Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 6, 2021

1,283 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.88/cwt +5.17 vs last sale · ≈ $567/hd at 371 lb · 28 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.54/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 472 lb · 27 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.03/cwt -0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 423 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,283	1,615	1,499
Feeder cattle	1,089	1,298	1,336
Slaughter cattle	160	207	112
Replacement cattle	34	110	51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows were higher 4-5. Bulls were higher 2-4. Feeder steers sold higher 3-12. Heifers were steady to higher 8.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	278	4	172.00–197.50	$185.50	$516	+9.50
300–345	323	12	170.00–200.00	$183.77	$594	+16.18
350–390	371	12	168.00–181.00	$173.79	$645	+12.07
400–440	420	16	160.00–177.00	$168.32	$707	+6.39
455–490	477	9	160.00–173.00	$166.27	$793	+5.39
505–545	527	11	150.00–168.00	$161.24	$850	+3.49
565–595	580	7	140.00–156.00	$151.67	$880	-0.20
600–640	614	8	125.00–156.00	$139.94	$859	-7.87
660–695	677	3	125.00–153.00	$142.18	$963	+1.79
725	725	1	120.00	$120.00	$870	-21.63
830	830	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,162	+8.00
1220	1220	1	76.00	$76.00	$927	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396	396	6	179.50	$179.50	$711	—
440	440	15	160.00	$160.00	$704	—
495	495	7	160.00	$160.00	$792	-3.00
594	594	3	151.00	$151.00	$897	-3.00
602	602	8	155.50	$155.50	$936	+6.50
732	732	5	126.00	$126.00	$922	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	134.00–140.00	$137.00	$404	-13.09
320–340	331	5	130.00–161.00	$148.28	$491	-6.76
350–375	365	4	120.00–160.00	$149.73	$547	-0.94
400–415	408	3	130.00–152.00	$140.53	$573	-6.68
455–490	478	8	120.00–157.00	$140.60	$672	-7.02
505–540	522	3	130.00–145.00	$138.29	$722	-6.03
550–590	570	4	110.00–130.00	$122.26	$697	-13.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	2	130.00–132.00	$131.02	$301	—
260–295	278	8	136.00–155.00	$146.99	$409	+5.33
305–345	325	18	140.00–161.00	$151.07	$491	+8.30
350–395	371	28	135.00–159.00	$152.88	$567	+5.17
400–445	423	24	135.00–155.00	$144.03	$609	-0.92
455–495	472	27	128.00–151.00	$139.54	$659	+1.50
500–545	523	23	120.00–145.00	$135.22	$707	+0.07
550–590	567	5	125.00–140.00	$130.65	$741	-1.21
600–640	621	9	120.00–133.00	$123.32	$766	-2.71
665–680	672	3	115.00–120.00	$117.34	$789	-4.06
715	715	1	115.00	$115.00	$822	-5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	236	4	115.00–136.00	$122.90	$290	-4.10
260–295	278	4	120.00–137.00	$128.26	$357	-4.10
300–345	327	15	124.00–147.00	$131.23	$429	-1.76
355–375	366	6	120.00–132.00	$126.98	$465	-5.49
405–440	417	5	120.00–130.00	$126.47	$527	-0.97
450–455	452	3	110.00–125.00	$118.30	$535	-1.70
535–545	540	2	125.00–130.00	$127.52	$689	+2.95
565	565	1	110.00	$110.00	$622	-14.30
600–620	608	3	110.00–115.00	$113.36	$689	-12.64
770	770	1	85.00	$85.00	$654	-15.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–382	363	23	140.00–145.00	$142.94	$519	—
452	452	18	140.00	$140.00	$633	+5.00
608	608	2	133.00	$133.00	$809	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	150.00	$150.00	$278	—
205–220	213	2	166.00–170.00	$167.93	$358	+5.93
265–295	284	7	180.00–200.00	$191.43	$544	+24.96
300–345	325	7	161.00–197.50	$181.28	$589	+12.77
355–395	373	8	164.00–176.00	$168.25	$628	+8.46
400–445	420	11	155.00–170.00	$161.48	$678	+7.83
450–495	469	16	145.00–159.00	$151.20	$709	+3.88
500–525	513	11	140.00–159.00	$148.24	$760	+5.01
550–585	564	10	137.00–151.00	$142.84	$806	-12.16
600–640	611	9	130.00–140.00	$134.08	$819	+4.20
655–685	669	4	128.00–138.00	$131.56	$880	+6.06
705–740	719	4	115.00–135.00	$129.60	$932	+1.60
750–775	763	2	114.00–132.00	$122.85	$937	—
850	850	1	100.00	$100.00	$850	—
950	950	1	90.00	$90.00	$855	—
1070	1070	1	77.00	$77.00	$824	—
1240	1240	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,066	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	160.00	$160.00	$368	+20.00
250–295	279	4	140.00–155.00	$146.23	$408	—
305–335	322	3	150.00–159.00	$155.34	$500	+8.83
360–375	364	4	160.00–170.00	$165.52	$602	+20.78
410–435	420	5	144.00–164.00	$149.48	$628	+8.90
450–480	466	5	135.00–153.00	$143.66	$669	—
505–545	520	6	130.00–149.00	$139.70	$726	+13.63
570–590	581	5	111.00–130.00	$123.18	$716	+8.14
715–735	725	2	100.00–110.00	$105.07	$762	—
825	825	1	71.00	$71.00	$586	-14.00
890	890	1	90.00	$90.00	$801	-28.00
975	975	1	100.00	$100.00	$975	+35.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1375	1375	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1165	968	85-90%	27	30.00–44.00	$36.98	$358	+0.99
855–1505	1063	85-90%	43	42.50–59.00	$49.01	$521	+1.15
875–1240	1103	85-90%	6	61.00–70.50	$64.92	$716	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1500	1220	80-85%	21	55.50–68.00	$62.16	$758	—
1070–1460	1352	80-85%	5	69.00–71.00	$70.16	$949	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1450	1308	75-80%	2	50.00–55.00	$52.77	$690	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–2000	1633	25	78.00–92.50	$86.36	$1,410	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1755	1603	2	55.00–72.50	$64.58	$1,035	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	525.00	$525.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680	680	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	350.00	$350.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–920	878	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00–825.00	$777.61
725–1055	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	440.00–950.00	$742.28
755–1245	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	500.00–825.00	$736.94
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
990–1245	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	700.00–850.00	$793.89

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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
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
940	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—

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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.