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West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 17, 2026

505 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $400.00/cwt ≈ $2,184/hd at 546 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $383.84/cwt -8.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,180/hd at 568 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $375.38/cwt -7.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,749/hd at 466 lb · 11 head
West Point, MS 5-weight steers sold at $385/cwt, running $11/cwt below the MS average ($396) and $36/cwt under Southeast Direct Cattle Report ($421). The class is down $46 from its mid-July peak of $435. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 505 793 715
Feeder cattle 387 578 563
Slaughter cattle 104 109 114
Replacement cattle 14 106 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 9.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 4 440.00 $440.00 $1,808 —
425 value added 425 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,828 —
480 480 11 410.00 $410.00 $1,968 —
546 546 14 400.00 $400.00 $2,184 —
574 value added 574 11 365.00 $365.00 $2,095 —
636 636 9 350.00 $350.00 $2,226 —
657 657 6 345.00 $345.00 $2,267 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 363 2 460.00–475.00 $467.66 $1,698 —
400–445 421 8 410.00–440.00 $421.27 $1,774 -20.73
450–490 470 8 400.00–420.00 $408.66 $1,921 -17.54
500–530 514 9 380.00–410.00 $392.37 $2,017 -7.63
555–590 568 13 370.00–395.00 $383.84 $2,180 -8.85
600–630 614 4 330.00–370.00 $351.32 $2,157 -8.68
650–680 670 5 325.00–360.00 $343.51 $2,302 -5.68
715–740 728 2 325.00–340.00 $332.37 $2,420 —
880 880 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,420 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 228 3 375.00–480.00 $442.23 $1,008 —
310–325 318 3 420.00–450.00 $430.21 $1,368 +30.21
350–375 367 6 420.00–495.00 $448.68 $1,647 +0.40
405–445 421 7 370.00–430.00 $397.69 $1,674 —
465–490 478 6 340.00–395.00 $370.10 $1,769 —
500–545 527 9 360.00–375.00 $366.80 $1,933 +16.80
550–595 571 8 342.00–357.00 $349.73 $1,997 -8.30
630 630 2 300.00–330.00 $315.00 $1,984 —
690 690 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,104 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 460.00 $460.00 $759 —
270–280 275 2 450.00–460.00 $455.09 $1,251 +12.57
305–340 323 6 440.00–460.00 $448.93 $1,450 -0.80
365–395 380 5 420.00–445.00 $425.76 $1,618 -11.10
405–430 420 6 385.00–420.00 $401.46 $1,686 -15.66
455–485 466 11 360.00–395.00 $375.38 $1,749 -7.08
500–545 519 8 340.00–375.00 $353.75 $1,836 -18.47
550–595 578 9 310.00–340.00 $328.29 $1,898 -30.96
605–635 618 3 300.00–335.00 $321.87 $1,989 -22.12
675–690 683 2 302.50–320.00 $311.35 $2,127 -23.54
750 750 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,250 +7.46
840 840 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,100 +30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,148 —
335–345 340 2 405.00–420.00 $412.39 $1,402 -12.61
360–395 379 8 320.00–410.00 $378.65 $1,435 -9.44
400–445 429 5 320.00–382.00 $350.56 $1,504 -39.23
455–490 474 6 325.00–370.00 $349.22 $1,655 -6.12
530–545 540 3 310.00–320.00 $316.64 $1,710 -23.28
560 560 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,876 —
690 690 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,725 -55.06
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601 601 7 325.00 $325.00 $1,953 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190–195 193 2 525.00–555.00 $539.81 $1,042 —
225–245 235 2 455.00–500.00 $476.54 $1,120 -68.46
250–295 276 6 450.00–505.00 $465.66 $1,285 -157.51
320–345 334 4 495.00–520.00 $503.50 $1,682 -45.59
365–370 368 3 465.00–495.00 $478.26 $1,760 +3.67
420–430 423 4 410.00–440.00 $423.67 $1,792 -13.95
460–485 475 3 370.00–400.00 $381.89 $1,814 -29.95
500–525 509 5 365.00–380.00 $371.97 $1,893 -15.69
555–585 568 3 325.00–350.00 $339.77 $1,930 -8.55
600–645 621 8 320.00–335.00 $324.91 $2,018 -14.45
650–695 684 4 285.00–305.00 $293.56 $2,008 -35.22
700–745 720 3 275.00–280.00 $276.62 $1,992 -1.80
1110 1110 1 222.50 $222.50 $2,470 +12.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–220 215 2 415.00–440.00 $427.21 $919 +32.21
290 290 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,276 -78.38
305–335 315 6 400.00–525.00 $441.19 $1,390 -11.09
350–390 370 8 400.00–455.00 $433.55 $1,604 -18.78
405–445 426 5 365.00–420.00 $390.12 $1,662 -19.42
450–495 476 9 350.00–400.00 $368.64 $1,755 -40.59
510–540 526 7 325.00–355.00 $344.94 $1,814 -18.93
570–575 573 2 330.00–340.00 $334.98 $1,919 +4.07
625–645 635 2 310.00–315.00 $312.54 $1,985 +9.35
705 705 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,974 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1340 1043 80-85% 26 151.00–169.00 $162.74 $1,697 —
725–1460 1063 80-85% 21 170.00–180.00 $174.04 $1,850 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690–990 858 85-90% 15 110.00–139.00 $131.20 $1,126 -12.13
765–1285 945 85-90% 4 152.00–155.00 $153.52 $1,451 —
690–1455 967 85-90% 11 140.00–150.00 $144.39 $1,396 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1730 1303 8 190.00–204.00 $196.60 $2,562 —
1550 1550 1 185.00 $185.00 $2,868 -20.70
1495–1730 1575 3 210.00–220.00 $215.24 $3,390 +9.54

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,138

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
860–1115 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,900.00–2,600.00 $2,409.55
1030–1390 1178 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,200.00–3,500.00 $2,902.28
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1010 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,454
1105–1245 1183 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 155.00–173.00 $161.65 $1,912
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1135 1135 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,861
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1290 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00

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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.