Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 15, 2024

1,460 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $291.96/cwt +21.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,826/hd at 625 lb · 35 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $290.46/cwt -0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,217/hd at 419 lb · 26 head

light 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $365.00/cwt ≈ $1,230/hd at 337 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,460	1,287	999
Feeder cattle	1,087	1,042	736
Slaughter cattle	224	191	168
Replacement cattle	149	54	95

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers sold mixed higher $5 to lower $4. Heifers sold lower $4-7. Slaughter cows sold lower $5-6. Bull sold steady to lower $3.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337 value added	337	22	365.00	$365.00	$1,230	—
517 value added	517	9	304.00	$304.00	$1,572	±0.00
564	564	10	300.00	$300.00	$1,692	—
616	616	10	288.00	$288.00	$1,774	+18.00
615–635 value added	629	25	293.00–295.00	$293.55	$1,846	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	350.00	$350.00	$665	—
220–240	231	4	355.00–380.00	$372.78	$861	—
250–290	265	5	350.00–375.00	$360.55	$955	+15.50
300–335	316	7	340.00–365.00	$350.81	$1,109	-36.11
350–390	369	5	325.00–350.00	$334.70	$1,235	-4.80
400–445	423	14	310.00–327.00	$319.55	$1,352	+5.95
450–480	466	9	300.00–320.00	$313.17	$1,459	-1.51
500–525	512	3	280.00–300.00	$290.07	$1,485	-7.92
570–595	576	4	285.00–300.00	$290.00	$1,670	-0.07
600–645	620	6	257.00–285.00	$271.88	$1,686	-9.71
650–655	653	2	275.00–277.00	$276.00	$1,802	-5.30
710–735	725	3	220.00–250.00	$236.60	$1,715	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	4	315.00–350.00	$331.02	$755	+31.02
285–295	290	2	320.00–335.00	$327.63	$950	+27.63
310–340	328	7	300.00–345.00	$325.03	$1,066	-29.97
365–395	380	13	260.00–330.00	$308.38	$1,172	+8.77
415–445	426	5	275.00–302.00	$286.81	$1,222	-4.45
455–485	467	3	275.00–300.00	$284.65	$1,329	+1.00
505–525	515	2	265.00–290.00	$277.26	$1,428	+11.46
555–590	573	4	260.00–275.00	$267.41	$1,532	+6.40
605	605	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,543	+3.69
665–695	680	2	240.00–260.00	$249.78	$1,699	+21.78

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–180	173	3	325.00–340.00	$334.81	$579	-19.22
220–245	232	5	320.00–350.00	$333.13	$773	-41.98
265–295	282	13	320.00–345.00	$330.37	$932	-37.49
300–345	323	16	320.00–345.00	$330.79	$1,068	-18.53
350–395	367	21	300.00–322.00	$307.30	$1,128	+0.55
400–445	419	25	270.00–301.00	$287.08	$1,203	-4.23
420 fancy	420	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,575	—
450–495	468	9	260.00–280.00	$264.42	$1,237	-10.24
500–540	520	13	250.00–270.00	$259.53	$1,350	-6.90
535 fancy	535	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,605	—
555 fancy	555	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,665	—
550–595	572	6	240.00–262.00	$252.63	$1,445	+3.79
600 fancy	600	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,620	—
600–645	622	10	230.00–247.00	$238.09	$1,481	-2.09
650–695	674	7	217.00–235.00	$221.64	$1,494	-16.90
700–725	716	4	215.00–220.00	$218.73	$1,566	-11.77
760–775	767	3	205.00–212.00	$208.98	$1,603	-7.02
815–835	825	2	190.00–200.00	$194.94	$1,608	-17.71
930	930	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,651	—
970	970	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,552	-47.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–175	163	2	300.00–315.00	$308.08	$502	+10.79
210–240	227	6	270.00–310.00	$297.89	$676	+2.10
255–280	268	5	310.00–318.00	$312.64	$838	+43.09
300–345	329	11	285.00–314.00	$299.37	$985	+1.22
350–390	373	14	250.00–305.00	$277.57	$1,035	-3.44
400–440	423	6	260.00–285.00	$266.53	$1,127	+7.40
455–490	466	4	260.00–275.00	$267.39	$1,246	+13.32
510 fancy	510	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,224	—
500–545	519	9	242.00–250.00	$248.22	$1,288	+1.03
585	585	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,404	-7.47
1020	1020	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,785	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330 value added	330	21	335.00	$335.00	$1,106	—
413	413	10	280.00	$280.00	$1,156	—
520–533	524	14	260.00–263.00	$260.87	$1,367	—
590	590	10	254.00	$254.00	$1,499	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	370.00	$370.00	$722	-25.00
215–245	233	3	340.00–365.00	$351.11	$818	-65.90
250–285	273	6	350.00–370.00	$353.90	$966	-57.42
300–345	324	10	335.00–360.00	$346.07	$1,121	-35.32
350–395	370	11	318.00–340.00	$323.24	$1,196	-12.47
400–445	423	13	297.00–320.00	$308.42	$1,305	-2.23
450–485	459	8	290.00–315.00	$301.35	$1,383	+7.79
515–530	526	9	267.00–280.00	$273.33	$1,438	-4.90
550–560	554	7	255.00–270.00	$264.00	$1,463	+6.25
600–620	612	3	220.00–248.00	$234.49	$1,435	-4.16
665	665	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,563	+5.00
700–715	707	3	230.00–240.00	$233.66	$1,652	—
800–805	803	2	153.00–185.00	$169.05	$1,357	+1.55
870	870	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,262	-15.00
900–910	905	2	160.00–165.00	$162.49	$1,471	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	350.00	$350.00	$700	+41.36
255–280	266	4	275.00–340.00	$312.79	$832	-44.63
310–345	328	11	280.00–345.00	$319.25	$1,047	+8.67
365–395	385	6	300.00–340.00	$315.21	$1,214	+13.83
425–445	433	5	285.00–290.00	$285.99	$1,238	+7.13
465–495	482	11	270.00–295.00	$280.51	$1,352	+11.00
515–545	524	5	225.00–280.00	$253.87	$1,330	+1.66
550–565	558	2	227.50–260.00	$243.53	$1,359	+23.53
610–620	615	2	200.00–230.00	$215.12	$1,323	-9.88
680	680	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,598	+75.00
700	700	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,400	+57.48
800	800	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,240	—
920	920	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,380	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1445–1790	1618	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	2,500.00–3,750.00	$3,191.65	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1450	1093	80-85%	24	120.00–130.00	$127.63	$1,395	—
850–1360	1113	80-85%	48	130.00–140.00	$135.35	$1,506	+2.27
995–1530	1214	80-85%	26	140.00–154.00	$144.15	$1,750	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1060	922	85-90%	13	112.00–119.00	$115.66	$1,066	-6.07
875–990	923	85-90%	4	100.00–108.00	$104.55	$965	-17.18
900–1275	1019	85-90%	28	120.00–130.00	$125.06	$1,274	-5.53

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–1475	1445	75-80%	2	121.00–132.00	$126.61	$1,830	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1120	1080	2	137.00–159.00	$148.41	$1,603	—
1235–1865	1480	12	160.00–173.00	$167.98	$2,486	-2.89
1355–2155	1664	8	174.00–180.00	$176.30	$2,934	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230	1230	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,230	—
1400	1400	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,680	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
610	610	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00
853–890	859	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,138.38

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,050

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695	695	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1161	1042	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	41	1,200.00–2,000.00	$1,622.44
990–1150	1047	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,550.00	$1,360.19
875–1280	1052	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,250.00–2,000.00	$1,640.22
820–1235	1063	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	900.00–1,750.00	$1,453.19
870–1250	1066	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,500.00–2,550.00	$2,047.74
980–1175	1078	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,750.00–2,500.00	$2,158.93
895–1380	1097	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,350.00–2,600.00	$1,701.14
1090–1205	1148	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,600.00	$1,552.51
950–1350	1183	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	1,385.00–2,350.00	$2,006.18

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1015	1015	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,370
1045–1125	1085	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	130.00–139.00	$134.67	$1,461

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735	735	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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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
725	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	+200.00
870	870	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	-250.00
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	+250.00
855–1045	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,750.00–2,100.00	$1,928.63	—
915–1145	1043	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,500.00–2,300.00	$1,907.53	—
1030–1295	1163	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00–1,900.00	$1,722.80	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—

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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.