Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

1,580 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.61/cwt ≈ $665/hd at 480 lb · 63 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.24/cwt +12.24 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 524 lb · 57 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $172.43/cwt ≈ $727/hd at 422 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,580	604	777
Feeder cattle	1,285	376	645
Slaughter cattle	153	169	96
Replacement cattle	142	59	36

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS SOLD STEADY - 8.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS 2.00-3.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS SOLD STEADY.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	3	185.00	$185.00	$518	—
361	361	8	185.00	$185.00	$668	—
400 value added	400	10	179.00	$179.00	$716	—
424–431	427	40	165.00–179.00	$170.79	$729	—
483	483	5	158.00	$158.00	$763	—
505–540	524	57	154.00–166.00	$162.24	$850	+12.24
563	563	7	159.00	$159.00	$895	—
583 value added	583	9	150.00	$150.00	$874	—
620–629	624	47	140.00–141.00	$140.66	$878	—
655–662	657	9	120.00–137.00	$131.29	$863	+3.29
712	712	8	130.00	$130.00	$926	—
762	762	7	120.00	$120.00	$914	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	200.00	$200.00	$390	—
200–245	223	2	215.00–220.00	$217.75	$486	—
255–290	278	3	185.00–190.00	$187.35	$521	—
300–345	323	6	162.00–210.00	$185.38	$599	-1.81
355–390	372	5	170.00–186.00	$178.21	$663	+8.93
400–440	424	8	160.00–185.00	$171.03	$725	+11.70
450–475	463	4	142.00–172.00	$158.54	$734	—
500–540	520	5	150.00–152.00	$150.62	$783	+0.45
550–590	560	4	135.00–155.00	$146.05	$818	+5.75
605–615	610	2	131.00–150.00	$140.42	$857	+9.49
675	675	1	120.00	$120.00	$810	-4.96
725	725	2	118.00–120.00	$119.00	$863	-3.50
770–790	780	2	115.00–117.00	$115.99	$905	—
840	840	1	95.00	$95.00	$798	+1.04
895	895	1	110.00	$110.00	$984	+30.00
1150	1150	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,081	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	160.00	$160.00	$472	—
315	315	1	175.00	$175.00	$551	+15.33
440	440	1	135.00	$135.00	$594	-1.77
500–535	518	2	135.00–140.00	$137.42	$712	—
600–635	617	3	115.00–140.00	$125.51	$774	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	144.00	$144.00	$482	—
362–397	383	33	148.00–152.00	$149.92	$574	—
410–442	430	23	141.00–147.00	$145.61	$626	—
430 value added	430	6	140.00	$140.00	$602	—
455–495	480	63	130.00–142.00	$138.61	$665	—
505–536	534	39	135.00	$135.00	$721	+9.00
568–574	570	15	125.00–129.00	$127.93	$729	—
613–625	621	26	123.00–126.50	$124.06	$770	+4.06
659	659	6	120.00	$120.00	$791	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	150.00	$150.00	$292	—
220–235	227	3	135.00–149.00	$142.87	$324	+5.75
250–290	273	4	145.00–164.00	$150.94	$412	+12.49
300–345	323	8	140.00–147.00	$145.26	$469	+3.44
350–395	375	6	140.00–185.00	$150.67	$565	+11.99
400–435	421	8	141.00–146.00	$144.23	$607	+6.82
455–495	471	8	134.00–143.00	$138.96	$655	+7.54
510–535	523	2	132.00–135.00	$133.54	$698	+3.82
555–595	575	2	124.00–126.00	$124.97	$719	+2.22
630–635	633	2	115.00–117.00	$116.00	$734	-4.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	120.00–135.00	$127.82	$300	+4.17
250–280	261	6	110.00–140.00	$130.46	$341	+1.94
310–345	325	3	110.00–140.00	$124.46	$404	—
355–395	375	2	130.00–135.00	$132.63	$497	+6.26
405–445	424	5	120.00–136.00	$130.27	$552	—
485	485	1	128.00	$128.00	$621	+9.93
500–545	526	4	110.00–130.00	$123.99	$652	—
550–585	568	2	116.00–126.00	$121.15	$688	+6.53
600–610	602	5	90.00–100.00	$97.97	$590	-7.03
670	670	1	100.00	$100.00	$670	+10.16
700–710	705	2	93.00–100.00	$96.52	$680	—
870	870	1	89.00	$89.00	$774	—
920	920	1	82.00	$82.00	$754	—
970	970	1	86.00	$86.00	$834	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	185.00–190.00	$187.58	$446	—
265–275	270	2	185.00–200.00	$192.64	$520	+4.04
300–345	334	5	175.00–195.00	$181.69	$607	-2.18
355–395	380	5	162.00–185.00	$177.03	$673	+17.25
405–435	419	7	170.00–177.00	$173.61	$727	+24.45
455–495	479	4	145.00–160.00	$154.36	$739	+5.86
535–540	538	2	142.00–144.00	$143.00	$769	+7.72
560–595	582	3	132.00–143.00	$135.53	$789	+3.55
940	940	1	86.00	$86.00	$808	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	158.00	$158.00	$363	—
275	275	4	175.00	$175.00	$481	—
440	440	4	155.00	$155.00	$682	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	2	125.00–170.00	$146.09	$467	+13.35
355–390	373	2	125.00	$125.00	$466	-14.60
520	520	1	135.00	$135.00	$702	+10.02
705	705	1	85.00	$85.00	$599	-15.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200–1400	1300	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	2,000.00–2,700.00	$2,376.92	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585–1060	892	85-90%	15	35.00–50.00	$44.41	$396	-1.38
760–1360	1010	85-90%	34	35.00–63.00	$56.21	$568	—
880–1445	1152	85-90%	13	60.00–68.00	$63.83	$735	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1680	1273	80-85%	17	57.00–72.00	$63.36	$807	—
1335	1335	80-85%	1	64.00	$64.00	$854	-2.12

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1530	1316	75-80%	4	54.00–57.00	$55.17	$726	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1995	1581	9	75.00–94.00	$85.71	$1,355	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190	1190	1	65.00	$65.00	$774	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
425–700	500	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	275.00–500.00	$314.67

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–805	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	500.00–525.00	$512.26
860	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
550	550	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	400.00	$400.00
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
670–1370	884	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	725.00–1,300.00	$948.55
890	890	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
565–1290	908	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	475.00–1,300.00	$976.79
745–1545	1112	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	575.00–1,350.00	$1,029.76
1145–1365	1258	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	850.00–1,525.00	$1,078.14

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
500	500	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	400.00	$400.00
600	600	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	385.00–425.00	$411.67

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
550	550	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	550.00	$550.00	—
550–600	585	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	625.00	$625.00	—
600–650	615	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	575.00–650.00	$621.88	—
650	650	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	400.00	$400.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
750	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00	+75.00
1130	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
980–1300	1193	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,250.00–2,000.00	$1,794.69	—
1400	1400	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

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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.