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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 12, 2021

911 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.91/cwt -3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 421 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.78/cwt ≈ $806/hd at 464 lb · 25 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.14/cwt -0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $548/hd at 375 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 911 1,003 0
Feeder cattle 637 576 0
Slaughter cattle 168 172 0
Replacement cattle 106 255 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls were 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 200.00 $200.00 $450 +11.57
265–295 282 7 185.00–200.00 $191.55 $540 +12.73
315–330 325 5 185.00–195.00 $190.79 $620 +4.40
350–395 369 15 170.00–189.00 $176.24 $650 -4.07
400–445 422 11 168.00–177.00 $174.09 $735 -5.77
450–495 473 12 163.00–174.00 $167.56 $793 -6.67
500–545 517 12 150.00–165.00 $159.42 $824 -9.34
550–590 564 11 146.00–159.00 $152.31 $859 -7.46
600–645 617 6 138.00–146.00 $143.17 $883 -0.05
655–685 670 4 135.00–150.00 $142.40 $954 +4.91
730 730 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,000 —
750–765 755 3 125.00–135.00 $131.62 $994 —
800–810 805 2 115.00–125.00 $120.03 $966 +4.03
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456–477 464 25 170.00–176.00 $173.78 $806 —
500 500 3 170.00 $170.00 $850 —
551 551 8 161.50 $161.50 $890 +11.50
610–637 622 9 146.00–147.00 $146.54 $911 —
703 703 4 137.00 $137.00 $963 —
759 759 4 116.50 $116.50 $884 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 160.00 $160.00 $264 —
230–245 237 3 150.00–171.00 $162.11 $384 —
265–290 277 3 150.00–185.00 $170.21 $471 +2.40
300–335 319 5 160.00–172.00 $168.06 $536 -16.94
355–395 376 6 160.00–165.00 $161.67 $608 -4.09
400–445 417 6 150.00–170.00 $162.56 $678 -0.38
450–490 471 7 141.00–161.00 $150.62 $709 -5.79
500–505 503 2 120.00–142.00 $131.05 $659 -17.59
560 560 1 140.00 $140.00 $784 -7.35
600–635 614 4 120.00–127.00 $122.69 $753 -12.31
655–695 675 2 116.00–125.00 $120.37 $812 —
720–725 723 2 110.00–119.00 $114.52 $828 -0.48

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
140 140 1 152.50 $152.50 $214 —
215–245 230 2 145.00–146.00 $145.47 $335 -30.67
250–295 282 14 136.00–147.00 $143.38 $404 -2.05
300–345 320 17 140.00–150.00 $144.67 $463 -2.52
350–395 375 23 140.00–158.00 $146.14 $548 -0.90
400–445 421 27 133.00–155.00 $144.91 $610 -3.35
450–490 470 17 134.00–149.00 $142.12 $668 -3.65
500–545 517 19 135.00–145.00 $140.12 $724 +1.20
525 fancy 525 1 153.00 $153.00 $803 —
550–595 570 12 129.00–139.00 $135.48 $772 +2.83
610–645 624 7 124.00–138.00 $132.95 $830 —
715 715 1 127.00 $127.00 $908 +32.00
805–820 813 2 80.00–92.00 $85.94 $699 —
915 915 2 92.00–96.00 $94.00 $860 —
975 975 1 89.00 $89.00 $868 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 1 125.00 $125.00 $162 —
235–245 240 2 120.00 $120.00 $288 -15.47
250–285 269 5 121.00–145.00 $130.99 $352 +10.99
305–320 313 2 135.00–139.00 $136.95 $429 +6.10
355–395 376 6 130.00–138.00 $134.70 $506 +0.85
400–445 418 5 123.00–146.00 $133.91 $560 -3.67
470–495 483 2 120.00–129.00 $124.62 $602 -7.81
510–515 513 2 128.00–129.00 $128.50 $659 +13.60
555–585 572 3 115.00–116.00 $115.34 $660 -4.66
615 615 1 90.00 $90.00 $554 —
655–690 668 3 100.00–113.00 $105.97 $708 —
700 700 1 82.00 $82.00 $574 —
860 860 1 86.00 $86.00 $740 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 7 147.00 $147.00 $578 —
534 534 10 142.00 $142.00 $758 ±0.00
588 588 5 136.00 $136.00 $800 —
600 600 3 134.00 $134.00 $804 —
774 774 3 109.00 $109.00 $844 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 285 6 180.00–200.00 $191.10 $545 +8.78
310–345 333 6 165.00–180.00 $171.15 $570 -9.91
350–390 374 6 160.00–175.00 $165.46 $619 -11.43
405–445 424 11 155.00–169.00 $163.16 $692 -10.49
450–490 473 7 140.00–165.00 $153.10 $724 -11.84
500–545 514 13 136.00–159.00 $147.96 $761 -5.75
575–595 586 4 137.00–144.00 $140.23 $822 -1.55
600–630 618 4 124.00–135.00 $128.77 $796 -9.23
655–670 663 2 125.00–132.00 $128.46 $852 +3.46
720–735 728 2 110.00–119.00 $114.45 $833 —
750–760 755 2 110.00–118.00 $113.97 $860 —
805–825 815 2 111.00–120.00 $115.56 $942 —
895 895 1 100.00 $100.00 $895 —
940 940 1 98.00 $98.00 $921 —
950 950 1 101.00 $101.00 $960 —
1030–1045 1038 2 85.00–97.50 $91.20 $947 —
1070 1070 1 84.00 $84.00 $899 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 176.00 $176.00 $466 —
330 330 1 167.00 $167.00 $551 -2.09
350–375 365 3 160.00–172.00 $163.84 $598 +12.26
425–445 436 5 120.00–160.00 $145.12 $633 -7.34
450–495 477 5 130.00–155.00 $145.05 $692 +0.14
510–530 520 2 134.00–145.00 $139.61 $726 +6.04
590 590 1 128.00 $128.00 $755 +2.60
700–730 715 2 100.00–112.00 $106.13 $759 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 7 159.00 $159.00 $716 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1130 854 85-90% 10 39.00–50.00 $46.73 $399 +0.68
675–1330 1008 85-90% 54 50.00–61.00 $57.36 $578 +0.61
910–1735 1165 85-90% 17 62.00–69.00 $65.14 $759 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1550 1240 80-85% 43 62.00–75.50 $69.37 $860 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1465 1435 75-80% 2 64.00–66.00 $64.98 $932 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1425 1350 3 80.00–85.00 $83.49 $1,127 —
1060–2015 1592 13 87.00–92.50 $90.33 $1,438 —
2115 2115 1 98.00 $98.00 $2,073 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
538 fancy 538 (<2 yrs)Open 4 755.00 $755.00
640–800 720 (<2 yrs)Open 11 610.00–875.00 $758.54
585–1005 791 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 500.00–750.00 $688.33
765–870 828 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 450.00–700.00 $553.02

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
655 655 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 300.00 $300.00
835–865 850 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 710.00–830.00 $768.94
620–1105 851 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 575.00–1,275.00 $858.30
750–1150 902 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 800.00–900.00 $852.83
885–1010 937 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 780.00–930.00 $835.54
850–1115 961 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 575.00–825.00 $752.03
985 fancy 985 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
870–1155 997 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 625.00–1,050.00 $807.63
1065 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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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
680 680 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 -450.00
715–885 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 725.00–825.00 $780.31 —
700–875 807 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,125.00–1,400.00 $1,248.19 —
695–1160 839 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,100.00–1,400.00 $1,262.44 —
720–910 845 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 700.00–875.00 $780.67 —
790–980 858 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 875.00–1,325.00 $1,122.67 —
860–1135 fancy 998 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,600.00–1,625.00 $1,614.22 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
580 580 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 585.00 $585.00 —

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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.