Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 9, 2022

905 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.38/cwt +1.56 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 420 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.33/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 471 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.90/cwt +5.43 vs last sale · ≈ $833/hd at 622 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 905 1,108 590
Feeder cattle 661 520 422
Slaughter cattle 149 150 95
Replacement cattle 95 438 73

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold lower 1-3. Bulls were steady. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Heifers were higher 2-10.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 225 2 200.00 $200.00 $450 +8.84
250–270 260 2 180.00–190.00 $184.81 $481 -6.65
305–325 313 3 175.00–190.00 $183.32 $574 -2.86
350–390 376 5 174.00–182.00 $177.62 $668 +0.59
400–445 428 10 174.00–189.00 $179.90 $770 +1.49
450–490 473 14 170.00–185.00 $179.64 $850 +0.30
500–545 523 11 167.00–179.00 $174.38 $912 -2.16
550–590 570 14 158.00–178.00 $171.36 $977 +4.94
600–645 615 10 157.00–169.00 $162.85 $1,002 -0.58
650–690 661 7 155.00–161.00 $158.42 $1,047 +6.80
705–725 715 2 148.00–150.00 $148.99 $1,065 -1.01
755–765 760 3 144.00–148.00 $146.32 $1,112 +8.84
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185–195 190 2 140.00–180.00 $159.47 $303 +4.62
260–285 273 2 161.00–185.00 $172.45 $471 +5.75
320–325 323 2 156.00–170.00 $163.05 $527 -6.22
355–385 369 9 135.00–178.00 $160.46 $592 -7.00
405–440 425 7 125.00–173.00 $164.14 $698 +0.91
455–475 467 3 134.00–169.00 $155.50 $726 +7.96
520–535 528 2 150.00–155.00 $152.54 $805 -3.70
580 580 1 150.00 $150.00 $870 +9.81
600–605 603 2 140.00–150.00 $144.98 $874 -0.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 180.00 $180.00 $315 —
220–235 228 2 155.00–170.00 $162.25 $370 -23.75
260–280 272 3 156.00–160.00 $157.96 $430 +1.55
315–345 326 4 150.00–161.00 $156.31 $510 -3.96
360–390 378 14 145.00–162.00 $153.11 $579 -3.98
400–445 420 23 140.00–163.00 $154.38 $648 +1.56
450–495 471 22 139.00–161.00 $149.33 $703 +1.50
500–535 519 17 140.00–157.00 $151.16 $785 +10.88
550–585 569 11 131.00–154.00 $145.26 $827 +6.21
600–645 622 19 126.00–140.00 $133.90 $833 +5.43
655–695 672 9 124.00–137.00 $129.69 $872 +12.16
700–730 719 7 119.00–132.00 $126.86 $912 +11.91
750–790 770 6 124.00–129.00 $125.82 $969 +25.82
820–840 832 3 96.00–124.00 $111.90 $931 —
885 885 1 99.00 $99.00 $876 -6.00
905 905 1 105.00 $105.00 $950 —
950 950 1 100.00 $100.00 $950 —
1060–1065 1063 2 99.00–101.00 $100.00 $1,063 —
1130 1130 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 238 6 134.00–140.00 $136.01 $324 -5.91
255–285 265 8 128.00–148.00 $138.61 $367 +3.61
300–345 323 5 120.00–150.00 $135.08 $436 -13.92
350–390 368 10 120.00–142.00 $134.53 $495 -9.47
400–445 421 8 110.00–140.00 $129.44 $545 -8.89
450–495 471 8 120.00–140.00 $132.33 $623 -7.66
500–545 520 12 120.00–137.00 $130.69 $680 +3.18
555–595 568 6 120.00–132.00 $124.84 $709 -3.50
600–640 620 4 112.00–121.00 $116.49 $722 -13.51
670–690 680 2 110.00–117.00 $113.55 $772 —
765–770 768 2 100.00–113.00 $106.48 $818 —
875 875 1 86.00 $86.00 $752 -4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 220 2 150.00–175.00 $163.64 $360 -31.36
255–285 273 5 170.00–190.00 $180.99 $494 -14.01
300–340 317 5 160.00–188.00 $176.30 $559 -1.18
355–370 363 2 174.00–180.00 $177.06 $643 +0.81
405–440 421 11 145.00–174.00 $164.05 $691 -7.28
455–495 476 9 150.00–175.00 $164.24 $782 -1.54
500–540 520 9 141.00–168.00 $154.30 $802 -9.61
550–595 574 5 135.00–150.00 $144.43 $829 —
605–620 612 3 127.00–132.00 $129.69 $794 -11.60
660 660 1 115.00 $115.00 $759 —
720 720 1 133.00 $133.00 $958 +13.00
805 805 1 115.00 $115.00 $926 —
900 900 1 80.00 $80.00 $720 -22.00
995 995 1 95.00 $95.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 185.00 $185.00 $342 —
240 240 1 135.00 $135.00 $324 —
290 290 1 140.00 $140.00 $406 -25.00
300–345 327 12 126.00–170.00 $154.63 $506 -5.37
365–395 378 11 135.00–165.00 $149.14 $564 -14.61
400–440 420 4 130.00–165.00 $149.49 $628 -5.51
465–485 478 3 130.00–145.00 $136.89 $654 -11.30
510–535 524 4 120.00–140.00 $131.21 $688 -5.95
575 575 1 140.00 $140.00 $805 +20.00
615–645 635 3 115.00–145.00 $127.06 $807 —
655 655 1 120.00 $120.00 $786 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 -200.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1080 854 85-90% 12 30.00–57.00 $48.69 $416 —
830–1330 1025 85-90% 54 55.00–75.00 $67.16 $688 —
935–1405 1122 85-90% 21 75.00–82.00 $78.01 $875 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1615 1291 80-85% 11 75.00–88.00 $80.45 $1,039 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1540 1251 8 75.00–95.00 $84.34 $1,055 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1615 1412 3 100.00–113.00 $104.96 $1,482 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795–910 845 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 500.00–550.00 $526.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00
860–945 897 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 550.00–625.00 $591.54
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790 790 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730–1015 842 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 450.00–1,225.00 $753.33
615–1100 872 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 575.00–1,450.00 $1,192.59
850–1135 919 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 750.00–850.00 $769.80
795–1100 922 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 21 600.00–810.00 $768.75
685–1115 942 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 500.00–1,550.00 $1,170.82

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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
785–955 845 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,100.00–1,825.00 $1,380.87 —
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00 —
895–1040 958 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 1,075.00–1,750.00 $1,279.42 -90.98
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 -170.40
985–1010 998 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,650.00–1,850.00 $1,751.25 +380.85
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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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.