Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 9, 2024

1,261 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.40/cwt +16.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,517/hd at 606 lb · 22 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.53/cwt +5.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,659/hd at 736 lb · 17 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $364.59/cwt +1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,156/hd at 317 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,261	1,402	1,014
Feeder cattle	977	1,181	721
Slaughter cattle	154	164	198
Replacement cattle	130	57	95

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 10.00-20.00 higher. Demand very strong. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Quality average to attractive. Active trading through out the sale.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,168	-13.85
385–390	388	2	345.00–355.00	$349.97	$1,358	-19.73
405–445	429	10	335.00–365.00	$348.32	$1,494	+20.16
455–475	465	6	316.00–342.50	$327.51	$1,523	+17.36
510 thin fleshed	510	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,479	—
505–545	522	9	295.00–315.00	$302.21	$1,578	+15.28
570–575	573	3	260.00–285.00	$271.67	$1,557	-5.10
600–635	610	4	260.00–275.00	$267.38	$1,631	+20.82
650–695	667	3	245.00–277.00	$263.61	$1,758	+12.61
718 value added	718	4	245.00	$245.00	$1,759	—
750	750	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,740	-5.00
768 value added	768	12	240.00	$240.00	$1,843	—
840	840	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,932	—
980 value added	980	13	227.00	$227.00	$2,225	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	428	2	300.00–320.00	$309.59	$1,325	+16.53
780	780	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,794	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	270.00	$270.00	$810	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	226	5	300.00–365.00	$332.32	$751	+12.84
250–290	273	12	300.00–335.00	$319.36	$872	-7.15
300–330	308	4	315.00–325.00	$318.78	$982	+10.10
350–395	368	6	300.00–325.00	$311.37	$1,146	+16.09
400–445	423	6	275.00–335.00	$294.66	$1,246	+28.00
450–495	470	9	267.00–285.00	$274.20	$1,289	+15.80
500–545	521	4	255.00–270.00	$262.35	$1,367	+13.32
560–585	575	4	240.00–255.00	$247.28	$1,422	+5.93
594 value added	594	6	240.00	$240.00	$1,426	—
604 value added	604	18	252.00	$252.00	$1,522	—
600–625	613	4	240.00–248.00	$243.20	$1,491	+9.35
650–665	661	4	225.00–240.00	$228.69	$1,512	+3.75
720–735	732	5	226.00–227.00	$226.80	$1,660	+6.55
737 value added	737	12	225.00	$225.00	$1,658	—
775–790	783	2	203.00–218.00	$210.43	$1,648	-5.63
785	785	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,727	+3.94

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	300.00	$300.00	$840	+15.20
300–335	317	3	260.00–305.00	$276.50	$877	+7.37
355–395	366	7	260.00–295.00	$280.73	$1,027	+18.76
415	415	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,183	+34.24
550	550	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,292	—
615–635	625	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,406	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	290.00	$290.00	$710	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	250.00	$250.00	$912	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	231	7	375.00–405.00	$396.44	$916	+11.44
250–295	279	14	320.00–415.00	$379.08	$1,058	-7.74
300–345	317	15	340.00–400.00	$364.59	$1,156	+1.98
350–385	371	8	335.00–365.00	$350.53	$1,300	+7.54
410–425	418	3	345.00–355.00	$350.02	$1,463	+41.23
455–465	463	4	325.00–345.00	$336.20	$1,557	+30.49
500–545	519	5	255.00–325.00	$292.14	$1,516	+26.76
590	590	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,564	+15.62
625	625	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,594	+13.57
650–685	668	2	234.00–255.00	$244.22	$1,631	+15.18
805	805	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,666	+9.52
865	865	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,747	—
925	925	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,850	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	2	280.00–300.00	$289.53	$776	-10.47
320–345	337	3	300.00–320.00	$313.17	$1,055	+20.10
350–390	368	4	315.00–320.00	$317.47	$1,168	+15.49
415–420	418	2	310.00–320.00	$314.97	$1,317	+30.81
455	455	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,433	+40.04
545	545	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,499	+6.00
555–570	563	2	275.00–280.00	$277.53	$1,562	+37.53
655	655	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,572	+42.55
700	700	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,505	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,024	—
485	485	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,528	—
1038	1038	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,920	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1350	1183	80-85%	3	105.00–108.00	$105.93	$1,253	—
900–1500	1184	80-85%	29	111.00–119.00	$115.73	$1,370	—
1115–1450	1292	80-85%	7	120.00–130.00	$122.66	$1,585	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1075	963	85-90%	11	95.00–112.00	$106.63	$1,027	—
900–1100	992	85-90%	3	85.00–90.00	$88.15	$874	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1900	1659	5	145.00–148.00	$145.69	$2,417	—
1535–2200	1866	6	150.00–155.00	$151.25	$2,822	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1600	1341	5	140.00–145.00	$142.29	$1,908	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
990–1100	1027	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	157.50–160.00	$158.39	$1,627
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,860

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1225–1335	1287	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,902.85
1100–1400	1292	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,750.00–2,600.00	$2,250.67
1100–1535	1318	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,250.00	$2,145.64
1200–1375	1335	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,500.00–1,900.00	$1,808.99
1400	1400	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1475	1475	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1275	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1400	1400	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00
915–1100	1008	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,400.00	$1,218.36

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	965.00	$965.00
900	900	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,625.00	$1,625.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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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.