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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

854 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.03/cwt +8.91 vs last sale · ≈ $926/hd at 681 lb · 55 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.66/cwt +6.66 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 663 lb · 42 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.00/cwt +0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $591/hd at 469 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 854 657 713
Feeder cattle 742 589 648
Slaughter cattle 74 66 47
Replacement cattle 38 2 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows were higher 3-10. Slaughter bulls were higher 2-3. Feeder steers were higher 4-10. Feeder heifers higher 2-5.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 3 161.00 $161.00 $789 +16.00
570 570 27 145.00 $145.00 $826 +2.00
666–688 681 55 134.50–136.75 $136.03 $926 +8.91
841 841 10 123.50 $123.50 $1,039 —
850 850 5 122.50 $122.50 $1,041 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 225 3 180.00–210.00 $192.74 $434 +24.32
255–295 275 2 170.00–195.00 $183.41 $504 +17.41
305–340 323 4 170.00–183.00 $178.58 $577 +7.74
350–395 368 12 160.00–176.00 $167.68 $617 -0.23
410–445 426 8 160.00–175.00 $167.42 $713 +6.43
450–490 474 15 150.00–168.00 $156.99 $744 +4.48
500–545 519 12 135.00–155.00 $147.96 $768 +10.73
550–590 564 10 130.00–148.00 $140.77 $794 +5.08
600–630 614 9 130.00–142.00 $136.08 $836 +9.71
655–695 678 5 129.00–134.00 $130.58 $885 +8.94
700–735 715 4 115.00–125.00 $120.05 $858 -2.26
755–760 758 2 121.00–124.00 $122.50 $929 +4.52
815 815 1 120.00 $120.00 $978 -2.00
855–880 868 3 112.00–115.00 $113.01 $981 -2.99
905 905 1 110.00 $110.00 $996 —
1025–1030 1028 2 90.00–95.00 $92.49 $951 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110 110 1 126.00 $126.00 $139 —
275 275 1 152.00 $152.00 $418 —
305–345 325 2 158.00–160.00 $159.06 $517 +7.63
360–390 381 8 140.00–150.00 $147.89 $563 -2.43
405–430 417 7 140.00–155.00 $149.41 $623 +2.76
475–485 482 6 130.00–148.00 $140.81 $679 -0.19
505–520 514 4 130.00–145.00 $135.28 $695 —
550–580 565 3 130.00–144.00 $135.96 $768 —
605 605 1 120.00 $120.00 $726 +5.00
665–670 668 2 125.00–128.00 $126.49 $845 +16.49
745 745 1 122.00 $122.00 $909 +17.00
845 845 1 106.00 $106.00 $896 —
870 870 1 82.00 $82.00 $713 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155–195 178 3 140.00–146.00 $143.90 $256 —
245 245 1 140.00 $140.00 $343 —
250–295 277 10 130.00–141.00 $136.94 $379 -1.26
300–345 326 20 130.00–139.00 $135.45 $442 +0.13
355–395 379 18 129.00–139.00 $134.23 $509 +1.27
400–445 427 23 127.00–138.00 $132.03 $564 +0.89
450–495 469 29 120.00–134.00 $126.00 $591 +0.14
500–545 522 17 119.00–127.00 $123.81 $646 +1.04
565–585 573 4 110.00–126.00 $118.78 $681 +0.39
605–630 618 2 114.00–119.00 $116.45 $720 —
665–695 676 4 100.00–115.00 $109.26 $739 —
705–720 713 2 100.00–115.00 $107.58 $767 —
960–980 970 2 83.00–90.00 $86.46 $839 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 26 139.00 $139.00 $548 —
514 514 12 126.75 $126.75 $651 +2.75
563 563 15 120.50 $120.50 $678 -3.43
633 633 11 119.50 $119.50 $756 -1.00
662–667 663 42 121.00–121.75 $121.66 $807 +6.66
726 726 3 110.00 $110.00 $799 +5.76
830 830 2 105.00 $105.00 $872 —
882 882 2 97.00 $97.00 $856 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 118.00 $118.00 $271 -9.76
250–290 268 6 85.00–137.00 $119.63 $321 -4.39
300–310 303 4 120.00–134.00 $124.50 $377 +3.31
350–395 367 12 120.00–134.00 $125.96 $462 +8.03
400–445 421 8 106.00–130.00 $123.59 $520 +4.55
450–490 468 6 115.00–120.00 $117.12 $548 +4.60
500–545 521 7 94.00–127.00 $113.09 $589 +4.07
550–590 571 8 100.00–122.00 $111.42 $636 +5.29
610–630 619 4 105.00–118.00 $111.45 $690 +10.09
715 715 1 90.00 $90.00 $644 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 177.00–187.00 $182.04 $524 +9.28
335 335 1 166.00 $166.00 $556 -2.78
350–385 370 6 150.00–168.00 $160.34 $593 +0.34
400–445 422 9 147.00–169.00 $157.19 $663 -2.29
450–495 473 6 137.00–152.00 $145.57 $689 +3.23
505–545 521 12 132.00–141.00 $137.14 $714 +6.42
550–585 565 9 125.00–139.00 $133.52 $754 +12.09
600–630 618 7 119.00–136.00 $129.12 $798 +14.26
650–680 666 4 115.00–130.00 $120.65 $804 +9.19
810 810 1 95.00 $95.00 $770 —
900 900 1 80.00 $80.00 $720 —
1050 1050 1 85.00 $85.00 $892 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 120.00 $120.00 $216 —
220 220 2 150.00–152.00 $151.00 $332 +3.11
330 330 1 130.00 $130.00 $429 -20.00
350–395 371 5 140.00–160.00 $147.23 $546 +2.00
410–435 423 2 125.00–130.00 $127.43 $539 -12.39
475–485 478 3 120.00–134.00 $128.01 $612 -7.66
500–540 523 6 117.00–133.00 $124.70 $652 —
560–590 576 4 120.00–133.00 $125.51 $723 +16.51
615–645 629 6 101.00–124.00 $112.30 $706 —
700–715 708 2 90.00–104.00 $97.07 $687 +1.07
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
651 651 7 120.00 $120.00 $781 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695–840 760 85-90% 7 35.00–41.00 $36.58 $278 —
830 830 85-90% 1 51.00 $51.00 $423 —
840 840 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $370 —
850–865 858 85-90% 2 30.00–42.00 $36.05 $309 —
860–1045 928 85-90% 5 42.00–45.00 $43.76 $406 —
860–1340 1048 85-90% 20 48.00–59.50 $54.83 $575 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1550 1293 80-85% 8 61.00–65.50 $62.04 $802 —
1205–1885 1449 80-85% 12 55.50–60.50 $58.70 $851 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1500 1418 2 86.00–91.00 $88.65 $1,257 —
1515 1515 1 65.00 $65.00 $985 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–890 795 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 490.00–560.00 $529.18

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
655–850 783 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 530.00–700.00 $626.23
740–1010 818 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 450.00–710.00 $611.74
600–1015 842 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 400.00–760.00 $650.34
990 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
760–1415 1112 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 560.00–1,200.00 $922.88

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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
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
1055 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —

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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.