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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 1, 2021

1,421 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.74/cwt -0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $588/hd at 471 lb · 27 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.00/cwt ≈ $645/hd at 419 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.13/cwt -3.28 vs last sale · ≈ $548/hd at 424 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,421 1,127 988
Feeder cattle 1,107 927 704
Slaughter cattle 180 116 127
Replacement cattle 134 84 157

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold higher 1-2. Bulls were lower 2. Feeder steers sold steady to 3 lower. Heifers were lower 2-5.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 170.00 $170.00 $468 +4.88
310–330 322 3 160.00–170.00 $164.97 $531 +1.89
350–390 372 7 145.00–170.00 $158.53 $590 -1.73
400–445 419 11 141.00–160.00 $149.71 $627 -5.72
450–490 470 13 140.00–155.00 $148.60 $698 -2.58
500–540 515 17 140.00–157.00 $147.60 $760 -1.25
550–590 562 15 130.00–154.00 $141.86 $797 +2.83
600–635 614 8 130.00–146.00 $136.19 $836 -2.21
675 675 4 130.00–133.00 $130.75 $883 -2.98
785 785 1 124.00 $124.00 $973 -1.23
860–870 865 2 120.00–124.00 $121.99 $1,055 +6.99
915 915 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,052 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 16 164.00 $164.00 $589 —
419 419 25 154.00 $154.00 $645 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 120.00 $120.00 $294 -9.25
345 345 1 136.00 $136.00 $469 -2.93
360–395 379 8 120.00–140.00 $134.32 $509 +4.49
430–435 433 4 130.00–140.00 $136.01 $589 +7.87
465–495 474 5 125.00–140.00 $131.95 $625 -1.85
510–515 513 2 125.00–135.00 $129.98 $667 +9.98
570–575 574 4 115.00–135.00 $124.75 $716 —
850 850 1 100.00 $100.00 $850 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 283 3 123.00–130.00 $126.05 $357 -6.70
300–345 324 16 120.00–138.00 $131.12 $425 -4.09
350–395 365 22 120.00–139.00 $130.73 $477 -5.32
400–445 424 24 120.00–139.00 $129.13 $548 -3.16
450–495 471 27 119.00–133.00 $124.74 $588 +0.98
500–545 518 23 115.00–132.00 $120.75 $625 -5.89
555–595 576 11 115.00–127.00 $122.04 $703 -1.69
610–645 632 12 110.00–124.00 $115.23 $728 -5.34
650–675 664 8 105.00–115.00 $110.62 $735 -0.71
770 770 1 94.00 $94.00 $724 —
900 900 1 85.00 $85.00 $765 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 19 133.00 $133.00 $509 —
469 469 5 124.00 $124.00 $582 —
594 594 17 130.00 $130.00 $772 —
697 697 8 114.00 $114.00 $795 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 228 3 110.00–120.00 $113.58 $259 -2.50
250–295 275 6 110.00–125.00 $118.05 $325 -2.56
300–315 307 5 110.00–120.00 $118.05 $362 +2.18
350–385 370 5 110.00–121.00 $117.23 $434 -1.35
400–445 422 11 110.00–120.00 $115.53 $488 -1.38
450–490 469 6 110.00–122.00 $115.41 $541 -2.26
500–540 519 7 108.00–115.00 $111.09 $577 -5.48
580–585 583 2 110.00–118.00 $114.02 $665 +1.56
625–640 632 3 100.00 $100.00 $632 -10.00
765 765 1 76.00 $76.00 $581 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 150.00 $150.00 $368 +10.00
275 275 1 160.00 $160.00 $440 -11.24
300–320 313 4 135.00–168.00 $151.58 $474 -11.93
350–390 371 5 136.00–157.00 $145.13 $538 -2.58
400–445 421 15 138.00–148.00 $142.89 $602 +6.72
450–495 478 10 130.00–140.00 $134.17 $641 -0.71
500–545 515 11 121.00–136.00 $129.27 $666 +1.49
565–585 575 5 125.00–133.00 $129.40 $744 +5.76
605–640 619 4 115.00–124.00 $120.75 $747 -0.72
655–665 662 3 115.00–120.00 $116.68 $772 -1.69
705 705 1 110.00 $110.00 $776 -7.01
840 840 1 90.00 $90.00 $756 -2.00
885 885 1 100.00 $100.00 $885 +9.00
985 985 1 82.50 $82.50 $813 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 120.00 $120.00 $258 -12.62
260–295 282 3 115.00–130.00 $121.33 $342 -12.25
315–330 324 6 120.00–150.00 $131.41 $426 -7.51
365–395 382 7 121.00–146.00 $134.68 $514 +5.74
400–405 402 3 110.00–140.00 $120.08 $483 -6.11
455–495 471 5 115.00–130.00 $121.29 $571 -1.76
500–535 515 9 105.00–130.00 $119.48 $615 -2.90
550–570 562 5 110.00–121.00 $116.20 $653 -3.62
625–645 635 2 110.00–114.00 $112.03 $711 +4.52
660–670 665 3 90.00–115.00 $106.60 $709 —
880 880 1 80.00 $80.00 $704 —
905–935 923 3 85.00–90.00 $88.31 $815 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 800.00 $800.00 —
1265–1430 1348 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,250.00–1,300.00 $1,273.47 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 3 134.00 $134.00 $623 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1310 1053 85-90% 24 30.00–47.50 $38.19 $402 —
870–1440 1141 85-90% 55 42.00–56.50 $50.74 $579 —
925–1440 1176 85-90% 9 56.00–62.50 $58.45 $687 +9.97
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1535 1259 80-85% 28 55.00–65.00 $59.89 $754 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1725 1638 75-80% 2 50.00–52.50 $51.18 $838 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1940 1584 17 70.00–92.50 $81.38 $1,289 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1250 1213 2 54.00–68.00 $60.78 $737 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
545–750 682 (<2 yrs)Open 6 700.00–900.00 $846.70
575–1040 766 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 260.00–400.00 $350.31
790–875 826 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 400.00–550.00 $495.57
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 575.00 $575.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 350.00 $350.00
765–1245 988 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 470.00–1,100.00 $853.34
1025 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
1015–1070 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 675.00–900.00 $786.38
1000–1175 1068 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 675.00–1,050.00 $882.67
920–1150 1078 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 300.00–800.00 $672.00
815–1345 1084 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 25 500.00–1,150.00 $817.45
850–1315 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 825.00–1,250.00 $1,057.74
1330 1330 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00

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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
825 825 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 +225.00
905 905 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 550.00 $550.00 +50.00
970–1005 988 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 900.00–1,025.00 $963.61 —
920–1265 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,134.81 —
1000–1200 1133 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 950.00–1,225.00 $1,118.87 —

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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.