Cattlemens Livestock Market Report, West Point, MS

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 16, 2023

1,276 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.59/cwt -5.66 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 530 lb · 32 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.31/cwt +3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 413 lb · 27 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.96/cwt -5.72 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 371 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,276	1,575	610
Feeder cattle	1,070	1,340	445
Slaughter cattle	147	160	132
Replacement cattle	59	75	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were 4.00-8.00 lower, with the exception of good quality value added groups. Heifers were mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	190.00	$190.00	$370	—
255–290	272	7	190.00–200.00	$197.17	$536	—
300–340	321	9	200.00–220.00	$207.23	$665	-16.76
350–395	375	10	200.00–215.00	$202.32	$759	-9.01
400–445	419	6	195.00–207.00	$201.75	$845	+2.33
460 value added	460	9	205.00	$205.00	$943	—
455–490	471	8	185.00–200.00	$193.16	$910	—
500–545	525	10	175.00–187.00	$183.06	$961	-1.15
550–585	565	9	170.00–185.00	$179.14	$1,012	-4.86
585 value added	585	13	188.00	$188.00	$1,100	-6.63
610–640	625	3	165.00–176.00	$169.26	$1,058	—
659 value added	659	5	179.00	$179.00	$1,180	—
665–690	678	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,051	—
705–735	709	9	155.00–166.50	$164.45	$1,166	—
750–780	765	2	150.00–155.00	$152.55	$1,167	—
774 value added	774	7	168.00	$168.00	$1,300	-1.00
821	821	7	159.00	$159.00	$1,305	—
885	885	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,381	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456	456	6	198.00	$198.00	$903	—
536 value added	536	9	190.00	$190.00	$1,018	—
564	564	7	188.00	$188.00	$1,060	—
636–645 value added	639	22	165.00–181.00	$175.86	$1,124	+25.86
686 value added	686	5	160.00	$160.00	$1,098	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	180.00	$180.00	$441	—
260–290	275	4	185.00–190.00	$186.32	$512	+3.75
310–345	330	3	140.00–199.00	$177.78	$587	-19.60
350–380	370	5	176.00–197.00	$186.70	$691	-7.14
410–445	431	7	160.00–192.00	$181.02	$780	—
450–495	474	6	160.00–191.00	$175.35	$831	-4.32
505–525	515	2	160.00–180.00	$169.81	$875	—
550–585	573	3	145.00–170.00	$161.50	$925	+14.50
615–645	630	2	140.00–155.00	$147.68	$930	—
740–745	742	3	110.00–145.00	$132.95	$986	—
810	810	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,174	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	224	4	160.00–175.00	$168.52	$377	-1.48
255–290	271	7	170.00–187.00	$176.66	$479	+0.89
300–345	323	17	165.00–187.00	$173.66	$561	-7.44
350–395	370	16	163.00–180.00	$169.32	$626	+0.49
374 value added	374	6	179.00	$179.00	$669	-0.98
405 value added	405	10	172.00	$172.00	$697	+7.90
400–445	417	17	160.00–170.00	$164.55	$686	+0.28
450–495	469	16	155.00–168.00	$161.53	$758	+1.40
515–548 value added	530	22	160.00–167.00	$163.71	$868	-4.75
510–545	531	10	150.00–161.00	$156.91	$833	+7.69
550–590	572	7	147.00–155.00	$150.68	$862	-2.84
603 value added	603	16	152.00	$152.00	$917	—
605–640	614	6	140.00–150.00	$146.28	$898	-0.71
675	675	1	130.00	$130.00	$878	-4.91
705–725	717	3	126.00–136.00	$132.30	$949	—
727 value added	727	5	142.00	$142.00	$1,032	-8.00
750	750	1	128.00	$128.00	$960	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	134.00	$134.00	$234	-26.00
205–240	219	6	135.00–160.00	$144.37	$316	-15.57
250–285	269	5	140.00–160.00	$147.73	$397	+1.92
315–325	319	6	140.00–152.50	$147.93	$472	-9.33
350–390	367	4	140.00–155.00	$145.17	$533	-14.19
400–440	411	7	130.00–160.00	$149.01	$612	-15.99
460–480	470	2	150.00–151.00	$150.49	$707	—
520–525	522	3	140.00–144.00	$141.33	$738	+26.33
585	585	1	134.00	$134.00	$784	+1.44
640	640	1	135.00	$135.00	$864	—
745	745	1	114.00	$114.00	$849	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446 value added	446	13	161.00	$161.00	$718	—
490 value added	490	5	165.00	$165.00	$808	—
568 value added	568	9	145.00	$145.00	$824	-18.00
638 value added	638	9	140.00	$140.00	$893	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	170.00–175.00	$172.50	$371	-27.50
255	255	1	185.00	$185.00	$472	-21.41
310–340	328	4	197.00–210.00	$204.22	$670	-25.78
375–395	384	5	185.00–195.00	$188.78	$725	-26.22
400–445	423	10	180.00–195.00	$185.91	$786	+7.48
450–470	458	5	160.00–178.00	$169.05	$774	-5.15
500–540	524	9	160.00–175.00	$166.49	$872	-6.81
550–585	566	5	148.00–155.00	$151.60	$858	—
605–630	621	5	148.00–152.00	$150.20	$933	+7.25
665–685	675	2	145.00–149.00	$147.03	$992	-11.97
750	750	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,012	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	328	4	125.00–198.00	$168.66	$553	-31.34
350–395	378	5	150.00–181.00	$167.94	$635	-7.33
405–440	428	7	170.00–179.00	$175.05	$749	-3.71
470	470	1	170.00	$170.00	$799	+13.53
500–525	513	2	110.00–160.00	$134.39	$689	-12.52
575	575	1	140.00	$140.00	$805	—
770	770	1	125.00	$125.00	$962	—
930	930	1	107.00	$107.00	$995	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1180	941	85-90%	12	35.00–63.00	$56.02	$527	—
875–1405	1141	85-90%	32	64.00–79.00	$72.58	$828	+5.43
1075–1305	1158	85-90%	9	80.00–86.00	$81.82	$947	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1835	1430	80-85%	24	75.00–90.00	$78.52	$1,123	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–1615	1523	75-80%	5	70.00–74.00	$71.58	$1,090	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1475	1305	2	75.00–78.00	$76.70	$1,001	—
1025–1940	1411	15	89.00–99.00	$93.02	$1,313	—
1450–2195	1785	8	100.00–116.00	$106.01	$1,892	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1400	1247	6	63.00–88.00	$83.10	$1,036	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–950	939	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	775.00–785.00	$779.67
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695–920	818	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	700.00–925.00	$784.32
685–970	851	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	750.00–900.00	$818.35
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
960–1045	1014	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	550.00–900.00	$785.45
805–1330	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	650.00–1,200.00	$912.66
890–1465	1178	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	975.00–1,140.00	$1,077.64

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	100.00	$100.00	$710

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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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
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
985	985	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	-31.64
805–1115	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,400.00	$1,238.53	+30.36

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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.