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Cattlemens Livestock Market Report, West Point, MS

West Point, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 5, 2026

909 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $332.00/cwt -8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,979/hd at 596 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 909 1,457 789
Feeder cattle 791 1,034 650
Slaughter cattle 72 130 99
Replacement cattle 46 293 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 12.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold mixed 9.00 higher to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold lower 12.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 4 424.00 $424.00 $1,891 —
523 value added 523 5 410.00 $410.00 $2,144 —
591 591 6 360.00 $360.00 $2,128 -20.00
632 632 7 359.00 $359.00 $2,269 +12.00
658 value added 658 8 370.00 $370.00 $2,435 —
767 767 5 316.00 $316.00 $2,424 -1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,425 —
300 300 2 535.00–560.00 $547.50 $1,642 -23.90
350–355 353 2 510.00–520.00 $514.96 $1,818 -13.55
400–405 403 2 455.00–480.00 $467.42 $1,884 -21.91
450–455 453 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,971 -0.05
500–505 503 2 400.00–412.00 $405.97 $2,042 +3.70
550–555 553 2 375.00–390.00 $382.53 $2,115 +8.98
600–605 603 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,171 +13.91
650–655 653 2 330.00–350.00 $340.04 $2,220 +10.52
700–725 716 5 320.00–335.00 $326.83 $2,340 +16.98
1185 1185 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,488 —
1260 1260 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,268 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,500 —
350–355 353 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,624 -23.50
400–405 403 2 425.00–450.00 $437.42 $1,763 -14.16
450–455 453 2 395.00–410.00 $402.54 $1,824 +0.81
500–505 503 2 360.00–400.00 $379.90 $1,911 +13.56
550–555 553 2 330.00–350.00 $340.05 $1,880 -2.42
600–605 603 2 325.00–330.00 $327.51 $1,975 -1.35
650 650 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,080 —
710 710 2 267.00–310.00 $288.50 $2,048 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 value added 481 8 369.00 $369.00 $1,775 —
596 value added 596 14 332.00 $332.00 $1,979 —
697 697 9 308.00 $308.00 $2,147 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 545.00 $545.00 $1,090 +18.33
250–255 253 2 500.00–520.00 $510.10 $1,291 +25.10
300–305 303 2 480.00–490.00 $484.96 $1,469 +18.94
350–355 353 2 405.00–460.00 $432.30 $1,526 -23.63
400–405 403 2 375.00–385.00 $380.03 $1,532 -42.61
450–455 453 2 360.00–385.00 $372.57 $1,688 +4.05
500–505 503 2 355.00–360.00 $357.49 $1,798 +7.67
550–555 553 2 335.00–355.00 $345.05 $1,908 +12.21
600–605 603 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,960 +4.16
650–655 653 2 312.00–330.00 $321.03 $2,096 +14.32
700–735 718 3 300.00–380.00 $327.29 $2,350 +71.45
755–760 758 2 302.00–315.00 $308.48 $2,338 +59.52
800 800 1 307.00 $307.00 $2,456 +56.28
1155–1190 1173 2 155.00–185.00 $170.22 $1,997 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,198 —
300–305 303 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,333 +27.86
350 350 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,435 +3.86
405 405 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,418 -41.04
450–455 453 2 330.00–350.00 $340.06 $1,540 -20.68
500–505 503 2 320.00–325.00 $322.51 $1,622 +1.48
550–555 553 2 310.00–325.00 $317.53 $1,756 +18.45
600 600 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,800 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 640.00 $640.00 $1,280 +89.14
250–255 253 2 550.00–610.00 $579.70 $1,467 +21.07
300–305 303 2 530.00–555.00 $542.60 $1,644 -3.63
350–355 353 2 500.00–525.00 $512.41 $1,809 -26.04
400–405 403 2 455.00–475.00 $464.94 $1,874 +2.59
450–455 453 2 420.00–435.00 $427.46 $1,936 +11.14
500–505 503 2 370.00–390.00 $379.95 $1,911 +9.59
550–555 553 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,936 +3.99
600–640 615 3 310.00–345.00 $326.36 $2,007 -0.35
650–670 658 3 290.00–315.00 $301.54 $1,984 -5.96
700–745 723 2 235.00–285.00 $259.22 $1,874 -35.78
760–795 782 3 235.00–280.00 $251.27 $1,965 -28.81
810–825 818 2 270.00–275.00 $272.48 $2,229 -7.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,932 +45.00
975–985 980 2 150.00–180.00 $164.92 $1,616 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1240 1240 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 4,000.00 $4,000.00 —
1340 1340 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1470 1165 80-85% 7 120.00–131.00 $125.89 $1,467 -1.91
980–1540 1190 80-85% 22 130.00–140.00 $135.92 $1,617 +1.88
1030–1425 1303 80-85% 6 141.00–152.00 $146.05 $1,903 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–935 886 85-90% 5 95.00–110.00 $102.08 $904 +2.08
790–1025 921 85-90% 7 115.00–127.50 $120.48 $1,110 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590 1590 75-80% 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,226 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–2040 1649 6 167.00–179.00 $173.52 $2,861 —
1750 1750 1 178.00 $178.00 $3,115 -12.00

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840–1095 988 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,750.00–2,650.00 $2,293.42
1005–1160 1073 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,650.00–2,250.00 $1,979.54
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715 715 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
815 815 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720–975 852 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,750.00–2,750.00 $2,350.06
770–1005 888 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,500.00–2,800.00 $2,236.06
1080–1250 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,900.00–3,100.00 $2,992.70
1190 1190 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1025–1380 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,000.00–3,500.00 $2,617.01
1185–1255 1220 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,500.00–2,350.00 $1,937.19
1260 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00
1065–1470 1308 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,900.00–2,600.00 $2,189.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1230 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,722
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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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
1180–1390 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,900.00–4,000.00 $3,954.09 -1,345.91

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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.