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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 30, 2022

751 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.41/cwt +8.41 vs last sale · ≈ $905/hd at 640 lb · 42 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.50/cwt ≈ $1,063/hd at 675 lb · 36 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.56/cwt +1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $545/hd at 367 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 751 954 961
Feeder cattle 605 742 688
Slaughter cattle 123 130 178
Replacement cattle 23 82 95

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cows were sold higher 4-5. Bulls were steady. Feeder steers sold steady to higher 3. Heifer were steady to higher 4.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 4 171.00 $171.00 $718 —
675 675 36 157.50 $157.50 $1,063 —
771–775 772 15 140.00–145.50 $144.03 $1,112 —
944 944 4 128.00 $128.00 $1,208 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 185.00 $185.00 $426 -12.10
250–270 260 2 190.00 $190.00 $494 +3.63
305–310 308 2 175.00–178.00 $176.51 $544 -1.10
350–395 373 3 170.00–182.00 $176.84 $660 +7.83
405–445 429 13 168.00–180.00 $172.49 $740 -0.27
455–480 471 7 165.00–180.00 $174.06 $820 +2.52
500–535 522 6 160.00–175.00 $167.97 $877 +3.17
555–570 563 8 155.00–167.00 $161.63 $910 +2.82
600–630 621 4 145.00–158.00 $153.94 $956 -1.26
665–690 678 2 145.00–148.00 $146.53 $993 +1.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 217 5 140.00–170.00 $151.98 $330 +1.98
250–295 270 3 145.00–175.00 $161.54 $436 +41.54
315–340 330 4 135.00–172.50 $162.28 $536 +6.96
365–395 382 3 160.00–169.00 $163.10 $623 +12.39
400–445 423 6 130.00–161.00 $153.52 $649 -3.91
455–475 460 4 130.00–160.00 $151.59 $697 +0.96
500–545 521 5 127.00–159.00 $141.47 $737 +1.47
555–590 570 5 120.00–150.00 $141.56 $807 -5.10
690 690 1 135.00 $135.00 $932 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 178 4 140.00–155.00 $144.72 $258 -21.28
225 225 1 140.00 $140.00 $315 -3.21
250–285 269 4 150.00–164.00 $156.19 $420 +4.45
330–340 335 3 152.00–157.00 $155.00 $519 -0.30
350–395 367 18 140.00–154.00 $148.56 $545 +1.20
405–445 422 18 140.00–154.00 $147.65 $623 -0.32
450–495 463 9 138.00–151.00 $145.35 $673 +0.21
505–545 522 11 131.00–147.00 $138.78 $724 -1.98
550–595 572 5 135.00–140.00 $137.77 $788 +2.14
615–620 618 2 129.00–135.00 $132.01 $816 +2.09
655–695 675 2 131.00–137.00 $133.91 $904 —
710–715 713 2 119.00–126.00 $122.51 $873 +8.88
785 785 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,013 +7.00
875 875 1 103.00 $103.00 $901 -13.99
990 990 1 90.00 $90.00 $891 -26.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 5 156.00 $156.00 $675 +6.00
532 532 12 144.50 $144.50 $769 —
612–649 640 42 136.00–143.00 $141.41 $905 +8.41
708 708 10 125.00 $125.00 $885 —
771 771 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,002 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 226 4 120.00–130.00 $126.19 $285 +6.58
260–290 274 5 120.00–144.00 $131.75 $361 -1.15
320–345 334 4 138.00–140.00 $139.51 $466 +4.11
350–370 363 6 120.00–139.00 $129.86 $471 -5.39
400–440 416 4 130.00–140.00 $135.31 $563 +7.31
470–495 485 6 125.00–140.00 $130.90 $635 +0.85
500–545 519 9 110.00–137.00 $128.83 $669 +0.29
560–590 575 2 100.00–129.00 $114.12 $656 -13.73
650–655 652 3 115.00–126.00 $122.34 $798 —
910 910 1 80.00 $80.00 $728 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155–180 168 2 160.00–170.00 $164.63 $277 —
235 235 1 175.00 $175.00 $411 -2.22
250 250 1 182.00 $182.00 $455 +3.12
300–330 315 4 185.00–190.00 $186.25 $587 +13.09
355–390 375 4 165.00–167.50 $166.41 $624 +4.54
425–445 433 3 150.00–166.00 $158.75 $687 -5.67
450–485 466 10 140.00–164.00 $156.24 $728 -3.45
500–545 519 9 130.00–165.00 $152.67 $792 -4.58
555 555 1 159.00 $159.00 $882 +12.27
605–640 623 2 134.00–135.00 $134.49 $838 -3.75
660–670 665 2 125.00–130.00 $127.52 $848 -0.48
720 720 1 120.00 $120.00 $864 —
835 835 1 105.00 $105.00 $877 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 160.00 $160.00 $280 —
210 210 1 140.00 $140.00 $294 +10.00
300–345 324 5 125.00–160.00 $136.54 $442 -7.63
360–375 368 2 137.00–160.00 $148.27 $546 -3.71
410 410 1 134.00 $134.00 $549 +14.00
510 510 1 140.00 $140.00 $714 +15.06
565 565 1 128.00 $128.00 $723 -18.00
745 745 1 106.00 $106.00 $790 —
785 785 1 100.00 $100.00 $785 —
955–975 965 2 75.00–90.00 $82.42 $795 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–955 890 85-90% 10 40.00–53.00 $49.06 $437 —
745–1460 979 85-90% 25 54.00–72.00 $63.54 $622 —
940–1470 1210 85-90% 24 72.00–85.00 $79.39 $961 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1550 1265 80-85% 19 72.50–86.00 $80.13 $1,014 —
1220–1355 1288 80-85% 2 90.00–92.00 $90.95 $1,171 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 75-80% 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,066 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–2180 1713 6 103.00–117.00 $107.26 $1,837 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1710 1392 5 63.00–95.00 $85.41 $1,189 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
805–900 853 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 60.00–70.00 $65.28 $557

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
755–900 848 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 65.00–76.00 $68.42 $580

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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
770 770 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 655.00 $655.00 —
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,310.00 $1,310.00 —

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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.