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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

120 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 120 294 388
Feeder cattle 90 — 300
Slaughter cattle 22 — 76
Replacement cattle 8 — 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: STEERS SOLD MIXED. HEIFERS SOLD STEADY-2.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS SOLD 2.00-4.00 LOWER. QUALITY PLAIN TO AVERAGE.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
200 200 1 160.00 $160.00 $320
320 320 1 140.00 $140.00 $448
350–385 367 3 145.00–148.00 $146.00 $536
445 445 1 140.00 $140.00 $623
450–480 465 2 140.00–145.00 $142.42 $662
500–520 508 3 135.00–138.00 $137.02 $696
585 585 1 122.00 $122.00 $714
650 650 1 125.00 $125.00 $812
675 675 1 115.00 $115.00 $776
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
565 565 1 110.00 $110.00 $622
625–630 628 2 110.00–111.00 $110.50 $694
650–655 653 2 102.00–110.00 $105.98 $692
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
460 460 3 125.00 $125.00 $575
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
565 565 1 95.00 $95.00 $537

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
350–380 365 6 115.00–122.00 $118.36 $432
400–425 407 9 120.00–123.00 $121.12 $493
455 455 3 115.00 $115.00 $523
505 505 2 112.00 $112.00 $566
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
380–395 388 2 121.00–125.00 $122.96 $477
400–440 421 4 120.00–127.00 $123.89 $522
435 fancy 435 1 125.00 $125.00 $544
455–465 460 2 115.00–120.00 $117.47 $540
570 570 1 116.00 $116.00 $661
605 605 1 112.00 $112.00 $678
615 615 1 110.00 $110.00 $676
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
500 500 1 97.00 $97.00 $485
645 645 1 85.00 $85.00 $548
725 725 1 90.00 $90.00 $652
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
460 460 1 105.00 $105.00 $483
595 595 1 105.00 $105.00 $625

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
405 405 3 135.00 $135.00 $547
450–475 463 6 120.00–123.00 $121.54 $563
500 500 2 123.00 $123.00 $615
555 555 2 116.00 $116.00 $644
900 900 3 98.00 $98.00 $882
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
350–375 365 3 120.00–126.00 $123.61 $451
425–435 430 2 124.00–125.00 $124.51 $535
475 475 1 127.00 $127.00 $603
505–530 515 5 105.00–118.00 $114.12 $588
555–570 563 2 102.00–110.00 $105.95 $596
600 600 1 110.00 $110.00 $660
665 665 1 108.00 $108.00 $718
700 700 1 102.00 $102.00 $714
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
390 390 1 135.00 $135.00 $526
405–415 410 2 135.00–138.50 $136.77 $561
455–485 470 2 132.00–140.00 $136.13 $640
520 520 1 122.00 $122.00 $634
600–640 625 3 112.00–115.00 $113.36 $708
800 800 1 101.00 $101.00 $808
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
440 440 1 85.00 $85.00 $374
470 470 1 90.00 $90.00 $423
850 850 1 96.00 $96.00 $816

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
955–1100 1028 85-90% 2 37.50–38.00 $37.77 $388
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1075–1125 1100 80-85% 2 45.00 $45.00 $495

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1250 1250 1 75.00 $75.00 $938

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1355–1400 1370 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,050.00–1,150.00 $1,115.94

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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.