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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

1,667 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.74/cwt ≈ $635/hd at 475 lb · 81 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.14/cwt ≈ $875/hd at 667 lb · 78 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.25/cwt +1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 535 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,667 695 881
Feeder cattle 1,462 608 751
Slaughter cattle 157 47 61
Replacement cattle 48 40 69

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows were steady to 3 lower. Bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers sold mixed 4 higher to 2 lower with light calves making gains. Heifers were higher 2- 5. Bull calves were lower 3-6.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 3 164.00 $164.00 $448 +27.00
383–396 391 16 153.00–175.00 $167.34 $654 -2.66
404–425 416 32 155.00–169.00 $158.59 $660 -6.13
459–493 476 42 140.00–160.00 $150.62 $717 -9.44
507–520 514 34 140.00–157.00 $153.48 $789 —
559–597 575 61 136.00–148.00 $140.58 $808 -7.42
619 619 10 134.00 $134.00 $829 —
654–688 667 78 128.00–135.00 $131.14 $875 —
709–715 711 17 124.00–127.00 $125.24 $890 —
845 845 15 115.00 $115.00 $972 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
145 145 1 170.00 $170.00 $246 —
150–160 155 2 170.00–180.00 $174.84 $271 —
225 225 1 174.00 $174.00 $392 +4.00
270–280 275 2 165.00–170.00 $167.55 $461 +1.62
310–345 324 6 160.00–173.00 $167.06 $541 +0.92
355–395 374 5 160.00–175.00 $165.73 $620 -0.95
405–435 419 4 160.00–170.00 $164.94 $691 +8.14
455–495 471 8 147.00–152.00 $149.63 $705 +0.50
500–535 520 11 140.00–146.00 $141.79 $737 -2.66
555–580 565 4 133.00–143.00 $138.80 $784 -0.99
605–645 626 4 125.00–134.00 $129.14 $808 -5.15
655–690 671 5 122.00–130.00 $126.76 $851 -2.75
705–735 717 3 110.00–121.00 $116.71 $837 -4.27
1075 1075 1 80.00 $80.00 $860 —
1165 1165 1 83.00 $83.00 $967 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 160.00 $160.00 $304 —
235 235 1 158.00 $158.00 $371 —
300–340 320 2 150.00–160.00 $155.31 $497 +12.54
350–380 363 4 132.50–158.00 $143.66 $521 -7.17
400–430 419 5 145.00–156.00 $150.69 $631 +6.65
470–495 483 5 120.00–145.00 $135.22 $653 -1.30
540–545 544 4 115.00–125.00 $121.24 $660 -20.11
585 585 2 115.00–129.00 $122.00 $714 —
600–640 620 2 110.00–120.00 $114.84 $712 —
675–695 688 4 115.00–117.00 $115.74 $796 —
705–735 720 2 115.00–116.00 $115.51 $832 —
755 755 1 110.00 $110.00 $830 —
810 810 1 81.00 $81.00 $656 —
905 905 1 84.00 $84.00 $760 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
264 264 8 138.50 $138.50 $366 +18.50
300 300 2 137.00 $137.00 $411 -1.00
351–396 378 15 135.00–136.00 $135.73 $513 -1.27
432 432 15 128.00 $128.00 $553 -0.96
462–491 475 81 132.00–134.00 $133.74 $635 —
500–539 535 61 110.00–129.00 $125.25 $670 +1.91
576–597 587 35 115.00–124.50 $119.02 $699 —
637 637 10 119.00 $119.00 $758 —
650–666 664 10 110.00–118.75 $117.89 $783 -2.61
767 767 10 101.00 $101.00 $775 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 140.00 $140.00 $343 +7.27
265–295 278 4 128.00–134.00 $132.00 $367 -1.82
305–335 325 10 127.00–139.00 $132.90 $432 -2.31
350–395 376 17 125.00–136.00 $131.33 $494 +0.40
400–445 423 33 124.00–135.00 $129.85 $549 +3.28
450–495 470 22 122.00–133.00 $125.94 $592 +2.09
500–540 521 14 120.00–131.00 $123.28 $642 +2.03
550–595 565 14 117.00–124.00 $121.15 $684 +2.31
605–635 619 9 115.00–122.00 $118.02 $731 +1.85
650–685 661 7 115.00–120.00 $116.85 $772 -0.13
700 700 1 105.00 $105.00 $735 +5.05
755–775 762 3 86.00–105.00 $92.28 $703 -17.72
805–840 825 5 75.00–90.00 $84.65 $698 +4.65
870 870 1 90.00 $90.00 $783 —
1020 1020 1 62.00 $62.00 $632 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
145 145 1 119.00 $119.00 $173 —
210–240 225 2 120.00–136.00 $127.47 $287 +11.07
250–290 273 7 115.00–139.00 $126.35 $345 +9.14
300–345 318 11 110.00–132.00 $124.25 $395 +3.81
350–385 368 12 110.00–133.00 $120.83 $445 +6.46
400–440 420 13 110.00–129.00 $119.50 $502 +3.27
455–480 467 11 110.00–128.00 $118.94 $555 +1.31
500–530 515 7 110.00–129.00 $118.36 $610 +4.65
570–585 580 3 106.00–117.00 $111.66 $648 —
625 625 2 105.00–110.00 $107.50 $672 —
670–685 675 3 95.00–105.00 $98.31 $664 —
715–720 718 2 80.00–88.00 $84.01 $603 -1.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 169.00 $169.00 $330 —
235–240 238 2 162.00–174.00 $168.06 $400 +8.06
270 270 1 164.00 $164.00 $443 -1.49
305–345 334 13 166.00–175.00 $169.12 $565 +4.37
350–390 373 12 150.00–170.00 $156.80 $585 -6.20
400–445 429 13 140.00–165.00 $150.36 $645 -5.63
450–485 468 8 130.00–150.00 $138.28 $647 -2.64
500–540 523 11 120.00–135.00 $127.46 $667 -4.54
555–585 569 5 115.00–132.00 $123.33 $702 -39.67
600–640 616 11 105.00–124.00 $116.62 $718 -4.32
670–675 673 3 105.00–120.00 $109.98 $740 -5.02
705–735 720 2 95.00 $95.00 $684 —
900–930 915 2 80.00 $80.00 $732 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 130.00 $130.00 $266 —
265–295 286 6 130.00–152.50 $139.58 $399 -20.42
300–320 308 4 120.00–150.00 $135.00 $416 +5.00
355–390 375 7 125.00–150.00 $138.09 $518 -6.91
400–445 418 9 125.00–145.00 $136.91 $572 -13.11
450–495 471 14 113.00–142.50 $126.88 $598 -15.12
500–525 513 6 125.00–131.00 $126.70 $650 —
555–595 571 9 110.00–127.00 $118.03 $674 +7.16
600–645 621 6 100.00–110.00 $106.60 $662 —
650 650 1 105.00 $105.00 $682 —
705–710 706 4 85.00–105.00 $93.73 $662 —
780 780 1 90.00 $90.00 $702 —
800 800 1 85.00 $85.00 $680 —
855–880 868 2 83.00–85.00 $84.01 $729 —
915 915 1 80.00 $80.00 $732 —
960–970 965 2 70.00–75.00 $72.49 $700 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–905 861 85-90% 8 30.00–38.50 $34.28 $295 —
700–1490 1037 85-90% 44 40.00–55.00 $47.30 $491 —
975–1300 1106 85-90% 8 55.00–59.50 $56.78 $628 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1615 1264 80-85% 16 52.50–62.00 $56.26 $711 -2.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1820 1475 4 60.00–79.50 $73.60 $1,086 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
375–920 605 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 200.00–650.00 $439.51
820 820 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 $
670–845 783 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 625.00–850.00 $732.55
815 815 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
585–1185 825 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 400.00–1,400.00 $904.64
915–1020 968 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 500.00–550.00 $526.36
975 975 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
1000–1220 1113 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 775.00–875.00 $805.81
860–1400 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 775.00–1,000.00 $875.25
1120–1225 1173 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 750.00–1,000.00 $880.60

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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
565–755 688 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 400.00–600.00 $527.00 —
790–820 805 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 550.00–725.00 $639.13 —

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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.