Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 25, 2022

1,079 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.38/cwt -9.62 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 538 lb · 31 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1-2 steers $205.00/cwt ≈ $558/hd at 272 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.30/cwt +7.62 vs last sale · ≈ $999/hd at 573 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,079 1,220 1,060
Feeder cattle 919 933 913
Slaughter cattle 148 276 128
Replacement cattle 12 11 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were unevenly steady, from 4.00 higher to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 28 205.00 $205.00 $558 —
412 412 10 174.00 $174.00 $717 —
456 456 7 169.00 $169.00 $771 -10.00
504 504 11 170.00 $170.00 $857 -1.00
567–577 573 26 160.00–175.00 $174.30 $999 +7.62
667–679 677 12 150.00–152.00 $151.67 $1,027 -3.83
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180–190 185 3 120.00–155.00 $141.02 $261 —
200–240 224 6 130.00–150.00 $144.11 $323 -23.64
250–295 267 5 118.00–170.00 $143.67 $384 -22.33
305–340 319 7 150.00–184.00 $164.87 $526 -0.13
350–390 366 8 150.00–170.00 $165.56 $606 +7.28
415–445 431 4 157.00–168.00 $163.57 $705 +6.13
450–495 472 13 145.00–162.00 $155.15 $732 -2.32
500–545 516 9 120.00–150.00 $141.47 $730 -3.05
555–580 566 4 137.00–150.00 $146.79 $831 -9.00
600 600 1 140.00 $140.00 $840 -4.27
840 840 1 105.00 $105.00 $882 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 162.00 $162.00 $292 —
230–235 233 2 180.00–186.00 $183.03 $426 —
265–295 280 2 188.00–196.00 $192.21 $538 +2.21
300–345 324 5 175.00–185.00 $181.13 $587 +4.20
355–395 376 4 170.00–176.00 $173.05 $651 -5.16
400–440 418 6 170.00–173.00 $171.67 $718 -0.89
460–490 482 7 165.00–180.00 $173.60 $837 +2.74
505–545 523 8 160.00–170.00 $166.39 $870 -3.43
550–595 574 13 155.00–170.00 $164.87 $946 -1.95
600–630 619 4 145.00–158.00 $152.36 $943 -4.64
655–665 663 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,028 +6.64
700–725 710 3 144.00–147.00 $145.35 $1,032 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
135 135 1 160.00 $160.00 $216 —
195 195 1 152.00 $152.00 $296 +19.32
230–245 238 5 150.00–166.00 $155.58 $370 +8.58
250–295 279 7 152.00–184.00 $161.79 $451 +3.84
300–340 326 7 150.00–161.00 $156.71 $511 +2.57
350–395 374 10 150.00–161.00 $153.52 $574 +3.48
400–445 423 15 144.00–159.00 $149.69 $633 +2.58
450–495 476 14 140.00–155.00 $144.22 $686 -2.85
500–545 525 14 134.00–144.00 $139.79 $734 -1.27
550–575 564 10 130.00–148.00 $136.76 $771 -3.11
605–640 619 6 130.00–140.00 $134.80 $834 +6.80
670 670 1 135.00 $135.00 $904 +8.03
760 760 1 110.00 $110.00 $836 -6.00
825 825 1 107.00 $107.00 $883 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 7 155.00 $155.00 $575 —
467–477 471 14 145.00–150.00 $146.81 $691 —
525–540 538 31 147.00–150.00 $147.38 $793 -9.62
551–590 569 13 139.50–147.00 $143.41 $816 +3.41
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
145 145 2 120.00–142.00 $131.00 $190 —
150–190 166 5 110.00–145.00 $129.16 $214 —
200–245 222 10 120.00–140.00 $127.66 $283 -10.34
270–275 273 2 130.00–140.00 $135.05 $369 -4.95
300–345 325 5 110.00–140.00 $126.65 $412 -8.58
360–395 380 7 136.00–149.00 $142.57 $542 +12.89
425–445 437 3 140.00–148.00 $144.61 $632 +9.36
450–495 469 8 120.00–140.00 $135.69 $636 +1.73
505–545 527 3 125.00–135.00 $130.27 $687 -1.40
550–590 573 6 100.00–130.00 $114.82 $658 -14.62
600 600 1 126.00 $126.00 $756 —
665 665 1 94.00 $94.00 $625 -2.38

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 200.00 $200.00 $470 +19.52
260–275 268 2 190.00–195.00 $192.43 $516 +12.85
305–325 315 3 162.00–186.00 $176.06 $555 +6.09
355–375 363 3 168.00–183.00 $176.85 $642 +5.25
400–445 422 19 161.00–177.00 $169.16 $714 +3.25
460–495 480 9 150.00–172.00 $160.51 $770 -1.36
505–545 521 5 151.00–167.00 $159.10 $829 +4.06
550–590 578 4 148.00–150.00 $149.49 $864 +1.17
630 630 1 139.00 $139.00 $876 +1.06
650–680 666 6 134.00–140.00 $136.17 $907 -6.29
710–715 713 2 134.00–135.00 $134.50 $959 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 130.00 $130.00 $254 —
205 205 1 140.00 $140.00 $287 —
275 275 1 168.00 $168.00 $462 +28.00
300–345 330 3 126.00–160.00 $143.61 $474 +5.98
360–395 382 6 130.00–170.00 $152.97 $584 +8.27
405–445 428 7 119.00–166.00 $143.61 $615 -7.92
455–475 467 3 125.00–156.00 $142.23 $664 -2.80
500–540 513 3 130.00–146.00 $138.70 $712 +13.70
555–590 570 3 145.00–150.00 $148.03 $844 —
620–625 623 2 126.00–144.00 $135.04 $841 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1230 935 85-90% 22 20.00–58.00 $43.71 $409 -0.10
790–1425 1062 85-90% 47 50.00–62.00 $56.51 $600 -8.27
800–1545 1162 85-90% 16 60.00–69.00 $64.03 $744 -9.97
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1765 1310 80-85% 26 60.00–72.00 $65.81 $862 -9.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1720 1720 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $1,032 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1735 1559 8 90.00–105.00 $98.16 $1,530 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1805 1513 3 80.00–85.00 $81.45 $1,232 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
610–740 668 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 73.00–86.00 $79.10 $528
830–835 833 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 72.00–77.00 $74.51 $621
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
755 755 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 70.00 $70.00 $528

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
755 755 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 55.00 $55.00 $415
780 780 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 55.00 $55.00 $429
920 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 62.00–70.00 $66.00 $607
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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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
710 710 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —
740 740 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00 —
690–885 788 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 725.00–975.00 $865.48 —

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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.