Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 20, 2025

923 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $259.14/cwt ≈ $1,609/hd at 621 lb · 21 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $356.25/cwt -1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,154/hd at 324 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $288.56/cwt -11.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,223/hd at 424 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	923	704	770
Feeder cattle	777	609	694
Slaughter cattle	63	62	59
Replacement cattle	83	33	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers sold mostly steady. Heifers sold mixed; under 500 lbs. sold lower $2-7, over 500 lbs sold higher $4-7. Slaughter cows sold higher $3-6. Slaughter bulls sold higher $5-8.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314 value added	314	9	450.00	$450.00	$1,413	—
316	316	6	425.00	$425.00	$1,343	—
372 value added	372	5	424.00	$424.00	$1,577	—
432 value added	432	13	399.00	$399.00	$1,724	—
538 value added	538	7	326.00	$326.00	$1,754	—
554 value added	554	13	318.00	$318.00	$1,762	+43.00
753 value added	753	7	251.00	$251.00	$1,890	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180–185	183	2	400.00–410.00	$405.07	$741	+5.07
290	290	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,088	-38.91
300–325	310	5	400.00–415.00	$402.90	$1,249	-4.48
355–385	369	4	380.00–410.00	$389.83	$1,438	-1.55
400–445	423	8	375.00–405.00	$393.14	$1,663	+12.01
455–480	468	7	345.00–390.00	$362.85	$1,698	+2.84
500–545	519	10	300.00–325.00	$312.28	$1,621	-15.68
590–595	593	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,779	-4.36
620 value added	620	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,705	-25.00
630	630	2	285.00–300.00	$292.50	$1,843	-2.64
665	665	2	270.00–280.00	$275.00	$1,829	+17.50
695 value added	695	2	240.00–270.00	$255.00	$1,772	-39.80
705–745	733	4	265.00–270.00	$267.53	$1,961	+7.53
760	760	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,900	—
835 value added	835	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,962	—
870	870	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,001	—
910	910	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,456	—
965	965	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,689	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	375.00	$375.00	$769	+12.65
270	270	1	345.00	$345.00	$932	-22.10
300–315	308	3	300.00–365.00	$334.49	$1,030	-9.87
370–380	375	2	350.00–370.00	$360.13	$1,350	+28.34
425–445	435	4	325.00–365.00	$348.99	$1,518	+3.13
470 value added	470	1	317.00	$317.00	$1,490	—
450–490	475	8	295.00–345.00	$317.05	$1,506	-8.92
540	540	1	282.50	$282.50	$1,526	-3.16
590	590	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,475	-25.04
595 value added	595	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,458	-30.00
620	620	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,612	+25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	3	335.00–360.00	$348.69	$819	-15.49
250–295	275	12	350.00–375.00	$360.89	$992	-2.78
300–345	324	20	345.00–370.00	$356.25	$1,154	-1.32
350–390	369	15	324.00–350.00	$334.61	$1,235	-12.32
405–445	421	11	307.00–328.00	$319.03	$1,343	-11.37
450–495	467	15	292.50–308.00	$300.63	$1,404	-7.70
460–495 value added	478	2	272.00–285.00	$278.26	$1,330	-22.72
500 fancy	500	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,400	-50.00
500–540	522	10	275.00–306.00	$289.03	$1,509	-2.57
545 value added	545	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,635	—
560–575 value added	566	4	270.00–287.00	$275.51	$1,559	+12.21
550–595	574	11	260.00–280.00	$267.07	$1,533	+4.79
610–635 value added	615	6	255.00–260.00	$259.00	$1,593	+0.51
600–645	618	8	250.00–265.00	$258.13	$1,595	+7.14
655 value added	655	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,752	+15.50
650–680	665	4	245.00–264.00	$252.14	$1,677	+7.20
705–735	719	6	229.00–245.00	$236.19	$1,698	+7.72
750–765 value added	760	3	238.00–240.00	$238.66	$1,814	—
755–765	760	2	233.00–235.00	$234.01	$1,778	+13.00
815	815	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,712	—
905	905	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,584	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	365.00	$365.00	$876	+77.89
265–285	278	5	225.00–350.00	$303.15	$843	-21.96
310–345	328	5	300.00–340.00	$319.56	$1,048	-24.96
360–395	382	9	300.00–335.00	$315.57	$1,205	-1.68
400–445	424	19	220.00–318.00	$288.56	$1,223	-11.21
450–485	468	8	260.00–285.00	$274.35	$1,284	-16.29
505–545	523	13	239.00–265.00	$252.63	$1,321	-12.47
570–580	575	3	240.00–255.00	$248.38	$1,428	-0.04
600–645	623	2	220.00–245.00	$232.05	$1,446	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401 value added	401	9	320.00	$320.00	$1,283	—
450 value added	450	10	325.00	$325.00	$1,462	—
505–535 value added	522	16	275.00–294.00	$283.04	$1,477	—
579 value added	579	6	275.00	$275.00	$1,592	—
621–622 value added	621	21	258.00–260.00	$259.14	$1,609	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	9	355.00–400.00	$384.04	$1,048	-25.31
300–345	323	18	365.00–400.00	$387.30	$1,251	-14.22
350–395	378	12	350.00–410.00	$381.33	$1,441	-2.30
400–440	420	16	350.00–385.00	$367.89	$1,545	+11.22
450–485	469	7	316.00–375.00	$334.68	$1,570	+13.68
500–545	518	13	285.00–310.00	$294.88	$1,527	+1.66
550–595	569	7	275.00–285.00	$281.39	$1,601	+16.35
605–635	618	8	235.00–275.00	$253.31	$1,565	-1.53
650–665	657	5	235.00–245.00	$240.40	$1,579	-4.60
715–725	720	2	240.00–250.00	$244.97	$1,764	—
750–795	781	5	220.00–240.00	$233.92	$1,827	+33.92
810–820	815	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,874	—
880	880	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,936	—
975–980	978	2	167.50–200.00	$183.79	$1,797	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	271	7	300.00–350.00	$324.67	$880	—
305–325	315	2	300.00–340.00	$319.37	$1,006	-13.39
350–390	367	12	300.00–375.00	$327.53	$1,202	-12.32
410–445	433	13	275.00–336.00	$313.96	$1,359	-35.73
465–495	485	8	295.00–302.50	$299.72	$1,454	-4.28
515–540	530	5	240.00–275.00	$263.46	$1,396	-6.21
655–660	658	2	170.00–230.00	$200.11	$1,317	-33.46
730	730	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,241	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040	1040	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120–1350	958	80-85%	8	120.00–129.00	$126.24	$1,209	—
870–1225	1075	80-85%	13	130.00–139.00	$133.47	$1,435	—
1205–1605	1452	80-85%	7	141.00–150.00	$144.84	$2,103	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–920	818	85-90%	5	100.00–108.00	$103.88	$850	—
850–1255	1008	85-90%	15	110.00–120.00	$117.16	$1,181	—
905–1180	1061	85-90%	4	122.00–125.00	$123.98	$1,315	-3.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215	1215	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,798	—
1615	1615	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,746	—
1600–1860	1772	3	164.00–165.00	$164.65	$2,918	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635–785	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,027.64

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740	740	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,628
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,138

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–1195	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,750.00–3,500.00	$2,558.17
920–1115	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,250.00–3,000.00	$2,602.07
1005–1095	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00
825–1235	1054	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,100.00–1,975.00	$1,503.47
975–1175	1083	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,200.00–1,700.00	$1,486.73
970–1320	1163	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,400.00–2,150.00	$1,793.23
1040–1485	1167	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,350.00–2,300.00	$1,962.70
1095–1378	1260	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,700.00–2,050.00	$1,829.72

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650	650	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
945	945	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
850–1090	975	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,525.00	$1,325.85
1245	1245	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,331

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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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
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—
955	955	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—
980–1025	1003	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,800.00–2,050.00	$1,922.19	—
950–1110	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,700.00–2,250.00	$2,008.65	—

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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.