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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 4, 2023

1,068 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $188.77/cwt ≈ $1,204/hd at 638 lb · 23 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $175.00/cwt ≈ $1,228/hd at 702 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.80/cwt +14.20 vs last sale · ≈ $948/hd at 420 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,068 1,040 1,295
Feeder cattle 910 817 1,172
Slaughter cattle 133 177 108
Replacement cattle 25 46 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers sold steady to higher $10. Heifers sold higher $7-14. Slaughter cows sold steady to higher $3. Bulls sold higher $2.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 265.00 $265.00 $596 —
275–290 283 2 240.00–250.00 $244.87 $693 +15.92
300–340 322 3 270.00–280.00 $274.92 $885 +39.76
355–395 376 9 245.00–270.00 $251.48 $946 -2.22
410–445 429 15 230.00–250.00 $241.21 $1,035 +0.75
450–495 475 5 230.00–247.00 $240.85 $1,144 +10.86
500–540 519 7 220.00–240.00 $228.62 $1,187 +1.02
550–595 571 5 210.00–227.00 $219.69 $1,254 -3.32
600–645 630 8 200.00–208.00 $202.69 $1,277 +8.25
660–680 671 6 175.00–200.00 $187.57 $1,259 -5.41
725–740 733 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,356 +15.45
825 825 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,378 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 value added 363 13 260.00 $260.00 $944 —
522 value added 522 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,148 —
622 value added 622 9 210.00 $210.00 $1,306 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 230.00 $230.00 $448 —
315–335 323 3 235.00–260.00 $246.42 $796 +30.46
370–395 379 4 214.00–242.00 $230.38 $873 +6.24
400–440 422 8 200.00–241.00 $218.92 $924 +4.49
465–495 477 6 214.00–228.00 $224.71 $1,072 +11.22
585–590 588 2 175.00–200.00 $187.55 $1,103 -19.40
635–640 638 2 178.00–190.00 $183.98 $1,174 +3.98
705 705 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,269 +44.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 280 9 220.00–247.50 $239.87 $672 +38.49
305–340 319 14 228.00–246.00 $237.84 $759 +28.50
355–395 373 13 225.00–240.00 $231.71 $864 +13.21
400–445 420 17 220.00–235.00 $225.80 $948 +14.20
450–485 466 9 210.00–230.00 $214.98 $1,002 +7.20
500–525 510 12 200.00–211.00 $204.30 $1,042 +9.80
560–595 579 8 190.00–199.00 $194.49 $1,126 +2.49
600–645 622 9 170.00–186.00 $179.48 $1,116 -11.49
650–680 663 3 170.00–175.00 $171.96 $1,140 —
705 705 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,156 -8.00
770–795 783 3 145.00–160.00 $151.70 $1,188 -8.30
805–845 833 8 125.00–150.00 $139.29 $1,160 —
860 860 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,204 —
940 940 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,128 —
965 965 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,158 —
1005 1005 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,005 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 220.00 $220.00 $396 —
225–230 228 3 192.00–225.00 $206.44 $471 +14.24
250–265 258 3 200.00–220.00 $206.71 $533 +10.07
310–345 328 9 160.00–225.00 $199.33 $654 +14.33
355–395 370 6 200.00–223.00 $211.28 $782 +13.91
400–440 424 11 150.00–218.00 $202.15 $857 +4.46
460–495 474 13 170.00–208.00 $198.17 $939 +14.76
500–545 518 8 170.00–200.00 $184.43 $955 +7.66
565–590 578 8 150.00–199.00 $178.76 $1,033 -20.73
620–640 630 2 170.00–189.00 $179.35 $1,130 +19.35
655–690 672 3 130.00–170.00 $153.57 $1,032 +3.57
710 710 1 140.00 $140.00 $994 —
755 755 1 130.00 $130.00 $982 —
845 845 1 110.00 $110.00 $930 —
990 990 1 100.00 $100.00 $990 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 5 232.00 $232.00 $824 —
360 value added 360 6 225.00 $225.00 $810 —
478 478 7 213.00 $213.00 $1,018 —
545 545 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,090 —
634–647 638 23 186.00–190.00 $188.77 $1,204 —
702 702 20 175.00 $175.00 $1,228 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 250.00 $250.00 $512 —
255–295 280 7 230.00–290.00 $265.23 $743 +30.00
300–345 331 8 220.00–265.00 $247.73 $820 -0.24
350–390 375 13 230.00–300.00 $243.65 $914 -8.66
400–440 420 15 225.00–250.00 $239.96 $1,008 +10.58
450–490 466 9 216.00–249.00 $231.41 $1,078 +19.62
500–545 523 16 210.00–237.00 $221.64 $1,159 +11.37
555–595 573 14 200.00–227.00 $215.77 $1,236 +6.37
600–630 613 3 200.00–212.00 $206.03 $1,263 +16.47
650–695 669 6 180.00–195.00 $186.58 $1,248 +8.58
700–725 713 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,283 +7.50
875 875 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,374 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 225.00 $225.00 $450 —
270–285 277 3 244.00–250.00 $246.28 $682 +39.08
340 340 1 200.00 $200.00 $680 -13.15
360–365 363 2 200.00–225.00 $212.41 $771 +2.79
425 425 1 225.00 $225.00 $956 +16.40
450–485 473 3 200.00–220.00 $210.25 $994 +6.14
540 540 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,080 —
605–610 608 2 195.00–197.00 $196.00 $1,192 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,037 —
567 567 6 218.00 $218.00 $1,236 —
641 641 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,224 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1500 1140 (<2 yrs)N/A 5 1,250.00–2,400.00 $1,980.70 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1110 935 85-90% 25 42.00–77.00 $64.02 $599 -12.47
870–1495 1144 85-90% 37 79.00–93.00 $85.19 $975 —
1030–1400 1241 85-90% 5 94.00–101.00 $95.97 $1,191 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1610 1281 80-85% 30 90.00–103.00 $96.08 $1,231 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405 1405 75-80% 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,236 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–2270 1670 10 110.00–125.00 $117.81 $1,967 +2.08
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1635 1201 4 93.00–105.00 $98.79 $1,186 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
735–985 860 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 95.00–120.00 $105.68 $909

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
940–1220 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 850.00–1,375.00 $1,153.09
1205 1205 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1180–1290 1244 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,300.00–1,400.00 $1,336.68
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1135 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,056
1120–1335 1228 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 85.00–90.00 $87.28 $1,072
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
740 740 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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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
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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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.