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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 30, 2020

388 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.72/cwt +8.77 vs last sale · ≈ $570/hd at 460 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.06/cwt ≈ $685/hd at 511 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.22/cwt -0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $538/hd at 426 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 388 263 638
Feeder cattle 198 187 403
Slaughter cattle 55 76 200
Replacement cattle 135 — 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 3.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY TO 2.00 LOWER. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY MOSTLY ATTRACTIVE.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 5 144.00 $144.00 $583 —
440 value added 440 8 140.00 $140.00 $616 —
480 value added 480 8 145.00 $145.00 $696 —
500 value added 500 11 135.00 $135.00 $675 —
535 535 5 132.00 $132.00 $706 —
600 600 4 130.00 $130.00 $780 —
615 value added 615 8 132.00 $132.00 $812 —
675 675 2 118.00 $118.00 $796 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 317 3 140.00–145.00 $142.34 $451 —
350 350 1 145.00 $145.00 $508 —
400–445 418 3 140.00–142.00 $140.65 $588 —
465 465 1 142.00 $142.00 $660 —
500 500 2 130.00–135.00 $132.50 $662 —
565 565 1 134.00 $134.00 $757 —
680 680 1 115.00 $115.00 $782 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 333 3 160.00–170.00 $165.03 $550 +7.74
355 355 1 172.00 $172.00 $611 +12.87
445 445 1 155.00 $155.00 $690 —
625 625 1 130.00 $130.00 $812 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 128.00 $128.00 $403 —
375 375 3 130.00 $130.00 $488 —
400–435 426 15 120.00–137.50 $126.22 $538 -0.78
450 value added 450 12 126.00 $126.00 $567 —
465–475 473 10 120.00–125.00 $120.98 $572 +6.03
515–540 530 5 120.00–122.00 $120.78 $640 +3.29
550–565 556 5 110.00–116.00 $112.44 $625 —
585 585 3 105.00 $105.00 $614 —
800 800 3 90.00 $90.00 $720 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 125.00–133.00 $128.93 $393 —
425–440 433 2 105.00–118.00 $111.61 $483 —
450–465 459 4 105.00–110.00 $106.98 $491 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 138.00 $138.00 $421 +3.00
350 350 1 138.00 $138.00 $483 +6.32
425 425 1 138.00 $138.00 $586 —
455 455 1 129.00 $129.00 $587 —
530 530 1 120.00 $120.00 $636 -1.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 80.00 $80.00 $348 —
505 505 1 95.00 $95.00 $480 —
565 565 1 90.00 $90.00 $508 ±0.00
600 600 1 90.00 $90.00 $540 —
700 thin fleshed 700 1 75.00 $75.00 $525 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 138.00 $138.00 $504 —
635 635 3 120.00 $120.00 $762 —
670–690 680 6 110.00–114.00 $111.97 $761 —
700 700 3 105.00 $105.00 $735 —
765 thin fleshed 765 5 108.00 $108.00 $826 —
790 790 2 98.00 $98.00 $774 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 110.00 $110.00 $600 —
565 565 1 122.00 $122.00 $689 —
675 675 2 107.50–108.00 $107.75 $727 +1.08
705 705 1 107.50 $107.50 $758 —
750 750 1 100.00 $100.00 $750 —
850 850 1 95.00 $95.00 $808 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 120.00 $120.00 $462 —
515–545 525 3 110.00–121.00 $116.37 $611 +6.37
550 550 1 105.00 $105.00 $578 —
700 700 1 105.00 $105.00 $735 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 2 101.00–110.00 $105.53 $409 -4.47
560–565 563 2 75.00–80.00 $77.51 $436 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–845 823 85-90% 2 35.00 $35.00 $288 —
850–990 924 85-90% 6 34.00–42.00 $39.09 $361 -0.32
1010 1010 85-90% 1 24.00 $24.00 $242 —
1090–1415 1253 85-90% 2 45.00 $45.00 $564 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1185 1143 80-85% 2 42.00–46.00 $44.07 $504 -5.88
1190–1425 1288 80-85% 4 50.00–53.00 $51.36 $662 -3.84

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670–1900 1808 3 76.50–80.00 $78.09 $1,412 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 450.00 $450.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 800.00 $800.00
1100–1350 1206 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 740.00–845.00 $793.99
1225 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 900.00 $900.00
1295 1295 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 840.00 $840.00
1325 1325 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,100.00 $1,100.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 750.00 $750.00
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 770.00 $770.00
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 7 725.00 $725.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200–1325 1236 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 900.00–1,000.00 $930.64
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 500.00 $500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.