Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 31, 2022

1,013 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.50/cwt +3.38 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 422 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.27/cwt +4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 478 lb · 19 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.47/cwt +3.98 vs last sale · ≈ $484/hd at 324 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,013	1,371	1,421
Feeder cattle	820	1,081	1,107
Slaughter cattle	137	193	180
Replacement cattle	56	97	134

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold $2-10 higher. Heifers were $2-6 higher. Slaughter cows sold $3-6 higher. Bulls were $2 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	175.00	$175.00	$402	+11.44
255–295	275	6	171.00–187.00	$179.46	$494	+11.17
305–345	333	9	175.00–190.00	$181.61	$605	+14.16
350–395	371	8	174.00–185.00	$179.26	$665	+8.21
400–445	423	15	166.00–182.00	$173.40	$733	+1.75
455–495	478	16	160.00–175.00	$168.25	$804	+1.05
500–540	520	14	158.00–171.00	$165.75	$862	+1.43
550–595	570	10	160.00–167.00	$163.90	$934	+3.44
615–635	625	2	150.00–160.00	$155.08	$969	+2.30
650–695	673	4	140.00–158.00	$148.19	$997	-2.01
700–745	717	3	144.00–154.00	$147.79	$1,060	+1.29

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	229	4	140.00–160.00	$149.61	$343	+16.62
285–295	290	2	162.00–175.00	$168.39	$488	+27.36
300–340	321	4	145.00–175.00	$160.95	$517	-3.05
355–380	366	6	140.00–171.00	$162.36	$594	+8.98
400–445	411	4	120.00–165.00	$151.49	$623	+4.32
450	450	2	120.00–150.00	$135.00	$608	-17.56
565–570	568	2	125.00–135.00	$129.98	$738	-2.32
600	600	1	130.00	$130.00	$780	-6.48

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
511	511	6	176.00	$176.00	$899	—
592	592	4	169.50	$169.50	$1,003	—
639	639	5	164.00	$164.00	$1,048	—
758	758	6	164.00	$164.00	$1,243	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	234	4	140.00–152.00	$147.03	$344	-0.27
255–295	275	11	148.00–157.00	$151.29	$416	+6.68
300–345	324	17	140.00–155.00	$149.47	$484	+3.98
350–395	374	15	140.00–153.00	$146.11	$546	+1.94
400–445	422	21	135.00–149.00	$144.50	$610	+3.38
450–495	478	19	135.00–149.00	$142.27	$680	+4.41
500–540	517	13	130.00–146.00	$141.16	$730	+8.24
555–585	571	10	133.00–141.00	$136.77	$781	+6.69
610–645	631	6	131.00–136.00	$132.98	$839	+2.57
650–690	672	5	120.00–131.00	$123.22	$828	-5.19
700–730	715	4	120.00–130.00	$122.45	$876	-4.76
775–795	785	3	124.00–130.00	$126.64	$994	+4.05
1085	1085	1	80.00	$80.00	$868	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170–180	176	6	121.00–145.00	$132.77	$234	+2.77
210–245	233	6	120.00–140.00	$129.41	$302	-0.64
250–290	270	5	120.00–140.00	$127.51	$344	-4.49
300–345	322	8	110.00–148.00	$128.71	$414	-10.05
360–390	375	7	120.00–140.00	$132.79	$498	+0.40
405–445	420	4	125.00–135.00	$129.90	$546	-5.12
460	460	1	139.00	$139.00	$639	+13.37
520–525	522	3	109.00–123.00	$113.98	$595	-3.17
575–595	585	2	126.00–134.00	$129.93	$760	+9.93
680	680	1	107.00	$107.00	$728	-8.00
735	735	1	86.00	$86.00	$632	-18.93
835	835	1	70.00	$70.00	$584	—
885	885	1	86.00	$86.00	$761	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	185.00–190.00	$187.45	$450	—
250–290	269	10	170.00–190.00	$182.43	$491	+17.71
310–315	313	2	175.00	$175.00	$548	+6.18
350–395	377	11	160.00–179.00	$169.58	$639	+5.08
400–445	418	10	160.00–175.00	$167.28	$699	+4.83
450–475	460	14	130.00–162.00	$152.25	$700	-2.25
500–540	524	10	140.00–152.00	$148.59	$779	+1.27
550–595	575	5	130.00–150.00	$140.87	$810	-4.10
610–640	628	4	133.00–145.00	$139.48	$876	-5.57
660–690	679	4	130.00–150.00	$136.30	$925	-1.70
700	700	1	125.00	$125.00	$875	-6.96
785–795	790	2	111.00–119.00	$114.97	$908	-11.03
805–835	820	3	105.00–120.00	$114.91	$942	—
1000	1000	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,110	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135–145	140	2	125.00–130.00	$127.59	$179	—
180	180	1	135.00	$135.00	$243	+5.00
220	220	1	130.00	$130.00	$286	—
250–285	263	4	140.00–150.00	$144.86	$381	-5.59
330–340	337	3	142.00–170.00	$154.46	$521	+6.30
355–395	372	3	160.00–174.00	$166.09	$618	—
420–435	428	2	130.00–160.00	$145.26	$622	+13.79
470–480	475	2	145.00	$145.00	$689	+5.00
535–540	538	2	80.00–115.00	$97.42	$524	-44.35
565	565	1	135.00	$135.00	$763	+15.00
610	610	1	110.00	$110.00	$671	—
665	665	1	102.00	$102.00	$678	—
740	740	1	100.00	$100.00	$740	-32.50
775–780	778	2	88.00–102.00	$95.02	$739	—
1025–1040	1033	2	75.00–80.00	$77.52	$801	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1190	1009	85-90%	22	20.00–55.00	$45.83	$462	+0.31
820–1430	1091	85-90%	20	55.00–68.00	$60.28	$658	—
995–1360	1157	85-90%	7	68.00–74.00	$70.61	$817	+3.61

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1545	1260	80-85%	15	65.00–75.00	$69.46	$875	+6.06

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–1820	1437	19	94.00–105.00	$99.54	$1,430	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1760	1363	12	59.00–90.00	$78.96	$1,076	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
447–810	625	(<2 yrs)	Open	27	120.00–130.00	$125.38	$784
765–985	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	65.00–115.00	$86.86	$760
955–1160	1058	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	65.00–68.00	$66.65	$705

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00
680–945	834	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	475.00–700.00	$600.81
880	880	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
610	610	Young (2-4 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 $
765–1035	892	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	650.00–800.00	$738.83
640–1425	1051	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	500.00–1,500.00	$869.76
910–1225	1068	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00–950.00	$896.72
870–1450	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	600.00–1,025.00	$843.56
1025–1295	1193	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	800.00–1,000.00	$882.31
1130–1285	1213	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,025.00–1,500.00	$1,259.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
960–995	982	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	53.00–67.00	$60.07	$590
805–1250	999	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	69.00–100.00	$80.75	$807
1020–1105	1053	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	60.00–70.00	$65.13	$686
1275	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	68.00	$68.00	$867

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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
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	+162.93
990–1205	1098	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,090.21	—
1125	1125	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.