Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

1,260 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.75/cwt -2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $543/hd at 422 lb · 39 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.00/cwt -3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $502/hd at 375 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.71/cwt -1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 468 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,260	1,325	1,234
Feeder cattle	939	1,122	1,023
Slaughter cattle	205	146	152
Replacement cattle	116	57	59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows were lower 2-4. Slaughter bulls were lower 5-7. Feeder steers were 5-14. Feeder heifers were steady to lower 4.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	235	4	150.00–165.00	$155.45	$365	-14.55
250–290	276	5	150.00–167.00	$157.76	$435	-14.14
300–345	323	13	150.00–175.00	$160.48	$518	-14.23
360–395	379	8	158.00–169.00	$163.44	$619	-4.60
400–440	421	14	155.00–168.00	$160.43	$675	-4.27
450–485	463	20	150.00–162.00	$156.17	$723	-0.01
500–545	519	14	140.00–156.00	$149.00	$773	-2.94
550–590	570	8	130.00–141.00	$136.89	$780	-5.75
605–620	613	2	120.00–130.00	$125.06	$767	-12.67
690	690	1	128.00	$128.00	$883	-6.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–170	165	2	130.00	$130.00	$214	-21.67
200–240	219	5	130.00–148.00	$140.15	$307	+5.01
250–285	263	7	120.00–150.00	$137.00	$360	-15.13
300–345	323	13	120.00–150.00	$137.83	$445	-12.33
350–395	377	16	125.00–146.00	$135.61	$511	-9.18
400–445	419	14	125.00–153.00	$139.88	$586	+3.74
450–495	468	13	125.00–145.00	$138.33	$647	-1.16
540	540	1	115.00	$115.00	$621	-15.32
555–575	563	3	115.00–125.00	$120.01	$676	-16.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
618 value added	618	4	140.00	$140.00	$865	-10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	130.00	$130.00	$221	—
200–225	213	2	125.00–130.00	$127.35	$271	-5.45
260–295	276	9	132.00–155.00	$142.05	$392	+3.90
300–345	329	17	130.00–151.00	$135.91	$447	-3.95
350–390	375	27	125.00–149.00	$134.00	$502	-3.86
400–445	422	39	120.00–138.00	$128.75	$543	-2.11
450–495	468	27	120.00–137.00	$128.71	$602	-1.08
510–540	526	6	120.00–132.00	$124.60	$655	-1.84
550–580	565	5	120.00–133.00	$127.02	$718	-0.94
605–645	625	2	115.00–129.00	$121.78	$761	+0.27
670–685	677	3	100.00–115.00	$110.01	$745	-7.65
710–730	721	4	104.00–112.00	$109.25	$788	—
760–780	770	2	105.00–110.00	$107.47	$828	-2.53
800	800	1	104.00	$104.00	$832	—
895	895	2	105.00–108.00	$106.50	$953	+10.94
975	975	1	94.00	$94.00	$916	—
1000	1000	1	83.00	$83.00	$830	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	125.00	$125.00	$231	-2.54
230–245	238	5	120.00–128.00	$123.54	$294	+4.89
250–265	258	2	115.00–120.00	$117.43	$303	-3.83
305–340	324	13	112.00–135.00	$120.80	$391	-3.17
350–395	373	18	110.00–129.00	$121.02	$451	+2.18
400–445	416	15	105.00–128.00	$118.32	$492	-1.80
465–495	482	3	110.00–115.00	$112.95	$544	-7.63
510–540	527	5	114.00–115.00	$114.80	$605	-0.36
565–590	576	4	110.00–115.00	$113.77	$655	+0.46
600–630	613	3	108.00–111.00	$109.64	$672	-0.88
660–670	665	2	75.00–115.00	$94.85	$631	—
720	720	1	90.00	$90.00	$648	+6.00
755	755	1	100.00	$100.00	$755	-5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
577 value added	577	4	120.00	$120.00	$692	—
628 value added	628	4	116.00	$116.00	$728	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	130.00	$130.00	$247	—
230–235	233	3	145.00–150.00	$146.64	$342	-2.66
250–295	275	5	135.00–150.00	$144.80	$398	+1.26
310–345	331	8	130.00–147.00	$139.39	$461	-2.68
350–395	367	13	116.00–145.00	$131.88	$484	-9.00
400–440	413	12	110.00–135.00	$125.03	$516	-1.05
450–490	463	12	120.00–137.00	$128.19	$594	-1.41
520–540	530	3	115.00–120.00	$117.03	$620	-11.02
550–595	575	4	110.00–120.00	$114.83	$660	-7.65
600–625	613	2	110.00–115.00	$112.55	$690	—
795	795	1	95.00	$95.00	$755	-10.00
835	835	1	90.00	$90.00	$752	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	268	3	150.00–164.00	$157.81	$423	-8.46
300–335	314	7	150.00–161.00	$156.28	$491	-10.57
350–395	370	11	145.00–162.00	$152.20	$563	-10.75
400–440	417	8	130.00–150.00	$139.55	$582	-5.71
460–490	476	11	125.00–142.00	$131.24	$625	-9.53
505–545	529	7	125.00–131.00	$128.67	$681	-3.78
570–595	579	4	115.00–125.00	$119.97	$695	-11.69
600–635	623	3	105.00–120.00	$111.70	$696	-10.80
650–665	655	3	110.00	$110.00	$720	—
705–735	720	4	105.00–110.00	$107.50	$774	-6.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–1135	889	85-90%	25	30.00–49.00	$43.93	$391	+0.05
700–1410	1007	85-90%	51	47.00–60.00	$53.34	$537	-1.89
870–1265	1084	85-90%	8	58.00–64.00	$60.43	$655	-1.82

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1430	1160	80-85%	34	55.00–65.00	$59.72	$693	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1910	1362	19	72.50–90.00	$82.17	$1,119	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
580–880	730	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–1,000.00	$920.55
730–735	733	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	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 $
610–1005	739	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	350.00–800.00	$535.59
840	840	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
605–1110	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	500.00–1,300.00	$866.05
820–1070	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	625.00–925.00	$777.34
710–1650	1011	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	500.00–2,000.00	$1,299.91
935–1150	1084	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	750.00–1,400.00	$1,153.98
1000–1205	1103	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,054.65

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00

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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
545–865	753	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	850.00–1,450.00	$1,148.67	—
735–795	755	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	525.00–800.00	$710.76	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
655	655	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

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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.