Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 22, 2024

572 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $279.80/cwt +16.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,301/hd at 465 lb · 14 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $300.01/cwt +21.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,270/hd at 423 lb · 12 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $294.14/cwt -0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,091/hd at 371 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	572	822	1,269
Feeder cattle	389	495	882
Slaughter cattle	131	154	194
Replacement cattle	52	173	193

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers sold higher $6-11. Heifers sold higher $11-16. Slaughter cows sold higher $2-6. Bulls sold higher $4-5.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	345.00–350.00	$347.48	$1,018	-17.52
310–325	315	3	350.00–375.00	$359.84	$1,133	+2.08
350–395	373	4	350.00–375.00	$359.80	$1,342	+14.73
400–435	419	7	325.00–337.00	$327.83	$1,374	+11.32
455–490	470	6	310.00–325.00	$318.04	$1,495	+16.13
505–545	521	10	282.00–300.00	$294.85	$1,536	+8.85
555–580	567	5	260.00–282.00	$273.43	$1,550	+0.08
620–645	634	8	258.00–280.00	$271.48	$1,721	+6.55
655–685	668	3	260.00–270.00	$265.93	$1,776	+10.11
710–740	729	5	232.00–245.00	$237.01	$1,728	-9.65

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	275.00	$275.00	$605	-70.00
290	290	1	300.00	$300.00	$870	-7.30
305–345	324	4	300.00–337.00	$319.26	$1,034	-0.81
360–390	376	6	317.00–335.00	$326.78	$1,229	+39.03
420–430	425	2	300.00–312.00	$305.93	$1,300	+12.21
455–480	468	6	300.00–310.00	$301.66	$1,412	+19.90
520–540	530	2	257.00–275.00	$266.17	$1,411	+14.64
585	585	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,492	+3.08

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	5	342.00	$342.00	$1,358	—
414	414	5	330.00	$330.00	$1,366	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	235.00	$235.00	$975	—
470	470	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,152	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	300.00	$300.00	$735	-34.35
270–290	278	3	285.00–300.00	$295.06	$820	-37.55
315–340	328	3	310.00–332.00	$320.13	$1,050	+8.15
350–385	366	9	300.00–325.00	$306.48	$1,122	-2.77
405 fancy	405	1	336.00	$336.00	$1,361	+11.00
400–445	425	11	280.00–316.00	$296.74	$1,261	+20.29
450–495	465	14	270.00–292.00	$279.80	$1,301	+18.52
500–535	517	9	250.00–272.00	$259.56	$1,342	+16.06
550–595	573	11	240.00–265.00	$250.71	$1,437	+13.67
600–640	623	5	234.00–248.00	$238.54	$1,486	+4.72
655–675	663	3	225.00–240.00	$235.03	$1,558	—
735	735	2	200.00–220.00	$210.00	$1,544	+9.61
780	780	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,607	+13.52
810–840	820	3	201.00–210.00	$205.61	$1,686	—
855–895	868	3	170.00–200.00	$189.69	$1,647	+16.76
935	935	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,402	—
950	950	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,520	—
1080	1080	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,512	—
1100	1100	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,650	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	3	300.00	$300.00	$714	-6.52
270–280	275	2	275.00–300.00	$287.27	$790	-10.65
305–335	320	2	300.00–305.00	$302.62	$968	+21.01
360–390	375	2	267.00–287.00	$276.60	$1,037	+1.08
425	425	3	260.00–280.00	$271.67	$1,155	+16.80
460–495	480	11	250.00–270.00	$260.03	$1,248	+20.72
500–540	518	5	230.00–250.00	$240.07	$1,244	-4.71
550–570	561	4	222.00–235.00	$229.29	$1,286	+5.40
670–675	672	3	150.00–200.00	$166.75	$1,121	—
865	865	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,298	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	250.00	$250.00	$788	—
370–375	373	3	225.00–240.00	$233.33	$870	—
405	405	1	240.00	$240.00	$972	—
460–495	478	2	220.00–225.00	$222.41	$1,063	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	220	2	345.00–350.00	$347.39	$764	—
280–295	288	2	325.00–350.00	$337.83	$973	—
300–345	318	3	325.00–350.00	$338.27	$1,076	-7.58
350–395	377	5	350.00–370.00	$361.88	$1,364	+18.61
400–430	411	5	325.00–345.00	$334.23	$1,374	+26.50
460–485	469	8	290.00–316.00	$300.42	$1,409	+14.85
505–540	521	9	270.00–295.00	$281.77	$1,468	+6.54
550–595	564	5	260.00–275.00	$269.29	$1,519	+4.31
600–645	621	7	240.00–256.00	$245.25	$1,523	+15.59
665–690	683	4	234.00–241.00	$236.51	$1,615	+16.34
705–710	708	2	232.00–236.00	$234.01	$1,657	+27.34
780	780	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,638	+25.00
820–845	833	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,499	+17.00
860	860	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,591	—
925	925	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,619	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	300.00	$300.00	$720	+5.00
340	340	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,054	+11.45
350–395	371	11	220.00–345.00	$294.14	$1,091	-0.84
400–440	425	9	280.00–315.00	$302.27	$1,285	+32.00
450–495	474	9	250.00–285.00	$271.30	$1,286	+19.08
500–525	513	2	250.00–265.00	$257.68	$1,322	+23.27
550–590	576	4	235.00–267.00	$247.47	$1,425	+1.11
600	600	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,380	—
685	685	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,028	-25.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	10	308.00	$308.00	$1,417	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1685	1193	80-85%	47	120.00–130.00	$126.70	$1,512	—
1205–1425	1283	80-85%	6	132.00–135.00	$133.38	$1,711	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–975	895	85-90%	12	86.00–113.00	$103.80	$929	+7.38
840–1280	999	85-90%	13	115.00–122.00	$118.82	$1,187	—
880–1240	1070	85-90%	5	122.00–128.00	$125.42	$1,342	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485–1610	1562	75-80%	3	119.00–125.00	$121.24	$1,894	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1750	1528	2	150.00	$150.00	$2,292	-1.41
1795	1795	1	157.00	$157.00	$2,818	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820–900	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	114.00–150.00	$132.84	$1,142
800–905	862	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	120.00–128.00	$123.82	$1,067

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
545	545	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	162.00	$162.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–1100	952	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,300.00–2,125.00	$1,755.87
870–1185	1012	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,250.00–1,575.00	$1,420.02
885–1275	1044	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,600.00–1,925.00	$1,749.54
1015–1450	1197	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,750.00–1,800.00	$1,777.26
955–1520	1272	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,175.00–2,000.00	$1,837.11

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
985–1635	1339	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	125.00–140.00	$131.13	$1,756

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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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
675	675	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
710–830	764	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,500.00–2,100.00	$1,834.68	-165.32
755–1005	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,750.00–2,050.00	$1,921.31	—
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00	—

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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.