Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 6, 2023

940 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.08/cwt +8.18 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 417 lb · 26 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.94/cwt +5.79 vs last sale · ≈ $885/hd at 521 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.21/cwt +7.68 vs last sale · ≈ $827/hd at 472 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	940	729	559
Feeder cattle	683	605	468
Slaughter cattle	130	91	77
Replacement cattle	127	33	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers were sharply higher $9-22. Heifers sold higher $6-20. Slaughter cows were higher $1-5. Bulls sold higher $2-3.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	214.00–235.00	$224.50	$606	+22.51
305–345	329	7	212.00–247.50	$230.68	$759	+21.56
360–395	373	10	215.00–235.00	$225.34	$841	+14.05
410–440	424	7	202.00–226.00	$215.94	$916	+8.35
455–490	475	11	195.00–206.00	$199.64	$948	+7.92
510–540	524	6	188.00–200.00	$192.81	$1,010	+11.23
575–595	587	3	184.00–192.00	$188.96	$1,109	+9.84
605–635	622	7	170.00–187.00	$177.55	$1,104	+11.84
660–685	669	5	170.00–180.00	$176.94	$1,184	—
705–745	722	9	160.00–175.00	$169.32	$1,222	—
795	795	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,232	—
800–845	815	4	150.00–160.00	$157.41	$1,283	—
870–895	883	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,280	—
935	935	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,346	—
950–985	968	2	135.00–145.00	$140.09	$1,356	—
1170	1170	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,299	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	175.00	$175.00	$368	-5.00
255–270	263	2	185.00–187.00	$186.03	$489	+26.03
325–340	331	4	150.00–200.00	$178.45	$591	-8.09
350–385	369	7	175.00–207.00	$195.67	$722	+29.15
410–445	434	5	157.00–207.00	$185.76	$806	+15.60
460–490	478	3	150.00–190.00	$166.86	$798	-1.66
500–535	518	2	175.00–195.00	$184.66	$957	+19.67
550–580	565	2	167.00–177.00	$171.87	$971	+21.87
620	620	1	145.00	$145.00	$899	+0.62
650	650	1	152.00	$152.00	$988	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	175.00	$175.00	$306	—
215–240	228	2	165.00–170.00	$167.64	$382	-7.17
255–295	280	12	175.00–195.00	$185.07	$518	+12.43
300–340	323	13	175.00–194.00	$186.10	$601	+20.91
350–390	374	18	174.00–187.00	$180.61	$675	+11.65
400–445	417	26	172.00–188.00	$180.08	$751	+8.18
450–495	472	20	170.00–181.00	$175.21	$827	+7.68
500–545	521	24	160.00–176.00	$169.94	$885	+7.39
570–595	584	4	155.00–170.00	$162.46	$949	+3.50
620–630	627	3	150.00–161.00	$157.04	$985	+8.40
660–670	665	2	140.00–161.00	$150.58	$1,001	+2.35
710–745	732	6	140.00–153.00	$147.10	$1,077	+6.17
825	825	2	130.00–135.00	$132.50	$1,093	+12.53
870–875	873	2	120.00–125.00	$122.51	$1,070	—
905	905	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,059	-3.00
1000	1000	1	90.00	$90.00	$900	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	150.00	$150.00	$262	—
210–230	220	2	160.00–185.00	$171.93	$378	+17.80
250–290	268	5	150.00–165.00	$157.29	$422	+5.66
300–315	310	3	154.00–175.00	$163.82	$508	+11.69
355–390	376	8	125.00–170.00	$154.31	$580	-0.37
400–445	420	4	155.00–170.00	$161.41	$678	-0.76
465–485	477	3	115.00–160.00	$137.65	$657	-12.73
540	540	1	155.00	$155.00	$837	+3.75
560–595	572	3	130.00–148.00	$139.35	$797	+1.16
605–625	612	3	130.00–140.00	$136.70	$837	+6.70
740–745	743	2	100.00–115.00	$107.53	$799	-12.47

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
407	407	19	187.00	$187.00	$761	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	218	2	185.00–200.00	$192.07	$419	—
255–275	263	3	205.00–240.00	$221.46	$582	+24.98
300–340	319	7	200.00–236.00	$226.24	$722	+21.98
350–390	366	7	220.00–240.00	$230.04	$842	+34.06
400–445	419	5	205.00–230.00	$217.42	$911	+14.80
450–495	467	6	190.00–210.00	$198.12	$925	+12.18
510–540	524	6	170.00–186.00	$179.75	$942	+4.23
555–580	570	4	170.00–180.00	$173.28	$988	+17.26
600–635	615	4	160.00–172.00	$166.95	$1,027	+19.68
660–690	678	5	154.00–162.00	$157.17	$1,066	+17.17
710–740	728	3	144.00–154.00	$147.59	$1,074	+9.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	150.00	$150.00	$428	-19.87
300–345	328	3	176.00–180.00	$178.78	$586	-2.98
330 thin fleshed	330	1	175.00	$175.00	$578	—
350–390	367	5	140.00–200.00	$178.34	$655	+15.48
445	445	1	167.00	$167.00	$743	-11.00
450–485	470	3	160.00–183.00	$171.62	$807	-0.41
520–525	523	2	155.00–159.00	$156.99	$821	+8.37
620	620	1	150.00	$150.00	$930	+15.38
785	785	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,020	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1570	1570	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1220	926	85-90%	6	30.00–55.00	$43.68	$404	—
735–1440	1052	85-90%	38	65.00–85.00	$76.37	$803	-11.76
960–1330	1119	85-90%	18	84.00–95.00	$88.83	$994	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1265	1123	80-85%	8	93.00–100.00	$96.37	$1,082	—
1025–1500	1278	80-85%	8	82.50–90.00	$87.86	$1,123	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1745	1745	75-80%	1	78.00	$78.00	$1,361	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1840	1352	6	92.00–107.00	$99.92	$1,351	—
1415–1970	1718	6	108.00–119.00	$112.04	$1,925	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–850	819	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	700.00–750.00	$719.47
800–1000	872	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	600.00–755.00	$720.59

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–720	703	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	625.00–650.00	$637.81
680–755	718	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	550.00–695.00	$626.29

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855	855	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	72.00	$72.00	$616
985–1175	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	87.00–91.00	$89.18	$963

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–710	698	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	450.00–525.00	$486.83

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635–905	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–800.00	$758.77
615–1205	919	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	600.00–1,525.00	$1,077.29
555–1635	939	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	500.00–1,500.00	$1,066.53
785–1180	954	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	700.00–1,100.00	$911.57
790–1420	1113	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	800.00–1,450.00	$1,232.49

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
875–1355	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	70.00–84.00	$78.51	$875

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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
675–870	798	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	900.00–1,475.00	$1,262.69	—
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	+400.00
750–1195	969	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	725.00–1,600.00	$1,273.68	—
1055–1150	1102	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,200.00–1,450.00	$1,336.91	—

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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.