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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

106 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 106 115 108
Feeder cattle 80 100 50
Slaughter cattle 20 15 10
Replacement cattle 6 — 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED STEADY TO 8.00 LOWER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY AVERAGE.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 2 150.00–152.50 $151.25 $605 —
550–575 563 2 128.00–130.00 $128.98 $726 -14.74
650 650 1 120.00 $120.00 $780 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 254 5 130.00–135.00 $132.95 $338 —
350 350 2 127.50 $127.50 $446 —
380 thin fleshed 380 3 122.50 $122.50 $466 —
440 440 2 115.00 $115.00 $506 -9.34
480 480 3 112.50 $112.50 $540 -15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 142.00 $142.00 $469 +7.00
375–380 378 2 125.00–127.50 $126.24 $477 -10.53
400–445 423 2 127.50–135.00 $131.05 $554 -0.18
450–465 458 2 120.00 $120.00 $550 -10.00
600 600 1 115.00 $115.00 $690 -0.51
765 765 1 80.00 $80.00 $612 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 362 3 110.00–115.00 $113.34 $410 -8.40
410 410 1 115.00 $115.00 $472 —
515 thin fleshed 515 1 100.00 $100.00 $515 —
585 thin fleshed 585 1 110.00 $110.00 $644 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 1 170.00 $170.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 70.00 $70.00 $455 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 162.50 $162.50 $366 -16.73
260 260 1 160.00 $160.00 $416 —
315–325 320 2 152.50–165.00 $158.65 $508 +1.65
365–390 375 4 140.00–155.00 $148.83 $558 -14.49
425 425 1 120.00 $120.00 $510 -40.48
500–505 503 2 135.00–140.00 $137.51 $692 -11.29
575 575 1 105.00 $105.00 $604 -22.48
765 765 1 107.00 $107.00 $819 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 265 2 135.00–140.00 $137.55 $365 +4.09
300–310 303 3 122.50–135.00 $127.45 $386 -17.55
370–380 375 2 112.50–122.50 $117.57 $441 -2.43
450 450 1 127.50 $127.50 $574 +0.53
630 630 1 105.00 $105.00 $662 -12.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 132.50 $132.50 $517 -22.50
515 515 2 132.50 $132.50 $682 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 110.00 $110.00 $302 —
300 300 1 105.00 $105.00 $315 —
505 505 1 92.50 $92.50 $467 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
150 150 1 200.00 $200.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665–835 733 85-90% 3 30.00–37.00 $34.13 $250 —
795–1000 871 85-90% 5 40.00–45.00 $42.09 $367 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1000 945 80-85% 2 55.00–57.00 $55.94 $529 —
1115–1435 1283 80-85% 3 62.00–67.00 $64.81 $832 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $870 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1500 1350 2 90.00 $90.00 $1,215 —
1250–1510 1380 2 85.00 $85.00 $1,173 —

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Bred Cows

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) 4 900.00 $900.00

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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.