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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 15, 2021

1,322 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $153.85/cwt +5.94 vs last sale · ≈ $571/hd at 371 lb · 32 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.54/cwt -1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $601/hd at 475 lb · 30 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.77/cwt +9.25 vs last sale · ≈ $521/hd at 373 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,322 1,371 1,718
Feeder cattle 1,019 1,102 1,413
Slaughter cattle 220 220 196
Replacement cattle 83 49 109

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows were lower 2-4. Bulls were higher 3. Feeder steers were steady to lower 8. Heifers were steady to higher 9. Board sale: 2 loads steers 725# @ $150. 1 load of heifers 675# @ $142.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 282 3 150.00–158.00 $155.44 $438 -12.17
300–340 320 7 152.00–168.00 $161.71 $517 -8.71
355–390 369 7 145.00–172.50 $154.61 $571 -1.23
400–440 421 7 144.00–159.00 $152.49 $642 +1.49
450–495 476 6 135.00–150.00 $142.53 $678 -6.42
500–535 523 4 147.00–156.00 $151.03 $790 +3.49
565–575 570 2 130.00–141.00 $135.45 $772 -9.03
625–635 630 2 120.00–123.00 $121.51 $766 -17.64
815 815 1 115.00 $115.00 $937 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 228 2 140.00–148.00 $144.13 $329 +18.83
250–295 278 3 120.00–130.00 $126.53 $352 -25.97
330–335 333 2 120.00–146.00 $133.10 $443 -12.51
370–395 383 3 129.00–140.00 $136.46 $523 -3.51
405–445 425 2 120.00–141.00 $130.01 $553 -5.21
455–480 468 2 120.00–138.00 $128.76 $603 -9.66

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 233 4 120.00–130.00 $125.27 $292 +5.27
250–295 275 10 124.00–136.00 $129.83 $357 +2.21
300–345 318 23 129.00–146.00 $136.73 $435 +7.16
350–395 373 28 129.00–147.00 $139.77 $521 +9.25
400–445 426 24 124.00–145.00 $132.45 $564 +4.05
455–495 475 30 120.00–135.00 $126.54 $601 -1.32
500–540 516 15 115.00–134.00 $123.39 $637 -1.29
550–595 569 9 115.00–130.00 $122.54 $697 -3.02
605–630 619 5 110.00–125.00 $120.28 $745 -5.48
650–680 662 3 115.00–124.00 $117.97 $781 +9.49
705–725 715 2 115.00 $115.00 $822 —
755–770 763 2 115.00 $115.00 $877 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 120.00–122.00 $121.02 $290 +4.33
250–295 272 6 115.00–125.00 $119.17 $324 +4.49
300–345 321 15 115.00–126.00 $120.05 $385 +2.95
355–375 363 4 120.00–130.00 $122.48 $445 +10.75
405–440 423 9 105.00–125.00 $117.94 $499 +5.40
450–465 458 6 113.00–125.00 $118.96 $545 +8.97
505 505 1 105.00 $105.00 $530 -6.34
560–590 580 3 110.00–119.00 $113.91 $661 -1.09
620 620 1 100.00 $100.00 $620 -8.94
680–690 685 2 100.00–110.00 $104.96 $719 —
700 700 1 100.00 $100.00 $700 +10.00
775 775 1 100.00 $100.00 $775 —
815 815 1 90.00 $90.00 $734 +25.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 130.00 $130.00 $254 —
245 245 1 160.00 $160.00 $392 +13.26
265–280 274 5 150.00–160.00 $156.34 $428 -15.99
300–340 319 21 150.00–175.00 $158.59 $506 -6.64
350–395 371 32 145.00–172.00 $153.85 $571 +5.94
400–445 421 27 140.00–170.00 $146.51 $617 +4.02
450–495 469 18 130.00–143.00 $137.97 $647 +3.94
500–545 519 15 125.00–150.00 $134.02 $696 +3.24
565–590 573 6 129.00–137.00 $131.32 $752 +6.37
600–645 622 13 118.00–132.00 $126.91 $789 —
650–685 664 5 120.00–130.00 $124.14 $824 +7.08
700–725 714 5 115.00–120.00 $117.79 $841 +1.04
750–760 755 2 110.00–115.00 $112.48 $849 —
810 810 1 100.00 $100.00 $810 —
1025 1025 1 80.00 $80.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 130.00 $130.00 $306 —
250–295 278 6 110.00–144.00 $132.20 $368 +4.63
300–345 325 12 125.00–148.00 $134.73 $438 +1.70
350–390 366 14 110.00–154.00 $136.70 $500 +9.51
400–445 423 12 120.00–138.00 $130.59 $552 +8.01
450–495 473 14 120.00–140.00 $129.90 $614 +14.41
505–540 519 4 113.00–130.00 $122.82 $637 +1.82
560–595 582 3 120.00–122.00 $120.68 $702 +10.68
600–645 621 5 100.00–125.00 $114.54 $711 -0.46
670–675 673 2 90.00–113.00 $101.54 $683 -10.87
710 710 1 115.00 $115.00 $816 +5.00
785 785 1 100.00 $100.00 $785 +15.00
840 840 1 85.00 $85.00 $714 -12.52
855 855 1 80.00 $80.00 $684 -2.33
920 920 1 80.00 $80.00 $736 +4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1355 965 85-90% 31 20.00–43.50 $34.77 $336 -4.44
815–1435 1117 85-90% 79 35.00–55.00 $47.20 $527 —
750–1480 1254 85-90% 9 52.50–57.00 $55.14 $691 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 80-85% 1 45.00 $45.00 $434 —
1095–1570 1283 80-85% 22 50.00–58.50 $54.35 $697 -3.32
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1515 1438 75-80% 3 50.00–52.00 $50.70 $729 +0.71

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–2115 1623 13 80.00–91.00 $84.06 $1,364 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1360 1156 7 55.00–77.50 $68.61 $793 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
600 600 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 375.00 $375.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760–850 812 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 575.00–625.00 $600.26
820–1145 959 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 600.00–975.00 $810.40
850–1080 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 400.00–900.00 $677.43
850–1250 1011 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 700.00–1,125.00 $925.82
1060 1060 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1040–1190 1115 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–800.00 $773.32
850–1400 1193 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 33 500.00–1,475.00 $1,150.33
910–1400 1261 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 800.00–1,500.00 $1,291.12
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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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
985 985 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 -200.00
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 +105.59
1060–1085 1073 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00–1,275.00 $1,163.81 —
1075–1225 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,400.00–1,425.00 $1,413.32 —
1205 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.