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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 4, 2021

947 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.87/cwt +4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 428 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $144.48/cwt -4.52 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 523 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $147.21/cwt -8.96 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 473 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 947 1,260 853
Feeder cattle 734 939 705
Slaughter cattle 171 205 89
Replacement cattle 42 116 59

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers 3 to 6 lower feeder heifers steady to 7 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 3 140.00–160.00 $153.33 $360 -2.12
290–295 293 2 150.00–155.00 $152.48 $447 -5.28
335–340 338 2 150.00–170.00 $160.07 $541 -0.41
350–395 373 5 150.00–160.00 $154.99 $578 -8.45
405–440 426 9 139.00–156.00 $149.46 $637 -10.97
460–495 473 10 140.00–150.00 $147.21 $696 -8.96
500–545 523 16 136.00–152.00 $144.48 $756 -4.52
550–580 568 6 130.00–143.00 $138.66 $788 +1.77
605–635 620 7 130.00–140.00 $133.30 $826 +8.24
655–675 665 3 125.00–133.00 $128.30 $853 +0.30
705–730 717 3 129.00–130.00 $129.67 $930 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 130.00 $130.00 $247 ±0.00
320–345 330 3 130.00–145.00 $138.41 $457 +0.58
365 365 1 140.00 $140.00 $511 +4.39
405–445 425 3 125.00–132.00 $128.89 $548 -10.99
450–495 474 5 120.00–135.00 $128.82 $611 -9.51
520–535 525 3 120.00–130.00 $124.66 $654 +9.66
565–585 572 3 135.00–136.00 $135.33 $774 +15.32
600–640 618 3 124.00–130.00 $126.33 $781 —
730 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 6 155.00 $155.00 $733 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 130.00 $130.00 $306 +2.65
265 265 1 130.00 $130.00 $344 -12.05
315–345 329 7 130.00–139.00 $133.39 $439 -2.52
385–395 390 2 130.00–140.00 $135.06 $527 +1.06
400–445 428 20 125.00–138.00 $132.87 $569 +4.12
460–495 473 5 125.00–136.00 $130.83 $619 +2.12
500–535 522 7 120.00–130.00 $125.37 $654 +0.77
570–590 579 4 120.00–135.00 $125.74 $728 -1.28
600–645 618 6 119.00–130.00 $124.57 $770 +2.79
650–670 660 2 116.00–118.00 $116.98 $772 +6.97
755 755 1 115.00 $115.00 $868 +7.53
840 840 1 90.00 $90.00 $756 —
890 890 1 90.00 $90.00 $801 -16.50
905–920 913 2 81.00–85.00 $83.02 $758 —
955–990 973 3 92.00–95.00 $93.67 $911 -0.33
1035 1035 1 91.00 $91.00 $942 +8.00
1055 1055 1 87.00 $87.00 $918 —
1105 1105 1 86.00 $86.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 100.00 $100.00 $235 -23.54
250–260 255 2 110.00–112.00 $111.02 $283 -6.41
305–345 318 4 120.00–133.00 $126.54 $402 +5.74
375–380 378 2 120.00–130.00 $125.03 $473 +4.01
400–445 422 6 120.00–136.00 $127.41 $538 +9.09
450–495 474 8 116.00–135.00 $123.23 $584 +10.28
530–535 533 3 110.00–120.00 $116.66 $622 +1.86
550–585 570 3 115.00–120.00 $117.65 $671 +3.88
635 635 1 112.00 $112.00 $711 +2.36
790 790 1 100.00 $100.00 $790 ±0.00
815–840 828 2 87.50–90.00 $88.73 $735 —
930 930 1 64.50 $64.50 $600 —
990 990 1 80.00 $80.00 $792 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 459 7 140.00 $140.00 $643 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 155.00 $155.00 $457 -2.81
300–345 322 5 150.00–169.00 $159.13 $512 +2.85
350–390 368 3 150.00 $150.00 $552 -2.20
400–445 424 6 134.00–153.00 $141.53 $600 +1.98
450–495 464 9 120.00–144.00 $132.74 $616 +1.50
500–520 512 6 124.00–135.00 $130.32 $667 +1.65
555–590 568 5 129.00–144.00 $133.70 $759 +13.73
605 605 1 120.00 $120.00 $726 +8.30
655–660 658 2 120.00–129.00 $124.48 $819 +14.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 131.00 $131.00 $439 -8.39
405–440 426 4 125.00–130.00 $128.72 $548 +3.69
485–495 490 3 105.00–125.00 $116.72 $572 -11.47
525–535 530 2 115.00–130.00 $122.43 $649 +5.40
550–575 558 3 105.00–120.00 $115.07 $642 +0.24
630 630 1 120.00 $120.00 $756 +7.45
650 650 1 120.00 $120.00 $780 —
765–790 778 2 95.00–105.00 $99.92 $777 +4.92
940 940 1 80.00 $80.00 $752 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1245 970 85-90% 22 26.00–56.00 $41.11 $399 —
775–1460 1103 85-90% 64 45.00–63.00 $54.50 $601 —
1070–1465 1241 85-90% 16 57.00–64.50 $62.11 $771 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1575 1320 80-85% 32 55.00–67.50 $60.33 $796 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1420 1339 75-80% 4 50.00–58.00 $55.80 $747 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–2170 1507 9 75.00–88.00 $84.98 $1,281 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 1 65.00 $65.00 $627 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760–1125 954 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 475.00–950.00 $772.35
1010–1040 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 700.00–855.00 $778.63
775–1265 1078 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 600.00–1,025.00 $833.21
930–1290 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 550.00–1,100.00 $869.59

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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
935 935 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00 —
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
745 745 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.