Cattle Market Pulse

Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Mondays

Sale of Monday, August 31, 2026 Corrected report

8 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (273)

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8 34 37
Feeder cattle 8 31 37
Slaughter cattle 3

Not enough data to call a trend.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,520
445 445 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,558
630 630 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,953
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,500

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,485
375 375 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,594

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high 452.50 low 330.00 Sep 2025 Jul 2026

550–599 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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