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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 26, 2022

1,299 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.72/cwt -1.92 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 424 lb · 33 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.70/cwt -2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 473 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.78/cwt +0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 521 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,299 1,266 1,260
Feeder cattle 978 999 939
Slaughter cattle 201 234 205
Replacement cattle 120 33 116

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 1.00-2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 190.00 $190.00 $361 —
245 245 1 215.00 $215.00 $527 —
285–295 288 3 200.00–222.00 $212.19 $611 +12.10
310–335 321 7 175.00–200.00 $191.60 $615 +1.08
350–395 379 10 175.00–200.00 $183.05 $694 -4.30
400–435 420 20 170.00–195.00 $186.65 $784 +0.03
450–490 471 8 175.00–183.00 $178.88 $843 -6.58
500–545 526 13 165.00–180.00 $172.12 $905 -0.51
550–595 572 16 160.00–175.00 $166.50 $952 +1.66
605–630 615 10 150.00–168.00 $161.18 $991 +1.61
660–690 673 6 152.00–160.00 $156.78 $1,055 +2.93
720–745 730 5 145.00–155.00 $149.76 $1,093 +3.50
780 780 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,092 -4.97
975–985 980 2 110.00–130.00 $119.95 $1,176 -5.05
1020 1020 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,244 +4.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 228 2 140.00–185.00 $161.26 $368 -10.74
260–285 272 3 150.00–160.00 $155.09 $422 -8.83
345 345 1 170.00 $170.00 $586 +12.63
355–395 375 6 160.00–175.00 $168.33 $631 +3.74
405 405 2 175.00–184.00 $179.50 $727 +21.79
455–480 465 3 151.00–165.00 $157.87 $734 -4.96
500–530 518 5 135.00–165.00 $155.27 $804 —
555–580 568 2 134.00–155.00 $144.73 $822 -0.27
670 670 1 135.00 $135.00 $904 —
880 880 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,100 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150–180 171 4 150.00–170.00 $158.91 $272 +8.91
240 240 2 158.00–162.00 $160.00 $384 -1.60
255–290 275 7 146.00–165.00 $155.02 $426 -3.53
305–345 330 10 147.00–163.00 $156.26 $516 -4.99
350–395 373 22 147.00–160.00 $152.80 $570 -3.83
400–445 424 33 144.00–158.00 $151.72 $643 -1.92
450–495 473 30 140.00–154.00 $147.70 $699 -2.81
500–545 521 26 140.00–152.00 $146.78 $765 +0.33
550–595 575 18 139.00–149.00 $143.53 $825 -1.39
600–645 618 10 130.00–143.00 $139.04 $859 -0.84
690–695 693 2 130.00–133.00 $131.49 $911 -2.74
730 730 1 130.00 $130.00 $949 -1.95
765–775 768 4 115.00–132.00 $123.22 $946 -1.29
850 850 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,096 —
915 915 1 100.00 $100.00 $915 —
985 985 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,103 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 140.00 $140.00 $273 —
205–240 223 7 117.00–140.00 $127.81 $285 -8.20
255–295 271 4 130.00–148.00 $137.31 $372 -1.62
305–325 315 3 120.00–155.00 $138.70 $437 -6.61
365–390 376 6 140.00–154.00 $147.21 $554 +2.68
410–440 427 5 135.00–152.00 $144.41 $617 +11.01
450–485 464 4 130.00–151.00 $143.91 $668 +6.27
505–540 523 2 120.00–135.00 $127.75 $668 —
555–560 558 3 120.00–130.00 $126.66 $707 —
750 750 1 100.00 $100.00 $750 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 210.00 $210.00 $346 +25.00
220 220 1 180.00 $180.00 $396 -20.00
260–290 275 6 185.00–215.00 $200.51 $551 -8.68
315–340 331 7 175.00–202.00 $190.64 $631 -10.93
365–390 375 8 165.00–185.00 $176.58 $662 -4.33
400–445 428 13 164.00–194.00 $179.09 $767 +6.81
450–495 473 13 157.00–174.00 $162.91 $771 -12.49
500–545 517 16 150.00–167.00 $157.99 $817 +0.47
550–585 573 5 150.00–155.00 $152.44 $873 -1.71
625 625 1 129.00 $129.00 $806 -21.66
660 660 1 140.00 $140.00 $924 —
720 720 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,080 +32.00
805 805 1 120.00 $120.00 $966 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 172.00 $172.00 $327 —
205–245 232 5 130.00–175.00 $145.97 $339 -14.96
265–295 280 4 150.00–175.00 $163.86 $459 +1.62
355–365 362 3 155.00–165.00 $161.06 $583 -11.39
400–435 418 3 144.00–170.00 $155.97 $652 +4.68
455–485 468 3 148.00–160.00 $155.34 $727 -0.70
505–545 525 4 120.00–150.00 $135.46 $711 —
570–590 580 3 116.00–144.00 $131.44 $762 —
675–695 685 3 110.00–129.00 $121.26 $831 —
735 735 1 105.00 $105.00 $772 —
750 750 1 120.00 $120.00 $900 —
850 850 1 98.00 $98.00 $833 —
930 930 1 100.00 $100.00 $930 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645–1235 910 85-90% 19 40.00–62.00 $54.01 $491 —
835–1300 1076 85-90% 12 75.00–84.00 $78.77 $848 +6.21
855–1280 1085 85-90% 45 61.00–77.00 $68.54 $744 -4.02
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1640 1340 80-85% 19 74.00–82.00 $78.14 $1,047 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1690 1443 75-80% 2 68.00 $68.00 $981 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1825 1530 11 95.00–107.00 $101.23 $1,549 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1590 1409 4 80.00–90.00 $85.42 $1,204 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
620 620 (<2 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00
510–894 fancy 762 (<2 yrs)Open 14 900.00–1,200.00 $1,137.88
710–955 810 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 580.00–785.00 $640.59
885 885 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
625–750 725 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 265.00–575.00 $446.31
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 450.00 $450.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845 845 (<2 yrs)Open 1 85.00 $85.00 $718
835–890 853 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 72.00–79.00 $74.94 $639

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–815 803 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00–870.00 $835.55
735–905 839 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 550.00–1,000.00 $814.63
760–995 879 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 550.00–1,100.00 $719.29
760–1115 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 640.00–1,250.00 $1,005.94
815–1435 1046 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 20 750.00–1,475.00 $1,077.40
1015–1215 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 900.00–1,475.00 $1,104.72
1155 1155 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1215 fancy 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
545 545 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 270.00 $270.00
705 705 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 570.00 $570.00
755 755 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00
760 760 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 300.00 $300.00
840 840 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 375.00 $375.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1005 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 75.00 $75.00 $754
1335 1335 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,055
1430 1430 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,058

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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
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —
1005 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
975–1300 1131 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,175.00–1,750.00 $1,402.62 —

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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.