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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 6, 2021

1,274 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.39/cwt -1.38 vs last sale · ≈ $611/hd at 420 lb · 32 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $171.28/cwt +2.95 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 427 lb · 25 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.72/cwt -4.60 vs last sale · ≈ $542/hd at 377 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,274 580 930
Feeder cattle 1,089 430 699
Slaughter cattle 134 88 93
Replacement cattle 51 62 138

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows were steady to lower 2. Slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder steers were higher 2-5. Heifers were mixed 4 higher to 6 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 2 148.00–154.00 $151.00 $294 —
285 285 2 169.00–180.00 $174.50 $497 +4.50
300–345 330 12 165.00–181.00 $175.53 $579 +10.64
350–395 376 13 169.00–179.00 $174.24 $655 +6.21
400–445 427 25 160.00–180.00 $171.28 $731 +2.95
450–495 475 20 161.00–179.00 $167.44 $795 +3.91
500–545 524 19 155.00–169.00 $162.36 $851 +5.52
550–595 569 18 145.00–159.00 $150.83 $858 +4.22
600–640 620 12 140.00–155.00 $146.20 $906 +6.77
655–685 673 3 135.00–144.00 $139.60 $940 +1.78
700 700 1 130.00 $130.00 $910 +5.00
800 800 1 120.00 $120.00 $960 —
885 885 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,133 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 150.00 $150.00 $292 —
220 220 1 135.00 $135.00 $297 ±0.00
325–345 334 4 155.00–167.00 $159.94 $534 +2.94
350–390 373 8 140.00–160.00 $149.44 $557 —
400–445 422 10 135.00–165.00 $151.06 $637 +1.56
450–495 473 16 130.00–159.00 $151.82 $718 +6.82
500–545 523 16 128.00–156.00 $147.14 $770 —
555–595 575 6 115.00–142.00 $130.66 $751 -9.34
615 615 1 130.00 $130.00 $800 -7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562 562 7 157.00 $157.00 $882 —
632 632 10 150.00 $150.00 $948 ±0.00
736 736 8 140.00 $140.00 $1,030 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150–185 163 3 145.00–150.00 $147.29 $240 +1.80
210–245 221 7 135.00–150.00 $142.30 $314 —
250–295 281 5 136.00–152.00 $145.60 $409 +0.34
300–345 328 11 135.00–156.00 $144.35 $473 +2.84
350–395 377 24 135.00–152.00 $143.72 $542 -4.60
400–445 420 32 130.00–152.00 $145.39 $611 -1.38
450–495 469 24 130.00–149.00 $139.58 $655 -6.52
500–545 523 18 128.00–141.00 $135.30 $708 -3.04
550–595 575 17 120.00–138.00 $131.40 $756 -3.20
610 fancy 610 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,312 +77.00
600–640 613 9 120.00–137.00 $130.98 $803 +4.75
650–660 654 4 125.00–130.00 $127.74 $835 +9.68
665–685 fancy 675 2 125.00–127.00 $126.01 $851 —
700–705 fancy 703 2 124.00–125.00 $124.50 $875 —
705 705 1 122.00 $122.00 $860 +3.02
765–775 fancy 770 2 124.00–135.00 $129.54 $997 —
755–780 773 4 114.00–123.00 $118.53 $916 —
910 910 1 91.00 $91.00 $828 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180–190 185 2 132.00–135.00 $133.46 $247 —
200–245 225 3 110.00–125.00 $119.26 $268 -1.88
260–290 276 6 118.00–142.00 $131.38 $363 +8.74
300–340 323 5 120.00–130.00 $124.03 $401 -5.97
350–390 373 9 110.00–135.00 $124.40 $464 -3.37
400–445 424 10 120.00–133.00 $127.27 $540 -2.73
450–495 478 6 125.00–130.00 $126.66 $605 -5.57
500–540 523 4 90.00–135.00 $118.47 $620 -1.80
570–580 575 2 125.00–130.00 $127.52 $733 +6.36
610 610 1 120.00 $120.00 $732 +1.44
600–625 fancy 613 2 125.00–130.00 $127.55 $782 —
650–685 668 2 115.00–120.00 $117.43 $784 —
700 700 1 105.00 $105.00 $735 —
760 760 1 125.00 $125.00 $950 +16.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 5 139.00 $139.00 $626 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
145 145 1 150.00 $150.00 $218 —
190 190 2 137.00–140.00 $138.50 $263 —
215–240 228 2 140.00 $140.00 $319 —
270–280 276 4 165.00–174.00 $169.54 $468 -0.46
300–345 325 17 156.00–185.00 $168.38 $547 +9.21
350–390 369 16 140.00–180.00 $171.09 $631 +8.40
410–440 426 7 147.00–165.00 $155.84 $664 -4.29
450–495 472 11 135.00–160.00 $148.40 $700 -6.80
505–540 521 8 139.00–150.00 $142.19 $741 -7.35
590–595 593 2 125.00–130.00 $127.51 $756 -12.53
670–675 673 2 130.00–133.00 $131.49 $885 +1.49
925 925 1 85.00 $85.00 $786 —
1000 1000 1 95.00 $95.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 160.00 $160.00 $312 —
240 240 1 140.00 $140.00 $336 +12.23
265–275 272 3 140.00–155.00 $144.88 $394 +2.83
305–335 324 5 137.00–165.00 $153.46 $497 +13.97
350–390 370 15 124.00–170.00 $144.93 $536 +5.36
405–440 429 9 129.00–153.00 $144.23 $619 +12.88
455–495 477 6 120.00–145.00 $135.68 $647 +4.18
505–545 523 5 135.00–144.00 $138.84 $726 +13.84
560–590 579 4 90.00–130.00 $109.11 $632 -21.37
600 600 1 120.00 $120.00 $720 +9.00
660 660 1 115.00 $115.00 $759 -14.00
725 725 1 85.00 $85.00 $616 -33.05
810–830 820 4 90.00–95.00 $92.50 $758 —
855 855 1 85.00 $85.00 $727 -22.00
910–925 918 2 80.00–85.00 $82.48 $757 —
950–955 953 2 80.00 $80.00 $762 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1125 983 85-90% 7 42.00–48.00 $45.72 $449 —
825–1385 1037 85-90% 37 50.00–66.00 $60.17 $624 -0.64
955–1315 1167 85-90% 8 67.00–70.00 $68.23 $796 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1485 1245 80-85% 30 65.50–76.00 $71.07 $885 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1505 1490 75-80% 2 60.00–64.00 $62.02 $924 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1925 1578 17 80.00–100.00 $90.74 $1,432 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1400 1098 4 70.00–79.00 $73.99 $812 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805–930 846 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 650.00–925.00 $815.84
685–1225 908 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 700.00–1,350.00 $905.79
800–1070 935 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 475.00–775.00 $646.66
870–1300 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 550.00–975.00 $852.21
1105 1105 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1025–1285 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–1,100.00 $988.74
1265 1265 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690 690 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 300.00 $300.00
725 725 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 375.00 $375.00

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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
775–935 862 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 875.00–1,075.00 $1,006.00 —
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 940.00 $940.00 —
1085 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
1270 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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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.