Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

809 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.98/cwt -5.56 vs last sale · ≈ $634/hd at 470 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.63/cwt -7.09 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 520 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 430 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 809 1,331 402
Feeder cattle 628 1,011 322
Slaughter cattle 116 132 63
Replacement cattle 65 188 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder steers were lower 5-9. Feeder heifers were lower 2-7.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 170.00 $170.00 $332 —
245 245 1 183.00 $183.00 $448 -5.29
265–295 280 2 170.00–175.00 $172.37 $483 -9.25
310–335 324 4 170.00–180.00 $173.67 $563 -5.32
355–395 378 8 164.00–180.00 $168.79 $638 +3.48
400–445 420 14 150.00–164.00 $157.59 $662 -5.33
450–480 460 15 145.00–160.00 $153.04 $704 -5.81
500–545 522 15 140.00–150.00 $144.83 $756 -8.58
560–595 578 12 132.00–142.00 $137.46 $795 -11.71
600–640 617 17 130.00–140.00 $136.06 $839 -6.16
660–685 672 3 125.00–130.00 $128.00 $860 -6.33
765–780 772 3 115.00–125.00 $119.99 $926 —
800–845 823 2 114.00–115.00 $114.49 $942 —
1040 1040 1 85.00 $85.00 $884 —
1095 1095 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 139.00 $139.00 $539 -28.00
430 430 23 160.00 $160.00 $688 +5.00
517 517 3 120.00 $120.00 $620 -37.00
553 553 10 142.50 $142.50 $788 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 150.00 $150.00 $248 -7.30
235 235 1 160.00 $160.00 $376 -2.50
270 270 1 156.00 $156.00 $421 -19.00
335 335 1 156.00 $156.00 $523 -5.97
360–390 375 5 145.00–160.00 $153.92 $577 -0.67
400–440 425 7 130.00–158.00 $146.01 $621 -3.99
460–490 478 4 140.00 $140.00 $669 -4.56
500–545 520 4 135.00–144.00 $139.70 $726 -2.32
600–635 618 2 125.00 $125.00 $772 +8.00
685–695 688 3 120.00–128.00 $124.35 $856 +4.35
790 790 1 105.00 $105.00 $830 —
815 815 1 110.00 $110.00 $896 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 167.00 $167.00 $301 +12.11
200–245 226 6 135.00–155.00 $145.81 $330 +4.38
250–290 272 6 140.00–144.00 $141.65 $385 -2.11
300–345 318 6 130.00–140.00 $136.41 $434 -8.24
355–395 378 16 134.00–141.00 $137.40 $519 -4.54
400–445 426 16 130.00–144.00 $136.61 $582 -5.05
450–495 470 27 130.00–143.00 $134.98 $634 -5.56
500–545 520 25 120.00–135.00 $127.63 $664 -7.09
550–595 570 14 118.00–125.00 $122.54 $698 -6.06
600–635 616 6 117.00–125.00 $120.66 $743 -2.58
660 660 1 114.00 $114.00 $752 -6.63
700–730 718 3 110.00–118.00 $113.99 $818 -1.57
800–845 823 2 90.00–100.00 $95.14 $783 -4.36
875 875 2 90.00–96.00 $93.00 $814 -7.00
1010 1010 1 85.00 $85.00 $858 -5.00
1050 1050 2 75.00–79.00 $77.00 $808 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 140.00 $140.00 $252 -1.16
225 225 1 144.00 $144.00 $324 +9.97
280–295 286 5 130.00–133.00 $131.20 $375 +0.74
325–345 336 6 125.00–138.00 $129.75 $436 +0.50
370–390 378 3 119.00–126.00 $121.73 $460 -9.32
400–440 419 6 120.00–135.00 $127.26 $533 +0.04
455–495 478 8 120.00–129.00 $125.38 $599 -3.32
525–530 528 2 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $631 -0.70
550–560 555 2 120.00–125.00 $122.48 $680 +5.79
635 635 1 90.00 $90.00 $572 -19.51
680–690 685 2 90.00–107.00 $98.44 $674 -5.56
710–715 713 2 70.00–80.00 $74.98 $535 -20.48
780 780 1 92.00 $92.00 $718 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 268 3 170.00–183.00 $177.88 $477 +1.44
300–345 323 9 162.00–172.00 $166.57 $538 -5.69
360–390 371 5 155.00–170.00 $164.68 $611 +1.13
400–440 420 14 144.00–167.00 $150.86 $634 -4.26
450–485 463 13 138.00–150.00 $141.92 $657 -5.43
505–545 529 12 129.00–139.00 $132.68 $702 -6.99
550–595 574 15 120.00–133.00 $127.53 $732 -9.57
605–620 612 5 125.00–128.00 $126.39 $774 -6.93
680 680 1 115.00 $115.00 $782 -0.49
705–715 710 2 115.00–116.00 $115.50 $820 +2.50
765 765 1 105.00 $105.00 $803 +10.00
1020 1020 1 94.00 $94.00 $959 —
1110 1110 1 80.00 $80.00 $888 —
1155 1155 1 86.00 $86.00 $993 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 323 8 132.00–160.00 $149.51 $483 -4.13
350–390 373 5 135.00–155.00 $145.22 $542 -0.54
400–440 421 8 125.00–159.00 $140.18 $590 -6.66
450–490 477 10 120.00–141.00 $132.44 $632 -9.08
505–530 517 6 120.00–132.00 $126.65 $655 -4.82
565–575 570 2 110.00–129.00 $119.42 $681 -6.89
610–640 625 2 111.00–115.00 $113.05 $707 -4.02
650–685 671 4 110.00–117.00 $113.05 $759 +2.22
745 745 1 110.00 $110.00 $820 +8.08
750–780 765 2 100.00–107.00 $103.43 $791 +15.84
840 840 2 85.00 $85.00 $714 -1.45
855–880 868 2 80.00–85.00 $82.46 $716 -5.87
950–980 966 4 70.00–80.00 $74.71 $722 -6.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1425 1425 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–925 837 85-90% 11 40.00–50.00 $47.54 $398 +5.36
700–1455 1007 85-90% 48 52.50–64.50 $57.60 $580 —
980–1265 1131 85-90% 10 65.00–71.00 $67.65 $765 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1375 1228 80-85% 5 71.00–74.00 $72.45 $890 —
935–1600 1235 80-85% 21 60.00–70.50 $66.66 $823 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1870 1511 10 75.00–92.50 $86.13 $1,301 +0.60

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
665 665 (<2 yrs)Open 1 450.00 $450.00
775 775 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00
790–875 846 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 550.00–725.00 $632.75
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765 765 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 300.00 $300.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 530.00 $530.00
775–1030 903 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 550.00–900.00 $749.72
715–1275 957 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 400.00–1,225.00 $851.62
795–1345 984 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 575.00–1,175.00 $749.50
875–1100 989 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 500.00–750.00 $664.54
1115–1190 1153 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 925.00–1,150.00 $1,041.16
925–1360 1173 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 650.00–910.00 $809.87

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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
705–915 758 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 900.00–1,075.00 $952.85 —
700–845 775 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 725.00–1,000.00 $917.20 —
600–1375 948 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 800.00–1,200.00 $985.84 +135.84
1065 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.