Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 20, 2023

1,392 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 steers $265.30/cwt +3.04 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 294 lb · 36 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.56/cwt -6.01 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 285 lb · 32 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $195.89/cwt +4.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,026/hd at 524 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,392	893	1,246
Feeder cattle	937	546	1,081
Slaughter cattle	260	190	118
Replacement cattle	195	157	47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to higher $5. Heifers sold steady to lower $6. Slaughter cows sold lower $2-5. Bulls sold higher $1-2.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	225.00	$225.00	$405	+11.41
225–240	233	2	255.00–260.00	$257.58	$600	+3.57
255–298	294	36	240.00–267.50	$265.30	$780	+3.04
310–345	327	11	250.00–265.00	$256.80	$840	+1.64
350–395	375	17	235.00–260.00	$249.43	$935	-8.73
400–445	423	25	220.00–258.00	$241.18	$1,020	-7.42
453 value added	453	3	244.00	$244.00	$1,105	—
450–485	468	17	220.00–250.00	$238.10	$1,114	+0.05
505–540	521	7	225.00–240.00	$234.97	$1,224	+6.24
545 value added	545	8	237.00	$237.00	$1,292	—
550–595	565	7	220.00–239.00	$231.36	$1,307	+14.59
576 value added	576	6	228.00	$228.00	$1,313	—
620–640	630	5	200.00–219.00	$207.20	$1,305	+5.54
650–685	668	5	180.00–192.00	$186.46	$1,246	+1.71
693 value added	693	7	188.00	$188.00	$1,303	—
705–745	725	4	165.00–180.00	$171.67	$1,245	-0.80
805	805	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,208	—
836 value added	836	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,463	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120	120	1	218.00	$218.00	$262	—
175	175	1	200.00	$200.00	$350	+10.22
210–240	219	4	180.00–215.00	$205.13	$449	—
280	280	1	225.00	$225.00	$630	±0.00
305–345	326	7	190.00–225.00	$211.40	$689	+9.78
355–395	368	5	190.00–244.00	$210.69	$775	—
420–445	432	5	200.00–225.00	$205.32	$887	+70.32
470–490	485	4	212.00–216.00	$214.53	$1,040	—
520–535	528	2	210.00–215.00	$212.54	$1,122	+3.08
555–590	573	2	212.00–217.50	$214.83	$1,231	+20.83
605–645	622	3	165.00–176.00	$171.87	$1,069	-3.13
785	785	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,099	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620–640	630	2	145.00–160.00	$152.62	$962	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155–195	178	3	185.00–216.00	$206.67	$368	-3.33
220–230	224	5	210.00–228.00	$222.57	$499	-0.52
255–295	285	32	200.00–240.00	$224.56	$640	-6.01
305–345	321	15	200.00–220.00	$209.87	$674	-24.57
350–395	374	24	200.00–220.00	$212.03	$793	-17.92
400–445	423	24	190.00–225.00	$208.46	$882	-1.22
450–495	471	15	190.00–209.00	$201.31	$948	-6.51
500–545	519	21	180.00–203.00	$194.91	$1,012	+3.29
545 value added	545	5	200.00	$200.00	$1,090	—
555–595	572	12	170.00–195.00	$180.87	$1,035	+0.66
605–645	618	11	155.00–177.00	$163.15	$1,008	-2.06
650–685	662	5	159.00–208.00	$170.81	$1,131	+9.22
740	740	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,073	-8.90
780–790	785	2	153.00–155.00	$153.99	$1,209	-4.01
905–920	913	2	132.00–135.00	$133.51	$1,219	+43.51
990	990	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,361	—
1040	1040	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,165	—
1065	1065	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,086	—
1140	1140	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,026	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
140	140	1	200.00	$200.00	$280	—
150–175	160	3	175.00–185.00	$178.13	$285	—
200–205	203	2	175.00–200.00	$187.65	$381	+0.16
250–275	268	5	175.00–202.00	$190.34	$510	-8.04
305–340	323	5	150.00–190.00	$173.79	$561	-23.69
350–395	371	8	170.00–198.00	$184.37	$684	-2.63
400–430	413	4	170.00–190.00	$182.28	$753	-4.51
485–490	488	2	185.00–190.00	$187.49	$915	-1.81
520–530	524	4	133.00–172.00	$161.22	$845	-3.78
560–590	575	5	110.00–180.00	$148.87	$856	+8.87
605	605	1	150.00	$150.00	$908	—
650	650	1	147.00	$147.00	$956	+7.00
945	945	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,077	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	207.00	$207.00	$952	—
555	555	1	160.00	$160.00	$888	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	233	3	252.00–265.00	$258.84	$603	+13.56
255–295	281	7	220.00–265.00	$246.97	$694	-5.24
305–345	323	12	205.00–265.00	$241.87	$781	-13.87
370–395	382	9	204.00–260.00	$238.62	$912	-15.12
400–445	422	16	210.00–255.00	$235.23	$993	-11.58
450–495	473	15	185.00–235.00	$215.09	$1,017	—
505–545	532	9	179.00–220.00	$207.68	$1,105	-4.33
570–590	580	4	186.00–198.00	$191.51	$1,111	-3.22
620–645	629	5	155.00–195.00	$180.36	$1,134	-5.12
650–685	665	4	171.00–185.00	$177.69	$1,182	—
710	710	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,100	-16.49
770	770	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,286	+27.00
825	825	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,114	—
885	885	1	105.00	$105.00	$929	-45.00
935	935	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,028	—
975	975	1	100.00	$100.00	$975	±0.00
1020–1035	1028	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$1,136	—
1050	1050	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,176	—
1120	1120	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,198	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	367	5	187.50–230.00	$215.00	$789	+51.00
420–435	428	2	197.50–210.00	$203.64	$872	+23.64
455–495	475	2	202.00–205.00	$203.44	$966	—
535–545	540	2	165.00–170.00	$167.52	$905	—
610	610	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,128	—
705	705	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,234	—
765	765	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,262	—
900	900	1	110.00	$110.00	$990	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,130	—
705	705	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,220	—
755–760	758	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,213	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1235	924	85-90%	31	50.00–72.00	$62.89	$581	—
770–1425	1039	85-90%	77	71.00–92.00	$83.38	$866	-2.75
930–1410	1112	85-90%	23	93.00–101.00	$95.78	$1,065	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1600	1300	80-85%	23	90.00–105.00	$95.67	$1,244	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1620	1515	75-80%	3	82.00–85.00	$83.98	$1,272	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1710	1291	14	97.00–115.00	$109.54	$1,414	—
1160–1785	1530	6	118.00–124.00	$119.90	$1,834	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1535	1493	2	88.00–91.00	$89.54	$1,337	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00
850–1000	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	760.00–900.00	$851.80

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
675–1215	889	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	70.00–126.00	$99.05	$881

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–1040	928	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	700.00–1,000.00	$898.97
675–1205	944	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	585.00–1,825.00	$1,311.90
870–1030	953	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	750.00–1,125.00	$865.03
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
815–1160	988	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–1,600.00	$1,290.51
850–1200	993	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	800.00–1,475.00	$1,102.06
840–1113	1061	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	775.00–950.00	$857.88
850–1325	1082	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	800.00–1,400.00	$1,208.59

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
970–1230	1118	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	89.00–96.00	$93.49	$1,045
1145	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,099
1145	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,076
1115–1205	1173	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	86.00–90.00	$88.05	$1,033
1195	1195	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,052
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,248

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1010	1010	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	60.00	$60.00	$606

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650	650	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 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
610–875	753	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	875.00–1,450.00	$1,270.31	—
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—
845–865	855	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,450.00	$1,222.37	-77.63
855–970	913	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00–1,525.00	$1,396.16	+48.31
670–1165	934	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	775.00–1,700.00	$1,409.44	+61.59
970	970	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	-18.62
770–1150	972	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	800.00–1,600.00	$1,371.53	-97.09
925–1085	996	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,475.00–1,650.00	$1,530.52	—
930–1080	1005	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,375.00	$1,201.49	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
555	555	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	—

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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.