Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

1,325 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.86/cwt -1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $507/hd at 368 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.86/cwt -7.85 vs last sale · ≈ $551/hd at 421 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.79/cwt -3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 468 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,325 1,172 1,243
Feeder cattle 1,122 923 985
Slaughter cattle 146 175 164
Replacement cattle 57 74 94

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows were lower 3-5. Bulls were steady to higher 2. Feeder steers sold mixed. Mostly lower 2-5 with the exception of quality steers over 550#, which were higher 3-7. Groups of value added steers also sold 8-10 higher than last week. Feeder heifers sold steady to lower 7.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 170.00 $170.00 $382 +4.00
255–295 277 9 164.00–184.00 $171.90 $476 -3.22
300–345 316 8 164.00–184.00 $174.71 $552 +2.80
350–395 372 21 158.00–177.00 $168.04 $625 -5.28
400–445 418 12 155.00–171.00 $164.70 $688 -3.97
450–495 469 20 148.00–166.00 $156.18 $732 -3.38
500–540 515 20 140.00–159.00 $151.94 $782 -4.74
560–595 574 9 135.00–150.00 $142.64 $819 +3.19
600–635 614 5 130.00–140.00 $137.73 $846 -0.57
650–660 655 2 134.00–135.00 $134.50 $881 +7.67
735 735 1 134.00 $134.00 $985 +5.00
750–770 760 2 130.00–131.00 $130.49 $992 +8.02
960 960 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,046 —
1065 1065 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,001 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 1 150.00 $150.00 $195 —
175–195 185 3 145.00–155.00 $151.67 $281 +21.67
205–245 229 8 127.00–156.00 $135.14 $309 -11.58
255–295 280 11 130.00–160.00 $152.13 $426 +14.57
300–345 319 16 120.00–161.00 $150.16 $479 +3.46
350–395 366 14 130.00–156.00 $144.79 $530 -2.27
400–445 420 17 120.00–159.00 $136.14 $572 -8.05
450–495 470 20 120.00–155.00 $139.49 $656 +3.51
505–545 529 7 119.00–147.00 $130.32 $689 -5.96
550 550 1 137.00 $137.00 $754 +12.54
605 605 1 120.00 $120.00 $726 -6.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 value added 428 8 170.00 $170.00 $728 —
523–525 value added 524 12 153.00–154.00 $153.58 $805 —
635 value added 635 28 150.00 $150.00 $952 —
687 value added 687 8 140.00 $140.00 $962 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–240 219 8 126.00–142.00 $132.80 $291 +4.32
260–290 278 4 130.00–151.00 $138.15 $384 +0.82
305–345 326 22 130.00–151.00 $139.86 $456 -6.60
350–395 368 30 130.00–149.00 $137.86 $507 -1.96
400–445 421 29 125.00–138.00 $130.86 $551 -7.85
450–495 468 28 124.00–139.00 $129.79 $607 -3.95
500–545 523 13 120.00–134.00 $126.44 $661 -0.40
550–575 563 11 118.00–134.00 $127.96 $720 +1.13
620–635 628 2 121.00–122.00 $121.51 $763 -0.37
650–675 663 6 115.00–125.00 $117.66 $780 -1.40
780 780 1 110.00 $110.00 $858 —
860–890 873 3 87.00–106.00 $95.56 $834 -8.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
115–130 123 2 110.00–120.00 $115.31 $142 —
150–190 168 4 125.00–130.00 $127.54 $214 —
205–245 228 8 106.00–135.00 $118.65 $271 +3.30
250–295 275 10 110.00–130.00 $121.26 $333 +9.53
305–345 321 10 109.00–137.00 $123.97 $398 +3.55
350–395 377 14 110.00–128.00 $118.84 $448 -0.82
405–445 421 13 110.00–125.00 $120.12 $506 +2.70
450–495 477 9 110.00–129.00 $120.58 $575 +3.54
500–535 520 4 110.00–120.00 $115.16 $599 +3.09
555–575 568 3 110.00–115.00 $113.31 $644 -3.09
630–635 633 2 106.00–115.00 $110.52 $700 +1.29
730 730 1 84.00 $84.00 $613 -21.00
765 765 1 105.00 $105.00 $803 +13.00
830 830 1 70.00 $70.00 $581 -30.00
955 955 1 82.00 $82.00 $783 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 6 138.00 $138.00 $530 —
514 514 17 136.50 $136.50 $702 —
571 571 8 110.00 $110.00 $628 -10.00
614 614 24 137.25 $137.25 $843 —
711 711 14 128.00 $128.00 $910 —
947 947 6 97.00 $97.00 $919 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155 155 1 165.00 $165.00 $256 +25.00
210 210 1 155.00 $155.00 $326 +3.92
250–290 275 5 150.00–175.00 $166.27 $457 -15.03
300–345 333 22 150.00–182.00 $166.85 $556 -5.68
350–395 372 15 150.00–176.00 $162.95 $606 -5.67
400–445 422 25 129.00–165.00 $145.26 $613 +4.35
450–495 468 19 135.00–166.00 $140.77 $659 +2.94
500–545 519 17 120.00–138.00 $132.45 $687 +2.91
550–555 553 3 125.00–135.00 $131.66 $728 +6.36
645 645 2 120.00–125.00 $122.50 $790 -0.64
700 700 1 114.00 $114.00 $798 -2.65
770 770 1 117.00 $117.00 $901 —
835 835 1 110.00 $110.00 $918 -1.72
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 237 3 139.00–160.00 $149.30 $354 +9.30
270–290 282 6 134.00–152.00 $143.54 $405 -11.26
310–340 325 6 125.00–159.00 $142.07 $462 -4.18
350–395 371 8 120.00–162.00 $140.88 $523 -1.61
400–445 429 7 120.00–135.00 $126.08 $541 -3.69
465–485 475 3 120.00–140.00 $129.60 $616 +2.37
500–540 517 3 115.00–136.00 $128.05 $662 +9.74
550–560 555 2 120.00–125.00 $122.48 $680 +1.34
690 690 1 115.00 $115.00 $794 —
775 775 1 105.00 $105.00 $814 -5.00
920 920 1 84.00 $84.00 $773 —
965–985 975 2 63.00–65.00 $64.01 $624 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1025 1025 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1275 1275 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–1015 894 85-90% 21 35.00–47.50 $43.88 $392 —
680–1260 1028 85-90% 28 50.00–61.00 $55.23 $568 —
840–1170 1077 85-90% 7 60.50–64.50 $62.25 $670 +3.84
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1590 1265 80-85% 35 58.00–70.00 $64.29 $813 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1700 1553 75-80% 3 56.00–60.00 $57.71 $896 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–2100 1608 17 75.00–100.00 $89.97 $1,447 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
540–925 776 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 400.00–750.00 $629.03
730–915 823 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 650.00–725.00 $691.72

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675–800 730 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 425.00–1,000.00 $621.82
610–890 750 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 250.00–775.00 $561.50
820 820 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
890 890 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
705–1095 928 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 450.00–850.00 $735.13
870–1060 933 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 725.00–1,150.00 $909.20
885–1270 1031 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 675.00–900.00 $761.71
1045 1045 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1055 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
575 575 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 200.00 $200.00

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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
820 820 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —
775–1035 905 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 700.00–750.00 $721.41 —
970–1110 1047 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,025.00–1,175.00 $1,093.31 —

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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.