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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 2, 2022

1,108 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.82/cwt +3.40 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 423 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.28/cwt -6.69 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 524 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.83/cwt -1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 476 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,108 1,005 1,241
Feeder cattle 520 709 805
Slaughter cattle 150 215 173
Replacement cattle 438 81 263

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 6.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers were mixed, 6.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 lower. Feeder steers sold higher 6-10. Heifers sold mixed 6 higher to 6 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–195 183 2 185.00–195.00 $190.34 $348 —
205–240 219 5 185.00–200.00 $191.16 $419 —
255–290 279 7 179.00–205.00 $191.46 $534 +2.48
315–335 325 5 180.00–195.00 $186.18 $605 -1.87
355–390 367 8 170.00–182.00 $177.03 $650 -4.77
400–445 427 16 170.00–187.00 $178.41 $762 -2.77
450–495 472 22 169.00–185.00 $179.34 $846 +0.95
500–545 517 13 169.00–184.00 $176.54 $913 +6.06
550–595 570 21 160.00–175.00 $166.42 $949 +0.54
600–640 616 8 154.00–171.00 $163.43 $1,007 +10.45
650–690 670 6 145.00–156.00 $151.62 $1,016 +11.62
715 715 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,072 +12.54
760–775 768 2 135.00–140.00 $137.48 $1,056 +3.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160–170 165 2 150.00–160.00 $154.85 $256 +0.20
200–245 224 9 150.00–185.00 $161.10 $361 +16.33
265–280 275 3 150.00–185.00 $166.70 $458 +7.82
315–345 336 6 150.00–184.00 $169.27 $569 -7.73
360–385 375 3 162.00–175.00 $167.46 $628 +2.45
400–445 423 7 150.00–171.00 $163.23 $690 -4.87
485–490 488 2 140.00–155.00 $147.54 $720 -7.39
500–525 509 4 145.00–165.00 $156.24 $795 -2.76
550–585 565 4 120.00–163.00 $140.19 $792 -13.81
630 630 1 145.00 $145.00 $914 —
670 670 1 110.00 $110.00 $737 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 186.00 $186.00 $391 +40.36
250–290 274 14 150.00–161.00 $156.41 $429 +6.13
300–340 321 10 155.00–166.00 $160.27 $514 +1.87
350–390 367 18 149.00–166.00 $157.09 $577 +7.45
400–445 423 28 144.00–166.00 $152.82 $646 +3.40
455–495 476 23 138.00–156.00 $147.83 $704 -1.99
500–545 524 24 133.00–154.00 $140.28 $735 -6.69
550–590 570 21 130.00–152.00 $139.05 $793 -3.14
605–635 616 6 124.00–134.00 $128.47 $791 -1.20
665–680 673 2 115.00–120.00 $117.53 $791 -1.09
700–715 708 2 110.00–120.00 $114.95 $814 -2.71
780 780 1 100.00 $100.00 $780 —
890 890 1 105.00 $105.00 $934 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–235 233 2 135.00–149.00 $141.92 $331 +0.41
280 280 2 130.00–140.00 $135.00 $378 +7.64
325 325 1 149.00 $149.00 $484 +23.00
365–390 378 2 144.00 $144.00 $544 +14.54
400–445 417 14 120.00–154.00 $138.33 $577 -6.67
460–495 481 4 139.00–141.00 $139.99 $673 +2.41
535–540 538 2 125.00–130.00 $127.51 $686 -6.47
555–595 580 3 128.00–129.00 $128.34 $744 -6.66
600 600 1 130.00 $130.00 $780 —
850 850 1 90.00 $90.00 $765 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 195.00 $195.00 $478 +17.00
290 290 1 195.00 $195.00 $566 +10.17
300–345 322 5 173.00–185.00 $177.48 $571 -9.06
350–390 365 13 170.00–185.00 $176.25 $643 -3.12
400–445 426 18 160.00–180.00 $171.33 $730 -3.74
450–495 471 8 150.00–174.00 $165.78 $781 -2.29
500–530 516 7 150.00–176.00 $163.91 $846 +3.28
600–620 608 6 135.00–149.00 $141.29 $859 +6.41
720 720 1 120.00 $120.00 $864 -4.39
925 925 1 102.00 $102.00 $944 +3.00
955 955 1 90.00 $90.00 $860 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 165.00 $165.00 $487 -6.40
345 345 1 160.00 $160.00 $552 -9.64
350–390 363 3 150.00–175.00 $163.75 $594 -10.24
410 410 1 155.00 $155.00 $636 +8.56
460–485 468 3 140.00–155.00 $148.19 $694 —
520–530 525 2 120.00–154.00 $137.16 $720 —
575 575 1 120.00 $120.00 $690 -20.00
650 650 1 122.00 $122.00 $793 —
745 745 1 115.00 $115.00 $857 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
650 650 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,000.00–1,300.00 $1,150.00 —
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1040 903 85-90% 12 40.00–58.00 $50.82 $459 —
720–1475 1084 85-90% 35 57.00–77.50 $69.11 $749 —
980–1545 1221 85-90% 28 77.00–88.00 $81.10 $990 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1600 1301 80-85% 23 70.00–80.00 $74.59 $970 -2.08
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $791 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1815 1359 10 85.00–105.00 $94.93 $1,290 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1310 1228 5 60.00–84.00 $72.21 $887 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
615–890 754 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 400.00–800.00 $583.18

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
815–1075 944 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 700.00–1,225.00 $987.48
790–1220 978 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 600.00–1,000.00 $835.87
860–1195 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 675.00–1,000.00 $867.86
715–1260 999 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 850.00–1,200.00 $985.84
1120 1120 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
960–1525 1148 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 825.00–1,200.00 $990.35
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 530.00 $530.00

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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
585–985 765 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 950.00–1,400.00 $1,203.84 —
750–1390 970 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 900.00–1,950.00 $1,370.40 +120.40
595–1100 1047 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 17 770.00–1,675.00 $1,524.20 —
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
610–1590 1113 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 82 700.00–2,075.00 $1,661.33 —
935–1285 1149 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 800.00–1,625.00 $1,284.91 —
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
880–1365 1162 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 43 1,275.00–2,000.00 $1,796.69 —
905–1380 1203 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 730.00–1,425.00 $1,204.89 —
1225–1315 1270 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,650.00–1,700.00 $1,674.11 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
745 745 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —

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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.