Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 29, 2024

1,032 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $316.72/cwt +16.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,485/hd at 469 lb · 17 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $354.79/cwt -7.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,316/hd at 371 lb · 16 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $309.94/cwt +9.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,292/hd at 417 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,032	572	1,131
Feeder cattle	743	389	783
Slaughter cattle	164	131	184
Replacement cattle	125	52	164

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers sold higher $2-7. Heifers sold higher $4-9. Slaughter cows sold lower $2-6. Bull sold lower $S4-9.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	222	3	350.00–400.00	$382.71	$850	—
310–345	330	5	347.00–365.00	$354.50	$1,170	-5.34
350–385	368	10	350.00–370.00	$362.20	$1,333	+2.40
400–425	412	6	335.00–355.00	$344.87	$1,421	+17.04
450–490	472	12	300.00–327.00	$320.06	$1,511	+2.02
500–545	521	7	297.00–310.00	$302.63	$1,577	+7.78
550–590	563	6	285.00–300.00	$294.05	$1,656	+20.62
610–635	623	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,620	-11.48
700–710	705	2	230.00–240.00	$235.04	$1,657	-1.97
1250	1250	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,688	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
526–541 value added	535	15	292.50–300.00	$295.45	$1,581	—
603 value added	603	6	286.00	$286.00	$1,725	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	365.00	$365.00	$986	+65.00
300–325	313	2	300.00–320.00	$309.60	$969	-9.66
350–390	370	10	300.00–345.00	$328.94	$1,217	+2.16
415–425	420	2	328.00–329.00	$328.51	$1,380	+22.58
470	470	1	302.00	$302.00	$1,419	+0.34
520	520	1	287.00	$287.00	$1,492	+20.83

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
145	145	1	340.00	$340.00	$493	—
180	180	1	335.00	$335.00	$603	—
205–230	220	3	335.00–345.00	$338.48	$745	+38.48
250–295	273	6	325.00–345.00	$337.68	$922	+42.62
300–345	326	14	320.00–350.00	$329.73	$1,075	+9.60
350–395	372	14	316.00–335.00	$324.63	$1,208	+18.15
400–435	417	15	300.00–328.00	$309.94	$1,292	+13.20
450–495	471	13	265.00–290.00	$275.25	$1,296	-4.55
505–545	530	5	250.00–270.00	$259.87	$1,377	+0.31
550–590	565	13	240.00–263.00	$252.45	$1,426	+1.74
600–645	623	10	239.00–258.00	$246.46	$1,535	+7.92
650–695	668	4	230.00–247.00	$239.14	$1,597	+4.11
700–720	710	2	214.00–220.00	$217.04	$1,541	+7.04
765–770	767	3	208.00–210.00	$209.33	$1,606	+3.33
855	855	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,689	+7.81
1090	1090	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,711	+17.00
1195	1195	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,673	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	300.00	$300.00	$525	—
210–245	228	3	300.00–305.00	$301.79	$688	+1.79
250–285	270	3	285.00–305.00	$296.67	$801	+9.40
310–340	328	6	275.00–318.00	$299.14	$981	-3.48
355–385	369	13	245.00–302.00	$276.29	$1,020	-0.31
430–445	439	7	267.00–295.00	$280.83	$1,233	+9.16
450–490	470	14	240.00–280.00	$260.73	$1,225	+0.70
500–525	515	4	232.00–247.00	$241.09	$1,242	+1.02
550	550	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,155	-19.29
600–625	615	3	200.00–238.00	$223.78	$1,376	—
735	735	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,470	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
542 value added	542	11	250.00	$250.00	$1,355	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	225.00	$225.00	$506	—
250–260	255	2	250.00–265.00	$257.35	$656	—
310–325	318	2	200.00–250.00	$225.59	$717	-24.41
350–375	362	3	235.00–250.00	$241.59	$875	+8.26
455	455	1	200.00	$200.00	$910	-22.41

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–190	175	2	400.00	$400.00	$700	—
205–220	213	4	370.00–408.00	$389.34	$829	+41.95
250–285	262	5	370.00–400.00	$380.95	$998	+43.12
305–345	325	6	350.00–370.00	$355.43	$1,155	+17.16
350–395	371	16	340.00–380.00	$354.79	$1,316	-7.09
400–445	422	13	320.00–350.00	$330.85	$1,396	-3.38
450–495	469	17	300.00–330.00	$316.72	$1,485	+16.30
500–540	523	11	285.00–308.00	$292.43	$1,529	+10.66
550–590	564	7	269.00–285.00	$277.67	$1,566	+8.38
625–630	628	2	234.00–250.00	$242.03	$1,520	-3.22
685–695	690	2	200.00–235.00	$217.37	$1,500	-19.14
700–745	722	3	220.00–230.00	$226.03	$1,632	-7.98
755–780	765	3	210.00–230.00	$223.20	$1,707	+13.20
880	880	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,650	+2.50
935	935	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,309	-35.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	330.00	$330.00	$627	—
205–245	220	3	275.00–315.00	$295.38	$650	-4.62
270–290	278	5	320.00–360.00	$346.67	$964	—
305–345	326	6	320.00–345.00	$330.81	$1,078	+20.81
355–395	377	7	308.00–337.00	$323.96	$1,221	+29.82
415–445	433	3	285.00–314.00	$304.07	$1,317	+1.80
455–475	462	3	277.00–290.00	$285.54	$1,319	+14.24
520–525	523	2	270.00–280.00	$275.02	$1,438	+17.34
550–595	570	4	235.00–250.00	$246.09	$1,403	-1.38
610	610	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,220	-30.00
675	675	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,458	+66.00
725	725	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,160	—
830	830	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,245	—
870	870	1	112.00	$112.00	$974	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	250.00	$250.00	$612	—
305	305	1	250.00	$250.00	$762	—
355–375	365	2	250.00–275.00	$262.16	$957	—
490	490	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,225	—
520	520	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,300	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1375	1375	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1345	1060	80-85%	17	112.00–117.00	$114.60	$1,215	—
900–1425	1150	80-85%	27	116.00–126.00	$120.39	$1,384	—
1005–1500	1238	80-85%	7	126.00–136.00	$130.87	$1,620	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640–905	788	85-90%	7	70.00–97.00	$83.33	$657	—
805–1085	962	85-90%	25	99.00–110.00	$105.25	$1,013	—
920–1140	1026	85-90%	9	110.00–117.00	$113.06	$1,160	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1825	1426	10	133.00–145.00	$140.32	$2,001	—
1935–2140	2038	2	150.00–156.00	$152.85	$3,115	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1210	1047	3	120.00–124.00	$122.19	$1,279	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
595–625	614	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	650.00–700.00	$668.18

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600–680	640	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–925.00	$889.84
645–950	829	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	975.00–1,125.00	$1,043.02

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
610–685	648	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–975.00	$845.46
660	660	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	700.00	$700.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
755–920	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	114.00–148.00	$132.40	$1,072

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670	670	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
620–1240	856	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	875.00–2,150.00	$1,424.29
880	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	925.00	$925.00
820–1000	934	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,125.00–1,750.00	$1,435.04
750–1075	963	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,300.00–2,150.00	$1,805.39
865–1200	1053	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,000.00–2,050.00	$1,617.35
990–1345	1123	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,350.00–2,000.00	$1,800.37

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,322
1080	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,188
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,642
1625	1625	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,950

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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
730	730	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
680–875	753	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,350.00–2,500.00	$2,408.08	+573.40
665–975	866	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,950.00–2,900.00	$2,486.55	+565.24
750–1015	871	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,750.00–2,800.00	$2,096.72	+175.41
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—
910–1245	1038	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,500.00–2,000.00	$1,774.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
620	620	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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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.