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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

176 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.78/cwt -1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $515/hd at 426 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 176 80 323
Feeder cattle 126 72 273
Slaughter cattle 38 8 35
Replacement cattle 12 — 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED 5.00-8.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED 2.00-5.00 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
335 335 1 167.00 $167.00 $559 -9.51
350–360 355 3 162.50–170.00 $166.46 $591 -4.85
425 425 1 153.00 $153.00 $650 -2.00
465 465 1 150.00 $150.00 $698 -15.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 147.00 $147.00 $522 -8.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 127.00 $127.00 $292 —
255 255 3 130.00 $130.00 $332 —
320 320 5 120.00–128.00 $124.80 $399 -5.20
395 395 3 125.00 $125.00 $494 -5.00
400–445 426 19 117.00–125.00 $120.78 $515 -1.72
465–475 470 4 115.00–120.00 $117.47 $552 -2.53
525–535 528 9 105.00–114.00 $110.20 $582 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 353 2 130.00–135.00 $132.48 $468 -1.00
425 425 1 120.00 $120.00 $510 -10.00
450–465 461 4 120.00–127.00 $123.53 $569 —
550–585 570 4 119.00–123.00 $121.74 $694 +26.74
600 600 1 113.00 $113.00 $678 +13.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 107.00 $107.00 $251 —
280 280 1 90.00 $90.00 $252 —
300 300 1 110.00 $110.00 $330 —
375 375 1 87.00 $87.00 $326 —
490 490 1 85.00 $85.00 $416 —
525 525 1 94.00 $94.00 $494 +4.14
550 550 1 97.00 $97.00 $534 -1.10
625–645 635 2 80.00–90.00 $84.92 $539 +6.92
650 650 1 90.00 $90.00 $585 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 117.00 $117.00 $269 —
275 275 1 120.00 $120.00 $330 —
450–470 462 3 106.00–119.00 $111.57 $515 —
550 550 1 105.00 $105.00 $578 —
600–625 613 2 102.00–103.00 $102.49 $628 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–220 218 2 150.00–165.00 $157.59 $344 —
300–325 313 2 150.00–155.00 $152.60 $478 —
350–390 370 2 140.00–155.00 $147.91 $547 —
400–445 427 3 132.00–150.00 $139.32 $595 —
495 495 2 130.00 $130.00 $644 —
500–535 518 6 122.00–131.00 $127.18 $659 —
550–565 558 2 126.00–127.00 $126.51 $706 —
600–640 620 2 120.00–127.00 $123.39 $765 —
650 650 1 122.00 $122.00 $793 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 155.00 $155.00 $434 —
425 425 4 132.00–135.00 $133.50 $567 —
540 540 2 120.00 $120.00 $648 —
585 585 2 112.00 $112.00 $655 —
625 625 2 110.00 $110.00 $688 —
705 705 3 103.00 $103.00 $726 -12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 106.00 $106.00 $652 -1.50
665 665 1 105.00 $105.00 $698 —
705 705 1 85.00 $85.00 $599 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 120.00 $120.00 $366 —
415 415 1 100.00 $100.00 $415 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1200 1059 80-85% 11 48.00–55.00 $51.56 $546 —
1100–1750 1287 80-85% 7 55.00–60.00 $56.06 $721 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1070 976 85-90% 6 35.00–47.50 $40.91 $399 —
1000 1000 85-90% 1 49.00 $49.00 $490 +17.00
905–1100 1003 85-90% 2 28.00–29.00 $28.45 $285 -3.55
1230 1230 85-90% 1 22.00 $22.00 $271 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1835 1668 2 82.50–86.00 $84.07 $1,402 —
1450–1900 1675 2 88.00–90.00 $89.13 $1,493 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 825.00 $825.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.