Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 13, 2021

1,172 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.74/cwt -5.84 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 472 lb · 31 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.84/cwt -8.46 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 521 lb · 26 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.93/cwt ≈ $757/hd at 526 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,172	1,274	845
Feeder cattle	923	1,089	691
Slaughter cattle	175	134	126
Replacement cattle	74	51	28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold lower 1-4. Bulls were lower 2-3. Feeder steers sold lower 2-10. Heifers were lower 3-9.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	166.00	$166.00	$390	—
250–280	270	6	167.00–190.00	$175.12	$473	+0.62
300–345	326	5	166.00–180.00	$171.91	$560	-3.62
355–395	382	8	167.00–182.00	$173.32	$662	-0.92
410–445	431	8	160.00–175.00	$168.67	$727	-2.61
465–495	479	8	150.00–166.00	$159.56	$764	-7.88
500–535	514	7	153.00–164.00	$156.68	$805	-5.68
560–595	577	14	130.00–146.00	$139.45	$805	-11.38
600–635	616	18	130.00–144.00	$138.30	$852	-7.90
650–695	680	6	122.00–131.00	$126.83	$862	-12.77
725	725	1	129.00	$129.00	$935	-1.00
775–795	785	2	120.00–125.00	$122.47	$961	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–470	468	14	134.00–142.00	$137.41	$643	—
511–531	526	25	143.00–147.00	$143.93	$757	—
620–624	623	12	130.00–135.00	$133.76	$833	-16.24

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155	155	1	130.00	$130.00	$202	—
215–245	230	2	135.00–157.00	$146.72	$337	+11.72
265–295	283	4	130.00–160.00	$137.56	$389	—
300–345	318	5	140.00–160.00	$146.70	$467	-13.24
360–395	378	5	140.00–160.00	$147.06	$556	-2.38
400–445	429	9	130.00–160.00	$144.19	$619	-6.87
450–495	473	9	125.00–147.00	$135.98	$643	-15.84
500–545	523	11	125.00–147.00	$136.28	$713	-10.86
550–555	553	2	115.00–134.00	$124.46	$688	-6.20
605–635	620	2	125.00–128.00	$126.54	$785	-3.46
700	700	1	105.00	$105.00	$735	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	2	120.00	$120.00	$274	—
260–280	270	2	118.00	$118.00	$319	—
325	325	2	118.00–120.00	$119.00	$387	—
365–390	375	3	110.00–125.00	$118.16	$443	—
400–420	409	4	120.00–125.00	$123.25	$504	—
470	470	1	118.00	$118.00	$555	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
140	140	1	125.00	$125.00	$175	—
150–180	162	6	120.00–125.00	$120.77	$196	-26.52
220–225	223	2	127.00–130.00	$128.48	$287	-13.82
260–295	283	12	130.00–152.00	$137.33	$389	-8.27
320 fancy	320	1	185.00	$185.00	$592	—
300–345	321	17	135.00–156.00	$146.46	$470	+2.11
350–395	370	13	130.00–151.00	$139.82	$517	-3.90
400–445	422	24	130.00–147.00	$138.71	$585	-6.68
450–495	472	31	128.00–141.00	$133.74	$631	-5.84
505–540	521	26	120.00–135.00	$126.84	$661	-8.46
550–595	571	15	119.00–133.00	$126.83	$724	-4.57
600–640	618	8	118.00–128.00	$121.88	$753	-9.10
650–690	666	9	110.00–127.00	$119.06	$793	-8.68
710–715	713	2	105.00–114.00	$109.48	$781	-12.52
805	805	1	100.00	$100.00	$805	—
895	895	1	104.00	$104.00	$931	—
940	940	1	84.00	$84.00	$790	-7.00
970	970	1	90.00	$90.00	$873	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	216	4	110.00–125.00	$115.35	$249	-3.91
250–295	272	6	110.00–115.00	$111.73	$304	-19.65
305–345	328	14	105.00–142.00	$120.42	$395	-3.61
365–395	380	12	110.00–132.00	$119.66	$455	-4.74
400–445	423	6	105.00–125.00	$117.42	$497	-9.85
450–490	464	7	110.00–129.00	$117.04	$543	-9.62
505–540	526	10	94.00–125.00	$112.07	$589	-6.40
555–580	570	5	114.00–119.00	$116.40	$663	-11.12
600–645	620	7	85.00–120.00	$109.23	$677	-10.77
655–695	675	3	95.00–112.00	$104.10	$703	-13.33
710	710	1	105.00	$105.00	$746	±0.00
765	765	1	92.00	$92.00	$704	-33.00
830	830	1	100.00	$100.00	$830	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
598	598	7	120.00	$120.00	$718	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–180	173	2	140.00	$140.00	$242	+1.50
215–240	228	2	140.00–161.00	$151.08	$344	+11.08
255–290	273	3	178.00–186.00	$181.30	$495	+11.76
305–345	329	5	170.00–175.00	$172.53	$568	+4.15
350–395	371	14	150.00–180.00	$168.62	$626	-2.47
400–440	417	11	135.00–145.00	$140.91	$588	-14.93
455–490	472	12	134.00–145.00	$137.83	$651	-10.57
500–545	517	14	125.00–135.00	$129.54	$670	-12.65
560–595	571	11	120.00–129.00	$125.30	$715	-2.21
600–640	618	9	115.00–126.00	$123.14	$761	—
660–680	671	4	115.00–122.00	$119.03	$799	-12.46
705–725	717	3	115.00–119.00	$116.65	$836	—
800–840	818	3	105.00–117.00	$111.72	$914	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	140.00	$140.00	$329	±0.00
265–295	280	5	146.00–160.00	$154.80	$433	+9.92
305–340	321	6	140.00–159.00	$146.25	$469	-7.21
355–395	377	15	116.00–160.00	$142.49	$537	-2.44
405–445	420	14	110.00–144.00	$129.77	$545	-14.46
450–495	467	5	120.00–135.00	$127.23	$594	-8.45
520–545	529	6	110.00–130.00	$118.31	$626	-20.53
550–575	562	9	110.00–127.00	$121.14	$681	+12.03
630–635	633	2	100.00–120.00	$110.04	$697	-9.96
700	700	1	110.00	$110.00	$770	+25.00
790	790	1	110.00	$110.00	$869	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1110	946	85-90%	13	37.00–53.00	$47.89	$453	—
875–1385	1098	85-90%	67	50.00–68.50	$58.41	$641	—
1015–1350	1179	85-90%	13	62.50–69.50	$65.85	$776	-2.38

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1465	1240	80-85%	23	64.00–74.50	$67.55	$838	-3.52

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525	1525	75-80%	1	63.00	$63.00	$961	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1865	1444	19	80.00–97.50	$87.92	$1,270	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1405	1352	3	70.00–78.50	$74.48	$1,007	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
610–790	696	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	500.00–700.00	$623.11
880	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
740–1020	854	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	675.00–900.00	$771.43
835–1050	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	500.00–825.00	$683.73
695–1320	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	600.00–1,625.00	$977.10
865–1230	1008	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	450.00–750.00	$618.10
880–1200	1037	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	600.00–800.00	$726.85
800–1295	1126	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	500.00–950.00	$820.74

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
605	605	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
705	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	+69.00
825–1045	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	675.00–1,125.00	$872.68	-133.32
960–1210	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–1,200.00	$1,023.04	-476.96
1255	1255	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	-250.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
655	655	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	—
785	785	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	550.00	$550.00	—

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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.