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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report, West Point, MS

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 5, 2023

1,046 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $246.71/cwt ≈ $1,388/hd at 562 lb · 49 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $206.00/cwt ≈ $1,372/hd at 666 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $204.10/cwt ≈ $1,233/hd at 604 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,046 953 1,009
Feeder cattle 817 675 713
Slaughter cattle 207 175 226
Replacement cattle 22 103 70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold higher $7-13. Heifers sold higher $5-10. Slaughter cows sold higher $2-5. Bulls were higher $4-5. Demand continues to be strong.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 4 267.00 $267.00 $1,073 —
480–497 value added 491 20 252.00–260.00 $254.74 $1,251 —
552 value added 552 32 250.00 $250.00 $1,380 —
580–583 582 17 240.00–241.00 $240.53 $1,400 —
602 602 10 210.00 $210.00 $1,264 -15.00
691 691 10 210.00 $210.00 $1,451 —
766 766 5 127.00 $127.00 $973 -70.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–205 203 2 280.00–300.00 $289.88 $588 +7.47
265–295 283 3 270.00–305.00 $280.91 $795 —
350–380 366 4 270.00–287.50 $278.46 $1,019 +32.94
405–410 407 3 262.00–289.00 $273.07 $1,111 +18.72
450–490 469 7 250.00–264.00 $256.89 $1,205 +7.61
505–520 513 4 240.00–268.00 $253.26 $1,299 +22.60
550–590 565 6 229.00–248.00 $235.22 $1,329 -1.20
605–625 613 3 214.00–230.00 $221.28 $1,356 -1.00
730–735 733 3 170.00–190.00 $181.98 $1,334 +13.42
835–845 840 2 120.00–140.00 $129.94 $1,091 -60.06
885 885 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,062 -60.00
940 940 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,570 —
1035 1035 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,718 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 250.00 $250.00 $438 —
295 295 2 237.50–242.00 $239.75 $707 -0.25
300 300 1 245.00 $245.00 $735 +21.34
355–390 368 4 200.00–250.00 $229.56 $845 -2.54
400–440 422 7 200.00–244.00 $224.10 $946 —
450–490 473 7 185.00–234.00 $211.82 $1,002 -4.73
535–545 540 2 199.00–230.00 $214.36 $1,158 —
550–585 571 5 200.00–220.00 $209.62 $1,197 +2.81

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–220 215 2 225.00–255.00 $239.65 $515 +8.67
250–295 273 4 252.50–260.00 $254.83 $696 +24.85
305–325 313 5 234.00–247.00 $241.48 $756 +3.85
350–395 374 17 222.50–262.50 $234.47 $877 +10.51
400–445 420 18 220.00–237.00 $225.74 $948 +6.91
455–495 471 10 215.00–233.00 $225.09 $1,060 +7.22
500–545 513 13 205.00–230.00 $215.88 $1,107 +5.41
550–595 571 7 200.00–214.00 $204.97 $1,170 +0.56
600–630 611 4 180.00–210.00 $192.47 $1,176 -4.36
650–665 658 3 187.00–190.00 $188.34 $1,239 +0.08
735 735 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,213 -26.69
760–785 775 3 150.00–157.50 $154.14 $1,195 —
855–885 870 2 145.00–150.00 $147.54 $1,284 —
915–940 928 3 137.50–150.00 $142.52 $1,323 —
955–965 960 2 120.00–140.00 $129.95 $1,248 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 8 229.00 $229.00 $1,040 —
524 524 6 213.00 $213.00 $1,116 —
531 value added 531 7 216.50 $216.50 $1,150 —
601 value added 601 11 206.00 $206.00 $1,238 —
608 608 10 202.00 $202.00 $1,228 —
666 value added 666 26 206.00 $206.00 $1,372 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 210.00 $210.00 $399 —
225–245 238 4 200.00–230.00 $213.66 $509 +0.72
255–295 272 7 185.00–235.00 $214.59 $584 +7.14
300–345 328 6 200.00–227.00 $211.16 $693 +38.10
361–395 370 15 157.00–249.00 $229.01 $847 +27.04
440 440 1 200.00 $200.00 $880 -4.18
455–495 474 9 182.00–219.00 $199.83 $947 +0.60
500–545 521 7 170.00–200.00 $190.95 $995 -0.04
550–570 562 3 190.00–192.00 $190.67 $1,072 -1.00
610–640 625 2 150.00–185.00 $167.08 $1,044 -19.96

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
115 115 1 245.00 $245.00 $282 —
175–195 187 3 300.00–325.00 $311.21 $582 +36.21
215–245 228 4 250.00–320.00 $269.01 $613 -0.66
255–295 271 7 240.00–290.00 $268.07 $726 +22.61
310–345 328 8 230.00–294.00 $261.76 $859 +16.97
350–390 366 12 235.00–276.00 $252.83 $925 +14.55
405–445 425 11 225.00–265.00 $237.98 $1,011 +6.76
450–495 467 11 210.00–242.00 $225.64 $1,054 +1.77
500–545 519 9 210.00–228.00 $220.09 $1,142 +1.37
565–590 576 5 190.00–222.00 $210.05 $1,210 -3.51
605–625 618 3 209.00–210.00 $209.66 $1,296 +7.07
745 745 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,266 -10.35
1120 1120 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,355 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 255.00 $255.00 $459 —
225–245 235 2 150.00–210.00 $178.72 $420 +2.01
265 265 1 235.00 $235.00 $623 +6.00
300–345 315 3 235.00–250.00 $242.94 $765 +52.32
365–395 380 2 210.00–240.00 $224.41 $853 +22.24
435–445 440 2 185.00–222.50 $203.96 $897 +20.44
465–490 475 3 165.00–218.00 $190.89 $907 -6.66
515–545 535 4 165.00–218.00 $196.71 $1,052 +11.70
590 590 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,092 +39.39
605 605 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,089 —
680 680 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,088 -13.23
745 745 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,062 —
925 925 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,018 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1115 886 85-90% 17 30.00–80.00 $68.08 $603 —
730–1480 1042 85-90% 76 83.00–103.00 $94.80 $988 —
910–1375 1098 85-90% 27 103.00–113.00 $107.07 $1,176 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1580 1289 80-85% 32 98.00–118.00 $109.09 $1,406 +4.50
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1460 1453 75-80% 2 91.00–95.00 $92.99 $1,351 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–2005 1539 10 107.00–128.00 $118.02 $1,816 -3.47
1200–2035 1613 9 123.00–131.00 $126.30 $2,037 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
855–1040 918 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 90.00–102.00 $94.53 $868
825–1200 1013 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 81.00–110.00 $98.19 $995

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
765 765 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 118.00 $118.00 $903
1085 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 97.00–105.00 $101.00 $1,096
1010–1260 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 101.00–114.00 $104.98 $1,202
1000–1420 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 92.00–100.00 $96.69 $1,170
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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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
575–1125 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 985.00–1,525.00 $1,342.35 +213.11
825–1000 908 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,325.00–1,500.00 $1,391.97 -33.30
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 +574.73
965 965 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —

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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.