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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report, West Point, MS

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 7, 2026

559 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $361.71/cwt -6.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,545/hd at 427 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $370.20/cwt +3.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,777/hd at 480 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $409.22/cwt -26.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,694/hd at 414 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 559 750 1,441
Feeder cattle 365 634 1,186
Slaughter cattle 120 101 183
Replacement cattle 74 15 72

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: steers, Heifers and bulls sold steady to $8 higher, Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 2 435.00–440.00 $437.50 $809 —
260–275 271 4 450.00–490.00 $470.28 $1,274 —
310–340 324 7 450.00–475.00 $465.11 $1,507 -47.17
360–370 367 3 420.00–455.00 $440.18 $1,615 -34.58
400–430 412 7 415.00–440.00 $423.94 $1,747 -41.00
450–480 462 6 385.00–415.00 $398.22 $1,840 +25.21
500–545 520 7 350.00–380.00 $366.35 $1,905 +8.66
550–560 552 9 340.00–365.00 $345.03 $1,905 -5.08
605–625 615 2 330.00–340.00 $335.08 $2,061 +9.58
655–685 670 2 300.00–325.00 $312.22 $2,092 +4.12
705–720 713 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,139 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 350.00–405.00 $377.50 $1,265 -15.99
425–445 437 3 350.00–405.00 $383.80 $1,677 +33.60
470–485 478 4 375.00–385.00 $378.77 $1,811 +31.27
665 665 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,895 +10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 455.00 $455.00 $978 -40.00
260–295 283 5 455.00–475.00 $468.30 $1,325 +32.01
315–340 331 4 400.00–445.00 $422.09 $1,397 +4.59
350–390 360 6 380.00–435.00 $402.34 $1,448 +26.14
405–445 427 15 335.00–375.00 $361.71 $1,545 -6.10
450–495 469 8 305.00–355.00 $328.04 $1,539 -19.83
500–545 522 9 310.00–330.00 $321.83 $1,680 +1.68
560–595 578 6 295.00–315.00 $303.39 $1,754 -12.91
600–635 620 3 280.00–300.00 $289.81 $1,797 -15.66
705 705 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,939 -20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,015 -41.28
390 390 2 305.00–385.00 $345.00 $1,346 +20.43
430–445 440 3 300.00–355.00 $330.34 $1,453 +7.40
450–475 465 4 295.00–320.00 $303.86 $1,413 +7.51
505–530 515 3 275.00–300.00 $291.75 $1,503 -5.24
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
584 584 8 325.00 $325.00 $1,898 +1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 228 2 450.00–475.00 $463.19 $1,056 -39.37
265–290 281 5 400.00–505.00 $450.59 $1,266 -6.14
305–340 324 7 400.00–485.00 $435.86 $1,412 -57.51
350–380 371 7 385.00–450.00 $421.04 $1,562 -52.53
400–440 414 10 390.00–425.00 $409.22 $1,694 -26.86
450–495 480 12 350.00–400.00 $370.20 $1,777 +3.98
500–540 514 7 320.00–385.00 $339.82 $1,747 -0.66
595 595 2 305.00–325.00 $315.00 $1,874 -9.35
605–630 619 6 300.00–317.00 $307.82 $1,905 +10.84
650–680 665 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,862 +6.25
700–735 718 3 250.00–270.00 $259.84 $1,866 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,024 +80.00
310–320 315 2 430.00–445.00 $437.62 $1,379 +31.11
385 385 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,348 -50.18
450–485 470 3 300.00–380.00 $333.95 $1,570 -7.01
510 510 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,658 +11.33
580 580 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,798 +21.45
650–660 655 2 250.00–270.00 $259.92 $1,702 -3.29
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1270 1270 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00 —
1435 1435 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 4,250.00 $4,250.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,951 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–960 918 85-90% 3 101.00–110.00 $106.30 $976 —
855–1370 975 85-90% 8 114.00–124.00 $118.02 $1,151 -15.08
855–1350 1092 85-90% 30 125.00–147.00 $137.52 $1,502 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1710 1181 80-85% 22 147.00–167.00 $153.24 $1,810 +13.61
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 75-80% 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,863 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1825 1533 6 172.00–201.00 $185.12 $2,838 -4.88
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1640 1620 2 170.00–175.00 $172.47 $2,794 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
900 900 (<2 yrs)Open 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00
830–955 903 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,700.00–2,600.00 $2,093.73
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1035 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 $23,805

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860–1120 1013 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 2,300.00–3,950.00 $3,498.27
880–1140 1022 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 2,750.00–3,500.00 $3,200.29
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,600.00 $3,600.00
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,575.00 $3,575.00
1130 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00
1240 1240 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
1480 1480 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 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 AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050–1090 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,950.00–3,200.00 $3,077.34 —
1045–1105 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,100.00–2,650.00 $2,382.67 —
900–1310 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,500.00–3,650.00 $3,561.09 —
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —
1070–1180 1137 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 2,050.00–2,800.00 $2,319.35 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
890 890 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 2,250.00 $2,250.00 —

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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.