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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

265 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 265 388 239
Feeder cattle 165 198 144
Slaughter cattle 65 55 42
Replacement cattle 35 135 53

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 4.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY TO FIRM. DEMAND MODERATE TO GOOD.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 165.00 $165.00 $487 —
300 fancy 300 3 185.00 $185.00 $555 —
320–325 323 2 165.00 $165.00 $533 -0.03
350–365 358 2 167.00–180.00 $173.36 $621 +1.36
450–455 453 2 150.00–155.00 $152.49 $691 —
535 535 1 140.00 $140.00 $749 —
600–635 617 5 121.00–135.00 $129.24 $797 -0.76
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 320 6 137.50–150.00 $139.75 $447 -2.59
375 375 1 150.00 $150.00 $562 +5.00
415 415 1 140.00 $140.00 $581 -0.65

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 3 140.00 $140.00 $245 —
330 330 3 123.00 $123.00 $406 -5.00
370 370 6 128.00 $128.00 $474 -2.00
450 450 3 122.50 $122.50 $551 +1.52
515 515 3 105.00 $105.00 $541 -15.78
565 565 4 110.00 $110.00 $622 -2.44
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 140.00 $140.00 $266 —
300–345 328 6 132.00–140.00 $136.09 $446 -1.91
350–380 365 4 130.00–140.00 $133.25 $486 -4.75
425–445 436 4 125.00–135.00 $128.68 $561 -9.32
465 465 2 128.00–130.00 $129.00 $600 ±0.00
515–545 530 2 115.00–120.00 $117.57 $623 -2.43
565–570 568 2 118.00 $118.00 $670 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 97.50 $97.50 $356 —
450 450 1 92.50 $92.50 $416 —
575 575 1 90.00 $90.00 $518 ±0.00
625 625 1 80.00 $80.00 $500 -10.00
685 685 1 80.00 $80.00 $548 —
800 800 1 78.00 $78.00 $624 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 122.00 $122.00 $372 -6.93
455–490 473 2 100.00–112.00 $105.78 $500 -1.20
620 620 1 100.00 $100.00 $620 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 137.50 $137.50 $378 —
440 440 3 132.00 $132.00 $581 —
450 450 3 147.00 $147.00 $662 —
540 540 5 120.00 $120.00 $648 —
585 585 6 110.00 $110.00 $644 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 165.00 $165.00 $478 —
385 385 1 150.00 $150.00 $578 —
400–410 405 3 140.00–150.00 $145.70 $590 —
455–470 463 3 129.00–140.00 $135.05 $625 —
505–525 515 3 120.00–135.00 $129.35 $666 +19.35
560 560 1 120.00 $120.00 $672 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 99.00 $99.00 $446 —
505 505 1 90.00 $90.00 $454 —
675 675 1 90.00 $90.00 $608 —
810 810 2 85.50 $85.50 $693 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 130.00 $130.00 $364 —
315–340 328 2 135.00–140.00 $137.60 $451 —
540 540 1 115.00 $115.00 $621 -1.37

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1345 1203 80-85% 8 42.00–48.00 $46.56 $560 —
1050–1500 1272 80-85% 9 50.00–52.00 $50.46 $642 -0.90
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–840 803 85-90% 2 15.00–20.00 $17.62 $141 -17.38
955 955 85-90% 1 26.00 $26.00 $248 —
900–1425 1019 85-90% 6 35.00–42.00 $38.05 $388 +14.05
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1775 1775 75-80% 1 48.00 $48.00 $852 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1600 1491 4 80.00–82.00 $80.96 $1,207 —
1525 1525 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,144 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 1 62.00 $62.00 $815 —
YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 1 40.00 $40.00 $504 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 950.00 $950.00
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–1100 983 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 550.00–675.00 $596.61
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00

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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.