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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

1,049 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.52/cwt +5.27 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 468 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $146.88/cwt +6.19 vs last sale · ≈ $693/hd at 472 lb · 28 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.05/cwt +0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $549/hd at 371 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,049 1,319 907
Feeder cattle 891 1,115 724
Slaughter cattle 128 160 95
Replacement cattle 30 44 88

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows were lower 1-2. Slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder steers sold higher 2-5. Feeder heifers sold higher 2-7. Board sale: 35 steers 650# @ $155, 38 heifers 640# @ $1.43.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 175.00 $175.00 $350 -15.00
265 265 1 175.00 $175.00 $464 -14.96
305–345 327 6 170.00–205.00 $179.72 $588 +3.42
380–395 388 8 167.00–180.00 $172.58 $670 +2.45
405–440 424 15 160.00–176.00 $170.13 $721 +4.87
450–490 464 11 156.00–169.00 $162.51 $754 +2.45
500–545 525 11 150.00–162.00 $156.25 $820 +5.48
550–590 565 9 145.00–159.00 $150.43 $850 +6.07
600–645 624 12 135.00–150.00 $141.60 $884 +0.74
650–690 669 6 135.00–145.00 $139.51 $933 -0.49
700–720 712 3 130.00–139.00 $134.71 $959 +4.35
760–770 765 2 125.00 $125.00 $956 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519 519 10 161.50 $161.50 $838 +13.05
565 565 7 153.50 $153.50 $867 +1.70
604 604 11 140.00 $140.00 $846 -10.61
663 663 6 150.25 $150.25 $996 +5.47
745 745 13 135.50 $135.50 $1,009 —
767 767 9 130.00 $130.00 $997 —
849 849 11 128.00 $128.00 $1,087 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 218 2 145.00–150.00 $147.64 $322 -2.16
275–290 283 2 135.00–150.00 $142.30 $403 -13.09
305–335 322 5 150.00–165.00 $157.95 $509 +8.00
360–395 377 7 142.50–157.00 $150.12 $566 +3.23
405–445 422 9 135.00–160.00 $153.85 $649 +10.89
450–480 468 4 130.00–155.00 $146.87 $687 +5.93
500–545 533 6 138.00–149.00 $143.66 $766 +3.66
550–575 560 5 135.00–145.00 $139.25 $780 -0.73
625 625 1 130.00 $130.00 $812 +2.00
660–685 673 2 129.00 $129.00 $868 +8.35

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175–180 178 2 150.00–152.50 $151.23 $269 -16.27
190 fancy 190 1 170.00 $170.00 $323 —
210 fancy 210 1 170.00 $170.00 $357 —
205–235 220 3 145.00–150.00 $148.22 $326 +7.58
250–295 279 7 140.00–157.50 $148.24 $414 +2.86
300–340 319 11 145.00–157.50 $152.10 $485 +7.92
350–395 371 27 140.00–155.00 $148.05 $549 +0.83
400–445 424 26 135.00–152.00 $145.25 $616 +4.04
450–495 468 30 134.00–152.00 $142.52 $667 +5.27
505–545 528 27 126.00–144.00 $136.61 $721 -1.22
550–595 570 26 122.00–143.00 $134.17 $765 -0.95
600–635 626 7 120.00–135.00 $126.44 $792 -4.12
650–695 669 12 114.00–130.00 $124.01 $830 +0.71
700–740 714 4 115.00–127.00 $120.43 $860 -2.08
750–785 765 3 111.00–116.00 $114.02 $872 -4.39
815–845 830 2 81.00–83.00 $81.98 $680 -24.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–240 223 2 125.00–140.00 $131.91 $294 —
265–290 278 3 130.00–142.50 $135.93 $378 +0.93
320–335 331 4 125.00–135.00 $128.79 $426 -3.19
350–395 378 11 125.00–140.00 $130.30 $493 +3.15
400–445 422 16 120.00–131.00 $127.71 $539 +4.53
450–490 466 10 117.00–130.00 $127.72 $595 +12.75
510–545 525 4 120.00–135.00 $128.01 $672 +0.01
560–580 567 3 115.00–125.00 $118.41 $671 -6.01
620–645 628 3 110.00–125.00 $118.22 $742 +4.22
650–680 668 3 100.00–115.00 $108.59 $725 -7.41
735 735 1 106.00 $106.00 $779 -2.00
770 770 1 75.00 $75.00 $578 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 502 15 140.00 $140.00 $703 +5.00
557 557 9 136.50 $136.50 $760 -1.27
650 650 3 129.00 $129.00 $838 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 282 9 180.00–207.00 $193.69 $546 +1.50
300–335 318 11 170.00–207.50 $186.58 $593 +5.76
350–390 372 14 155.00–185.00 $167.85 $624 -4.63
400–445 422 26 150.00–180.00 $159.77 $674 +2.54
450–495 472 28 140.00–156.00 $146.88 $693 +6.19
500–545 516 13 132.00–158.00 $142.76 $737 +5.47
550–585 566 12 130.00–140.00 $135.49 $767 +10.49
600–645 625 9 122.00–135.00 $130.99 $819 +9.50
650–695 667 5 115.00–130.00 $124.60 $831 -1.40
720 720 1 126.00 $126.00 $907 —
775 775 1 120.00 $120.00 $930 +13.00
825 825 1 100.00 $100.00 $825 —
860 860 1 90.00 $90.00 $774 —
950 950 1 100.00 $100.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 225 3 122.50–165.00 $148.26 $334 —
250–260 255 4 140.00–160.00 $150.00 $382 -12.54
300–330 317 9 155.00–165.00 $161.90 $513 +15.90
350–395 379 16 132.50–165.00 $146.64 $556 -1.33
405–445 421 10 125.00–160.00 $141.13 $594 +6.97
470–495 479 4 120.00–145.00 $135.81 $651 -4.19
515–545 528 6 110.00–143.00 $128.38 $678 -4.17
550–560 555 2 133.00–136.00 $134.51 $747 +11.17
665–675 670 3 115.00–125.00 $121.64 $815 —
820 820 1 100.00 $100.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1455 1278 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,000.00–1,500.00 $1,284.74 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–820 741 85-90% 5 30.00–47.00 $42.52 $315 —
760–1265 995 85-90% 62 45.00–67.00 $58.59 $583 -1.37
985–1520 1208 85-90% 16 65.00–72.50 $67.75 $818 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1710 1243 80-85% 23 63.50–72.50 $69.63 $866 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–2190 1664 12 76.50–100.00 $91.49 $1,522 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 1 64.00 $64.00 $822 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690 690 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 400.00 $400.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
685–700 693 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 510.00–600.00 $555.49
765–915 840 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 360.00–680.00 $534.29
785–900 842 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 500.00–550.00 $526.24
930–950 940 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 600.00–620.00 $610.11
925–1175 1051 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 620.00–910.00 $794.28
1110 1110 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00

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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
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 -50.00
890 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 ±0.00
1045 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.