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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 11, 2021

695 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.96/cwt -1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $538/hd at 417 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.34/cwt ≈ $662/hd at 537 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.06/cwt ≈ $773/hd at 483 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 695 614 1,242
Feeder cattle 608 543 1,176
Slaughter cattle 47 59 57
Replacement cattle 40 12 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1-2 higher. Feeder steers were steady to higher 5. Heifers were steady to higher 3.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 170.00 $170.00 $416 —
285–295 290 2 162.00–170.00 $165.93 $481 +4.41
300–345 330 8 160.00–173.00 $166.14 $548 +0.42
350–395 371 14 160.00–175.00 $166.68 $618 +5.64
405–445 426 16 150.00–165.00 $156.80 $668 +1.71
450–495 473 13 142.00–157.00 $149.13 $705 +3.45
500–545 523 15 138.00–153.00 $144.45 $755 +1.13
550–590 568 15 130.00–149.00 $139.79 $794 -3.02
615–645 631 9 125.00–140.00 $134.29 $847 -2.13
655–685 668 9 120.00–136.00 $129.51 $865 +5.22
715–745 727 3 120.00–123.00 $120.98 $880 -1.64
770 770 1 113.00 $113.00 $870 —
825 825 1 107.00 $107.00 $883 —
875 875 1 110.00 $110.00 $962 -3.95
945 945 1 99.00 $99.00 $936 —
1025 1025 1 95.00 $95.00 $974 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 6 137.00 $137.00 $371 —
348 348 14 171.00 $171.00 $595 —
376 376 6 170.00 $170.00 $639 —
400–447 416 18 164.00–166.00 $164.72 $685 +8.72
468–498 483 22 154.00–168.00 $160.06 $773 —
568 568 3 148.00 $148.00 $841 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 273 3 120.00–144.00 $131.12 $358 -14.68
300–340 323 8 120.00–156.00 $142.77 $461 -7.23
365–390 382 3 140.00–159.00 $150.83 $576 +12.88
400–445 419 6 132.00–150.00 $144.04 $604 +10.73
460–495 477 3 130.00–145.00 $136.52 $651 +3.08
505–515 510 3 135.00–150.00 $141.35 $721 +8.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 2 130.00–136.00 $132.73 $299 —
250–275 266 8 129.00–140.00 $133.82 $356 +6.90
310–345 327 9 130.00–138.00 $135.21 $442 +3.83
350–395 376 6 124.00–138.00 $130.93 $492 +0.97
410–445 430 15 120.00–130.00 $126.57 $544 -0.94
450–490 472 18 115.00–130.00 $123.85 $585 -1.45
500–545 523 16 119.00–126.00 $121.25 $634 -0.15
560–595 575 12 115.00–121.00 $118.84 $683 -2.04
605–640 624 5 110.00–120.00 $116.17 $725 +0.88
660–670 665 2 115.00–119.00 $116.98 $778 +6.49
710–725 718 2 95.00–105.00 $99.95 $718 -11.05
750–775 763 2 110.00 $110.00 $839 —
805 805 1 80.00 $80.00 $644 —
955 955 1 89.00 $89.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 7 120.00 $120.00 $348 —
334 334 17 138.00 $138.00 $461 —
388 388 5 137.00 $137.00 $532 —
415–427 417 32 128.00–133.00 $128.96 $538 -1.04
537–538 537 24 120.00–127.00 $123.34 $662 —
660 660 9 120.50 $120.50 $795 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 216 4 112.00–124.00 $116.40 $251 +2.28
250–270 258 6 110.00–129.00 $117.21 $302 -4.25
305–340 326 8 110.00–137.00 $120.44 $393 -2.11
350–395 374 7 100.00–124.00 $114.37 $428 -2.32
405–445 419 8 110.00–128.00 $116.23 $487 -1.11
450–475 458 5 115.00–120.00 $117.63 $539 -2.36
505–545 519 6 108.00–117.00 $113.71 $590 +8.54
710 710 1 86.00 $86.00 $611 —
880 880 1 70.00 $70.00 $616 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 160.00 $160.00 $360 —
260–290 278 3 157.00–170.00 $165.49 $460 +9.38
310–320 315 4 150.00–170.00 $164.75 $519 -0.33
395 395 1 163.00 $163.00 $644 +13.00
405–445 423 6 135.00–163.00 $155.99 $660 +14.98
460–485 473 5 135.00–147.00 $140.92 $667 +10.74
525 525 1 132.00 $132.00 $693 +0.41
565 565 1 163.00 $163.00 $921 +35.00
630–645 638 2 116.00–126.00 $120.94 $772 +5.65
665 665 1 115.00 $115.00 $765 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 160.00 $160.00 $448 +30.00
335 335 1 130.00 $130.00 $436 -18.00
350–390 370 2 145.00 $145.00 $536 +6.82
410–420 415 2 148.00–152.00 $150.02 $623 +24.94
470 470 1 142.00 $142.00 $667 +11.52
560–585 573 2 105.00–117.00 $110.87 $635 -13.45
745 745 1 85.00 $85.00 $633 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630–875 780 85-90% 3 35.00–40.00 $36.35 $284 —
510–1240 991 85-90% 21 43.00–59.00 $50.92 $505 +17.08
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1820 1271 80-85% 13 53.00–65.00 $59.05 $751 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1170 1168 2 60.00–62.00 $61.00 $712 —
1190–2025 1622 3 74.00–88.00 $80.07 $1,299 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
565–605 585 (<2 yrs)Open 2 375.00 $375.00
765 765 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 455.00 $455.00
775 775 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 470.00 $470.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
685 685 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00
695–785 737 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 500.00–580.00 $550.43
875 875 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
755–955 878 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 535.00–665.00 $588.87

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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
745–1130 915 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 670.00–960.00 $800.63 —
955–1115 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 885.00–920.00 $901.39 +101.39

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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.