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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 3, 2022

557 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.23/cwt +5.23 vs last sale · ≈ $484/hd at 322 lb · 29 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.15/cwt -2.77 vs last sale · ≈ $555/hd at 372 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.49/cwt -10.77 vs last sale · ≈ $586/hd at 423 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 557 1,370 614
Feeder cattle 425 1,057 543
Slaughter cattle 90 148 59
Replacement cattle 42 165 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

First sale of the year. No trend called.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 231 4 170.00–200.00 $183.84 $425 -10.89
255–295 271 6 165.00–203.00 $182.09 $493 -1.53
305–330 318 4 172.00–190.00 $184.66 $587 +15.36
350–375 360 4 170.00–180.00 $177.20 $638 +4.69
410–445 424 8 160.00–180.00 $168.80 $716 -4.81
450–490 469 4 160.00–183.00 $174.79 $820 +10.32
505–535 518 6 150.00–170.00 $159.65 $827 -0.61
550–595 572 7 150.00–171.00 $161.54 $924 +2.26
600–615 608 2 152.00–162.00 $156.94 $954 +5.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 164.00 $164.00 $402 +14.86
250–290 270 2 130.00–150.00 $139.26 $376 +1.36
315 315 2 140.00–149.00 $144.50 $455 +1.96
365–390 379 4 148.00–160.00 $155.99 $591 +5.99
405–445 420 3 132.00–150.00 $138.76 $583 +5.44
450–475 463 2 135.00–158.00 $146.81 $680 -2.47
505 505 1 140.00 $140.00 $707 -10.00
550–560 555 2 120.00–140.00 $129.91 $721 —
625–645 635 2 90.00–110.00 $100.16 $636 -39.84
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 120.00 $120.00 $354 —
335 335 1 120.00 $120.00 $402 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 160.00 $160.00 $320 +14.56
270–285 278 8 140.00–166.00 $146.58 $407 +4.52
300–345 322 29 134.00–176.00 $150.23 $484 +5.23
350–395 372 29 135.00–169.00 $149.15 $555 -2.77
400–440 423 18 120.00–150.00 $138.49 $586 -10.77
450–495 468 14 130.00–151.00 $140.16 $656 +3.16
505–545 522 11 130.00–146.00 $138.55 $723 +6.88
560–595 578 6 130.00–143.00 $136.71 $790 +11.71
610 fancy 610 1 150.00 $150.00 $915 —
600–635 620 5 120.00–141.00 $130.42 $809 +6.41
660 660 1 130.00 $130.00 $858 —
700–730 715 2 120.00 $120.00 $858 —
775 775 1 119.00 $119.00 $922 —
980 980 1 91.00 $91.00 $892 +9.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 237 3 120.00–140.00 $131.76 $312 —
255–290 278 6 120.00–130.00 $124.71 $347 -5.29
305–345 329 12 120.00–135.00 $127.58 $420 -6.42
365–395 380 8 125.00–140.00 $130.72 $497 —
410–435 422 3 119.00–125.00 $121.39 $512 -17.61
455–495 476 8 115.00–135.00 $122.34 $582 -7.66
500–535 522 3 120.00–130.00 $126.61 $661 —
565 565 1 110.00 $110.00 $622 —
625–645 635 2 111.00–114.00 $112.48 $714 —
670 670 1 110.00 $110.00 $737 —
720 720 1 100.00 $100.00 $720 —
750–775 764 4 80.00–105.00 $90.66 $693 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 110.00 $110.00 $280 —
345 345 1 117.00 $117.00 $404 —
375–395 385 2 110.00 $110.00 $424 —
405–445 425 2 110.00 $110.00 $468 —
640 640 1 92.00 $92.00 $589 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 6 175.00–194.00 $183.63 $505 +15.62
300–345 326 7 160.00–190.00 $178.46 $582 +7.86
350–390 373 9 170.00–182.00 $176.29 $658 +10.08
400–445 423 11 150.00–173.00 $161.42 $683 +2.51
455–485 470 5 139.00–168.00 $157.59 $741 +8.07
500–545 521 5 125.00–147.00 $135.57 $706 -4.61
550–595 573 2 117.00–134.00 $125.17 $717 -6.17
610–635 622 3 120.00–134.00 $125.10 $778 +5.10
660 660 1 130.00 $130.00 $858 +12.54
705–745 725 2 100.00–106.00 $102.92 $746 -9.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 2 140.00–160.00 $150.31 $481 —
360–365 363 2 130.00 $130.00 $472 -7.78
405–435 423 6 113.00–140.00 $131.17 $555 +1.17
520 520 1 110.00 $110.00 $572 —
655 655 1 110.00 $110.00 $720 —
765 765 1 82.00 $82.00 $627 —
885 885 1 75.00 $75.00 $664 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1035 926 85-90% 9 30.00–47.00 $39.82 $369 -2.72
870–1305 1061 85-90% 24 50.00–62.00 $55.27 $586 +1.56
950–1225 1074 85-90% 5 65.00–70.00 $67.49 $725 +13.78
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 80-85% 1 58.50 $58.50 $591 —
950–1560 1273 80-85% 17 63.00–72.50 $69.17 $881 +4.69
1310–1425 1357 80-85% 3 74.00–76.00 $74.64 $1,013 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,176 —
1225–1790 1543 8 85.00–92.00 $89.50 $1,381 +6.45

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
695 695 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 400.00 $400.00
625–875 833 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 20 300.00–655.00 $611.81

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
660 660 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 325.00 $325.00
835–900 868 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 350.00–750.00 $557.49
1045–1195 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 750.00–1,250.00 $1,011.42

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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
815 815 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
990 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1235 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 885.00 $885.00 —

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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.