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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

614 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.96/cwt -1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $482/hd at 371 lb · 24 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $125.13/cwt ≈ $969/hd at 774 lb · 24 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $161.04/cwt -8.43 vs last sale · ≈ $599/hd at 372 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 614 1,134 620
Feeder cattle 543 950 481
Slaughter cattle 59 79 97
Replacement cattle 12 105 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Two loads steers weighing 850# sold for $127. Two loads of steers weighing 750# sold for $128. One load of steers weighing 750# sold for $130.25.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 286 4 160.00–162.00 $161.52 $462 -14.82
305–345 324 10 162.00–170.00 $165.72 $537 -6.01
350–395 372 20 150.00–170.00 $161.04 $599 -8.43
400–440 415 14 145.00–168.00 $155.09 $644 -12.62
455–485 467 11 135.00–154.00 $145.68 $680 -8.80
500–540 520 10 135.00–150.00 $143.32 $745 -6.12
550–590 573 6 140.00–148.00 $142.81 $818 +0.25
615–640 629 7 130.00–140.00 $136.42 $858 +0.19
650–695 676 5 120.00–135.00 $124.29 $840 -8.68
700–720 707 3 118.00–130.00 $122.62 $867 +7.62
865–885 875 2 110.00–118.00 $113.95 $997 —
1070 1070 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,016 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 8 156.00 $156.00 $668 —
523 523 6 144.00 $144.00 $753 -13.02
650 650 14 140.00 $140.00 $910 —
700–738 719 8 125.00–130.00 $127.57 $917 —
773–778 774 24 124.50–127.00 $125.13 $969 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 130.00 $130.00 $318 -8.16
265–275 272 3 135.00–152.00 $145.80 $397 +5.51
340–345 343 2 150.00 $150.00 $514 +10.71
350–380 370 5 110.00–150.00 $137.95 $510 -12.80
400–440 416 5 120.00–146.00 $133.31 $555 -7.10
465–490 478 3 120.00–146.00 $133.44 $638 -9.60
505–525 515 2 125.00–142.00 $133.33 $687 +0.85
555 555 1 124.00 $124.00 $688 -4.93
670 670 1 120.00 $120.00 $804 +4.00
775 775 1 86.00 $86.00 $666 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 125.00 $125.00 $231 —
210 210 1 110.00 $110.00 $231 —
285 285 1 110.00 $110.00 $314 —
345 345 1 91.00 $91.00 $314 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 273 4 120.00–132.00 $126.92 $346 -3.52
300–345 325 17 128.00–136.00 $131.38 $427 +2.58
350–395 371 24 120.00–146.00 $129.96 $482 -1.58
400–440 423 18 120.00–145.00 $127.51 $539 -0.60
450–490 466 17 120.00–134.00 $125.30 $584 -0.30
500–535 522 11 110.00–126.00 $121.40 $634 +1.96
555–595 571 8 119.00–123.00 $120.88 $690 +4.92
600–645 623 8 110.00–122.00 $115.29 $718 -2.20
650–680 665 2 110.00–111.00 $110.49 $735 -4.51
730 730 1 111.00 $111.00 $810 +13.04
925 925 1 75.00 $75.00 $694 —
995 995 1 89.00 $89.00 $886 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150–190 170 3 116.00–125.00 $120.14 $204 +6.30
200–230 218 3 110.00–120.00 $114.12 $249 -2.18
270–290 279 5 118.00–129.00 $121.46 $339 +5.85
305–335 320 4 120.00–127.00 $122.55 $392 +4.03
360–395 377 10 110.00–121.00 $116.69 $440 -2.54
415–440 429 5 110.00–125.00 $117.34 $503 +1.41
485–495 490 2 119.00–121.00 $119.99 $588 +0.94
500–540 515 4 95.00–115.00 $105.17 $542 -5.85
550–585 571 4 98.00–122.00 $108.88 $622 —
600 600 1 110.00 $110.00 $660 +2.00
695 695 1 88.00 $88.00 $612 -7.67
775 775 1 91.00 $91.00 $705 —
900–930 915 2 73.00–83.00 $78.08 $714 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 8 130.00 $130.00 $566 —
480 480 2 124.00 $124.00 $595 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 110.00 $110.00 $214 —
200–240 220 2 70.00–110.00 $88.18 $194 —
260 260 1 106.00 $106.00 $276 —
475 475 1 90.00 $90.00 $428 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 276 8 140.00–166.00 $156.11 $431 -22.55
305–345 330 9 160.00–169.00 $165.08 $545 -9.90
355–385 372 8 140.00–163.00 $150.00 $558 -13.79
405–445 428 9 130.00–149.00 $141.01 $604 -1.11
450–495 475 9 120.00–137.00 $130.18 $618 -7.64
500–545 523 5 120.00–140.00 $131.59 $688 +3.70
560 560 1 128.00 $128.00 $717 +0.52
615–645 630 3 110.00–120.00 $115.29 $726 -4.71
705 705 2 100.00–114.00 $107.00 $754 -1.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185–190 188 2 135.00 $135.00 $254 +12.92
220–240 232 3 120.00–150.00 $136.47 $317 -5.62
295 295 1 130.00 $130.00 $384 -11.81
330 330 2 132.00–164.00 $148.00 $488 +14.09
350–395 371 11 129.00–167.00 $138.18 $513 -1.85
400–445 424 10 110.00–145.00 $125.08 $530 -8.08
450–470 458 6 125.00–135.00 $130.48 $598 +5.49
500–535 518 4 105.00–116.00 $110.17 $571 -15.18
550–590 565 3 121.00–129.00 $124.32 $702 +1.83
600 600 1 118.00 $118.00 $708 +8.14
650–680 665 2 105.00–110.00 $107.44 $714 +5.44
700 700 1 95.00 $95.00 $665 —
885 885 1 76.00 $76.00 $673 —
975 975 1 75.00 $75.00 $731 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 2 100.00–114.00 $107.00 $177 —
240 240 1 115.00 $115.00 $276 —
260 260 2 100.00–110.00 $105.00 $273 —
300–335 318 2 110.00–127.50 $118.27 $376 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1045 975 85-90% 3 30.00–38.00 $33.84 $330 -10.20
765–1435 1017 85-90% 13 42.00–53.50 $48.51 $493 —
1120–1340 1261 85-90% 4 54.00–56.00 $55.04 $694 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1660 1331 80-85% 17 54.00–60.50 $57.49 $765 —
1405–1565 1485 80-85% 2 62.00–65.00 $63.58 $944 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–2215 1463 14 70.00–85.00 $78.93 $1,155 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1000–1315 1144 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 925.00–1,050.00 $990.93

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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 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —
1015 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 -274.86

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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.