Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

721 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.49/cwt -3.05 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 520 lb · 34 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.22/cwt -3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 424 lb · 28 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.30/cwt +3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 372 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 721 1,295 1,370
Feeder cattle 606 1,172 1,057
Slaughter cattle 96 108 148
Replacement cattle 19 15 165

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mixed, 13.00 higher to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cattle were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 228 2 175.00–200.00 $187.09 $427 —
255 255 2 212.00–235.00 $223.50 $570 +41.55
305–340 328 6 195.00–220.00 $207.03 $679 +19.07
350–390 369 6 192.00–220.00 $205.51 $758 +15.99
400–445 423 18 184.00–201.00 $193.78 $820 +11.58
450–490 466 14 184.00–202.00 $189.46 $883 +13.56
500–540 521 11 165.00–186.00 $179.82 $937 +8.95
550–590 571 7 169.00–183.00 $178.52 $1,019 +12.17
605–645 626 8 164.00–179.00 $172.91 $1,082 +20.06
670–685 679 4 157.00–165.00 $162.50 $1,103 +15.93
700–740 724 4 150.00–158.00 $154.45 $1,118 +14.45
755 755 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,132 +11.00
815 815 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,100 +5.00
885 885 1 110.00 $110.00 $974 -17.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
145 145 1 110.00 $110.00 $160 —
170 170 1 165.00 $165.00 $280 +8.82
230–240 235 3 175.00–190.00 $183.44 $431 +39.99
260 260 1 187.00 $187.00 $486 +19.88
365–395 378 3 185.00–188.00 $186.69 $706 +8.19
400–440 421 6 155.00–182.00 $174.37 $734 +4.77
460–475 464 4 173.00–180.00 $176.78 $820 +14.90
500–540 519 4 140.00–155.00 $150.02 $779 -7.62
570–585 579 5 138.00–160.00 $144.20 $835 -1.85
610 610 1 130.00 $130.00 $793 -10.00
680 680 1 136.00 $136.00 $925 —
730 730 1 134.00 $134.00 $978 —
980 980 1 100.00 $100.00 $980 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 165.00 $165.00 $297 —
230 230 1 185.00 $185.00 $426 +18.26
250–295 275 7 182.00–195.00 $188.83 $519 +18.51
300–345 321 17 180.00–197.50 $188.88 $606 +13.93
350–395 372 21 165.00–187.00 $175.30 $652 +3.86
400–445 424 28 157.00–171.00 $163.22 $692 -3.53
450–490 472 19 151.00–160.00 $154.25 $728 -2.38
500–545 520 34 140.00–156.00 $150.49 $783 -3.05
550–590 569 15 135.00–151.00 $139.32 $793 -6.69
620–645 632 7 130.00–140.00 $136.59 $863 -4.39
655–690 675 3 130.00–135.00 $133.30 $900 -0.71
710–740 725 3 125.00–129.00 $126.33 $916 -2.24
785 785 1 125.00 $125.00 $981 -5.00
835 835 1 116.00 $116.00 $969 —
855–865 860 2 114.00–118.00 $116.01 $998 -1.99
920–930 927 3 110.00–124.00 $116.02 $1,076 —
950–995 977 3 100.00–112.00 $105.91 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150–185 168 2 110.00–140.00 $126.57 $213 -3.84
200–225 213 2 120.00–165.00 $143.82 $306 +9.01
255–285 275 4 140.00–177.00 $164.61 $453 +14.37
305–340 319 10 130.00–175.00 $156.86 $500 +21.72
350–385 367 13 120.00–160.00 $144.26 $529 -0.80
400 400 1 130.00 $130.00 $520 -9.09
410–440 425 4 120.00–155.00 $145.81 $620 +6.72
450–495 474 9 110.00–153.00 $137.28 $651 +7.21
500–535 520 7 125.00–151.00 $133.96 $697 -2.16
550–585 568 6 125.00–140.00 $131.66 $748 —
620 620 1 92.50 $92.50 $574 -32.34

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160 160 1 175.00 $175.00 $280 —
230 230 1 200.00 $200.00 $460 —
290–295 293 2 200.00–220.00 $210.09 $616 +29.82
335–345 338 4 202.00–212.00 $208.95 $706 +20.69
350–395 369 15 175.00–210.00 $193.97 $716 +9.45
405–445 430 12 172.00–193.00 $184.25 $792 +5.16
450–495 473 9 169.00–190.00 $180.35 $853 +16.81
500–545 527 11 150.00–177.00 $161.59 $852 -1.81
550–590 570 9 146.00–166.00 $156.37 $891 +4.01
625–645 634 8 143.00–168.00 $159.03 $1,008 +13.86
655–680 665 3 140.00–165.00 $154.18 $1,025 +13.57
725 725 1 130.00 $130.00 $942 -2.26
950 950 1 100.00 $100.00 $950 —
1050 1050 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,029 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 187.00 $187.00 $570 +51.39
375–390 383 3 177.00–181.00 $178.99 $686 +1.63
400–435 417 5 130.00–183.00 $161.82 $675 -0.76
450–495 468 5 135.00–180.00 $157.38 $737 —
515–545 535 3 140.00–145.00 $142.98 $765 —
550–595 576 9 135.00–150.00 $143.12 $824 —
605 605 1 141.00 $141.00 $853 +11.00
700 700 1 135.00 $135.00 $945 —
810 810 1 110.00 $110.00 $891 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625–1385 925 85-90% 30 20.00–59.00 $48.33 $447 —
810–1130 1045 85-90% 6 69.00–72.00 $70.74 $739 —
870–1425 1080 85-90% 22 59.00–69.00 $63.90 $690 +12.92
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1405 1158 80-85% 12 65.00–75.00 $69.29 $802 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $870 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1610 1280 5 85.00–90.00 $87.17 $1,116 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–2050 1722 3 95.00–100.00 $98.61 $1,698 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
830–1045 899 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 65.00–107.00 $81.66 $734
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690 690 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 AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
610 610 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
960–1100 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 700.00–1,075.00 $934.52
960–1255 1062 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 735.00–950.00 $839.51
1080–1230 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–925.00 $913.31
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
975–1125 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 66.00–70.00 $67.86 $713
1285 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 73.00 $73.00 $938
1305 1305 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 65.00 $65.00 $848

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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
605 605 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
975 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —
1000–1020 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00–1,125.00 $1,112.38 —

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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.