8 125.00–134.00 $129.99 $870 —
700–715 708 2 126.00–128.00 $126.99 $899 +11.99
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 7 177.00 $177.00 $595 —
387 387 9 173.00 $173.00 $670 —
414–420 415 20 170.00 $170.00 $706 -1.09
461–499 491 24 154.50–161.00 $156.75 $770 +15.51
500 500 8 149.00 $149.00 $745 +1.23
581 581 5 132.00 $132.00 $767 —
635 635 6 137.00 $137.00 $870 +5.00
670 670 4 130.00 $130.00 $871 -2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 140.00 $140.00 $315 —
250–290 267 6 150.00–165.00 $158.38 $423 +18.52
330–340 335 3 147.00–163.00 $156.73 $525 +2.73
350–395 374 12 132.00–162.00 $149.15 $558 —
400–445 429 11 129.00–152.00 $144.62 $620 —
450–495 476 9 130.00–154.00 $140.66 $670 —
500–530 511 8 120.00–155.00 $132.88 $679 +15.33
550–585 576 4 120.00–130.00 $124.92 $720 +1.92
605–645 632 3 115.00–126.00 $120.21 $760 —
650–680 668 3 100.00–115.00 $109.95 $734 -10.05
860–870 865 2 100.00–111.00 $105.47 $912 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 226 4 130.00–140.00 $133.36 $301 —
250–295 272 9 123.00–140.00 $135.17 $368 —
300–345 320 14 131.00–139.00 $136.31 $436 -0.48
350–390 366 27 120.00–140.00 $131.43 $481 -2.12
400–445 417 41 120.00–133.00 $127.75 $533 -4.09
450–490 469 23 114.00–130.00 $123.16 $578 +0.41
500–545 518 21 110.00–125.00 $118.58 $614 -0.66
550–580 565 7 115.00–123.00 $117.57 $664 +2.91
565 fancy 565 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,028 —
605–645 623 3 110.00–117.00 $114.74 $715 +3.05
630 fancy 630 1 142.00 $142.00 $895 —
650 650 2 110.00–113.00 $111.50 $725 +3.14
790 790 1 87.00 $87.00 $687 —
840 840 1 81.00 $81.00 $680 —
930 930 1 78.00 $78.00 $725 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 11 132.00 $132.00 $495 —
411–420 413 10 132.00–135.00 $132.61 $548 -0.89
450–499 487 17 110.00–124.00 $123.24 $600 -5.76
507 507 10 127.00 $127.00 $644 +0.86
626 626 3 115.00 $115.00 $720 —
677 677 4 110.00 $110.00 $745 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 222 3 110.00 $110.00 $244 -10.00
260–290 276 5 110.00–125.00 $118.95 $328 —
300–340 317 3 110.00–115.00 $113.21 $359 —
355–380 364 9 105.00–125.00 $115.93 $422 —
400–440 418 11 110.00–120.00 $115.78 $484 +0.78
460–495 475 11 109.00–120.00 $114.46 $544 -1.51
500–535 519 9 105.00–116.00 $110.08 $571 -2.06
555–575 565 2 105.00–110.00 $107.54 $608 +2.75
880 880 1 60.00 $60.00 $528 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110 110 1 155.00 $155.00 $170 —
175 175 1 150.00 $150.00 $262 —
220 220 1 162.00 $162.00 $356 —
255–265 260 6 150.00–175.00 $162.01 $421 -12.14
300–330 319 6 168.00–182.00 $174.33 $556 +3.28
350–395 370 12 162.00–178.00 $169.86 $628 +1.86
400–440 423 13 150.00–167.00 $156.86 $664 +5.79
450–495 470 13 135.00–163.00 $144.34 $678 +0.86
500–540 520 14 120.00–138.00 $130.82 $680 +6.47
555–590 573 6 120.00–131.00 $126.47 $725 +0.51
615–645 630 3 115.00–117.00 $115.67 $729 —
675–680 678 2 110.00 $110.00 $746 -6.94
710 710 1 105.00 $105.00 $746 -7.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125 125 1 110.00 $110.00 $138 —
155 155 1 120.00 $120.00 $186 —
205 205 2 140.00–148.00 $144.00 $295 —
255–285 265 3 140.00–157.00 $147.25 $390 —
310–325 318 2 120.00–140.00 $129.76 $413 —
355–390 376 6 143.00–157.00 $147.51 $555 —
405–440 421 8 135.00–151.00 $146.24 $616 +16.24
460–495 474 6 125.00–147.00 $132.76 $629 +3.92
510–525 518 2 125.00–129.00 $126.97 $658 —
550–580 565 2 112.00–124.00 $117.84 $666 +7.34
610–635 625 3 113.00–119.00 $115.62 $723 +11.62
740 740 1 106.00 $106.00 $784 —
760 760 1 80.00 $80.00 $608 —
815 815 1 75.00 $75.00 $611 +14.00
855–885 870 2 86.00–93.00 $89.44 $778 —
1150 1150 1 76.00 $76.00 $874 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1040 834 85-90% 9 30.00–37.00 $34.10 $284 -3.76
705–1245 1008 85-90% 26 40.00–50.00 $44.51 $449 +2.86
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1635 1269 80-85% 26 45.00–52.50 $48.80 $619 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650 1650 75-80% 1 48.50 $48.50 $800 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–2020 1691 16 75.00–82.50 $79.57 $1,346 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 1 65.00 $65.00 $790 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–1035 901 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 500.00–900.00 $567.18
845–1070 958 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 325.00–575.00 $494.65

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795–905 850 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00 $950.00
740–1015 862 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 575.00–750.00 $633.12
725–1085 908 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 700.00–1,500.00 $1,110.30
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
945–1130 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 450.00–750.00 $593.40
835–1270 1014 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 650.00–1,400.00 $929.18
855–1265 1101 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 875.00–1,075.00 $1,017.67

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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
970 970 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.