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West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 6, 2026

572 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $474.21/cwt +18.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,788/hd at 377 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $436.40/cwt -6.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,868/hd at 428 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $438.48/cwt +0.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,254/hd at 514 lb · 16 head
West Point, MS 4-weight heifers sold at $461/cwt, the highest of the 4 yards reporting the class and $21/cwt above the MS average ($440). With 572 head on offer, these cattle are holding steady in a market where the class has seen recent softness across the region. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 572 545 868
Feeder cattle 501 352 640
Slaughter cattle 50 90 139
Replacement cattle 21 103 89

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good quality calves today. Compared to two weeks ago: feeder steers sold 9.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 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
260–290 276 4 600.00–655.00 $625.29 $1,726 —
315–345 335 4 610.00–630.00 $617.28 $2,068 +67.99
350–390 369 10 500.00–610.00 $566.64 $2,091 +70.33
400–430 412 7 520.00–550.00 $530.68 $2,186 +44.55
415–420 value added 418 2 560.00–580.00 $569.94 $2,382 —
450–490 469 13 480.00–515.00 $493.68 $2,315 +13.84
500–540 521 8 445.00–475.00 $460.76 $2,401 +9.97
555–565 561 4 410.00–435.00 $419.99 $2,356 -21.51
605–620 611 4 385.00–415.00 $396.13 $2,420 -23.87
670 670 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,512 -9.72
720 720 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,268 -43.17
910–935 927 3 290.00–300.00 $296.73 $2,751 —
1130 1130 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,938 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 233 2 580.00–585.00 $582.63 $1,358 —
290 290 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,508 -2.04
305–345 325 5 455.00–580.00 $546.83 $1,777 +61.83
350–370 361 4 450.00–550.00 $476.75 $1,721 +14.46
405–445 434 7 350.00–500.00 $455.16 $1,975 -13.57
455–495 480 11 445.00–475.00 $459.59 $2,206 +2.85
515–545 531 8 400.00–435.00 $417.36 $2,216 -2.64
570–580 575 2 375.00–385.00 $380.04 $2,185 -14.85
615–620 618 2 300.00–370.00 $335.14 $2,071 -43.87
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 value added 523 6 425.00 $425.00 $2,223 —
628 value added 628 5 415.00 $415.00 $2,606 —
659–678 665 10 377.00–415.00 $403.37 $2,682 —
727 727 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,472 —
757 value added 757 4 332.00 $332.00 $2,513 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 8 425.00 $425.00 $1,679 —
567 567 9 412.00 $412.00 $2,336 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–235 225 3 550.00–555.00 $551.56 $1,241 -18.44
270–280 275 6 515.00–550.00 $531.61 $1,462 +81.61
300–345 314 6 490.00–520.00 $506.41 $1,590 +35.09
360–390 376 7 510.00–530.00 $519.36 $1,953 +46.96
410 fancy 410 1 525.00 $525.00 $2,152 +20.00
400–445 418 12 480.00–510.00 $494.84 $2,068 +11.35
460–490 475 6 450.00–480.00 $462.46 $2,197 +10.51
500–535 514 15 420.00–450.00 $435.71 $2,240 -2.69
515 fancy 515 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,472 —
555–585 569 6 390.00–415.00 $400.81 $2,281 +2.66
575 fancy 575 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,530 —
605–610 607 5 355.00–380.00 $367.97 $2,234 +15.37
650–670 663 7 350.00–375.00 $361.37 $2,396 +20.19
715 715 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,395 +2.67
725 fancy 725 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,936 —
775 775 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,751 —
1000 1000 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,250 -45.00
1110 1110 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,664 —
1195 1195 1 237.00 $237.00 $2,832 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155–160 158 2 495.00–530.00 $512.78 $810 —
235 235 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,269 —
275–295 285 2 480.00–490.00 $484.82 $1,382 —
305–330 316 4 320.00–485.00 $420.42 $1,329 -19.24
350–395 365 15 375.00–485.00 $446.06 $1,628 +13.18
400–445 428 20 330.00–475.00 $436.40 $1,868 -6.99
450–490 474 9 385.00–445.00 $429.54 $2,036 +28.17
500–545 529 5 375.00–415.00 $401.98 $2,126 +28.38
640 640 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,176 -20.20
700 700 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,925 —
775 775 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,015 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436–439 437 16 475.00–495.00 $486.22 $2,125 —
485 485 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,988 —
651–678 667 10 320.00–355.00 $341.34 $2,277 —
718 718 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,405 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 2 435.00–575.00 $508.04 $1,168 —
255 255 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,377 +17.06
305–345 325 6 400.00–585.00 $513.99 $1,670 -21.01
355–395 377 20 350.00–560.00 $474.21 $1,788 +18.13
405–445 433 12 325.00–490.00 $424.47 $1,838 -17.49
450–495 469 14 390.00–465.00 $442.37 $2,075 -1.72
515–545 530 2 395.00–405.00 $400.14 $2,121 +30.14
590 590 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,242 +5.11
615–635 625 2 350.00–360.00 $354.92 $2,218 -4.98
715–745 730 4 245.00–300.00 $273.35 $1,995 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 665.00 $665.00 $1,297 —
240 240 1 635.00 $635.00 $1,524 -39.15
250–285 270 3 610.00–640.00 $623.64 $1,684 +31.05
310–345 331 4 615.00–630.00 $621.40 $2,057 +90.29
360–375 366 6 575.00–610.00 $597.53 $2,187 +114.70
400–435 419 4 520.00–560.00 $532.18 $2,230 +55.17
450–495 471 13 470.00–505.00 $485.67 $2,288 +26.44
505–540 522 7 410.00–445.00 $431.93 $2,255 -7.13
550–595 564 7 395.00–425.00 $412.69 $2,328 +4.22
600–635 614 4 370.00–405.00 $384.93 $2,363 +1.01
650–680 663 5 340.00–355.00 $346.93 $2,300 -18.07
705–725 715 2 320.00–340.00 $329.86 $2,358 —
995 995 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,438 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1245 988 80-85% 11 160.00–166.00 $163.71 $1,617 —
995–1285 1140 80-85% 2 188.00–194.00 $190.62 $2,173 +11.76
995–1370 1169 80-85% 7 170.00–181.00 $176.24 $2,060 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–815 798 85-90% 3 135.00–139.00 $136.36 $1,088 —
650–1065 901 85-90% 9 147.00–158.00 $153.79 $1,386 +1.26

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1725 1493 5 197.00–207.00 $200.70 $2,996 —
1735 1735 1 180.00 $180.00 $3,123 —
1485–2025 1854 5 215.00–235.00 $221.09 $4,099 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 222.00 $222.00 $2,209

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
600–760 680 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,700.00–2,500.00 $2,147.06
1020 1020 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1095–1220 1158 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,350.00–2,400.00 $2,376.35
1145–1220 1177 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 3,000.00–3,350.00 $3,147.95
1170–1225 1198 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 3,050.00–3,700.00 $3,382.46
1225 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00
1210–1315 1263 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 3,400.00–3,500.00 $3,447.92
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
910 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
990 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,584
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
830 830 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,286

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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
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00 -1,050.00
1135 1135 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00 —

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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.