Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 14, 2022

470 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.39/cwt +3.69 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 421 lb · 11 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $180.28/cwt +6.28 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 467 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	470	1,123	937
Feeder cattle	297	744	703
Slaughter cattle	110	188	117
Replacement cattle	63	191	117

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-6.00 higher. Heifers were steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 1.00-3.00 higher. Bull were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	215.00	$215.00	$494	+19.79
265–295	280	4	185.00–202.50	$194.30	$544	-2.09
300–345	321	7	180.00–200.00	$191.26	$614	+0.69
350–395	366	7	178.00–190.00	$185.50	$679	+1.29
400–445	425	9	173.00–188.00	$182.83	$777	+1.52
455–485	467	10	170.00–185.00	$180.28	$842	+6.28
500–530	518	6	172.00–182.00	$178.63	$925	+6.73
565–585	573	5	160.00–174.00	$168.75	$967	+4.55
610–645	629	8	150.00–169.00	$161.32	$1,015	+12.02
650–690	670	4	145.00–160.00	$151.63	$1,016	+6.64
700–720	710	2	135.00–136.00	$135.49	$962	—
775	775	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,008	—
800	800	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,000	—
855–885	875	3	125.00–126.00	$125.34	$1,097	—
1275	1275	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,237	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–185	170	3	155.00–175.00	$162.25	$276	+5.88
205–225	215	2	150.00–155.00	$152.38	$328	-28.71
265	265	1	135.00	$135.00	$358	+0.09
300–330	320	3	153.00–170.00	$161.03	$515	-13.97
370–395	385	3	164.00–174.00	$169.43	$652	+4.50
405–430	420	3	170.00–172.00	$170.68	$717	+12.89
465–485	473	3	140.00–160.00	$148.80	$704	-7.33
520–545	533	2	154.00–162.00	$157.91	$842	+2.91
565–590	578	2	150.00–155.00	$152.55	$882	+17.55
670–690	680	2	132.00–140.00	$136.06	$925	—
800	800	1	100.00	$100.00	$800	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	266	4	148.00–155.00	$151.24	$402	-0.60
300–345	329	5	140.00–157.00	$149.67	$492	-6.62
360–390	373	7	150.00–162.00	$156.55	$584	+0.87
400–440	421	11	152.00–164.00	$157.39	$663	+3.69
455–495	474	5	145.00–158.00	$148.50	$704	-0.26
500–525	519	4	146.00–150.00	$148.28	$770	+5.18
560–590	576	4	130.00–144.00	$136.73	$788	+0.69
600–640	623	6	126.00–134.00	$130.96	$816	+2.47
700–705	703	2	120.00	$120.00	$844	—
750–770	759	4	100.00–110.00	$105.75	$803	—
805	805	1	100.00	$100.00	$805	+4.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	142.50	$142.50	$256	+42.50
215–245	232	3	132.50–135.00	$133.85	$311	-0.32
295	295	2	112.00–120.00	$116.00	$342	-3.91
320–345	333	2	130.00	$130.00	$433	+8.02
350–395	379	9	120.00–146.00	$132.30	$501	-0.93
405–435	424	4	128.00–147.00	$138.76	$588	+14.82
510–545	530	3	125.00–135.00	$129.74	$688	+2.05
560–585	573	2	120.00–128.00	$124.09	$711	-5.91
640	640	1	100.00	$100.00	$640	—
680–695	688	2	85.00–100.00	$92.58	$637	—
700–720	710	2	104.00–105.00	$104.49	$742	+15.12
785	785	2	90.00	$90.00	$706	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	3	180.00–190.00	$184.94	$509	-9.32
305–340	321	5	175.00–195.00	$185.72	$596	-6.06
355–390	370	6	170.00–190.00	$178.08	$659	+0.31
400–445	422	6	168.00–184.00	$178.39	$753	+2.23
450–485	467	5	160.00–171.00	$164.96	$770	-2.40
510–545	530	6	158.00–169.00	$161.44	$856	+5.63
555–595	570	5	143.00–157.00	$151.08	$861	+7.90
655–685	670	2	127.00–135.00	$130.91	$877	—
750–765	758	2	115.00–121.00	$117.97	$894	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	160.00	$160.00	$320	-1.00
285–295	292	3	138.00–164.00	$153.89	$449	+2.51
350–370	360	2	166.00–177.50	$171.91	$619	+21.91
495	495	1	157.00	$157.00	$777	+6.69
510–545	527	3	125.00–156.00	$143.37	$756	-1.63
570–580	575	2	140.00	$140.00	$805	-3.09
650	650	1	125.00	$125.00	$812	+5.00
775	775	1	110.00	$110.00	$852	—
820	820	1	114.00	$114.00	$935	+11.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1115	1029	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	1,350.00–2,500.00	$1,884.63	—
1300–1765	1482	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,300.00–3,000.00	$2,092.01	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1005	892	85-90%	5	50.00–64.00	$59.05	$527	—
810–1475	1095	85-90%	40	65.00–85.00	$73.58	$806	—
1045–1295	1125	85-90%	17	80.00–90.00	$84.47	$950	+2.84

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1330	1183	80-85%	8	75.00–91.00	$83.57	$989	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1825	1398	13	95.00–110.00	$103.27	$1,444	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1310	1250	3	50.00–90.00	$72.27	$903	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625	625	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	625.00	$625.00
708–760	731	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	550.00–620.00	$595.92

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
450–610	555	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	275.00–390.00	$362.06

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645	645	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
955–1115	1028	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00–850.00	$787.12
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
900–1200	1093	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	800.00–1,250.00	$1,106.61

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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
1010	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.