Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 16, 2022

1,077 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.36/cwt ≈ $931/hd at 522 lb · 29 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $184.76/cwt ≈ $863/hd at 467 lb · 24 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.01/cwt -4.37 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 423 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,077	905	818
Feeder cattle	860	661	649
Slaughter cattle	151	149	127
Replacement cattle	66	95	42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cow and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
309	309	4	190.00	$190.00	$587	—
402	402	11	186.00	$186.00	$748	—
456–477	467	24	182.00–187.00	$184.76	$863	—
515–530	522	29	177.00–179.50	$178.36	$931	—
606	606	6	164.00	$164.00	$994	—
695	695	8	145.00	$145.00	$1,008	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	185.00	$185.00	$592	+1.68
360	360	1	182.00	$182.00	$655	+4.38
400–435	422	3	175.00–179.00	$176.61	$745	-3.29
450–495	468	7	170.00–183.00	$178.03	$833	-1.61
505–545	521	9	165.00–179.00	$172.07	$896	-2.31
555–575	565	3	162.00–174.00	$169.02	$955	-2.34
605–620	613	2	155.00–160.00	$157.53	$966	-5.32
655–675	665	2	150.00–160.00	$154.92	$1,030	-3.50
780	780	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,069	-9.32
860	860	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,109	—
900–925	912	3	110.00–115.00	$113.00	$1,031	—
990	990	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,119	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	160.00	$160.00	$504	-3.05
390–395	393	2	160.00	$160.00	$629	-0.46
400–435	420	3	155.00–160.00	$158.27	$665	-5.87
510–525	518	3	130.00–150.00	$136.75	$708	-15.79
550–565	560	3	130.00–145.00	$139.96	$784	-10.04
645	645	1	120.00	$120.00	$774	—
690	690	1	130.00	$130.00	$897	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	223	3	157.00–160.00	$158.93	$354	-3.32
255–295	278	8	150.00–161.00	$153.68	$427	-4.28
340	340	1	157.00	$157.00	$534	+0.69
355–385	374	5	153.00–157.00	$155.00	$580	+1.89
400–445	423	21	140.00–155.00	$150.01	$635	-4.37
450–495	471	16	140.00–153.00	$146.79	$691	-2.54
500–540	513	16	136.00–150.00	$143.27	$735	-7.89
550–595	565	15	130.00–144.00	$137.31	$776	-7.95
600–640	617	10	124.00–136.00	$128.87	$795	-5.03
650–690	673	11	120.00–129.00	$123.25	$829	-6.44
700–745	718	4	110.00–124.00	$116.88	$839	-9.98
800–830	815	2	80.00–92.00	$85.89	$700	-26.01
980	980	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,000	+2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	274	6	128.00–150.00	$137.60	$377	-1.01
300–340	322	10	125.00–144.00	$137.60	$443	+2.52
350–395	377	14	120.00–149.00	$135.47	$511	+0.94
410–445	427	13	115.00–140.00	$132.00	$564	+2.56
450–495	467	14	126.00–140.00	$134.49	$628	+2.16
500–545	526	10	110.00–136.00	$128.88	$678	-1.81
550–595	571	4	112.00–132.00	$124.30	$710	-0.54
645	645	1	121.00	$121.00	$780	+4.51
680–685	683	2	101.00–108.00	$104.51	$714	-9.04
745	745	1	116.00	$116.00	$864	—
750–765	758	2	90.00–111.00	$100.40	$761	-6.08
805	805	1	96.00	$96.00	$773	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	157.50	$157.50	$457	—
385	385	12	160.00	$160.00	$616	—
448	448	11	159.00	$159.00	$712	—
461	461	20	156.00	$156.00	$719	—
519	519	5	149.00	$149.00	$773	—
563–566	565	9	141.00–149.00	$144.55	$817	—
692	692	8	130.00	$130.00	$900	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	185.00	$185.00	$435	+21.36
250–295	273	5	180.00–190.00	$185.71	$507	+4.72
305–345	325	10	174.00–195.00	$181.70	$591	+5.40
360–370	366	5	160.00–180.00	$168.77	$618	-8.29
415–445	426	10	159.00–178.00	$165.75	$706	+1.70
450–495	469	19	157.00–171.00	$162.87	$764	-1.37
515–545	530	10	140.00–157.00	$150.28	$796	-4.02
550–585	564	4	154.00–160.00	$157.52	$888	+13.09
605–645	626	7	130.00–145.00	$138.83	$869	+9.14
655–675	665	2	130.00	$130.00	$864	+15.00
710	710	2	129.00–130.00	$129.50	$919	-3.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	4	140.00–180.00	$160.53	$454	+20.53
310–340	326	8	138.00–170.00	$159.80	$521	+5.17
365–395	379	8	150.00–170.00	$159.46	$604	+10.32
400–435	421	4	148.00–164.00	$154.51	$650	+5.02
455–490	473	10	135.00–158.00	$145.56	$688	+8.67
510–520	515	2	125.00–130.00	$127.52	$657	-3.69
550–595	573	6	116.00–144.00	$130.78	$749	-9.22

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870	870	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1135	901	85-90%	19	40.00–59.00	$51.55	$464	—
780–1455	1026	85-90%	39	60.00–72.00	$66.63	$684	-0.53
830–1425	1137	85-90%	33	72.00–85.00	$76.67	$872	-1.34

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1675	1249	80-85%	19	70.00–82.00	$75.84	$947	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360	1360	75-80%	1	67.50	$67.50	$918	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–2040	1624	6	100.00–114.00	$105.47	$1,713	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1915	1503	6	70.00–95.00	$86.46	$1,299	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
595–735	648	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	700.00–800.00	$761.50
730	730	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	435.00	$435.00
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	685.00	$685.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
455–595	512	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	175.00–250.00	$213.07

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665	665	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	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670	670	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	535.00	$535.00
720–900	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	535.00–800.00	$682.22
645–1095	917	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	250.00–800.00	$652.64
830–1040	936	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	360.00–875.00	$735.37
880–1100	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00–1,125.00	$891.67
850–1235	1051	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	600.00–950.00	$838.56

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
220–565	393	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	150.00–200.00	$185.99
610	610	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	350.00	$350.00
660	660	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	275.00	$275.00

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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
740–880	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–1,085.00	$909.14	-471.73
610–1200	994	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	880.00–1,750.00	$1,561.92	-189.33
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
745	745	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.