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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

882 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.15/cwt +8.60 vs last sale · ≈ $596/hd at 372 lb · 21 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $182.44/cwt +8.40 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 373 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $160.96/cwt -3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 517 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 882 831 911
Feeder cattle 564 613 637
Slaughter cattle 218 114 168
Replacement cattle 100 104 106

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mixed, 6.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. Bulls were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 273 6 193.00–210.00 $199.06 $543 +1.56
310–345 331 7 185.00–200.00 $192.33 $637 -7.67
350–385 369 12 170.00–191.00 $183.19 $676 +3.34
405–430 413 10 177.00–185.00 $181.60 $750 +5.76
455–495 474 5 170.00–185.00 $180.04 $853 +3.60
515–535 527 3 175.00–182.00 $177.95 $938 +2.68
550–590 568 8 161.00–175.00 $167.58 $952 -1.13
615–635 625 3 152.00–165.00 $158.63 $991 -7.83
650–675 663 2 150.00–159.00 $154.42 $1,024 +2.68
785 785 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,162 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185–190 188 2 140.00–170.00 $155.20 $292 —
325–335 330 2 145.00–160.00 $152.61 $504 +7.61
360–380 368 3 140.00–177.00 $158.66 $584 -8.13
425 425 1 154.00 $154.00 $654 -14.32
460–485 473 2 159.00–182.00 $170.20 $805 +5.68
580–590 585 2 132.00–156.00 $143.90 $842 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 7 175.00 $175.00 $558 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 5 177.00 $177.00 $738 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185–195 190 2 150.00–162.00 $155.84 $296 —
220–240 228 3 150.00–162.00 $156.51 $357 +14.87
250–290 272 8 152.00–168.00 $159.55 $434 +3.94
300–345 324 12 158.00–165.00 $161.91 $525 +6.72
350–395 372 21 151.00–166.00 $160.15 $596 +8.60
405–440 425 8 153.00–163.00 $159.71 $679 +8.81
450–495 467 15 148.00–161.00 $153.54 $717 +6.61
500–540 519 8 138.00–149.00 $143.03 $742 +0.46
550–595 565 12 135.00–149.00 $140.83 $796 +0.95
610–620 615 3 130.00–143.00 $134.30 $826 +6.36
650–690 663 3 120.00–124.00 $122.69 $813 +0.44
710 710 1 101.00 $101.00 $717 -17.92
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150–195 172 3 120.00–152.00 $140.85 $242 -6.48
215–225 220 2 138.00–145.00 $141.58 $311 —
260–285 272 5 134.00–147.00 $143.43 $390 +3.66
310–345 321 6 122.00–154.00 $142.88 $459 +0.38
360–380 372 6 140.00–156.00 $148.72 $553 +6.45
420–430 425 2 147.00–149.00 $147.99 $629 +8.24
455–490 474 5 140.00–148.00 $144.96 $687 +6.96
575–590 582 3 120.00–130.00 $126.34 $735 +7.12
600–625 613 2 103.00–120.00 $111.67 $685 —
690 690 1 111.00 $111.00 $766 -5.50
745 745 1 84.00 $84.00 $626 -13.46
775 775 1 107.50 $107.50 $833 +7.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 4 148.00 $148.00 $614 —
517–525 518 6 142.00–144.00 $143.66 $744 —
617 617 7 119.00 $119.00 $734 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
269 269 7 144.00 $144.00 $387 —
335 335 4 144.00 $144.00 $482 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 236 5 183.00–205.00 $196.29 $463 -0.04
260–290 279 15 146.00–215.00 $195.96 $547 +1.04
305–345 324 11 177.00–210.00 $189.09 $613 -4.26
350–395 373 17 174.00–190.00 $182.44 $681 +8.40
400–440 420 14 172.00–184.00 $179.24 $753 +6.95
450–495 472 14 160.00–185.00 $175.31 $827 +5.92
500–545 517 16 155.00–169.00 $160.96 $832 -3.26
550–570 558 4 152.00–159.00 $155.74 $869 +2.25
600–615 608 4 150.00–152.00 $151.50 $921 +9.90
745 745 1 125.00 $125.00 $931 -8.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150–195 179 6 140.00–170.00 $156.36 $280 —
215–240 230 4 125.00–168.00 $151.48 $348 +2.27
295 295 1 130.00 $130.00 $384 -45.10
305 305 1 164.00 $164.00 $500 -0.34
350–390 366 5 120.00–174.00 $149.16 $546 -20.65
400–405 403 2 148.00–158.00 $153.03 $617 -1.50
485–495 490 3 160.00–165.00 $161.67 $792 +27.17
505–530 514 4 140.00–160.00 $153.50 $789 +11.50
555–580 568 3 135.00–156.00 $146.38 $831 -8.62
600 600 1 135.00 $135.00 $810 +13.36
700 700 1 120.00 $120.00 $840 +40.00
795 795 1 74.00 $74.00 $588 —
840 840 1 89.00 $89.00 $748 —
985 985 1 94.00 $94.00 $926 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595–1175 862 85-90% 29 30.00–60.00 $52.38 $452 —
680–1800 1096 85-90% 67 60.00–78.00 $71.50 $784 -0.33
995–1370 1160 85-90% 16 79.00–90.00 $82.45 $956 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1685 1374 80-85% 30 80.00–90.00 $82.98 $1,140 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1845 1603 75-80% 2 72.50–79.00 $76.24 $1,222 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1890 1480 18 100.00–115.00 $108.09 $1,600 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1555 1209 6 86.00–95.00 $91.48 $1,106 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
630–775 692 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 700.00–725.00 $711.81
750–775 763 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 525.00–600.00 $561.89
730–1050 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 550.00–725.00 $670.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710–965 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 450.00–810.00 $706.33
610–1055 859 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 490.00–1,100.00 $825.70
865 865 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00
640–1100 873 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 500.00–1,200.00 $936.37
705–1150 885 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 650.00–900.00 $779.38
740–1215 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 450.00–1,100.00 $762.75
900–1465 1127 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 820.00–1,200.00 $1,005.31
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650 650 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 300.00 $300.00
675–785 730 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 500.00–840.00 $682.81

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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
755 755 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 760.00 $760.00 —
770 770 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 735.00 $735.00 —
770 770 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
800 800 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 830.00 $830.00 —
810–985 898 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,400.00 $1,290.25 —
765–1045 916 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 800.00–1,325.00 $1,108.20 —
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 -117.83

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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.