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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 17, 2021

818 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.19/cwt -4.10 vs last sale · ≈ $548/hd at 421 lb · 28 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.49/cwt +1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 465 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $148.68/cwt +3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 476 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 818 590 829
Feeder cattle 649 422 699
Slaughter cattle 127 95 107
Replacement cattle 42 73 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 higher. Bulls were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 180.00 $180.00 $342 —
200 200 1 185.00 $185.00 $370 -12.25
305–340 324 7 160.00–177.00 $165.60 $537 +3.34
350–385 366 9 150.00–163.00 $156.06 $571 +1.45
400–445 419 19 145.00–160.00 $152.27 $638 -0.57
455–495 476 25 145.00–156.00 $148.68 $708 +3.22
500–545 517 24 140.00–152.00 $145.91 $754 +3.42
550–585 565 11 138.00–145.00 $142.25 $804 +8.36
605–640 625 5 130.00–140.00 $136.01 $850 -0.69
650–675 662 7 126.00–135.00 $130.69 $865 -1.29
700–715 706 4 116.00–126.00 $121.76 $860 -3.67
760 760 2 115.00–124.00 $119.50 $908 -2.51
825 825 1 110.00 $110.00 $908 -8.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 263 3 145.00–160.00 $151.33 $398 —
305–345 330 4 150.00–158.00 $153.29 $506 +6.02
360–390 378 4 125.00–149.00 $137.25 $519 -10.33
400–420 415 4 130.00–148.00 $136.33 $566 -7.40
450–495 474 4 130.00–145.00 $135.42 $642 -9.58
540 540 1 139.00 $139.00 $751 +1.66
550–585 568 4 115.00–120.00 $116.21 $660 —
615–620 618 3 110.00–125.00 $118.36 $731 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150–180 161 4 160.00–225.00 $180.70 $291 +10.70
200–240 224 5 130.00–175.00 $146.90 $329 —
250–295 274 11 130.00–140.00 $135.65 $372 -3.41
300–345 328 16 132.00–142.00 $136.43 $447 +0.08
350–395 374 20 129.00–137.00 $133.49 $499 -2.97
400–445 421 28 124.00–135.00 $130.19 $548 -4.10
450–495 465 27 126.00–138.00 $130.49 $607 +1.82
500–545 515 22 120.00–135.00 $125.93 $649 +2.35
550–585 567 11 115.00–125.00 $119.99 $680 +0.49
600–645 624 6 110.00–117.00 $114.53 $715 -2.19
650–690 662 7 110.00–115.00 $111.13 $736 -0.56
700 700 3 109.00–110.00 $109.67 $768 +1.65
770 770 1 105.00 $105.00 $808 ±0.00
810–815 813 2 104.00–106.00 $105.00 $854 —
900 900 1 94.00 $94.00 $846 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–225 208 3 125.00–135.00 $131.40 $273 —
250–285 270 4 125.00–135.00 $130.60 $353 —
300–340 316 4 115.00–125.00 $119.88 $379 -8.09
350–390 366 15 115.00–130.00 $122.65 $449 -6.36
400–445 424 7 122.00–130.00 $124.87 $529 -1.53
460–490 476 10 119.00–127.00 $122.59 $584 +0.10
505–545 527 10 105.00–120.00 $114.93 $606 -4.90
555–595 575 2 112.00–118.00 $115.10 $662 -9.90
600–640 623 5 100.00–116.00 $109.10 $680 -7.90
660 660 1 110.00 $110.00 $726 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 13 144.00 $144.00 $547 +0.50
507 507 5 129.00 $129.00 $654 +10.13
669 669 3 114.00 $114.00 $763 -1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 175 2 185.00–200.00 $192.07 $336 —
205–240 223 2 170.00–195.00 $181.52 $405 —
250–265 258 2 180.00 $180.00 $464 +2.08
310–345 325 11 150.00–176.00 $161.81 $526 -3.19
350–390 370 14 150.00–165.00 $152.96 $566 +1.23
400–445 419 22 135.00–149.00 $143.32 $601 -5.79
450–490 466 10 135.00–147.00 $140.08 $653 —
500–545 518 8 130.00–140.00 $133.73 $693 -2.51
560–590 580 4 128.00–130.00 $128.74 $747 -7.24
620–635 629 5 122.00–130.00 $127.42 $801 -5.54
650–660 655 3 119.00–125.00 $122.34 $801 -10.66
700 700 1 112.00 $112.00 $784 -3.00
860 860 1 90.00 $90.00 $774 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–240 233 2 160.00–162.00 $160.97 $375 —
265–295 277 6 125.00–165.00 $149.55 $414 —
310–330 320 2 140.00–147.00 $143.39 $459 +7.39
350–395 376 8 128.00–145.00 $136.36 $513 -11.62
400–435 410 5 130.00–147.00 $141.63 $581 +10.46
450–495 470 4 125.00–137.00 $131.42 $618 -3.85
515–545 532 3 127.00–132.00 $129.02 $686 -5.04
590 590 1 120.00 $120.00 $708 -3.66
635–645 640 2 115.00–118.00 $116.49 $746 —
670 670 3 108.00–119.00 $115.00 $770 —
705 705 1 100.00 $100.00 $705 —
775 775 1 80.00 $80.00 $620 -14.00
805–810 808 2 86.00–89.00 $87.50 $707 —
865 865 1 80.00 $80.00 $692 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620–825 691 85-90% 5 40.00–51.00 $45.92 $317 —
735–1505 1022 85-90% 56 50.00–65.50 $59.70 $610 -8.40
930–1275 1081 85-90% 17 65.00–70.00 $67.45 $729 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1470 1259 80-85% 25 68.00–82.00 $73.99 $932 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1450 1418 75-80% 2 65.00 $65.00 $922 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1990 1504 10 82.50–92.00 $88.69 $1,334 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
625–895 828 (<2 yrs)Open 4 600.00–900.00 $843.35

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
635–920 778 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 600.00–810.00 $724.24
995 995 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
975–1095 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 650.00–700.00 $676.45
1055–1300 1203 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 900.00–6,650.00 $2,580.40

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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
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 +675.00
990 990 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 -50.00
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1130–1470 1278 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,250.00–1,500.00 $1,394.47 —

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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.