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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 11, 2026

653 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $537.01/cwt ≈ $2,295/hd at 427 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $467.14/cwt ≈ $2,133/hd at 457 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $459.58/cwt +2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,647/hd at 576 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 653 720 643
Feeder cattle 484 523 304
Slaughter cattle 91 97 95
Replacement cattle 78 100 244

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold mixed lower 5.00 to higher 10.00. feeder heifers sold lower 3.00 to 6.00. Feeder bulls sold mixed lower 4.00 to higher 6.00. Slaughter cows sold higher 2.00 to 3.00. Slaughter bulls sold lower 5.00 to 8.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 value added 407 13 542.00 $542.00 $2,206 —
436–448 444 16 517.00–540.00 $532.95 $2,366 —
503 503 4 500.00 $500.00 $2,515 —
571–586 576 21 450.00–467.00 $459.58 $2,647 +2.58
682 682 3 382.00 $382.00 $2,605 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 700.00 $700.00 $1,365 —
300–310 305 2 630.00–655.00 $642.30 $1,959 +92.32
360–395 379 5 510.00–530.00 $521.82 $1,978 -1.50
400–435 423 6 500.00–530.00 $521.70 $2,207 -5.61
450–490 462 9 495.00–520.00 $510.42 $2,358 +14.19
500–520 510 2 490.00–510.00 $500.20 $2,551 -4.68
550 550 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,640 +28.16
615 615 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,368 -19.85
660–680 672 3 370.00–375.00 $373.33 $2,509 -6.65
705–735 720 3 350.00–360.00 $353.40 $2,544 +2.85
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 327 3 475.00–555.00 $526.12 $1,720 +1.76
360–395 378 3 440.00–500.00 $470.93 $1,780 -18.74
415–440 426 5 435.00–520.00 $485.04 $2,066 -17.41
450–490 473 5 495.00–525.00 $503.72 $2,383 +25.82
515 515 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,318 -5.13
550–585 569 4 400.00–485.00 $431.73 $2,457 +28.60
650 650 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,178 +35.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 365 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,624 —
400–415 408 2 440.00–455.00 $447.36 $1,825 —
465–490 478 2 400.00–420.00 $410.26 $1,961 —
540 540 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,890 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160–190 173 6 655.00–700.00 $672.07 $1,163 —
205–220 210 3 640.00–650.00 $643.25 $1,351 +118.25
250–295 278 6 555.00–585.00 $562.93 $1,565 -7.07
300–340 321 9 520.00–550.00 $538.73 $1,729 +0.90
350–370 357 5 500.00–535.00 $517.75 $1,848 -3.99
405–445 417 10 460.00–490.00 $472.42 $1,970 -38.46
455–495 469 12 450.00–475.00 $460.86 $2,161 -13.14
500–545 519 14 430.00–460.00 $441.42 $2,291 -5.94
550–590 566 10 400.00–435.00 $412.91 $2,337 -20.35
610–625 620 6 360.00–395.00 $378.36 $2,346 -5.69
655 655 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,424 +20.03
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 5 502.00 $502.00 $1,943 —
432 432 18 475.00 $475.00 $2,052 -5.00
455 value added 455 13 480.00 $480.00 $2,184 —
458–459 458 15 450.00–460.00 $455.99 $2,088 —
523 523 12 447.00 $447.00 $2,338 —
667 667 3 357.00 $357.00 $2,381 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
140 140 1 600.00 $600.00 $840 —
220–245 236 5 520.00–550.00 $535.93 $1,265 +60.93
250–285 263 3 500.00–525.00 $509.65 $1,340 +12.10
305–345 329 8 400.00–500.00 $457.59 $1,505 +5.45
355–395 379 9 420.00–495.00 $471.48 $1,787 +22.71
405–435 423 4 440.00–465.00 $452.40 $1,914 -1.67
455–490 475 10 380.00–450.00 $420.81 $1,999 -6.75
500–545 532 11 375.00–425.00 $404.89 $2,154 +17.32
555–580 566 4 370.00–395.00 $383.70 $2,172 +11.60
605–620 613 2 300.00–350.00 $325.31 $1,994 +10.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 410.00 $410.00 $964 —
330 330 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,436 —
415 415 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,681 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–195 183 2 700.00 $700.00 $1,281 —
200–240 213 3 650.00–690.00 $675.00 $1,438 +25.34
250–290 273 6 575.00–605.00 $596.61 $1,629 -13.02
310–345 328 5 530.00–585.00 $557.30 $1,828 +6.82
355–385 376 6 525.00–555.00 $537.36 $2,020 +20.29
400–445 423 8 500.00–520.00 $506.21 $2,141 +0.99
455–495 477 8 465.00–490.00 $476.18 $2,271 -19.97
500–545 520 10 450.00–485.00 $470.57 $2,447 -4.30
565–585 575 2 400.00–455.00 $427.02 $2,455 -29.63
600–620 610 4 355.00–375.00 $369.96 $2,257 +4.96
675–695 685 2 350.00–352.00 $351.01 $2,404 +1.01
750 750 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,512 —
970 970 1 320.00 $320.00 $3,104 +80.00
1040 1040 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,444 -70.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 1 550.00 $550.00 $715 —
225 225 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,462 +150.00
260–285 273 2 475.00–540.00 $508.99 $1,390 —
315–340 328 2 480.00–550.00 $516.34 $1,694 +5.55
370–395 379 5 450.00–500.00 $477.49 $1,810 +5.87
400–435 418 7 405.00–510.00 $478.85 $2,002 +12.88
460–495 479 5 365.00–495.00 $439.31 $2,104 -8.08
510–545 527 5 375.00–485.00 $444.69 $2,344 +17.70
550–595 569 5 350.00–425.00 $391.40 $2,227 +15.22
670 670 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,244 -5.08
825 825 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,021 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 506 6 472.00 $472.00 $2,388 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 425.00 $425.00 $978 —
300–340 323 3 440.00–460.00 $449.69 $1,452 —
375 375 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,762 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400 1400 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 4,500.00–5,000.00 $4,750.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1680 1098 80-85% 16 155.00–167.50 $162.84 $1,788 -8.49
915–1730 1165 80-85% 20 169.00–180.00 $174.13 $2,029 +11.88
1155–1650 1376 80-85% 6 184.00–195.00 $187.24 $2,576 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–1365 986 85-90% 11 135.00–154.00 $143.72 $1,417 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1370 1278 75-80% 2 164.00–173.00 $168.83 $2,158 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1654 1428 6 192.50–209.00 $203.15 $2,901 —
1535 1535 1 182.00 $182.00 $2,794 —
1360–2500 1807 5 213.00–222.00 $216.93 $3,920 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725–1075 866 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,350.00–2,550.00 $2,080.03
1000–1100 1073 (<2 yrs)Open 26 2,750.00–3,300.00 $3,185.48
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
585–785 685 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00–1,450.00 $1,364.60
690 690 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,025
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,947
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675 675 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–1290 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,500.00–3,200.00 $2,897.79
1045–1085 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,200.00–2,500.00 $2,352.82
1050–1260 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,300.00–2,500.00 $2,390.91
930–1535 1204 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 2,750.00–3,400.00 $3,033.23
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00
970–1165 1068 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,725.00–2,000.00 $1,875.06
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1025 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,819
1220 1220 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 172.00 $172.00 $2,098
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1075 1075 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,698

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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
870 870 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,800.00 $3,800.00 —
1055 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00 —
1105–1220 1173 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 3,400.00–3,850.00 $3,662.57 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
790 790 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
540 540 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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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.