Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 18, 2022

586 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.01/cwt -7.70 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 429 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.03/cwt -3.51 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 469 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.67/cwt +3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $763/hd at 520 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	586	882	1,331
Feeder cattle	316	564	1,011
Slaughter cattle	145	218	132
Replacement cattle	125	100	188

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder steers sold steady to lower 3. Heifers were steady to lower 4. Board sale - load of heifers 725# @ $141.50.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	225	3	190.00–210.00	$201.74	$454	—
260–290	277	3	190.00–205.00	$196.81	$545	-2.25
310–345	332	5	185.00–220.00	$195.48	$649	+3.15
360–390	375	10	170.00–196.00	$179.79	$674	-3.40
400–445	424	10	176.00–185.00	$180.43	$765	-1.17
450–495	470	6	176.00–184.00	$180.11	$847	+0.07
505–540	530	6	163.00–176.00	$171.94	$911	-6.01
575–590	583	2	159.00–168.00	$163.44	$953	-4.14
640	640	2	141.00–149.00	$145.00	$928	-13.63
725	725	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,022	—
1110	1110	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,110	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	180.00	$180.00	$351	+24.80
205–220	213	2	145.00–175.00	$159.47	$340	—
255–285	270	2	125.00–175.00	$151.39	$409	—
325	325	1	175.00	$175.00	$569	+22.39
535	535	1	150.00	$150.00	$802	—
575–590	583	2	140.00–150.00	$144.94	$845	+1.04

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	195.00	$195.00	$312	+39.16
205–245	224	6	150.00–167.00	$157.62	$353	+1.11
255–290	276	5	150.00–167.00	$160.63	$443	+1.08
305–335	324	11	150.00–162.00	$156.98	$509	-4.93
355–390	371	7	146.00–164.00	$155.52	$577	-4.63
400–445	429	22	140.00–160.00	$152.01	$652	-7.70
450–495	469	19	140.00–156.00	$150.03	$704	-3.51
500–545	520	18	130.00–156.00	$146.67	$763	+3.64
550–590	571	8	125.00–156.00	$140.97	$805	+0.14
605–645	618	10	120.00–139.00	$132.41	$818	-1.89

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	135.00	$135.00	$243	-5.85
205–245	227	3	125.00–140.00	$133.09	$302	-8.49
265–290	276	5	131.00–148.00	$141.66	$391	-1.77
305–335	320	2	125.00–130.00	$127.38	$408	-15.50
350–395	376	4	135.00–150.00	$141.99	$534	-6.73
425–445	435	3	135.00–149.00	$143.25	$623	-4.74
480	480	2	125.00–139.00	$132.00	$634	-12.96
520–530	525	2	130.00–136.00	$132.97	$698	—
550–575	565	3	120.00–138.00	$129.23	$730	+2.89
650–690	672	3	90.00–120.00	$107.90	$725	-3.10

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	264	5	180.00–220.00	$197.31	$521	+1.35
300–345	318	9	178.00–210.00	$194.32	$618	+5.23
350–385	366	7	160.00–192.00	$178.65	$654	-3.79
415–430	421	6	130.00–182.00	$170.65	$718	-8.59
450–480	460	4	175.00–184.00	$178.80	$822	+3.49
500–545	521	6	155.00–174.00	$162.96	$849	+2.00
550–585	569	4	140.00–150.00	$143.97	$819	-11.77
605–615	610	3	140.00–148.00	$145.31	$886	-6.19
650–670	660	3	130.00–150.00	$138.23	$912	—
720–730	725	2	129.00–130.00	$129.50	$939	+4.50
890	890	1	100.00	$100.00	$890	—
965	965	1	96.00	$96.00	$926	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	222	3	147.00–180.00	$163.11	$362	+11.63
280	280	1	145.00	$145.00	$406	+15.00
390	390	1	165.00	$165.00	$644	+15.84
575	575	1	120.00	$120.00	$690	-26.38
625	625	1	114.00	$114.00	$712	-21.00
665	665	1	110.00	$110.00	$732	—
960–980	970	2	90.00	$90.00	$873	-4.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1475	1475	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—
1585	1585	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–1200	912	85-90%	11	45.00–59.00	$53.82	$491	—
800–1670	1073	85-90%	52	60.00–78.00	$71.34	$765	-0.16
1005–1305	1170	85-90%	13	79.00–89.00	$83.57	$978	+1.12

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225	1225	80-85%	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,127	—
1000–1585	1298	80-85%	29	76.00–89.00	$82.54	$1,071	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325	1325	75-80%	1	76.00	$76.00	$1,007	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–2265	1763	9	90.00–117.00	$109.34	$1,928	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1640	1346	5	85.00–90.00	$87.67	$1,180	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650	650	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	800.00	$800.00
640–835	743	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	550.00–1,100.00	$768.10
650–1035	821	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	425.00–700.00	$582.81

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
870	870	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1000–1290	1209	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	800.00–1,300.00	$1,136.18
1020–1425	1289	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	950.00–1,650.00	$1,363.68

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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
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	+191.80
810–1175	1004	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,000.00–1,425.00	$1,254.56	—
1020	1020	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
740–1300	1021	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	825.00–1,950.00	$1,453.59	—
995–1200	1129	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,325.00–1,900.00	$1,698.86	—
1050–1300	1179	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,900.00–2,010.00	$1,974.17	—

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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.