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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

240 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $105.99/cwt -9.01 vs last sale · ≈ $507/hd at 478 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 240 120 341
Feeder cattle 140 90 222
Slaughter cattle 80 22 78
Replacement cattle 20 8 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: HEIFERS AND STEERS SOLD 5.00-10.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS SOLD MOSTLY STEADY. DEMAND MODERATE. TYPICAL OCTOBER WEATHER IS UPON US.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 2 132.00–139.00 $135.52 $492 -10.48
500 500 1 122.00 $122.00 $610 -15.02
595 595 1 125.00 $125.00 $744 +3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 2 112.00 $112.00 $756 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 115.00 $115.00 $368 —
375–390 383 6 110.00–118.00 $114.08 $437 -4.28
465–495 478 10 105.00–110.00 $105.99 $507 -9.01
550 550 3 110.00 $110.00 $605 —
600 600 3 100.00 $100.00 $600 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 113.00 $113.00 $384 —
400 400 1 112.00 $112.00 $448 -11.89
400 fancy 400 1 117.00 $117.00 $468 -8.00
455–460 458 2 110.00–112.00 $110.99 $508 -6.48
515 515 1 112.00 $112.00 $577 —
600 600 1 105.00 $105.00 $630 -7.00
655 655 1 108.00 $108.00 $707 —
675 675 1 99.00 $99.00 $668 —
810 810 1 89.00 $89.00 $721 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 117.00 $117.00 $310 —
300 300 2 105.00–108.00 $106.50 $320 —
360 360 1 110.00 $110.00 $396 —
485 485 1 102.00 $102.00 $495 -3.00
525 525 1 100.00 $100.00 $525 —
560 560 1 90.00 $90.00 $504 -15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 90.00 $90.00 $292 —
680 680 1 85.00 $85.00 $578 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 319 5 122.00–125.00 $123.78 $395 —
360 360 3 122.00 $122.00 $439 —
405–445 427 7 120.00–125.00 $122.84 $525 -12.16
455–485 472 7 112.00–120.00 $115.30 $544 -6.24
500 500 3 105.00 $105.00 $525 -18.00
555–595 575 4 105.00–110.00 $107.41 $618 -8.59
600 600 4 99.00–112.00 $105.50 $633 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 132.00 $132.00 $383 —
315–320 318 2 127.00–133.00 $130.02 $413 —
385–390 388 2 122.00–132.00 $126.97 $493 -8.03
400–440 426 8 120.00–127.00 $124.54 $531 -12.23
455–480 463 4 122.00–125.00 $122.74 $568 -13.39
500–535 514 5 110.00–125.00 $116.32 $598 -5.68
540 540 1 107.00 $107.00 $578 -15.00
580 580 1 110.00 $110.00 $638 —
600 600 1 114.00 $114.00 $684 +0.64
700 700 1 101.00 $101.00 $707 —
725 725 1 100.00 $100.00 $725 —
800 800 1 95.00 $95.00 $760 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 120.00 $120.00 $240 —
300–330 315 2 115.00 $115.00 $362 —
495 495 1 100.00 $100.00 $495 -27.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 110.00 $110.00 $270 —
265 265 1 100.00 $100.00 $265 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1750 1208 80-85% 7 42.00–47.50 $45.50 $550 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $222 —
900–955 935 85-90% 3 34.00–39.00 $35.94 $336 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 1 65.00 $65.00 $640 —
YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 1 52.00 $52.00 $673 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 800.00 $800.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 760.00 $760.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00
975 975 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
1070–1100 1085 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 535.00–560.00 $547.67
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1400–1600 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–900.00 $876.67

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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.