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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 8, 2024

1,107 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $236.36/cwt ≈ $1,489/hd at 630 lb · 45 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $251.62/cwt ≈ $1,313/hd at 522 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.09/cwt +1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 471 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,107 781 1,575
Feeder cattle 890 622 1,340
Slaughter cattle 154 130 160
Replacement cattle 63 29 75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Calves were sharply higher. No trends called due to holiday break.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 value added 374 8 290.00 $290.00 $1,085 —
470 value added 470 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,269 —
505–538 value added 522 21 250.00–253.00 $251.62 $1,313 —
568–597 value added 574 10 215.00–240.00 $220.20 $1,264 —
628–649 value added 630 45 235.00–236.50 $236.36 $1,489 —
693 value added 693 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,663 —
732 value added 732 16 215.00 $215.00 $1,574 —
843 value added 843 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,770 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 229 4 275.00–285.00 $278.83 $639 —
260–285 274 7 270.00–300.00 $281.50 $771 -11.33
300–335 322 8 270.00–315.00 $291.85 $940 +9.46
350–395 382 11 280.00–315.00 $295.29 $1,128 +26.50
400–430 413 8 275.00–307.00 $291.68 $1,205 +26.09
450–480 466 9 250.00–270.00 $257.68 $1,201 +14.14
500–535 519 7 240.00–257.00 $249.45 $1,295 +11.48
560–580 570 8 220.00–244.00 $234.13 $1,335 +0.75
600–640 618 10 210.00–235.00 $221.22 $1,367 —
655–660 657 3 210.00–235.00 $223.36 $1,467 +15.78
700 700 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,575 +40.00
750–760 755 2 192.00–200.00 $196.03 $1,480 —
815 815 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,548 —
900 900 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,800 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 5 200.00–260.00 $240.62 $573 +0.62
255–265 261 5 250.00–270.00 $260.06 $679 +9.44
305 305 1 237.00 $237.00 $723 +0.15
375–395 383 3 255.00–275.00 $266.76 $1,022 +29.34
410–445 428 13 185.00–255.00 $237.83 $1,018 +0.90
490–495 493 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,183 —
500–530 515 6 205.00–238.00 $226.48 $1,166 +7.94
570–595 582 3 200.00–206.00 $203.63 $1,185 -4.13
670–685 678 2 185.00–200.00 $192.42 $1,305 —
720–740 730 2 185.00–190.00 $187.47 $1,369 —
790 790 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,106 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 227 5 242.00–250.00 $245.20 $557 +7.25
250–295 272 6 242.00–260.00 $250.78 $682 -17.66
295 fancy 295 1 270.00 $270.00 $796 —
310–325 fancy 317 3 267.00–270.00 $267.99 $850 —
305–345 331 11 242.00–262.00 $250.51 $829 -15.73
355–395 376 18 234.00–262.00 $244.71 $920 +5.31
405–445 424 15 220.00–243.00 $237.06 $1,005 +5.92
450–495 471 19 214.00–239.00 $228.09 $1,074 +1.42
505–530 515 8 210.00–230.00 $219.58 $1,131 -0.34
550–595 575 11 210.00–227.00 $218.94 $1,259 +0.87
610–645 627 6 200.00–220.00 $207.09 $1,298 +1.77
650–695 673 2 190.00–200.00 $194.83 $1,311 -0.42
710 710 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,314 -12.69
800–825 813 2 170.00–173.00 $171.52 $1,394 -1.81
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 227 3 245.00–250.00 $247.36 $562 +19.39
250–285 269 8 222.00–255.00 $236.67 $637 +7.81
300–330 319 6 200.00–210.00 $201.70 $643 -28.56
355–395 376 8 200.00–242.00 $220.29 $828 -2.19
400–435 420 4 200.00–236.00 $220.60 $927 -0.77
490 490 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,039 -1.46
505–530 518 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,036 +3.43
550 550 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,100 +3.27
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 value added 348 6 247.50 $247.50 $861 —
496 value added 496 5 231.00 $231.00 $1,146 —
540 value added 540 6 232.00 $232.00 $1,253 —
832 832 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,539 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 280.00 $280.00 $644 —
260–295 278 2 265.00–275.00 $270.32 $751 -24.52
305–330 318 3 250.00–300.00 $269.95 $858 -12.78
370–395 384 4 250.00–270.00 $258.84 $994 +2.72
400–445 421 8 245.00–275.00 $250.85 $1,056 +8.68
450–475 469 4 248.00–265.00 $254.81 $1,195 +17.11
500–540 518 6 210.00–236.00 $226.85 $1,175 -2.95
550–585 563 3 210.00–226.00 $215.21 $1,212 -9.56
615–635 624 5 200.00–227.00 $207.38 $1,294 -3.61
690 690 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,304 -8.45
770–795 780 3 140.00–175.00 $161.45 $1,259 -0.89
815 815 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,365 +27.50
900 900 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,170 -10.00
960 960 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,210 -6.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 278 3 235.00–250.00 $244.70 $680 +10.39
300 300 1 235.00 $235.00 $705 +2.42
370–385 378 2 200.00–235.00 $217.15 $821 -17.78
400–445 423 2 230.00–240.00 $235.27 $995 +9.08
470 470 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,034 +35.00
530–540 537 3 175.00–200.00 $191.61 $1,029 -8.39

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1205 1036 85-90% 9 75.00–81.00 $79.42 $823 —
945–1255 1106 85-90% 34 82.00–91.00 $86.77 $960 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1375 1191 80-85% 18 90.00–99.00 $93.11 $1,109 —
1200–1390 1320 80-85% 6 84.00–89.00 $86.60 $1,143 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1770 1536 75-80% 9 86.00–95.00 $90.81 $1,395 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1370 1353 3 110.00–114.00 $112.02 $1,516 —
1245–1990 1601 7 115.00–124.00 $119.27 $1,910 —
1750–2095 1923 2 125.00 $125.00 $2,404 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
106–960 749 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 600.00–1,000.00 $888.40
720–940 830 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 900.00–1,000.00 $956.63
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
840 840 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 89.00 $89.00 $748
1080–1170 1128 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 90.00–92.00 $90.67 $1,023
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 730.00 $730.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
790 790 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 75.00 $75.00 $592

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–1140 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,068.35
1095 1095 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1065–1140 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,375.00–1,650.00 $1,510.70
925–1315 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,350.00–1,600.00 $1,439.99
870–1355 1183 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,150.00–1,550.00 $1,370.28
965–1630 1203 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 1,100.00–1,575.00 $1,365.53
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
990–1105 1048 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 95.00–96.00 $95.47 $1,001
1220 1220 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,147
1210–1260 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 87.00–94.00 $90.57 $1,119
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770 770 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 435.00 $435.00

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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
695–890 799 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 1,000.00–1,600.00 $1,349.33 —
805–975 890 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00–1,500.00 $1,319.10 —
1135 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00 —
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —

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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.