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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 29, 2021

1,615 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.12/cwt ≈ $952/hd at 606 lb · 84 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.71/cwt +7.94 vs last sale · ≈ $551/hd at 373 lb · 26 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.50/cwt ≈ $1,150/hd at 749 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,615 1,322 1,275
Feeder cattle 1,298 1,019 1,111
Slaughter cattle 207 220 110
Replacement cattle 110 83 54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers were 6.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Value added cattle did very well.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 9 163.00 $163.00 $764 —
572 572 11 154.00 $154.00 $881 —
601–620 value added 605 75 157.75–159.50 $158.09 $956 —
613 613 9 149.00 $149.00 $913 —
749 value added 749 26 153.50 $153.50 $1,150 —
855 855 3 139.00 $139.00 $1,188 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 176.00 $176.00 $475 +20.56
300–340 319 6 162.00–174.00 $167.59 $535 +5.88
350–390 372 10 160.00–171.00 $161.72 $602 +7.11
400–445 424 9 156.00–168.00 $161.93 $687 +9.44
450–495 473 20 154.00–168.00 $160.88 $761 +18.35
500–545 519 18 150.00–166.00 $157.75 $819 +6.72
550–595 568 14 140.00–159.00 $151.87 $863 +16.42
600–630 613 6 140.00–153.00 $147.81 $906 +26.30
650–695 679 10 132.00–147.00 $140.39 $953 —
710–740 725 2 135.00–148.00 $141.63 $1,027 —
775–795 783 3 135.00–147.00 $139.95 $1,096 —
815 815 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,076 +17.00
885 885 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,168 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 140.00–160.00 $150.09 $432 +23.56
335–345 340 5 150.00–159.00 $155.04 $527 +21.94
350–395 375 7 140.00–159.00 $150.67 $565 +14.21
410–445 432 9 140.00–155.00 $147.21 $636 +17.20
465–495 479 7 130.00–155.00 $147.62 $707 +18.86
505–545 525 6 135.00–156.00 $144.32 $758 —
570–580 577 3 130.00–143.00 $136.01 $785 —
640 640 1 125.00 $125.00 $800 —
655 655 1 110.00 $110.00 $720 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 282 11 135.00–146.00 $141.66 $399 +11.83
300–345 325 14 136.00–153.00 $142.77 $464 +6.04
355–395 373 26 136.00–157.00 $147.71 $551 +7.94
400–445 424 20 135.00–152.00 $144.95 $615 +12.50
450–495 478 25 130.00–146.00 $138.04 $660 +11.50
500–540 516 25 125.00–143.00 $135.15 $697 +11.76
550–590 570 11 125.00–137.00 $131.86 $752 +9.32
605–625 613 4 124.00–130.00 $126.03 $773 +5.75
650–695 671 7 115.00–126.00 $121.40 $815 +3.43
740 740 1 120.00 $120.00 $888 +5.00
765–770 768 2 110.00–130.00 $119.97 $921 +4.97
915 915 1 88.00 $88.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 6 137.00 $137.00 $553 —
475 475 10 135.00 $135.00 $641 —
548 548 14 130.50 $130.50 $715 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 127.00 $127.00 $298 +5.98
260–290 275 2 130.00–135.00 $132.36 $364 +13.19
300–340 319 5 129.00–136.00 $132.99 $424 +12.94
365–390 375 4 127.00–139.00 $132.47 $497 +9.99
410–430 420 2 125.00–130.00 $127.44 $535 +9.50
480 480 1 120.00 $120.00 $576 +1.04
525–535 532 5 120.00–134.00 $124.57 $663 +19.57
555–590 579 4 120.00–127.00 $124.30 $720 +10.39
620 620 1 126.00 $126.00 $781 +26.00
660 660 1 120.00 $120.00 $792 +15.04
775 775 1 100.00 $100.00 $775 ±0.00
820 820 1 85.00 $85.00 $697 -5.00
900 900 1 55.00 $55.00 $495 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 162.00 $162.00 $364 +2.00
260–265 263 2 163.00–170.00 $166.47 $438 +10.13
305–345 323 5 160.00–173.00 $168.51 $544 +9.92
350–395 370 11 150.00–170.00 $159.79 $591 +5.94
400–440 420 12 145.00–162.00 $153.65 $645 +7.14
455–490 474 8 140.00–154.00 $147.32 $698 +9.35
500–545 524 8 136.00–148.00 $143.23 $751 +9.21
555 555 1 155.00 $155.00 $860 +23.68
600–630 615 2 125.00–135.00 $129.88 $799 +2.97
650 650 2 122.00–129.00 $125.50 $816 +1.36
710 710 1 128.00 $128.00 $909 +10.21
805 805 1 116.00 $116.00 $934 +16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 140.00 $140.00 $308 +10.00
300–345 330 5 139.00–154.00 $146.51 $483 +11.78
355–395 371 8 135.00–152.00 $144.74 $537 +8.04
400–425 412 5 135.00–150.00 $140.58 $579 +9.99
500–535 521 5 120.00–130.00 $126.07 $657 +3.25
560–595 580 3 110.00–125.00 $115.04 $667 -5.64
755–775 765 2 75.00–108.00 $91.28 $698 -8.72
815 815 1 85.00 $85.00 $693 ±0.00
855 855 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,009 +38.00
950 950 1 65.00 $65.00 $618 —
1005 1005 1 80.00 $80.00 $804 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1160 1160 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1125 991 85-90% 23 30.00–46.00 $35.99 $357 +1.22
730–1280 1074 85-90% 47 40.00–55.50 $47.86 $514 —
1025–1335 1168 85-90% 9 55.00–58.00 $57.25 $669 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1565 1267 80-85% 31 51.00–62.00 $56.72 $719 +2.37
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1775–1935 1855 75-80% 2 48.00–49.00 $48.52 $900 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1905 1353 14 72.50–90.00 $81.41 $1,101 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1600 1280 2 55.00–68.00 $63.13 $808 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
590–820 748 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 400.00–575.00 $512.19
835–1060 882 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 325.00–650.00 $485.99
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650 650 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725–890 808 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 600.00–750.00 $682.66
760–1050 911 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 400.00–975.00 $669.18
730–1170 929 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 400.00–900.00 $696.18
680–1240 986 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 500.00–1,500.00 $903.47
910–1125 988 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 625.00–975.00 $817.79
870–1175 1017 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 550.00–700.00 $624.26
950–1290 1083 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 21 650.00–1,050.00 $890.12
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 425.00 $425.00

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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
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 —
700–1135 853 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 725.00–1,650.00 $1,156.35 —
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 +125.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600 600 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 400.00 $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.