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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

205 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 205 240 380
Feeder cattle 80 140 200
Slaughter cattle 40 80 80
Replacement cattle 85 20 100

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: COWS TRADED STEADY. STEERS TRADED MIXED. HEIFER TRADED 4.00-10.00 LOWER. QUALITY PLAIN TO AVERAGE.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 160.00 $160.00 $360 —
325 325 2 132.00–135.00 $133.50 $434 —
365–375 370 2 130.00–138.00 $134.05 $496 -1.47
400 400 1 138.00 $138.00 $552 —
605 605 1 115.00 $115.00 $696 —
885 885 1 105.00 $105.00 $929 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 4 120.00 $120.00 $540 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 359 8 110.00 $110.00 $395 -4.08
600 600 3 100.00 $100.00 $600 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 85.00 $85.00 $340 —
450 450 1 80.00 $80.00 $360 —
500 500 1 70.00 $70.00 $350 —
600 600 1 85.00 $85.00 $510 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
185 185 1 190.00 $190.00 —
220 220 1 175.00 $175.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 105.00 $105.00 $289 -12.00
350 350 1 105.00 $105.00 $368 -5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 1 100.00 $100.00 $725 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 3 125.00 $125.00 $506 +2.16
575–580 578 6 105.00–106.00 $105.50 $610 -1.91
640 640 3 107.00 $107.00 $685 —
650 650 3 105.00 $105.00 $682 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 115.00 $115.00 $426 —
450 450 2 105.00–115.00 $110.00 $495 —
505–530 518 2 95.00–101.00 $98.07 $508 —
675–680 678 2 90.00–97.00 $93.49 $634 —
800 800 1 84.00 $84.00 $672 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 135.00 $135.00 $472 —
620–645 630 3 105.00–107.50 $105.82 $667 -8.18
750 750 2 100.00–105.00 $102.50 $769 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 100.00 $100.00 $300 —
450–480 465 2 85.00–95.00 $90.16 $419 —
545 545 1 85.00 $85.00 $463 —
600 600 1 99.00 $99.00 $594 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
205 205 3 225.00 $225.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
200 200 1 170.00 $170.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
115 115 1 120.00 $120.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1325 1163 80-85% 4 45.00–48.00 $45.85 $533 —
1075–1400 1213 80-85% 5 51.00–55.00 $53.09 $644 +7.59
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1125 1045 85-90% 5 32.00–41.00 $36.75 $384 —
1100 1100 85-90% 1 47.00 $47.00 $517 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455 1455 2 80.00 $80.00 $1,164 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–800 725 (<2 yrs)Open 8 850.00–900.00 $863.79

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00
975–1100 1046 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 7 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,139.93
1050–1225 1142 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,150.00–1,275.00 $1,236.86
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,050.00–1,075.00 $1,064.29
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,300.00 $1,300.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1315 1315 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 800.00 $800.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 600.00 $600.00

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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
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 2 47.50 $47.50 $370 —

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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.