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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 7, 2021

761 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.76/cwt +6.89 vs last sale · ≈ $583/hd at 420 lb · 22 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.60/cwt +2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $517/hd at 373 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.72/cwt +6.97 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 469 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 761 961 776
Feeder cattle 459 688 654
Slaughter cattle 246 178 89
Replacement cattle 56 95 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold higher 2.00 to 7.00 and feeder heifers sold mostly 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was mostly attractive and demand was good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 165.00 $165.00 $355 —
300–340 318 4 160.00–171.00 $164.80 $524 -0.70
350–375 363 6 156.00–163.00 $158.67 $576 +7.91
400–445 425 13 151.00–161.00 $158.36 $673 +7.78
450–490 467 5 145.00–154.00 $149.58 $699 +2.01
500–535 518 8 145.00–157.00 $147.76 $765 +2.34
555–595 578 8 135.00–144.00 $138.82 $802 +3.21
600–645 627 6 131.00–139.00 $135.01 $847 -2.29
660 660 1 136.00 $136.00 $898 +9.96
725–745 735 2 123.00–127.00 $124.97 $919 +7.50
750–780 765 2 120.00–125.00 $122.45 $937 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 160.00 $160.00 $392 +3.18
270 270 1 157.00 $157.00 $424 -0.39
340 340 1 150.00 $150.00 $510 +4.73
365–390 380 3 150.00–152.00 $151.00 $574 +17.97
400–445 428 6 140.00–150.00 $147.09 $630 +11.81
455 455 2 135.00–140.00 $137.50 $626 +10.17
520–540 528 7 135.00–141.00 $139.44 $736 +4.54
580 580 1 125.00 $125.00 $725 -1.28
785 785 1 117.00 $117.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 6 142.00 $142.00 $724 +0.77
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 150.00 $150.00 $338 —
265–275 270 2 140.00–145.00 $142.45 $385 —
415 415 1 130.00 $130.00 $540 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 140.00 $140.00 $294 -15.81
265–295 285 6 133.00–144.00 $139.45 $397 -11.05
300–345 321 10 135.00–144.00 $139.18 $447 +1.23
350–390 373 20 133.00–144.00 $138.60 $517 +2.22
400–445 420 22 133.00–145.00 $138.76 $583 +6.89
450–495 469 16 128.00–143.00 $133.72 $627 +6.97
500–540 522 12 127.00–136.00 $129.90 $678 +3.46
550–595 569 13 122.00–134.00 $127.26 $724 +3.46
570 fancy 570 1 145.00 $145.00 $826 —
600–615 605 3 120.00–127.00 $123.31 $746 —
670–685 678 2 120.00–122.00 $120.99 $820 +14.47
725 725 1 120.00 $120.00 $870 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–240 233 2 120.00–130.00 $125.16 $292 -5.07
280 280 1 132.00 $132.00 $370 +4.27
315–340 331 4 120.00–130.00 $124.80 $413 +2.71
370–390 383 3 120.00–125.00 $121.61 $466 +0.28
405–425 415 2 130.00 $130.00 $540 +7.65
460 460 1 125.00 $125.00 $575 +6.00
500–515 508 2 115.00–120.00 $117.46 $597 +3.31
560 560 1 118.00 $118.00 $661 +6.42
600–630 612 3 100.00–110.00 $104.99 $643 -3.49
710–715 713 2 90.00–100.00 $94.98 $677 -2.56
775–780 778 2 97.00–101.00 $99.01 $770 +5.01
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 474 4 126.50 $126.50 $600 —
584 584 10 122.00 $122.00 $712 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 120.00 $120.00 $336 —
355 355 1 120.00 $120.00 $426 —
580 580 1 110.00 $110.00 $638 +20.00
785 785 1 86.00 $86.00 $675 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 160.00 $160.00 $392 —
260–280 272 3 160.00–175.00 $168.22 $458 +0.84
305–345 326 9 154.00–170.00 $164.14 $535 +3.94
350–390 366 7 150.00–160.00 $153.88 $563 +0.44
410–445 430 6 140.00–150.00 $144.96 $623 +6.36
455–490 468 12 134.00–144.00 $138.40 $648 +1.61
500–545 517 7 130.00–135.00 $132.00 $682 -3.11
560–590 573 6 125.00–131.00 $129.30 $741 +4.56
600–615 608 2 120.00–130.00 $124.94 $760 -1.06
685–695 690 3 120.00 $120.00 $828 +4.00
715 715 1 120.00 $120.00 $858 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 150.00–155.00 $152.43 $511 +9.46
350–395 375 7 136.00–148.00 $141.77 $532 +0.78
420–440 428 9 134.00–140.00 $137.19 $587 +4.11
460–490 475 2 130.00–135.00 $132.42 $629 -2.26
520–545 533 4 125.00–129.00 $127.00 $677 +1.02
550–590 572 5 114.00–125.00 $120.14 $687 -2.61
665 665 1 117.00 $117.00 $778 +5.63
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 125.00–150.00 $137.50 $378 —
315–335 325 2 125.00–135.00 $130.15 $423 —
360–390 377 3 125.00–130.00 $126.68 $478 —
505 505 1 115.00 $115.00 $581 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1540 1139 80-85% 57 61.00–73.00 $67.15 $765 —
1235–1575 1359 80-85% 18 73.50–77.50 $74.92 $1,018 +11.17
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1010 930 85-90% 13 51.50–60.00 $57.52 $535 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345 1345 75-80% 1 63.00 $63.00 $847 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1925 1566 4 90.00–104.00 $95.44 $1,495 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1645 1434 4 80.50–85.00 $83.71 $1,200 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960–1170 1058 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 775.00–1,100.00 $909.40
995–1295 1129 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 800.00–1,200.00 $970.71
1065–1460 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 850.00–1,100.00 $991.28
1045–1500 1264 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 850.00–1,225.00 $1,010.42
1250–1370 1288 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,075.00–1,275.00 $1,189.61

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
855–1165 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 800.00–1,075.00 $955.73 —
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
1155–1160 1158 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.