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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 2, 2020

251 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $112.97/cwt ≈ $598/hd at 529 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 251 205 331
Feeder cattle 175 80 242
Slaughter cattle 76 40 89
Replacement cattle — 85 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: HEIFERS AND STEERS TRADED STEADY-5.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED 2.00-4.00 HIGHER. QUALITY WAS PLAIN TO AVERAGE. DEMAND WAS FAIR.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 135.00 $135.00 $513 +0.95
425 425 1 135.00 $135.00 $574 -3.00
450 450 1 138.00 $138.00 $621 —
500 500 1 127.50 $127.50 $638 —
605 605 1 120.00 $120.00 $726 +5.00
625 625 1 122.00 $122.00 $762 +7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 110.00 $110.00 $330 —
450 450 2 110.00 $110.00 $495 —
555–575 563 5 97.00–100.00 $98.23 $553 —
725 725 3 90.00 $90.00 $652 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 430 3 115.00–120.00 $118.37 $509 —
460–480 470 2 110.00–120.00 $114.89 $540 —
525 525 1 115.00 $115.00 $604 —
605 605 1 106.00 $106.00 $641 —
695 695 1 120.00 $120.00 $834 —
700 700 1 90.00 $90.00 $630 -10.00
730 730 1 102.00 $102.00 $745 +2.00
800 800 1 97.00 $97.00 $776 —
850 850 1 85.00 $85.00 $722 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 2 80.00–96.00 $87.50 $280 —
555 555 1 75.00 $75.00 $416 —
700–735 718 2 70.00 $70.00 $503 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 80.00 $80.00 $440 —
650 650 1 85.00 $85.00 $552 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 7 130.00 $130.00 $455 —
415 415 3 122.00 $122.00 $506 -3.00
520–525 523 8 110.00–122.50 $117.84 $616 —
545 545 3 100.00 $100.00 $545 —
550 550 5 110.00 $110.00 $605 +4.50
600 600 2 106.00 $106.00 $636 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 125.00 $125.00 $500 —
455–485 470 2 123.00 $123.00 $578 —
520–525 523 3 122.00–125.00 $122.99 $643 —
570 570 1 112.50 $112.50 $641 —
600–620 610 2 100.00–105.00 $102.46 $625 -3.36
650–690 665 3 105.00–110.00 $108.36 $721 —
700 700 2 95.00 $95.00 $665 —
750 750 1 97.00 $97.00 $728 -5.50
800 800 1 105.00 $105.00 $840 —
800–825 808 3 95.00–99.00 $96.32 $778 —
875 875 1 79.00 $79.00 $691 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 370 2 110.00–120.00 $114.93 $425 -0.07
400–440 420 2 100.00–115.00 $107.14 $450 —
450 450 1 112.00 $112.00 $504 +2.00
555 555 1 90.00 $90.00 $500 —
600 600 1 97.50 $97.50 $585 —
655 655 1 105.00 $105.00 $688 +11.51
950 950 1 79.00 $79.00 $750 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 80.00 $80.00 $160 —
440 440 1 80.00 $80.00 $352 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1100 925 85-90% 3 25.00–35.00 $30.84 $285 —
985–1145 1060 85-90% 3 40.00–44.00 $42.06 $446 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1225 1134 80-85% 4 47.00–52.00 $48.85 $554 —
1055–1235 1145 80-85% 2 54.00 $54.00 $618 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 1 68.00 $68.00 $1,088 —
1625–2000 1825 3 84.00–86.00 $85.04 $1,552 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 40.00 $40.00 $94 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 37.50 $37.50 $75 —
585 585 1 75.00 $75.00 $439 —
600–635 625 4 52.00–65.00 $57.14 $357 —
625 thin fleshed 625 1 30.00 $30.00 $188 —
665 665 3 50.00 $50.00 $332 —
725 725 3 65.00 $65.00 $471 —

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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.