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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

104 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 104 252 229
Feeder cattle 64 202 177
Slaughter cattle 30 40 40
Replacement cattle 10 10 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED 4.00-6.00 HIGHER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED STEADY-2.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED 2.00-7.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND MODERATE. 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
395 395 1 145.00 $145.00 $573 -20.00
470 470 1 150.00 $150.00 $705 +7.58
500–540 513 4 137.00–145.00 $141.08 $724 +6.08
555 555 1 142.00 $142.00 $788 +9.47
605–625 613 3 120.00–130.00 $125.94 $772 +4.94
655 655 1 119.00 $119.00 $779 —
750 750 1 100.00 $100.00 $750 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 3 135.00 $135.00 $682 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 1 110.00 $110.00 $792 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 3 130.00 $130.00 $403 —
435 435 4 120.00 $120.00 $522 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 135.00 $135.00 $338 —
300–305 303 2 135.00–137.50 $136.26 $413 -4.72
500–525 510 3 120.00–125.00 $122.30 $624 +1.09
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 99.00 $99.00 $396 —
500 500 1 99.00 $99.00 $495 +19.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 120.00 $120.00 $528 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 145.00 $145.00 $442 +5.00
355–375 368 3 140.00–145.00 $143.30 $527 +4.32
425 425 1 140.00 $140.00 $595 -0.66
535 535 1 115.00 $115.00 $615 -12.51
550–580 563 3 125.00–130.00 $128.34 $723 +10.34
800–825 813 2 103.00–105.00 $103.98 $845 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 130.00 $130.00 $572 +0.38
575 575 5 125.00 $125.00 $719 +10.00
625 625 2 112.00 $112.00 $700 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 110.00 $110.00 $412 —
440 440 1 125.00 $125.00 $550 —
750 750 1 95.00 $95.00 $712 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1245 1115 80-85% 3 48.00–50.00 $48.74 $543 +3.37
1150–1400 1275 80-85% 2 52.00 $52.00 $663 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 85-90% 1 20.00 $20.00 $134 —
900 900 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $315 -1.27
980 980 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $441 +17.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505 1505 2 75.00 $75.00 $1,129 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 675.00 $675.00

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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.