Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 19, 2024

1,327 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $280.62/cwt +60.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,350/hd at 481 lb · 37 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $282.56/cwt -3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,192/hd at 422 lb · 34 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $272.54/cwt +2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,289/hd at 473 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,327	1,207	1,338
Feeder cattle	1,163	958	1,006
Slaughter cattle	144	167	146
Replacement cattle	20	82	186

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers sold higher $5-12. Heifers sold higher $7-15. Slaughter cows sold higher $1-3. Bulls sold steady to higher $3.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170–190	182	3	325.00–355.00	$339.86	$619	+39.86
200–240	218	5	350.00–400.00	$368.81	$804	+46.36
250–295	273	11	350.00–400.00	$359.68	$982	-23.65
300–325	307	7	350.00–370.00	$357.30	$1,097	+12.14
350–375	363	10	342.00–380.00	$361.25	$1,311	+9.52
400–435	417	13	325.00–355.00	$336.52	$1,403	+10.21
450 value added	450	1	316.00	$316.00	$1,422	-5.02
450–495	472	10	300.00–335.00	$319.92	$1,510	-0.85
505 value added	505	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,616	±0.00
500–540	522	9	300.00–322.00	$306.64	$1,601	-14.87
550–570	557	7	300.00–320.00	$304.99	$1,699	-4.83
590 value added	590	1	297.50	$297.50	$1,755	+11.01
615–645	629	8	272.00–300.00	$277.44	$1,745	+18.11
650 value added	650	1	266.00	$266.00	$1,729	—
650–695	676	7	255.00–275.00	$265.60	$1,795	+5.60
705–745	720	5	240.00–268.00	$248.87	$1,792	—
760–765	763	2	237.00–240.00	$238.50	$1,820	—
805	805	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,892	—
870	870	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,879	—
955	955	1	218.00	$218.00	$2,082	—
1030	1030	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,596	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
466–493	473	11	300.00–330.00	$321.48	$1,521	—
476 value added	476	10	328.00	$328.00	$1,561	-11.00
502–545 value added	522	17	320.00–323.00	$321.47	$1,678	+10.47
565 value added	565	8	315.00	$315.00	$1,780	—
615–648 value added	634	16	269.75–273.00	$271.13	$1,719	+14.13
716	716	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,718	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
145	145	1	300.00	$300.00	$435	+50.00
150–165	158	2	300.00	$300.00	$474	-2.79
220–245	231	5	250.00–335.00	$303.31	$701	—
285–295	288	3	300.00–325.00	$316.47	$911	+48.15
300–335	315	3	275.00–340.00	$306.24	$965	+9.77
350–395	381	6	250.00–337.00	$308.06	$1,174	+19.26
405–445	426	7	270.00–325.00	$304.94	$1,299	+22.64
455–490	472	5	295.00–300.00	$299.00	$1,411	+23.27
505–545	517	6	250.00–300.00	$281.71	$1,456	+26.51
555–595	578	7	250.00–290.00	$272.40	$1,574	+15.02
640–645	644	4	250.00–262.00	$258.00	$1,662	—
665–685	676	4	220.00–245.00	$230.01	$1,555	-8.68

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
557	557	23	139.00	$139.00	$774	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–175	168	2	300.00–330.00	$315.67	$530	+6.91
205–245	233	4	300.00–325.00	$316.47	$737	+12.05
250–295	271	10	305.00–325.00	$314.90	$853	+7.96
300–345	324	14	300.00–327.00	$311.53	$1,009	+7.57
350–390	376	20	285.00–310.00	$290.87	$1,094	+1.03
400–445	421	33	270.00–290.00	$282.73	$1,190	-3.18
445 value added	445	1	277.00	$277.00	$1,233	—
450–495	473	26	260.00–285.00	$272.54	$1,289	+2.43
500 value added	500	1	267.00	$267.00	$1,335	—
500–545	521	12	247.00–270.00	$254.74	$1,327	+5.14
550–595	568	22	240.00–264.00	$247.20	$1,404	+18.13
600–635	618	6	218.00–245.00	$229.53	$1,418	+4.91
655–695	670	8	225.00–240.00	$231.47	$1,551	+15.36
705–745	719	5	200.00–230.00	$214.13	$1,540	+3.20
755	755	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,132	-40.00
1185	1185	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,422	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	217	3	285.00–300.00	$290.19	$630	+10.17
275–295	288	4	290.00–300.00	$295.04	$850	+17.95
315–345	332	10	275.00–295.00	$287.00	$953	+3.85
350–395	377	14	260.00–300.00	$277.26	$1,045	+9.32
400–445	427	13	235.00–285.00	$266.61	$1,138	+5.64
465–490	479	7	235.00–271.00	$254.33	$1,218	+7.48
510–540	524	5	230.00–260.00	$243.84	$1,278	+12.25
550–595	574	6	200.00–230.00	$214.88	$1,233	—
615	615	2	150.00–210.00	$180.00	$1,107	—
655–690	678	3	185.00–210.00	$201.28	$1,365	+26.28
720–730	725	2	160.00–180.00	$170.07	$1,233	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362 value added	362	2	324.00	$324.00	$1,173	—
478	478	8	275.00	$275.00	$1,314	+90.00
472–491 value added	482	29	275.00–290.00	$282.17	$1,360	+22.11
511–514 value added	512	16	262.00–270.00	$265.01	$1,357	—
618 value added	618	4	245.00	$245.00	$1,514	—
656 value added	656	8	241.00	$241.00	$1,581	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	255.00	$255.00	$446	—
455	455	1	210.00	$210.00	$956	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	275.00	$275.00	$495	—
260–285	274	5	320.00–350.00	$332.90	$912	-7.46
310–345	326	7	340.00–370.00	$355.13	$1,158	+13.39
350–385	368	8	332.00–375.00	$349.43	$1,286	+14.16
400–445	421	13	320.00–360.00	$332.10	$1,398	+9.98
450–490	466	19	300.00–326.00	$311.24	$1,450	+8.71
500–545	521	8	275.00–300.00	$288.84	$1,505	+4.04
550–595	574	7	267.00–292.00	$277.76	$1,594	+2.32
600–630	613	3	252.00–270.00	$260.71	$1,598	+22.71
650–685	662	5	220.00–236.00	$229.21	$1,517	—
705–735	722	3	200.00–214.00	$204.56	$1,477	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	268	2	300.00–325.00	$312.15	$837	+17.70
300–340	320	4	285.00–335.00	$311.60	$997	+61.60
350–390	370	6	234.00–330.00	$293.06	$1,084	-3.36
400–445	424	7	250.00–314.00	$289.67	$1,228	+24.85
455–495	481	4	250.00–285.00	$267.73	$1,288	-10.33
500	500	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,425	+23.80
550–595	572	5	215.00–250.00	$237.31	$1,357	-7.28
645	645	1	239.00	$239.00	$1,542	+66.50
705	705	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,304	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015	1015	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225	1225	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,752	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1485	1260	80-85%	11	101.00–106.00	$104.20	$1,313	—
965–1625	1321	80-85%	26	106.00–115.00	$110.39	$1,458	—
1425	1425	80-85%	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,682	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1010	919	85-90%	8	77.00–87.00	$83.25	$765	—
860–1265	1015	85-90%	14	88.00–99.00	$95.04	$965	-8.43
760–1290	1047	85-90%	11	100.00–107.00	$104.06	$1,090	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1930	1364	7	110.00–115.00	$112.47	$1,534	—
1175–2190	1460	22	117.00–128.00	$121.82	$1,779	-0.98
1500–2100	1722	11	129.00–136.00	$130.91	$2,254	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–875	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	825.00–875.00	$850.58

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	93.00	$93.00	$660

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670	670	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–865	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–1,200.00	$982.46
835–1040	938	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,400.00	$1,255.27
975	975	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1225	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00
1290–1445	1368	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,900.00	$1,688.67

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–830	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–1,250.00	$1,029.14

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1195	1195	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,338

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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
785	785	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.