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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 3, 2021

1,241 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.00/cwt ≈ $627/hd at 475 lb · 76 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.09/cwt ≈ $513/hd at 374 lb · 41 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.02/cwt -4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 589 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,241 809 968
Feeder cattle 805 628 792
Slaughter cattle 173 116 102
Replacement cattle 263 65 74

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows were lower 1-2. Bulls were steady. Feeder steers sold mixed. Calves under 300# were higher 1-4. Calves above 300# were lower 3-10. Feeder heifers sold mixed higher 4 to lower 4.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–393 387 24 160.00–163.50 $161.43 $625 +22.43
421 421 8 155.00 $155.00 $653 -5.00
498 498 30 150.50 $150.50 $749 —
500 500 15 147.50 $147.50 $738 +27.50
575–599 589 33 137.50–138.50 $138.02 $813 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 202.00 $202.00 $354 +32.00
220–230 225 2 182.00–187.00 $184.44 $415 +1.44
250–295 273 4 170.00–190.00 $177.28 $484 +4.91
320–345 333 4 155.00–161.00 $158.94 $529 -14.73
350–395 372 12 150.00–161.00 $157.67 $587 -11.12
400–440 421 17 146.00–160.00 $152.48 $642 -5.11
450–490 461 11 145.00–160.00 $152.12 $701 -0.92
500–545 522 19 135.00–150.00 $141.79 $740 -3.04
550–595 568 13 130.00–143.00 $137.14 $779 -0.32
605–645 620 5 127.00–139.00 $132.24 $820 -3.82
655–690 673 5 129.00–130.00 $129.80 $874 +1.80
720–730 725 2 125.00 $125.00 $906 —
770–790 780 2 110.00–117.00 $113.46 $885 -6.53
835–845 840 2 117.00–120.00 $118.51 $995 +4.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 130.00 $130.00 $325 -26.00
320–335 327 3 152.00–154.00 $152.68 $499 -3.32
365–395 376 6 135.00–148.00 $141.86 $533 -12.06
400–435 418 2 140.00–145.00 $142.60 $596 -3.41
450–495 469 4 138.00–142.00 $139.98 $657 -0.02
520 520 1 115.00 $115.00 $598 -24.70
570 570 1 129.00 $129.00 $735 —
600–630 615 2 115.00–126.00 $120.37 $740 -4.63
680 680 1 115.00 $115.00 $782 -9.35
765–790 778 2 100.00–105.00 $102.46 $797 -2.54

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–387 374 41 135.00–138.50 $137.09 $513 —
461–490 475 76 128.50–137.00 $132.00 $627 —
583 583 7 120.00 $120.00 $700 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 130.00 $130.00 $312 -15.81
255–285 270 2 135.00–136.00 $135.53 $366 -6.12
300–345 330 13 134.00–146.00 $140.33 $463 +3.92
350–395 371 15 135.00–147.00 $142.18 $527 +4.78
400–440 420 9 131.00–145.00 $136.85 $575 +0.24
450–495 472 17 120.00–136.00 $129.35 $611 -5.63
500–540 521 16 115.00–130.00 $123.16 $642 -4.47
550–590 573 10 117.00–125.00 $120.64 $691 -1.90
625–645 635 5 119.00–124.00 $121.80 $773 +1.14
650–685 663 6 110.00–120.00 $116.70 $774 +2.70
700–730 715 4 90.00–110.00 $103.22 $738 -10.77
760–780 770 3 93.00–107.00 $101.27 $780 —
830–845 838 3 88.00–101.00 $94.64 $793 -0.50
890 890 1 87.00 $87.00 $774 -6.00
910–925 918 2 85.00 $85.00 $780 —
1085 1085 1 85.00 $85.00 $922 +8.00
1115 1115 1 73.50 $73.50 $820 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
135 135 1 155.00 $155.00 $209 —
240 240 1 120.00 $120.00 $288 -24.00
285 285 2 125.00–130.00 $127.50 $363 -3.70
300–330 313 8 120.00–136.00 $126.76 $397 -2.99
350–385 368 2 130.00 $130.00 $478 +8.27
410–440 430 4 125.00–130.00 $126.79 $545 -0.47
450–475 461 7 120.00–129.00 $123.72 $570 -1.66
510–530 520 2 116.00–118.00 $116.98 $608 -2.52
560–590 575 4 110.00–120.00 $114.03 $656 -8.45
600–645 623 2 110.00–114.00 $111.93 $697 +21.93

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 155.00 $155.00 $356 —
285–295 290 2 170.00–175.00 $172.46 $500 -5.42
310–340 321 8 160.00–176.00 $163.16 $524 -3.41
350–390 368 15 145.00–161.00 $152.46 $561 -12.22
400–435 415 18 140.00–153.00 $146.12 $606 -4.74
450–485 464 12 140.00–150.00 $144.23 $669 +2.31
500–540 521 9 125.00–136.00 $130.07 $678 -2.61
555–585 571 7 125.00–134.00 $128.41 $733 +0.88
600–635 618 7 118.00–126.00 $123.29 $762 -3.10
850 850 1 84.00 $84.00 $714 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 150.00 $150.00 $352 —
265–295 280 2 155.00–158.00 $156.58 $438 —
320–340 332 3 140.00–156.00 $149.97 $498 +0.46
370–395 378 5 132.00–150.00 $143.84 $544 -1.38
405–440 425 5 132.00–149.00 $141.60 $602 +1.42
465–490 479 6 125.00–140.00 $130.81 $627 -1.63
545 545 1 129.00 $129.00 $703 +2.35
565–585 578 3 120.00–122.00 $120.67 $697 +1.25
605 605 1 121.00 $121.00 $732 +7.95
1070 1070 1 70.00 $70.00 $749 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1105–1200 1176 (<2 yrs)N/A 4 1,275.00–2,750.00 $2,199.55 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1000 862 85-90% 14 43.00–50.00 $46.28 $399 —
795–1405 983 85-90% 58 50.00–62.00 $55.18 $542 —
875–1390 1071 85-90% 18 62.00–69.00 $64.21 $688 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1685 1276 80-85% 38 60.00–73.00 $66.32 $846 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1675 1450 75-80% 2 57.00–65.00 $61.62 $893 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1950 1620 21 80.00–95.00 $88.14 $1,428 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1230 1175 2 60.00–65.00 $62.38 $733 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675 675 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00
565–767 701 (<2 yrs)Open 15 600.00–850.00 $767.42

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775–970 843 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 625.00–900.00 $748.62
795–920 865 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 625.00–725.00 $668.11
880 880 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
890–1315 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 975.00–1,100.00 $1,041.00
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
855–1370 1106 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 675.00–1,275.00 $1,008.27
1030–1375 1207 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 875.00–1,375.00 $1,103.42
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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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
680–955 818 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00–1,475.00 $1,298.24 —
560–1070 936 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 900.00–1,750.00 $1,352.46 +366.62
880–1030 938 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,068.74 +82.90
900–1025 963 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,625.00–1,650.00 $1,638.31 —
905–1165 1002 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,350.00–1,700.00 $1,526.66 —
750–1110 1008 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 900.00–1,400.00 $1,099.28 —
935–1200 1044 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,200.00–1,650.00 $1,433.77 —
940–1175 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 700.00–1,550.00 $1,072.20 +172.20
775–1435 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 15 1,000.00–1,675.00 $1,435.89 +535.89
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 +775.00
985–1190 1088 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,750.00–1,900.00 $1,832.07 +932.07
985–1265 1097 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,350.00–1,675.00 $1,561.35 +661.35
1170 1170 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
1010–1365 1192 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,225.00–1,550.00 $1,458.18 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 675.00 $675.00 —

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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.