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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

174 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 174 251 343
Feeder cattle 120 175 298
Slaughter cattle 54 76 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: STEERS SOLD 12.00-20.00 HIGHER. HEIFERS SOLD 10.00-15.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS SOLD STEADY. DEMAND WAS VERY STRONG . QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 140.00 $140.00 $840 +20.00
780 780 1 115.00 $115.00 $897 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 122.00 $122.00 $415 —
395 395 1 135.00 $135.00 $533 —
400–440 422 5 123.00–135.00 $129.15 $545 +10.78
465 465 1 125.00 $125.00 $581 +10.11
500–540 520 2 115.00–122.00 $118.37 $616 +3.37
550–585 568 2 120.00–125.00 $122.42 $695 —
625 625 1 115.00 $115.00 $719 +9.00
685 685 1 116.00 $116.00 $795 -4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–470 458 5 118.00–126.00 $122.72 $562 +12.72
615 615 5 110.00 $110.00 $676 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 115.00 $115.00 $310 —
400 400 1 110.00 $110.00 $440 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 132.50 $132.50 $265 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 438 8 137.00–144.00 $141.39 $619 +19.39
455–465 461 5 132.00–137.00 $133.97 $618 —
540 540 5 123.00 $123.00 $664 +23.00
555 555 3 122.00 $122.00 $677 +12.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 fancy 335 1 160.00 $160.00 $536 —
350 fancy 350 1 150.00 $150.00 $525 —
350–395 373 3 155.00–160.00 $156.67 $584 —
400 400 3 140.00–150.00 $145.00 $580 +20.00
465–485 472 3 130.00–142.00 $135.66 $640 +12.66
500–535 520 3 122.00–128.00 $124.93 $650 +1.94
560–565 562 3 120.00–130.00 $126.65 $712 +14.15
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–235 223 2 122.50–135.00 $129.10 $288 —
340 340 1 140.00 $140.00 $476 —
355 355 1 125.00 $125.00 $444 +10.07
440 440 3 126.00 $126.00 $554 +18.86
465 465 1 130.00 $130.00 $604 +18.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 120.00 $120.00 $246 +40.00
250 250 1 120.00 $120.00 $300 —
380 380 1 97.00 $97.00 $369 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 80-85% 1 45.00 $45.00 $495 -3.85
1035–1355 1175 80-85% 6 48.00–53.50 $51.17 $601 —
1200 1200 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $660 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $280 —
750 750 85-90% 1 10.00 $10.00 $75 —
935–955 945 85-90% 2 25.00–30.00 $27.53 $260 -3.31
985 985 85-90% 1 38.00 $38.00 $374 —
900–1115 1008 85-90% 2 15.00–20.00 $17.77 $179 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1830 1488 3 72.00–77.00 $74.67 $1,111 —
1650 1650 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,320 —

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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.