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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

839 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.71/cwt +1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $541/hd at 374 lb · 32 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.76/cwt +1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $608/hd at 420 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.67/cwt +3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 435 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 839 1,031 438
Feeder cattle 663 730 283
Slaughter cattle 83 104 135
Replacement cattle 93 197 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers ere 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 200.00–225.00 $212.50 $489 +20.83
255–295 278 3 175.00–200.00 $187.75 $522 +2.04
310–345 329 6 170.00–190.00 $178.44 $587 -2.56
360–395 378 9 166.00–180.00 $173.86 $657 +5.33
400–440 424 16 167.00–180.00 $174.75 $741 +4.09
450–495 471 10 164.00–179.00 $170.62 $804 +4.37
500–545 511 9 160.00–170.00 $164.76 $842 +9.85
550–590 575 3 146.00–150.00 $148.72 $855 +2.43
600–630 618 4 140.00–150.00 $145.50 $899 +4.89
650–660 655 3 135.00–145.00 $140.98 $923 —
705–745 723 3 125.00–134.00 $130.91 $946 —
810 810 1 120.00 $120.00 $972 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–370 368 9 167.00–180.00 $175.64 $646 —
417–449 435 19 170.00–179.00 $173.67 $755 +3.67
535–537 536 11 164.50–168.00 $166.09 $890 +16.09
587 587 3 159.00 $159.00 $933 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 170.00 $170.00 $298 +5.00
295 295 3 167.00–180.00 $174.67 $515 +12.35
315–345 329 4 160.00–180.00 $169.03 $556 +1.17
350–395 375 6 150.00–172.00 $161.39 $605 +3.63
405–430 418 2 166.00–173.00 $169.40 $708 +10.16
450–485 469 6 150.00–161.00 $155.17 $728 -0.44
500–540 522 3 135.00–156.00 $147.28 $769 +1.39
565–590 578 3 130.00–147.00 $135.68 $784 +0.68
610–630 620 2 120.00–127.00 $123.56 $766 —
690 690 1 115.00 $115.00 $794 —
815 815 1 106.00 $106.00 $864 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 212.00 $212.00 $413 +47.00
230–245 238 2 148.00–175.00 $161.07 $383 -13.02
265–290 278 5 140.00–151.00 $146.88 $408 +7.82
300 fancy 300 1 155.00 $155.00 $465 —
305–345 324 17 140.00–150.00 $144.67 $469 +4.03
350–395 374 32 140.00–151.00 $144.71 $541 +1.85
400–445 420 23 140.00–151.00 $144.76 $608 +1.94
450–495 469 16 131.00–145.00 $137.75 $646 +0.31
505–540 523 9 126.00–138.00 $133.20 $697 +1.00
550–595 574 10 120.00–133.00 $130.11 $747 +0.46
605–640 623 3 115.00–132.00 $124.89 $778 -0.33
670 670 1 115.00 $115.00 $770 -1.58
735 735 1 108.00 $108.00 $794 -2.55
750–755 753 3 100.00–110.00 $105.00 $791 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
140 140 1 150.00 $150.00 $210 +4.73
205–220 213 2 135.00–142.00 $138.38 $295 -18.60
255–295 278 9 137.00–150.00 $143.15 $398 -5.85
300–340 317 7 130.00–146.00 $138.61 $439 +5.17
350–395 374 15 125.00–140.00 $133.65 $500 -0.87
405–445 425 12 120.00–147.00 $131.50 $559 -1.95
450–490 470 12 120.00–137.00 $129.41 $608 +7.78
500–540 518 8 120.00–135.00 $127.53 $661 +12.47
550 550 1 128.00 $128.00 $704 +22.24
635 635 1 110.00 $110.00 $698 -2.51
685 685 1 105.00 $105.00 $719 +7.91
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 9 149.00 $149.00 $478 —
370–379 375 13 141.00–147.00 $143.08 $537 —
408 408 8 151.00 $151.00 $616 +3.00
450–486 475 15 135.00–146.00 $140.56 $668 —
502 502 5 138.00 $138.00 $693 +8.00
562 562 8 134.00 $134.00 $753 +26.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 230 3 210.00–230.00 $222.90 $513 +38.19
255–295 269 4 180.00–210.00 $194.49 $523 +20.12
315–345 331 12 170.00–186.00 $176.19 $583 +6.18
350–395 368 13 165.00–180.00 $171.38 $631 +5.00
400–435 422 10 165.00–175.00 $169.80 $717 +3.86
450–480 463 8 160.00–172.00 $166.21 $770 +5.90
500–530 516 4 149.00–159.00 $152.92 $789 +10.80
550–570 560 4 130.00–141.00 $137.46 $770 +1.97
605–645 624 5 130.00–134.00 $131.00 $817 +1.04
670–690 682 3 120.00–126.00 $122.68 $837 -2.26
725 725 1 120.00 $120.00 $870 —
780 780 1 110.00 $110.00 $858 +0.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160 160 1 150.00 $150.00 $240 —
240 240 1 150.00 $150.00 $360 +15.00
255 255 1 160.00 $160.00 $408 —
315–340 330 7 139.00–173.00 $160.75 $530 -0.39
350–390 378 6 140.00–173.00 $156.22 $591 -6.37
440–445 443 2 145.00–150.00 $147.51 $653 -7.74
450–495 470 6 140.00–156.00 $147.99 $696 -3.06
505–545 533 6 120.00–147.00 $136.70 $729 -6.74
595 595 1 130.00 $130.00 $774 +3.06
600 600 1 118.00 $118.00 $708 -6.86
665 665 1 114.00 $114.00 $758 -11.00
735 735 1 119.00 $119.00 $875 +3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1205 929 85-90% 4 43.00–52.00 $49.16 $457 +5.39
825–1185 973 85-90% 19 53.00–60.00 $56.50 $550 —
935–1300 1084 85-90% 17 60.00–67.00 $63.71 $691 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1655 1237 80-85% 15 62.00–70.00 $65.01 $804 +3.91
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1765 1543 75-80% 2 58.00–59.00 $58.57 $904 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–2070 1617 8 80.00–95.00 $89.10 $1,441 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
465–675 fancy 568 (<2 yrs)Open 7 600.00–1,025.00 $812.29
580–740 633 (<2 yrs)Open 3 750.00–855.00 $813.79
735 735 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 650.00 $650.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725–810 753 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 600.00–775.00 $712.28
700–1115 838 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 825.00–1,125.00 $950.92
915 915 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
850–990 920 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,350.00 $1,234.51
1005 fancy 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
805–1440 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 21 650.00–1,375.00 $998.33
795–1380 1156 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 775.00–1,625.00 $1,113.73
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730 730 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00

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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
750–930 840 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00–1,150.00 $1,116.52 -55.64
890–975 933 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,325.00 $1,259.65 +334.65
805–1105 986 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,100.00–1,400.00 $1,274.84 —
990 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —
1060 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1170 1170 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
1070–1280 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00–1,625.00 $1,499.79 —
1175 1175 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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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.