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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 17, 2022

610 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.40/cwt +0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $488/hd at 318 lb · 20 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.39/cwt +1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 370 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.59/cwt -2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 522 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 610 888 1,667
Feeder cattle 445 796 1,462
Slaughter cattle 132 62 157
Replacement cattle 33 30 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold higher 3-6. Bulls were higher 6. Feeder steers sold steady to 3 higher. Feeder heifers sold mixed 3 higher to 3 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 220 5 180.00–185.00 $181.89 $400 —
255–280 266 4 200.00–207.50 $203.07 $540 +8.80
320–340 333 6 190.00–205.00 $198.73 $662 +13.92
350–385 364 13 170.00–200.00 $185.79 $676 -1.89
405–440 426 16 160.00–188.00 $174.23 $742 -4.33
450–485 460 10 165.00–180.00 $172.60 $794 -0.41
505–535 521 7 159.00–170.00 $164.47 $857 -9.80
555–565 560 3 160.00–174.00 $167.97 $941 +2.97
600–635 618 5 152.00–165.00 $159.40 $985 +2.13
655–685 671 5 145.00–165.00 $154.54 $1,037 +3.27
765 765 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,040 -4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 7 187.00 $187.00 $834 +6.57
522–527 525 14 160.00–175.00 $170.00 $892 +1.00
578 578 6 163.00 $163.00 $942 -0.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 160.00 $160.00 $416 +2.00
310–345 330 5 170.00–172.00 $170.38 $562 +15.70
350–380 364 5 155.00–170.00 $164.15 $598 +18.86
400–445 423 4 140.00–165.00 $152.75 $646 +11.69
475 475 1 151.00 $151.00 $717 +2.77
505–525 518 3 145.00–150.00 $148.38 $769 +3.41
600 600 1 126.00 $126.00 $756 -17.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 233 3 140.00–156.00 $149.89 $349 +5.85
250–295 274 7 150.00–158.00 $152.71 $418 +2.92
300–340 318 20 150.00–160.00 $153.40 $488 +0.30
350–395 370 18 144.00–169.00 $153.39 $568 +1.52
400–445 422 13 145.00–165.00 $155.09 $654 +3.89
455–490 478 13 140.00–160.00 $146.91 $702 -0.53
500–545 522 16 130.00–152.00 $142.59 $744 -2.65
550–595 570 9 129.00–144.00 $138.81 $791 -4.31
605–630 618 3 135.00–144.00 $139.61 $863 -3.36
655 655 1 120.00 $120.00 $786 -8.12
720 720 1 120.00 $120.00 $864 -1.27
800–820 810 2 110.00–113.00 $111.48 $903 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 126.00 $126.00 $239 —
200–245 227 3 125.00–152.00 $135.80 $308 +15.79
250–285 273 4 112.00–145.00 $131.54 $359 -0.97
300–340 325 3 126.00–147.00 $138.04 $449 +4.09
360–395 384 6 140.00–146.00 $140.98 $541 +9.71
400–440 426 6 140.00–145.00 $140.86 $600 +19.95
480–485 482 3 135.00–139.00 $136.33 $657 +8.71
525–530 528 2 130.00–135.00 $132.49 $700 +1.32
590 590 1 125.00 $125.00 $738 +4.46

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160 160 3 140.00–155.00 $149.67 $239 —
225 225 1 200.00 $200.00 $450 —
250–285 275 4 200.00–206.00 $202.83 $558 +14.48
320–325 323 4 175.00–205.00 $194.53 $628 +4.84
350–395 376 8 166.00–195.00 $177.16 $666 -1.82
400–435 424 10 158.00–186.00 $173.18 $734 +2.47
450–490 469 11 158.00–170.00 $164.39 $771 -5.12
500–545 518 6 145.00–163.00 $156.82 $812 -4.13
565–575 570 3 145.00–155.00 $148.69 $848 -4.74
605–625 613 3 127.00–149.00 $137.58 $843 -1.22
665–685 675 2 141.00–154.00 $147.40 $995 —
735 735 2 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $878 -12.50
780 780 1 115.00 $115.00 $897 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 149.00 $149.00 $276 —
230 230 1 120.00 $120.00 $276 —
265–285 273 4 135.00–160.00 $144.01 $393 —
330 330 1 150.00 $150.00 $495 -2.91
380 380 1 139.00 $139.00 $528 —
495 495 1 138.00 $138.00 $683 -3.17
500 500 2 140.00–151.00 $145.50 $728 +7.50
660 660 1 120.00 $120.00 $792 —
760 760 1 107.00 $107.00 $813 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1100 900 85-90% 8 25.00–50.00 $39.87 $359 —
740–1280 996 85-90% 58 50.00–72.00 $60.66 $604 —
700–1460 1071 85-90% 17 68.00–91.00 $74.65 $800 +32.68
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1555 1280 80-85% 13 70.00–86.00 $76.12 $974 +6.51
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625–1755 1690 75-80% 2 70.00 $70.00 $1,183 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–2125 1445 17 70.00–103.00 $92.22 $1,333 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775 775 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 475.00 $475.00
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 400.00 $400.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
625–820 720 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 355.00–600.00 $491.15
655–970 837 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 420.00–1,050.00 $832.71
890 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00
790–1230 973 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 300.00–1,075.00 $781.74
1040 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
565–570 567 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 260.00–400.00 $348.49
625–700 663 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 285.00–300.00 $292.08
635–850 743 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 385.00–475.00 $436.52
770 770 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 410.00 $410.00

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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
710 710 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
830 830 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 —

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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.