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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

1,331 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.94/cwt -4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $528/hd at 372 lb · 38 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.65/cwt -0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $460/hd at 318 lb · 34 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.66/cwt -3.25 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 419 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,331 911 263
Feeder cattle 1,011 637 189
Slaughter cattle 132 168 65
Replacement cattle 188 106 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows were lower 2-4. Bulls were steady to 3 lower. Feeder steers were lower 6-10. Heifers were lower 3-9.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 3 175.00–205.00 $188.29 $448 -11.71
255–295 273 5 177.00–190.00 $181.62 $496 -9.93
310–315 313 3 170.00–187.00 $178.99 $560 -11.80
350–395 369 15 160.00–177.00 $165.31 $610 -10.93
400–445 421 10 157.00–172.00 $162.92 $686 -11.17
455–495 476 17 150.00–166.00 $158.85 $756 -8.71
500–545 521 14 150.00–165.00 $153.41 $799 -6.01
550–595 566 11 140.00–155.00 $149.17 $844 -3.14
600–645 622 9 137.00–150.00 $142.22 $885 -0.95
660–695 680 3 133.00–135.00 $134.33 $913 -8.07
710–745 727 3 120.00–134.00 $127.91 $930 -9.09
850–885 868 2 115.00–122.00 $118.43 $1,028 —
905–940 920 3 115.00–119.00 $116.31 $1,070 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 7 175.00 $175.00 $530 —
370 370 5 167.00 $167.00 $618 —
421 421 11 155.00 $155.00 $653 —
483 483 27 163.00 $163.00 $787 -10.78
504 504 6 157.00 $157.00 $791 -13.00
847 847 13 124.00 $124.00 $1,050 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185–195 190 2 150.00–165.00 $157.30 $299 -2.70
220 220 2 150.00–175.00 $162.50 $358 +0.39
285 285 1 175.00 $175.00 $499 +4.79
310–345 334 4 150.00–171.00 $161.97 $541 -6.09
350–395 375 5 149.00–162.00 $154.59 $580 -7.08
405–440 428 3 150.00 $150.00 $642 -12.56
455–495 472 8 135.00–158.00 $144.56 $682 -6.06
510–545 527 10 120.00–149.00 $142.02 $748 +10.97
550–585 566 4 130.00–148.00 $138.39 $783 -1.61
615 615 1 117.00 $117.00 $720 -5.69
695 695 1 120.00 $120.00 $834 -0.37

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155–175 165 2 152.50–157.00 $154.89 $256 —
205–245 225 5 135.00–150.00 $141.43 $318 -4.04
250–295 277 21 136.00–148.00 $143.76 $398 +0.38
300–345 318 34 140.00–155.00 $144.65 $460 -0.02
350–395 372 38 130.00–147.00 $141.94 $528 -4.20
400–445 419 34 135.00–150.00 $141.66 $594 -3.25
450–495 471 33 134.00–151.00 $140.54 $662 -1.58
500–540 520 25 130.00–142.00 $134.72 $701 -5.40
550–595 568 10 120.00–134.00 $128.60 $730 -6.88
610–620 615 4 117.00–129.00 $123.24 $758 -9.71
665–690 673 3 118.00–124.00 $120.63 $812 —
700–720 709 5 100.00–123.00 $115.56 $819 -11.44
800–815 808 2 99.00–100.00 $99.50 $804 +13.56
895 895 1 100.00 $100.00 $895 —
915 915 1 94.00 $94.00 $860 ±0.00
1020 1020 1 90.00 $90.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180–195 188 2 137.00–145.00 $141.16 $265 —
210–245 231 7 127.00–141.00 $134.03 $310 +14.03
255–285 266 5 125.00–140.00 $130.46 $347 -0.53
305–340 320 12 114.00–141.00 $129.25 $414 -7.70
350–395 373 6 124.00–145.00 $131.05 $489 -3.65
400–445 423 10 115.00–140.00 $127.22 $538 -6.69
460–495 479 7 120.00–132.00 $128.70 $616 +4.08
520–545 528 4 115.00–125.00 $120.20 $635 -8.30
550–585 568 7 103.00–132.00 $116.69 $663 +1.35
605–635 620 2 109.00–110.00 $109.51 $679 +19.51
660 660 1 104.00 $104.00 $686 -1.97
700–730 720 4 90.00–100.00 $95.46 $687 +13.46
860 860 1 90.00 $90.00 $774 +4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 10 143.00 $143.00 $443 —
410–419 415 29 146.00 $146.00 $606 —
465 465 18 141.50 $141.50 $658 —
515 515 9 137.00 $137.00 $706 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 228 7 170.00–196.00 $183.42 $418 —
250–290 270 13 170.00–196.00 $176.44 $476 -14.66
300–345 331 12 160.00–185.00 $172.26 $570 +1.11
350–395 371 22 160.00–174.00 $163.55 $607 -1.91
400–440 416 18 150.00–165.00 $155.12 $645 -8.04
450–490 469 17 137.00–156.00 $147.35 $691 -5.75
500–540 521 10 133.00–146.00 $139.67 $728 -8.29
550–585 567 9 133.00–143.00 $137.10 $777 -3.13
605–625 615 3 130.00–136.00 $133.32 $820 +4.55
670–675 673 2 114.00–117.00 $115.49 $777 -12.97
725 725 1 113.00 $113.00 $819 -1.45
760–765 763 2 95.00 $95.00 $725 -18.97
815 815 1 85.00 $85.00 $693 -30.56
870 870 1 80.00 $80.00 $696 -20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 225 4 150.00–167.00 $160.17 $360 —
255–285 270 3 140.00–160.00 $149.63 $404 -26.37
320–345 333 6 150.00–160.00 $153.64 $512 -13.36
350–395 371 16 130.00–159.00 $145.76 $541 -18.08
400–445 426 22 136.00–159.00 $146.84 $626 +1.72
450–495 468 13 130.00–152.00 $141.52 $662 -3.53
500–545 520 5 120.00–135.00 $131.47 $684 -8.14
555–590 573 5 120.00–135.00 $126.31 $724 -1.69
610–635 623 3 112.00–122.00 $117.07 $729 —
655–695 677 6 105.00–115.00 $110.83 $750 —
720–745 728 3 95.00–116.00 $101.92 $742 -4.21
755–795 778 4 75.00–95.00 $87.59 $681 —
810–840 825 4 80.00–91.00 $86.45 $713 —
850–855 853 3 85.00–90.00 $88.33 $753 —
965–985 975 2 80.00–82.00 $81.01 $790 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690–980 818 85-90% 7 37.00–45.00 $42.18 $345 —
765–1240 957 85-90% 37 50.00–61.00 $56.66 $542 —
835–1300 1062 85-90% 21 62.00–69.50 $65.95 $700 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1240 1141 80-85% 7 71.00–80.00 $73.95 $844 —
910–1380 1180 80-85% 21 57.00–70.00 $66.72 $787 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,086 —
1065–2515 1513 15 75.00–90.00 $85.53 $1,294 —
1945–2230 2088 2 94.00–97.00 $95.60 $1,996 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
450–900 697 (<2 yrs)Open 12 650.00–1,050.00 $941.00
745–950 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 500.00–900.00 $669.78
1040–1120 1082 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 700.00–875.00 $793.84

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
630–1025 834 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 550.00–950.00 $767.96
825–1010 939 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 700.00–800.00 $761.02
855–1255 990 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 700.00–950.00 $802.40
850–1460 1028 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 550.00–900.00 $795.78
860–1240 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 19 475.00–1,000.00 $787.51
830–1220 1106 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 400.00–1,550.00 $1,268.76
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
660 660 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 455.00 $455.00
660 660 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 430.00 $430.00
755 755 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00

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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
640–1000 829 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 800.00–1,750.00 $1,407.98 +145.54
665–1165 855 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 850.00–1,625.00 $1,336.48 +213.81
810–920 865 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,325.00 $1,258.53 +135.86
880 880 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 -372.67
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 +227.33
905 905 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
885–970 923 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 800.00–1,050.00 $888.96 —
925 925 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
995 995 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
745–1355 1047 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 17 675.00–2,900.00 $1,706.18 —
1010–1210 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00–1,200.00 $1,143.13 —

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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.