Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

590 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.23/cwt +3.73 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 536 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.91/cwt +2.91 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 557 lb · 19 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.35/cwt -3.98 vs last sale · ≈ $443/hd at 325 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 590 1,241 738
Feeder cattle 422 805 631
Slaughter cattle 95 173 65
Replacement cattle 73 263 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold higher 3-4. Bulls were steady. Feeder steers sold 2-4 higher. Heifers were 2-5 lower. Groups of value added calves sold as much as 8 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
140 140 1 215.00 $215.00 $301 —
200–235 222 3 186.00–205.00 $197.25 $438 +12.81
255–270 263 3 175.00–184.00 $180.42 $475 +3.14
300–345 333 4 160.00–170.00 $162.26 $540 +3.32
365–390 383 6 150.00–160.00 $154.61 $592 -3.06
405–430 414 7 150.00–157.00 $152.84 $633 +0.36
470–490 483 6 140.00–150.00 $145.46 $703 -6.66
500–545 525 8 136.00–145.00 $142.49 $748 +0.70
560–590 569 6 120.00–140.00 $133.89 $762 -3.25
605–635 623 4 130.00–140.00 $136.70 $852 +4.46
665–690 680 3 130.00–134.00 $131.98 $897 +2.18
700–740 718 7 125.00–127.00 $125.43 $901 +0.43
760–770 765 2 120.00–124.00 $122.01 $933 +8.55
830–835 833 2 118.00–119.00 $118.50 $987 -0.01
850–890 863 3 114.00–118.00 $116.63 $1,007 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–348 340 6 170.00–175.00 $171.58 $583 —
360 360 3 160.00 $160.00 $576 -1.43
430 430 4 163.00 $163.00 $701 +8.00
475 475 7 150.00 $150.00 $712 -0.50
526–546 536 24 150.00–153.00 $151.23 $811 —
650 650 6 135.00 $135.00 $878 —
823 823 2 118.00 $118.00 $971 —
900 900 6 113.50 $113.50 $1,022 —
1125–1128 1127 4 105.00–110.00 $107.50 $1,212 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 140.00–154.00 $147.27 $483 -5.41
350–385 363 7 128.00–160.00 $147.58 $536 +5.72
405–445 428 8 134.00–150.00 $143.73 $615 +1.13
490 490 1 145.00 $145.00 $710 +5.02
505–530 517 5 126.00–151.00 $137.34 $710 +22.34

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 170.00 $170.00 $323 —
255–295 271 4 133.00–142.00 $139.06 $377 +3.53
300–345 325 13 130.00–142.00 $136.35 $443 -3.98
350–390 376 5 130.00–144.00 $136.46 $513 -5.72
400–440 420 12 130.00–143.00 $134.29 $564 -2.56
450–490 472 13 125.00–136.00 $128.67 $607 -0.68
505–545 515 12 120.00–129.00 $123.58 $636 +0.42
560 fancy 560 1 129.00 $129.00 $722 —
585 585 2 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $699 -1.14
610–645 625 4 115.00–119.00 $116.72 $730 -5.08
655–690 670 3 105.00–115.00 $111.69 $748 -5.01
700–715 708 2 106.00–110.00 $108.02 $765 +4.80
775 775 1 105.00 $105.00 $814 +3.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 141.00 $141.00 $352 —
356 356 7 143.50 $143.50 $511 +6.41
443 443 4 134.00 $134.00 $594 —
450 450 9 133.00 $133.00 $598 +1.00
507–516 512 11 117.50–120.00 $118.87 $609 —
552–560 557 19 120.00–125.00 $122.91 $685 +2.91
653 653 2 115.00 $115.00 $751 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 127.00–129.00 $127.97 $422 +1.21
360–392 374 3 127.00–130.00 $129.01 $482 -0.99
400–445 421 7 120.00–134.00 $126.40 $532 -0.39
460–495 481 11 111.00–130.00 $122.49 $589 -1.23
510–535 521 6 116.00–123.00 $119.83 $624 +2.85
555 555 1 125.00 $125.00 $694 +10.97
625 625 1 117.00 $117.00 $731 +5.07
650 650 1 115.00 $115.00 $748 —
705 705 1 95.00 $95.00 $670 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 3 174.00–180.00 $177.92 $471 +5.46
335 335 1 165.00 $165.00 $553 +1.84
365–395 380 4 150.00–153.00 $151.73 $577 -0.73
400–445 423 6 145.00–156.00 $149.11 $631 +2.99
500–530 518 4 130.00–139.00 $136.24 $706 +6.17
550–585 569 6 130.00–140.00 $135.98 $774 +7.57
605–615 610 2 128.00–138.00 $132.96 $811 +9.67
655 655 1 133.00 $133.00 $871 —
700 700 1 115.00 $115.00 $805 —
775 775 1 90.00 $90.00 $698 —
905 905 1 88.00 $88.00 $796 —
1085 1085 1 83.00 $83.00 $901 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 136.00 $136.00 $449 -13.97
355–360 358 3 142.00–152.00 $147.98 $530 +4.14
430–445 435 5 115.00–142.00 $131.17 $571 -10.43
450–475 464 4 133.00–138.00 $135.27 $628 +4.46
510–525 518 2 130.00–138.00 $134.06 $694 +5.06
550–590 570 2 119.00–128.00 $123.66 $705 +2.99
745 745 1 98.00 $98.00 $730 —
780 780 1 94.00 $94.00 $733 —
900 900 1 85.00 $85.00 $765 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200–1415 1308 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,850.00–2,500.00 $2,201.72 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–805 785 85-90% 2 40.00–43.00 $41.54 $326 —
700–1105 953 85-90% 31 52.00–66.00 $60.07 $572 +4.89
875–1175 1036 85-90% 16 65.00–70.50 $68.10 $706 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1705 1183 80-85% 24 63.00–74.00 $69.78 $825 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–2020 1568 11 77.00–95.00 $88.41 $1,386 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650–700 683 (<2 yrs)Open 3 690.00–900.00 $833.41
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
785–1085 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 685.00–800.00 $751.13
975 975 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 540.00 $540.00
985 985 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1000–1110 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–925.00 $913.15
950–1165 1078 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 735.00–900.00 $857.37
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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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
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
820 820 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00 -573.24
895 895 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 -588.31
950–1100 1018 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 900.00–1,150.00 $1,046.81 -52.47
730–1255 1038 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 13 800.00–1,285.00 $1,166.07 -267.70
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
585 585 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 —
660 660 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 —
670 670 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 550.00 $550.00 —
680 680 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 560.00 $560.00 —

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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.