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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 2, 2026

1,220 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $476.65/cwt ≈ $1,825/hd at 383 lb · 39 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $521.37/cwt -20.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,434/hd at 275 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $434.39/cwt -29.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,805/hd at 416 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,220 885 1,458
Feeder cattle 781 638 1,093
Slaughter cattle 139 138 141
Replacement cattle 300 109 224

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold 10.00 to 14.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 20.00 to 30.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold mixed 10.00 higher to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150–190 176 4 650.00–690.00 $665.67 $1,172 —
208–245 225 7 625.00–660.00 $641.64 $1,444 -34.07
250–295 276 8 600.00–625.00 $608.03 $1,678 -27.66
325 325 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,950 -8.55
355 355 1 600.00 $600.00 $2,130 +50.34
405–440 423 6 510.00–540.00 $525.74 $2,224 -11.69
460 460 2 500.00–505.00 $502.50 $2,312 -14.68
505–520 510 4 470.00–500.00 $482.56 $2,461 +6.41
550–565 558 2 430.00–445.00 $437.60 $2,442 -22.58
615–630 623 2 370.00–380.00 $374.94 $2,336 -14.82
685 685 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,466 -34.98
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 9 550.00 $550.00 $2,074 —
438 438 11 500.00 $500.00 $2,190 —
590 value added 590 16 407.50 $407.50 $2,404 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–220 213 2 625.00–630.00 $627.59 $1,337 —
260–285 275 3 545.00–610.00 $575.85 $1,584 —
310–345 330 4 530.00–555.00 $545.98 $1,802 -18.74
350–395 371 7 420.00–540.00 $500.02 $1,855 -9.98
400–430 413 5 450.00–500.00 $476.39 $1,967 +18.76
460–480 470 2 465.00–490.00 $477.23 $2,243 +27.23
570–595 583 2 400.00–410.00 $404.89 $2,361 —
660–685 672 3 300.00–340.00 $326.70 $2,195 -8.30
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 value added 356 4 352.00 $352.00 $1,253 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
115 115 1 615.00 $615.00 $707 —
170–190 177 3 610.00–640.00 $625.57 $1,107 -24.43
210 fancy 210 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,218 —
230–240 234 4 520.00–550.00 $530.00 $1,240 -86.93
250–295 275 19 500.00–535.00 $521.37 $1,434 -20.83
315–345 335 9 450.00–485.00 $474.34 $1,589 -49.42
350–390 368 13 450.00–480.00 $454.88 $1,674 -29.30
400–440 415 18 420.00–455.00 $431.86 $1,792 -31.62
425 fancy 425 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,040 —
450–480 461 4 415.00–435.00 $426.29 $1,965 -17.43
500–515 508 3 395.00–415.00 $403.23 $2,048 -12.59
555–590 568 3 365.00–392.50 $382.17 $2,171 +14.12
680 680 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,210 -27.43
840 840 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,520 -5.00
870 870 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,610 —
1255 1255 1 255.00 $255.00 $3,200 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 value added 325 7 505.00 $505.00 $1,641 —
375 375 11 475.00 $475.00 $1,781 —
365–394 value added 386 28 470.00–480.00 $477.30 $1,842 —
417 value added 417 19 435.00 $435.00 $1,814 -52.50
578 578 8 382.00 $382.00 $2,208 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 605.00 $605.00 $1,059 —
210–240 220 3 450.00–525.00 $477.27 $1,050 -32.89
270–295 282 6 400.00–520.00 $474.76 $1,339 +14.67
330–340 335 4 400.00–450.00 $428.73 $1,436 -6.27
355–390 379 8 400.00–440.00 $427.48 $1,620 +2.48
400–445 420 10 350.00–425.00 $404.43 $1,699 -23.00
465–495 477 3 400.00–420.00 $409.97 $1,956 —
500 500 2 370.00–380.00 $375.00 $1,875 -27.42
560–590 572 3 270.00–365.00 $328.54 $1,879 —
640 640 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,048 —
665 665 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,978 —
740 740 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,998 —
765–790 775 3 240.00–285.00 $258.30 $2,002 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105 105 1 755.00 $755.00 $793 —
170–195 182 3 650.00–700.00 $682.11 $1,241 -17.89
205–245 227 8 600.00–640.00 $616.39 $1,399 -46.43
255–290 277 3 600.00–640.00 $619.28 $1,715 +15.16
305–330 324 4 565.00–605.00 $582.84 $1,888 +7.51
355–395 379 8 515.00–550.00 $539.38 $2,044 +4.92
400–435 421 7 500.00–540.00 $518.22 $2,182 +8.84
450–470 460 2 445.00–470.00 $457.23 $2,103 -16.85
500–530 520 4 445.00–465.00 $451.30 $2,347 +1.30
555–595 573 3 405.00–420.00 $409.84 $2,348 -23.43
670 670 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,278 -25.00
735–740 738 3 325.00–335.00 $330.00 $2,435 ±0.00
785 785 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,355 -25.00
930 930 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,511 —
955–980 968 2 252.50–270.00 $261.14 $2,528 —
1015 1015 2 197.50–275.00 $236.25 $2,398 —
1110 1110 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,498 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110 110 1 570.00 $570.00 $627 —
175 175 1 350.00 $350.00 $612 —
260–295 280 12 550.00–630.00 $580.03 $1,624 —
305–340 323 7 480.00–570.00 $537.33 $1,736 —
360–385 370 4 425.00–530.00 $488.55 $1,808 +19.28
400–435 417 5 450.00–475.00 $462.96 $1,931 +20.42
470 470 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,021 —
535–540 538 2 330.00–395.00 $362.65 $1,951 +47.65
620 620 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,263 —
690 690 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,346 —
840 840 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,436 —
855–885 872 3 245.00–270.00 $260.00 $2,267 —
965 965 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,026 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
910–1250 1165 (<2 yrs)N/A 4 3,150.00–7,500.00 $6,409.12 —
945–1675 1405 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 3 2,400.00–5,800.00 $4,999.88 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1365 1136 80-85% 20 160.00–169.00 $164.42 $1,868 —
1030–1420 1196 80-85% 11 148.00–159.00 $155.01 $1,854 —
1045–1435 1250 80-85% 12 170.00–176.00 $171.76 $2,147 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–975 868 85-90% 3 140.00–148.00 $142.47 $1,237 —
780–1005 905 85-90% 6 149.00–159.00 $153.98 $1,394 —
805–995 919 85-90% 13 162.50–170.00 $165.94 $1,525 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1640 1506 75-80% 4 160.00–161.00 $160.27 $2,414 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1550 1450 3 176.00–180.00 $178.71 $2,591 —
1440–1830 1571 7 182.00–192.00 $186.54 $2,931 —
1665–2070 1859 4 200.00–215.00 $209.23 $3,890 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00
750–1150 1007 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 1,700.00–2,300.00 $2,150.92
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715–870 791 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,500.00–2,300.00 $1,871.25
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
805–840 823 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 154.00–165.00 $159.38 $1,312
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,252

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795–1145 937 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 2,300.00–4,050.00 $3,460.40
780–1150 1044 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 2,200.00–3,700.00 $3,061.01
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 3,500.00 $3,500.00
1055 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
805–1300 1073 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 27 2,200.00–4,300.00 $3,494.65
715–1350 1089 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 2,500.00–4,435.00 $3,798.02
750–1320 1147 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 52 1,750.00–4,050.00 $3,359.59
1150–1200 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 3,900.00–4,000.00 $3,941.03
1175 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 3,200.00 $3,200.00
950–1490 1193 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 28 2,750.00–4,300.00 $3,515.12
1005–1370 1206 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,200.00–2,950.00 $2,765.39
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835 835 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
760–955 860 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,800.00–2,550.00 $2,273.55
865–950 917 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,250.00–2,700.00 $2,459.55
945 945 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00
750–1125 947 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,600.00–2,600.00 $2,216.99
1005–1060 1033 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,250.00 $2,250.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880–1375 1165 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 160.00–166.00 $162.36 $1,891
1370 1370 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 174.00 $174.00 $2,384

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
820–1100 1017 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 2,800.00–4,300.00 $4,043.28 —
785–1125 1079 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 17 3,100.00–4,600.00 $4,443.66 —
1000–1190 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,400.00–3,500.00 $3,454.34 —
1060–1160 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 3,000.00–3,500.00 $3,301.36 -98.64
920–1225 1114 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 11 3,600.00–4,500.00 $4,170.20 +770.20
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
720 720 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —
1080 1080 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
635 635 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —

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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.