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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 28, 2022

542 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.51/cwt -2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 523 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.50/cwt -1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 446 lb · 18 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.82/cwt +0.70 vs last sale · ≈ $582/hd at 371 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 542 978 604
Feeder cattle 441 729 376
Slaughter cattle 75 138 169
Replacement cattle 26 111 59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows were lower 5-10. Bulls were lower 3. Feeder steers were lower 4-7. Heifers were lower 2-7.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 200.00 $200.00 $470 -7.71
250–295 265 3 190.00–207.50 $198.65 $526 -13.08
305–345 328 10 179.00–190.00 $185.94 $610 -27.26
370–395 383 6 177.50–200.00 $185.80 $712 -5.78
410–445 423 10 170.00–187.00 $176.52 $747 -1.60
450–480 462 13 164.00–183.00 $174.22 $805 -4.59
500–535 514 8 161.00–182.00 $173.20 $890 -3.72
550–595 572 10 160.00–175.00 $166.69 $953 +0.40
600–630 616 7 150.00–170.00 $158.07 $974 +0.83
650–680 663 6 145.00–156.00 $148.48 $984 -7.06
725–735 730 2 125.00–140.00 $132.55 $968 -14.99
815 815 2 134.00–137.00 $135.50 $1,104 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 142.00 $142.00 $234 -18.18
230 230 1 170.00 $170.00 $391 +9.73
250–295 269 6 175.00–185.00 $183.03 $492 +13.96
310–345 332 3 140.00–175.00 $159.79 $531 -5.28
365–370 368 2 164.00–170.00 $167.02 $615 -2.98
405–410 408 2 120.00–160.00 $140.12 $572 -27.73
485–495 490 2 155.00–164.00 $159.55 $782 -10.45
500–545 517 6 146.00–158.00 $153.11 $792 +8.09
550–590 575 5 130.00–158.00 $146.94 $845 —
720 720 1 130.00 $130.00 $936 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419–427 422 16 164.00–180.50 $175.28 $740 —
498 498 9 177.00 $177.00 $881 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 157.00 $157.00 $369 -3.00
250–290 267 7 142.00–158.00 $151.78 $405 -8.30
320–340 328 6 145.00–167.00 $158.24 $519 -1.53
350–395 371 17 150.00–162.00 $156.82 $582 +0.70
400–445 425 11 145.00–162.00 $155.90 $663 -1.87
450–495 472 16 142.00–159.00 $151.28 $714 -4.31
500–545 523 20 135.00–157.00 $147.51 $771 -2.24
570–585 577 6 139.00–148.00 $142.31 $821 -6.98
600–630 617 5 135.00–141.00 $137.79 $850 -0.61
675–690 682 3 120.00–124.00 $121.65 $830 -7.16
815 815 1 100.00 $100.00 $815 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155–190 173 2 120.00–138.00 $128.09 $222 -6.91
210–245 228 2 110.00–135.00 $121.54 $277 -15.76
250–295 273 9 110.00–154.00 $137.27 $375 +1.29
300–340 323 8 122.00–145.00 $133.73 $432 +13.53
350–370 360 3 125.00–149.00 $139.38 $502 +9.00
420–445 434 5 127.00–146.00 $139.49 $605 +8.51
470–480 475 2 140.00–142.00 $141.01 $670 +5.64
500–540 514 7 125.00–142.00 $130.76 $672 +3.94
550–580 565 2 130.00–139.00 $134.38 $759 +4.57
605–630 620 3 124.00–125.00 $124.66 $773 -0.34
785 785 1 90.00 $90.00 $706 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 7 162.00 $162.00 $625 —
446 446 18 159.50 $159.50 $711 -1.34

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 140.00 $140.00 $266 —
225–245 235 2 190.00–197.00 $193.65 $455 —
260 260 1 212.50 $212.50 $552 +23.48
300–340 314 5 187.00–195.00 $190.58 $598 +2.05
375–395 383 5 170.00–185.00 $177.05 $678 +0.12
400–440 415 12 160.00–182.00 $174.28 $723 +7.70
455–495 475 6 169.00–175.00 $171.33 $814 +10.20
500–525 513 4 150.00–166.00 $158.53 $813 +3.86
565–595 581 6 140.00–159.00 $151.55 $881 -5.76
610–640 620 3 130.00–150.00 $138.20 $857 -11.80
650–660 655 2 130.00–140.00 $134.96 $884 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 130.00 $130.00 $358 -15.61
320–345 333 4 140.00–171.00 $157.41 $524 +22.07
375–395 383 3 140.00–165.00 $154.76 $593 -5.01
400–440 420 2 160.00–176.00 $168.38 $707 +17.22
485 485 1 150.00 $150.00 $728 +1.53
530 530 1 150.00 $150.00 $795 +11.29
565 565 1 147.00 $147.00 $831 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
825–1105 965 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,175.00–1,200.00 $1,189.31 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1425 1014 85-90% 21 55.00–70.00 $64.31 $652 —
1000–1295 1129 85-90% 9 71.00–80.00 $75.48 $852 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1610 1278 80-85% 21 73.00–84.00 $77.85 $995 -5.69

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–2400 1642 10 90.00–110.00 $100.89 $1,657 -3.13

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
605 605 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00
770 770 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
685–1270 905 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 500.00–1,050.00 $806.26
815–1135 987 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 550.00–1,000.00 $803.15
645–1350 1034 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 450.00–1,700.00 $1,144.77
1340 1340 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
495 495 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 330.00 $330.00

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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
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —

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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.