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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

252 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 252 265 149
Feeder cattle 202 165 102
Slaughter cattle 40 65 32
Replacement cattle 10 35 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED STEADY TO 5.00 LOWER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 8.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADE 2.00 TO 3.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED 4.00 TO 6.00 HIGHER. DEMAND MODERATE.

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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 ±0.00
300–345 321 7 160.00–175.00 $167.62 $538 +2.62
365–370 368 2 165.00 $165.00 $607 -8.36
455–465 460 2 135.00–150.00 $142.42 $655 -10.07
500 500 1 135.00 $135.00 $675 -5.00
525 fancy 525 1 145.00 $145.00 $761 —
555–560 558 2 125.00–140.00 $132.53 $740 —
625 625 1 121.00 $121.00 $756 -8.24

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 140.00–142.00 $140.98 $462 +4.89
375–385 380 2 132.00–135.00 $133.48 $507 +0.23
400–445 430 4 130.00–135.00 $133.71 $575 +5.03
480–490 485 2 120.00–122.00 $120.99 $587 -8.01
500–515 509 5 120.00–125.00 $121.21 $617 +3.64
550–570 560 2 115.00–122.00 $118.56 $664 +0.56
655 655 1 110.00 $110.00 $720 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 3 133.00 $133.00 $466 +5.00
470 470 3 120.00 $120.00 $564 -2.50
500–525 508 9 115.00–118.00 $115.98 $589 +10.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 82.00 $82.00 $385 -10.50
500 500 1 80.00 $80.00 $400 —
605 605 1 75.00 $75.00 $454 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 118.00 $118.00 $537 +12.22
990 990 1 85.00 $85.00 $842 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 155.00 $155.00 $395 -10.00
335 335 1 140.00 $140.00 $469 —
380–395 388 2 138.00–140.00 $138.98 $539 -11.02
415–425 422 3 140.00–142.00 $140.66 $594 -5.04
450–455 453 2 133.00–140.00 $136.52 $618 +1.47
500–505 503 2 125.00–130.00 $127.51 $641 -1.84
565 565 1 118.00 $118.00 $667 -2.00
610 610 1 120.00 $120.00 $732 —
700 700 2 110.00–112.00 $111.00 $777 —
765 765 1 95.00 $95.00 $727 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 140.00 $140.00 $469 —
430–445 436 8 122.00–135.00 $129.62 $565 -2.38
450 450 2 132.00 $132.00 $594 -15.00
585 585 3 115.00 $115.00 $673 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 95.00 $95.00 $242 —
400–440 420 2 90.00 $90.00 $378 —
760 760 1 85.00 $85.00 $646 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 —
735 735 1 95.00 $95.00 $698 —
925 925 1 87.00 $87.00 $805 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1465 1132 80-85% 6 40.00–49.00 $45.37 $514 —
995–1300 1148 80-85% 2 50.00 $50.00 $574 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 85-90% 1 10.00 $10.00 $64 —
850–1010 922 85-90% 3 30.00–40.00 $36.27 $334 —
965 965 85-90% 1 28.00 $28.00 $270 +2.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–2000 1675 2 85.00–85.50 $85.20 $1,427 —
1400–2170 1908 3 80.00–82.00 $81.51 $1,555 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650 1650 2 76.50 $76.50 $1,262 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1550 1450 2 75.00–76.00 $75.53 $1,095 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 650.00 $650.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $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.