Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

303 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.97/cwt -0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $537/hd at 423 lb · 18 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.31/cwt -2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $477/hd at 372 lb · 13 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.68/cwt -1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $580/hd at 465 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	303	834	734
Feeder cattle	235	700	568
Slaughter cattle	47	98	112
Replacement cattle	21	36	54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cows were higher 2-3. Bulls were steady. High quality calves sold well, however, overall feeder steers were 3-8 lower. Heifers sold mixed 5 higher to 3 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	190.00	$190.00	$428	—
290–295	293	2	170.00–175.00	$172.52	$505	-3.69
305–325	315	4	170.00–175.00	$172.28	$543	-3.47
360–385	373	2	160.00–165.00	$162.42	$606	-9.94
410–445	428	8	160.00–170.00	$164.58	$704	-1.50
455–490	470	6	150.00–170.00	$156.88	$737	-3.91
525	525	1	140.00	$140.00	$735	-15.37
615–640	628	3	125.00–130.00	$128.37	$806	-8.60
710–730	717	3	118.00–120.00	$119.32	$856	-5.39
770–795	780	3	115.00–120.00	$118.34	$923	-1.66
815	815	1	115.00	$115.00	$937	-5.00
915	915	1	105.00	$105.00	$961	+8.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	278	3	146.00–162.00	$152.68	$424	-6.23
325	325	1	160.00	$160.00	$520	-2.49
350–385	362	8	140.00–165.00	$149.15	$540	-6.41
420	420	1	158.00	$158.00	$664	+9.48
485	485	1	135.00	$135.00	$655	-3.52
630	630	1	110.00	$110.00	$693	-7.50
730	730	1	115.00	$115.00	$840	+9.00
820	820	1	110.00	$110.00	$902	+6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	135.00–142.00	$138.21	$377	+4.44
300–345	326	10	130.00–137.00	$133.77	$436	+0.12
350–395	372	13	124.00–130.00	$128.31	$477	-2.18
405–445	423	18	120.00–140.00	$126.97	$537	-0.56
450–485	465	13	120.00–132.00	$124.68	$580	-1.50
505–535	518	7	120.00–126.00	$122.58	$635	-2.78
550–585	568	2	120.00	$120.00	$682	+2.02
665	665	1	115.00	$115.00	$765	+5.00
735	735	1	100.00	$100.00	$735	-14.00
775	775	1	90.00	$90.00	$698	-3.00
965	965	1	91.00	$91.00	$878	—
1215	1215	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,033	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	224	4	115.00–120.00	$118.66	$266	-15.03
250–275	265	3	110.00–134.00	$121.70	$323	-5.80
340	340	2	110.00–120.00	$115.00	$391	-6.76
355–395	373	6	110.00–130.00	$118.97	$444	-4.24
400–440	413	4	110.00–121.00	$116.61	$482	-1.56
455–460	457	3	105.00–124.00	$114.67	$524	+0.79
645	645	1	105.00	$105.00	$677	-1.00
770	770	1	75.00	$75.00	$578	+13.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	180.00	$180.00	$504	-0.79
300–345	325	5	160.00–180.00	$167.71	$545	-11.25
360–390	376	7	152.00–175.00	$166.28	$625	-4.98
400–445	423	12	140.00–170.00	$154.75	$655	-3.47
450–495	466	11	130.00–160.00	$148.61	$693	-2.58
500–535	514	6	130.00–141.00	$133.94	$688	-2.93
575	575	1	130.00	$130.00	$748	-0.78
605–635	622	3	114.00–122.00	$116.94	$727	-8.12
715	715	1	105.00	$105.00	$751	+5.00
965–990	978	2	82.00–90.00	$85.95	$841	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	140.00	$140.00	$308	-15.00
280–285	283	2	128.00–155.00	$141.62	$401	-10.09
315–345	333	3	120.00–155.00	$139.78	$465	-21.23
385	385	2	127.00–145.00	$136.00	$524	-19.34
400–425	406	5	120.00–137.00	$130.37	$529	-11.69
450–495	470	5	125.00–130.00	$128.64	$605	-2.32
510	510	1	134.00	$134.00	$683	+1.63
565	565	1	118.00	$118.00	$667	-8.24
700	700	1	100.00	$100.00	$700	+5.00
805	805	1	89.00	$89.00	$716	—
850	850	1	88.00	$88.00	$748	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1250	1041	85-90%	25	53.00–67.00	$60.16	$626	—
1085–1305	1166	85-90%	7	67.00–72.50	$69.71	$813	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1230	1190	80-85%	2	70.00–71.00	$70.52	$839	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–2025	1461	4	75.00–95.00	$86.78	$1,268	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	550.00–660.00	$605.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–910	816	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	625.00–1,000.00	$861.37
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
840–1025	956	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	575.00–850.00	$723.20
1020–1295	1106	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	825.00–1,075.00	$916.07

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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.