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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

937 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.51/cwt -5.45 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 472 lb · 30 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.88/cwt -2.38 vs last sale · ≈ $456/hd at 319 lb · 27 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.78/cwt -9.89 vs last sale · ≈ $519/hd at 369 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 937 1,580 182
Feeder cattle 703 1,285 123
Slaughter cattle 117 153 32
Replacement cattle 117 142 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows were lower 1-4. Bulls were lower 1. Feeder steers were higher 2-8. Heifers were mixed 5 lower to 7 higher. Board sale two loads of steers weighing 825# sold for $127.85.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 205.00 $205.00 $369 +5.00
200–240 220 10 185.00–220.00 $200.40 $441 -17.35
260–295 274 12 175.00–200.00 $187.87 $515 +0.52
300–340 321 17 170.00–186.00 $178.04 $572 -7.34
355–395 376 19 160.00–180.00 $173.85 $654 -4.36
405–445 425 18 169.00–178.00 $172.55 $733 +1.52
450–495 463 14 159.00–173.00 $166.91 $773 +8.37
505–545 527 13 145.00–161.00 $153.47 $809 +2.85
550–595 567 9 140.00–155.00 $149.32 $847 +3.27
610–630 622 3 137.00–140.00 $138.65 $862 -1.77
650–695 671 7 130.00–136.00 $133.97 $899 +13.97
700–730 715 3 128.00–134.00 $131.31 $939 +12.31
750–795 766 5 120.00–124.00 $120.78 $925 +4.79
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 165.00 $165.00 $297 —
200–235 218 3 142.00–180.00 $162.66 $355 —
290–295 293 2 175.00–180.00 $177.48 $520 +17.48
300–345 314 7 140.00–165.00 $157.23 $494 -17.77
360–385 373 2 151.00–155.00 $153.07 $571 —
400–445 421 10 139.00–166.00 $159.09 $670 +24.09
455–490 472 8 144.00–168.00 $157.86 $745 —
525 525 1 149.00 $149.00 $782 +11.58
555–580 568 2 136.00–138.00 $136.98 $778 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–180 175 3 140.00–190.00 $167.71 $293 +17.71
205–220 211 4 155.00–190.00 $171.51 $362 +28.64
250–295 276 13 140.00–148.00 $143.32 $396 -7.62
300–345 319 27 137.00–148.00 $142.88 $456 -2.38
350–390 369 23 135.00–146.00 $140.78 $519 -9.89
400–445 418 21 131.00–145.00 $139.20 $582 -5.03
450–495 472 30 130.00–140.00 $133.51 $630 -5.45
505–545 520 15 129.00–135.00 $131.46 $684 -2.08
550–585 565 6 120.00–133.00 $126.44 $714 +1.47
610–645 630 10 115.00–131.00 $123.04 $775 +7.04
655–680 665 3 112.00–115.00 $113.67 $756 —
710–735 723 2 102.00–110.00 $105.93 $766 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 1 120.00 $120.00 $180 —
235 235 1 132.00 $132.00 $310 +4.18
250–295 271 10 120.00–138.00 $132.63 $359 +2.17
310–345 332 9 120.00–145.00 $133.99 $445 +9.53
360–390 377 9 125.00–138.00 $131.61 $496 -1.02
400–445 421 14 122.00–135.00 $129.74 $546 -0.53
450–480 466 9 125.00–136.00 $130.98 $610 +2.98
500–545 531 4 110.00–120.00 $113.82 $604 -10.17
580–590 585 2 115.00 $115.00 $673 -6.15
640–645 643 2 104.00–110.00 $107.01 $688 —
675 675 1 104.00 $104.00 $702 +4.00
700–745 723 2 105.00–108.00 $106.55 $770 +10.03
750–780 762 3 79.00–83.00 $81.30 $620 —
825 825 1 70.00 $70.00 $578 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 3 135.00 $135.00 $655 -3.61
586 586 7 130.00 $130.00 $762 +2.07
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 115.00 $115.00 $437 —
410–430 420 2 110.00–112.00 $110.98 $466 —
460 460 1 114.00 $114.00 $524 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 195.00 $195.00 $351 —
250–285 266 7 170.00–190.00 $180.65 $481 -11.99
315–340 326 7 170.00–182.00 $175.55 $572 -6.14
350–395 377 15 165.00–179.00 $173.42 $654 -3.61
400–445 418 13 154.00–175.00 $169.34 $708 -4.27
450–495 478 8 135.00–174.00 $149.18 $713 -5.18
505–535 520 12 130.00–149.00 $140.85 $732 -2.15
550–595 571 6 130.00–140.00 $135.15 $772 -0.38
605–635 618 3 130.00–135.00 $132.63 $820 —
650–660 657 3 122.00–130.00 $125.31 $823 —
760 760 1 105.00 $105.00 $798 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 263 3 147.00–160.00 $155.20 $408 —
315–345 330 4 158.00–177.00 $164.87 $544 +18.78
355–385 371 7 120.00–165.00 $150.41 $558 +25.41
400–430 416 8 130.00–166.00 $147.98 $616 —
450–480 466 4 130.00–159.00 $143.25 $668 —
505 505 1 140.00 $140.00 $707 +5.00
550 550 1 140.00 $140.00 $770 —
665 665 2 110.00–118.00 $114.00 $758 —
1075 1075 1 77.00 $77.00 $828 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 125.00 $125.00 $394 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645–1010 890 85-90% 22 30.00–49.00 $43.31 $385 -1.10
865–1560 1079 85-90% 41 50.00–60.00 $54.59 $589 —
985–1305 1130 85-90% 7 56.50–61.00 $59.20 $669 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1615 1280 80-85% 15 55.00–62.50 $59.15 $757 -4.21
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1525 1453 75-80% 4 52.00–55.00 $53.49 $777 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1925 1575 16 70.00–90.00 $84.15 $1,325 -1.56

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
610 fancy 610 (<2 yrs)Open 2 900.00 $900.00
605–860 760 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 310.00–575.00 $486.81
730–800 774 (<2 yrs)Open 4 625.00–800.00 $701.13
785–895 840 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 620.00–750.00 $663.99

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650–980 793 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 550.00–750.00 $639.18
645–985 815 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 610.00–925.00 $800.35
700–1250 873 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 650.00–1,100.00 $897.58
800–1045 923 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 575.00–700.00 $645.80
755–1490 1013 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 725.00–975.00 $935.56
725–1170 1033 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 775.00–1,200.00 $1,023.49
815–1305 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 500.00–850.00 $733.35
815–1250 1105 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 550.00–1,800.00 $1,492.68
1150–1200 fancy 1180 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,000.00–2,300.00 $2,183.05

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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
895 895 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
825–1145 937 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 800.00–1,000.00 $903.91 —
850–1215 994 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 800.00–1,000.00 $897.76 —
1005–1165 1073 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,000.00–1,150.00 $1,084.67 —
995–1280 1117 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,125.00–1,200.00 $1,175.93 -74.07

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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.