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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

333 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.74/cwt ≈ $657/hd at 518 lb · 30 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.08/cwt ≈ $805/hd at 614 lb · 30 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.39/cwt ≈ $723/hd at 621 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 333 40 392
Feeder cattle 303 22 350
Slaughter cattle 22 12 20
Replacement cattle 8 6 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED STEADY - 5.00 HIGHER. HEIFERS TRADED STEADY- 8.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 145.00 $145.00 $558 —
400–415 409 5 139.00–140.00 $139.39 $570 —
440 value added 440 8 151.00 $151.00 $664 —
485 value added 485 10 144.00 $144.00 $698 —
550 value added 550 8 140.00 $140.00 $770 —
575 575 6 120.00 $120.00 $690 —
600–615 value added 612 27 131.00–137.00 $132.09 $808 —
635 635 3 122.00 $122.00 $775 —
650–686 value added 673 8 119.00 $119.00 $801 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 160.00 $160.00 $480 -0.46
350 350 1 160.00 $160.00 $560 —
465–475 470 2 148.00–157.50 $152.80 $718 —
545 545 2 135.00 $135.00 $736 —
550 550 2 142.00–150.00 $146.00 $803 —
635 635 1 137.50 $137.50 $873 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 125.00 $125.00 $656 —
710–735 723 2 107.00–110.00 $108.47 $784 —
750 750 1 111.00 $111.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 60.00 $60.00 $303 —
610 610 1 82.00 $82.00 $500 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 6 122.50 $122.50 $453 —
430–445 436 5 120.00–122.50 $121.48 $530 -16.02
425–440 value added 437 11 132.00–138.00 $136.94 $598 —
480 value added 480 10 121.00 $121.00 $581 —
500–545 511 12 115.00–133.00 $124.47 $636 —
520–535 value added 523 18 124.00–129.50 $128.25 $671 —
575 value added 575 8 120.00 $120.00 $690 —
600 600 2 116.00 $116.00 $696 —
620–628 value added 623 22 112.00–120.00 $116.43 $725 —
715 value added 715 20 117.00 $117.00 $837 —
771 value added 771 7 110.00 $110.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 136.00 $136.00 $510 +2.73
420–425 423 2 132.00–135.00 $133.49 $565 -1.51
470 470 1 130.00 $130.00 $611 —
585–595 590 2 118.00–120.50 $119.26 $704 —
600–620 610 2 115.00–117.00 $116.02 $708 —
700 700 1 102.50 $102.50 $718 —
700 700 1 92.50 $92.50 $648 —
750 750 1 105.00 $105.00 $788 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 132.50 $132.50 $417 —
365–385 375 2 110.00–120.00 $114.87 $431 —
465–475 470 2 127.00–127.50 $127.25 $598 +12.25
500 500 1 110.00 $110.00 $550 —
555–560 558 2 107.50–111.00 $109.24 $610 —
700–710 705 2 99.00–105.00 $102.02 $719 —
720 720 1 92.50 $92.50 $666 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 2 80.00–95.00 $87.90 $372 —
450–480 465 2 80.00–89.00 $84.65 $394 —
565–575 570 2 80.00–90.00 $85.04 $485 —
600 600 1 90.00 $90.00 $540 —
655 655 1 81.00 $81.00 $531 —
705 705 1 87.50 $87.50 $617 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 165.00 $165.00 $412 —
300–320 310 2 140.00–150.00 $145.16 $450 —
380 380 1 147.50 $147.50 $560 —
400–425 415 4 142.50–152.00 $146.70 $609 -4.53
450–485 468 4 137.50–150.00 $144.47 $676 —
525 525 2 135.00–145.00 $140.00 $735 —
585 585 1 130.00 $130.00 $760 +5.00
610 610 2 120.00–122.00 $121.00 $738 +1.00
675 675 1 120.00 $120.00 $810 —
765 765 1 99.00 $99.00 $757 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 118.00 $118.00 $454 —
480 480 1 122.50 $122.50 $588 —
500–525 513 2 112.00–120.00 $115.90 $595 —
600–615 608 2 97.50–105.00 $101.30 $616 —
665 665 1 110.00 $110.00 $732 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 2 133.00 $133.00 $665 —
575 575 3 130.00 $130.00 $748 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1005 953 80-85% 2 53.00–57.00 $55.11 $525 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $394 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625 1625 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,381 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–815 808 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 550.00 $550.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 810.00 $810.00 —
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.