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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 6, 2023

1,885 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $216.50/cwt ≈ $1,407/hd at 650 lb · 50 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $225.66/cwt ≈ $1,433/hd at 635 lb · 34 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $244.38/cwt +12.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,026/hd at 420 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,885 1,268 1,635
Feeder cattle 1,476 874 1,340
Slaughter cattle 266 246 217
Replacement cattle 143 148 78

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers sold $6-15 higher. Heifers sold $5-15 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Bulls sold steady to $2 higher. Board sale - one load of steers 750# @ $230. 50 head of heifers 650# @ $216.50.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 19 258.00 $258.00 $702 —
335 335 15 269.00 $269.00 $901 —
405 value added 405 20 264.00 $264.00 $1,069 —
408–436 424 12 235.00–251.00 $241.41 $1,024 —
479 value added 479 10 221.00 $221.00 $1,059 —
518 value added 518 10 233.00 $233.00 $1,207 —
540 540 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,188 —
574–585 value added 576 19 226.00–238.00 $236.07 $1,360 —
578 578 7 225.00 $225.00 $1,300 —
628 value added 628 21 227.00 $227.00 $1,426 —
646 646 13 223.50 $223.50 $1,444 —
657 657 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,445 —
662 value added 662 7 194.00 $194.00 $1,284 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 230.00 $230.00 $472 +20.00
285 285 1 200.00 $200.00 $570 —
305–345 323 3 218.00–230.00 $225.57 $729 +12.88
360–390 379 6 230.00–265.00 $243.45 $923 +12.21
400–445 423 10 228.00–256.00 $238.74 $1,010 +18.85
450–495 467 10 212.00–244.00 $229.53 $1,072 +7.58
500–540 519 6 208.00–244.00 $220.26 $1,143 +13.79
550–555 553 3 210.00–220.00 $215.00 $1,189 —
650–685 668 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,136 -20.00
990 990 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,188 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 282.00 $282.00 $916 +17.00
360–390 373 4 271.00–300.00 $285.26 $1,064 +26.66
400–420 408 3 261.00–279.00 $268.58 $1,096 +17.58
460–485 470 4 248.00–278.00 $255.85 $1,202 +12.39
500–545 513 5 248.00–267.00 $253.30 $1,299 +20.78
555–585 570 4 233.00–246.00 $237.95 $1,356 +6.08
600 600 2 216.00–220.00 $218.00 $1,308 -9.97
690 690 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,380 —
730 730 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,387 -20.00
875 875 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,488 —
1125–1135 1130 2 127.00–132.50 $129.76 $1,466 —
1235 1235 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,235 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 12 220.00–238.00 $227.23 $625 +25.50
310–345 333 9 230.00–240.00 $232.54 $774 +7.41
350–395 373 19 225.00–245.00 $232.95 $869 +5.98
400–440 416 16 220.00–231.00 $225.12 $936 +6.11
425 fancy 425 1 222.00 $222.00 $944 —
450–495 473 20 200.00–226.00 $214.51 $1,015 +5.51
500–545 520 14 200.00–216.00 $210.02 $1,092 +4.99
550–595 574 8 200.00–213.00 $207.56 $1,191 +5.98
600–635 618 4 190.00–205.00 $193.70 $1,197 —
665 665 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,230 +19.99
715–745 732 3 172.00–183.00 $178.26 $1,305 —
755–790 769 4 154.00–190.00 $168.20 $1,293 —
800–820 811 5 145.00–172.50 $161.49 $1,310 +25.26
850–885 873 4 130.00–140.00 $135.06 $1,179 +5.06
905–945 918 4 122.00–130.00 $126.08 $1,157 +6.08
950 950 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,378 +17.50
1010–1015 1013 2 100.00–120.00 $110.02 $1,115 -4.98
1055–1065 1060 2 110.00–115.00 $112.51 $1,193 —
1100 1100 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,210 —
1150 1150 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,265 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 value added 380 7 242.00 $242.00 $920 —
486 486 13 221.00 $221.00 $1,074 —
500–513 value added 510 19 200.00–219.00 $204.91 $1,045 —
529 529 6 209.00 $209.00 $1,106 —
587 value added 587 16 202.00 $202.00 $1,186 —
600 600 5 160.00 $160.00 $960 —
650 650 50 216.50 $216.50 $1,407 —
975 975 4 133.00 $133.00 $1,297 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 2 215.00–217.50 $216.25 $389 —
205–245 224 4 210.00–225.00 $216.09 $484 +16.09
250–285 270 5 200.00–225.00 $215.02 $581 +35.90
305–345 324 14 190.00–224.00 $208.44 $675 +11.59
350–395 370 8 186.00–226.00 $210.19 $778 +10.87
400–440 424 9 185.00–222.00 $205.41 $871 +8.77
460–480 475 8 190.00–215.00 $201.71 $958 +10.78
510–520 513 3 180.00–183.00 $180.99 $928 -2.39
590 590 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,032 +5.98
785 785 1 120.00 $120.00 $942 —
990 990 1 100.00 $100.00 $990 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155 155 1 160.00 $160.00 $248 —
200–235 217 3 170.00 $170.00 $369 —
250–280 265 2 175.00–180.00 $177.64 $471 —
330 330 1 190.00 $190.00 $627 +26.96
375–385 380 2 170.00–190.00 $180.13 $684 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 229 4 235.00–255.00 $247.81 $567 +7.77
250–270 260 2 235.00–247.50 $241.01 $627 +11.02
300–345 326 21 230.00–270.00 $251.72 $821 +22.23
355–395 375 15 240.00–275.00 $258.94 $971 +18.23
400–445 420 32 230.00–266.00 $244.38 $1,026 +12.68
450–495 465 14 208.00–256.00 $232.33 $1,080 +13.93
520–540 530 4 222.00–226.00 $223.73 $1,186 +11.05
555–575 565 4 210.00–234.00 $217.46 $1,229 +8.60
610–645 638 6 190.00–201.00 $197.63 $1,261 -7.25
650–695 677 6 180.00–195.00 $189.09 $1,280 -3.91
715 715 2 202.00–206.00 $204.00 $1,459 +28.53
770 770 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,386 +4.95
825 825 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,485 +10.00
1005–1020 1012 3 120.00–130.00 $123.31 $1,248 —
1055 1055 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,266 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–230 223 6 220.00–250.00 $231.57 $516 +20.34
250–280 272 8 210.00–230.00 $221.91 $604 +7.08
300–335 319 13 200.00–240.00 $218.26 $696 +0.15
350–395 377 5 202.00–255.00 $227.94 $859 +10.49
400–415 408 5 160.00–232.00 $201.90 $824 -5.51
455–470 463 2 220.00–228.00 $224.06 $1,037 +30.27
515–520 517 3 206.00–212.00 $209.32 $1,082 +23.87
555–590 577 3 204.00–210.00 $206.61 $1,192 +27.68
655–660 658 2 190.00–196.00 $192.99 $1,270 +37.60
845 845 1 110.00 $110.00 $930 -20.00
860 860 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,419 +27.37

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1155 952 85-90% 21 58.00–78.00 $71.83 $684 —
750–1505 1094 85-90% 73 78.00–90.00 $84.56 $925 —
1020–1295 1127 85-90% 7 90.00–94.00 $91.53 $1,032 +6.59
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1215 1208 80-85% 2 99.00–101.00 $99.99 $1,208 +7.98
915–1760 1235 80-85% 47 88.00–98.00 $92.47 $1,142 +0.46
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1430 1347 75-80% 3 85.00–88.00 $86.03 $1,159 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1965 1503 10 105.00–121.00 $115.62 $1,738 —
2020 2020 1 124.00 $124.00 $2,505 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1635 1446 4 90.00–100.00 $94.09 $1,361 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 24 825.00 $825.00
615–1335 918 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 24 600.00–1,225.00 $967.31
860–1200 1028 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 900.00–1,100.00 $986.10
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765–780 773 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 600.00–700.00 $650.49
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,356

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–970 888 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 900.00–1,250.00 $1,062.46
940 940 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
820–1140 975 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 785.00–1,385.00 $1,106.27
860–1275 1028 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 950.00–1,400.00 $1,221.96
680–1495 1124 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 27 600.00–1,600.00 $1,268.08
1240 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860–1050 955 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 85.00–92.00 $88.85 $849
965 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 92.00 $92.00 $888
1035–1305 1157 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 84.00–90.00 $87.08 $1,008
1435 1435 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,306

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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
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —
895–1025 948 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,575.00–1,875.00 $1,694.86 —
1060 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00 —
985–1220 1103 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00–1,600.00 $1,544.67 —
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00 —
1010–1480 1223 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,325.00–1,600.00 $1,462.63 —

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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.