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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 19, 2022

1,139 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $227.00/cwt ≈ $835/hd at 368 lb · 31 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $177.00/cwt ≈ $765/hd at 432 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $187.52/cwt ≈ $990/hd at 528 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,139 721 0
Feeder cattle 976 606 0
Slaughter cattle 99 96 0
Replacement cattle 64 19 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed 5.00 lower to 13.00 higher with quality making the difference. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-10.00 higher. Group cattle sold very well with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 224.00 $224.00 $777 —
350 350 13 220.00 $220.00 $770 —
443 443 12 205.00 $205.00 $908 —
526–533 528 27 187.00–189.00 $187.52 $990 —
597 597 7 162.00 $162.00 $967 —
615–636 630 18 175.00 $175.00 $1,102 —
738 738 8 165.00 $165.00 $1,218 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 233 6 149.00–182.00 $172.69 $402 -10.75
250–290 275 6 175.00–190.00 $183.72 $505 -3.28
300–340 320 3 160.00–187.00 $177.38 $568 —
350–395 372 6 150.00–192.00 $174.53 $649 -12.16
400–445 425 10 130.00–179.00 $158.36 $673 -16.01
450–495 477 10 165.00–188.00 $171.88 $820 -4.90
500–545 525 10 145.00–170.00 $156.86 $824 +6.84
560–590 575 2 155.00 $155.00 $891 +10.80
620–635 628 4 129.00–160.00 $148.43 $932 +18.43
655–690 673 2 140.00–144.00 $141.95 $955 +5.95
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 215.00 $215.00 $408 —
215 215 1 200.00 $200.00 $430 +12.91
290 290 1 210.00 $210.00 $609 -13.50
300–340 322 3 207.00–215.00 $210.75 $679 +3.72
370–380 375 2 200.00–210.00 $205.07 $769 -0.44
405–415 410 2 180.00–195.00 $187.59 $769 -6.19
450–460 455 2 201.00–205.00 $202.98 $924 +13.52
505–545 523 9 175.00–189.00 $182.16 $953 +2.34
555–585 570 5 169.00–177.00 $172.54 $983 -5.98
625–640 628 5 163.00–177.00 $169.04 $1,062 -3.87
680 680 3 155.00–170.00 $161.67 $1,099 -0.83
710 710 2 149.00–157.00 $153.00 $1,086 -1.45
850 850 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,105 +20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 278 4 185.00–200.00 $193.16 $537 +4.33
300–345 323 9 180.00–202.00 $189.70 $613 +0.82
350–395 374 20 175.00–194.00 $185.63 $694 +10.33
400–445 424 13 165.00–181.00 $171.94 $729 +8.72
450–495 472 19 157.00–168.00 $161.30 $761 +7.05
500–545 521 18 145.00–162.00 $154.06 $803 +3.57
550–595 567 12 140.00–159.00 $147.80 $838 +8.48
600–645 617 6 139.00–148.00 $142.62 $880 +6.03
664–680 675 5 136.00–142.00 $139.62 $942 +6.32
715 715 1 135.00 $135.00 $965 +8.67
805–825 815 2 122.00–130.00 $125.95 $1,026 +9.95
1055 1055 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,213 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 13 193.00 $193.00 $623 —
430–432 432 30 176.50–179.00 $177.00 $765 —
484 484 10 168.00 $168.00 $813 —
532 532 22 166.00 $166.00 $883 —
585 585 5 150.00 $150.00 $878 —
603 603 11 150.00 $150.00 $904 —
708 708 6 142.00 $142.00 $1,005 —
918 918 6 140.00 $140.00 $1,285 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
145 145 1 165.00 $165.00 $239 —
180 180 1 145.00 $145.00 $261 +18.43
225–230 228 2 158.00–165.00 $161.46 $368 +17.64
250–280 265 9 140.00–172.00 $156.38 $414 -8.23
300–340 322 5 162.50–175.00 $167.93 $541 +11.07
350–395 379 7 126.00–175.00 $150.98 $572 +6.72
400–445 423 10 120.00–176.00 $150.81 $638 +5.00
450–495 478 4 138.00–160.00 $149.76 $716 +12.48
505–530 518 2 120.00–133.00 $126.66 $656 -7.30
590 590 1 140.00 $140.00 $826 +8.34

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329–346 335 19 200.00–220.00 $212.40 $712 —
368 368 31 227.00 $227.00 $835 —
446 446 13 195.00 $195.00 $870 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 2 184.00–208.00 $196.22 $540 -13.87
305–340 328 3 179.00–210.00 $190.05 $623 -18.90
360–395 377 9 190.00–215.00 $203.32 $767 +9.35
400–445 421 7 180.00–200.00 $192.06 $809 +7.81
450–485 467 6 165.00–189.00 $175.81 $821 -4.54
500–540 514 7 150.00–168.00 $157.79 $811 -3.80
550–585 566 7 145.00–164.00 $155.27 $879 -1.10
610–635 626 5 145.00–158.00 $150.61 $943 -8.42
655–695 674 4 150.00–161.00 $156.41 $1,054 +2.23
785–795 790 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,066 —
835 835 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,269 —
850 850 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,334 —
950 950 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,282 +35.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 224 4 155.00–190.00 $177.31 $397 —
300–330 317 3 160.00–194.00 $181.92 $577 -5.08
360–395 378 2 179.00–180.00 $179.48 $678 +0.49
435 435 1 162.00 $162.00 $705 +0.18
485 485 1 135.00 $135.00 $655 -22.38
510 510 2 135.00–145.00 $140.00 $714 -2.98
560–585 573 2 140.00–142.00 $141.02 $808 -2.10
625–640 633 2 125.00–140.00 $132.59 $839 -8.41
650–690 664 4 62.50–143.00 $118.14 $784 —
745 745 1 121.00 $121.00 $901 —
845 845 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,014 +10.00
850 850 1 115.00 $115.00 $978 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675–1300 934 85-90% 27 20.00–56.00 $44.57 $416 -3.76
900–1345 1080 85-90% 19 59.00–69.00 $63.42 $685 -0.48
1100–1370 1269 85-90% 4 70.00–73.00 $71.54 $908 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1415 1255 80-85% 10 67.00–77.00 $70.28 $882 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–2115 1485 14 60.00–94.00 $85.06 $1,263 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1860–2005 1917 3 97.00–105.00 $99.62 $1,910 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
610 610 (<2 yrs)Open 4 840.00 $840.00
655–785 720 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 500.00–520.00 $510.90
760–860 810 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 500.00–580.00 $542.47
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
896–940 918 (<2 yrs)Open 6 124.00–139.00 $131.50 $1,207
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 69.00 $69.00 $656

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840–945 908 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 650.00–800.00 $717.16
945–1130 1038 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00
670–1295 1043 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 870.00–1,350.00 $1,112.30
1025–1085 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 670.00–775.00 $723.99
1020–1210 1108 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 900.00–1,400.00 $1,207.17
810–1480 1118 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 600.00–1,750.00 $1,267.07
740–1395 1157 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 700.00–1,700.00 $1,376.19
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 76.00 $76.00 $828
1095 1095 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 71.00 $71.00 $777
1330 1330 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 65.00 $65.00 $864
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730 730 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
805 805 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 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
1035–1245 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 900.00–1,875.00 $1,432.40 —
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1235 1235 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00 —

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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.