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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

103 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 103 118 143
Feeder cattle 78 101 104
Slaughter cattle 15 6 19
Replacement cattle 10 11 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED 2.00-4.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED 2.00-3.00 HIGHER. QUALITY PLAIN TO AVERAGE.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 142.50 $142.50 $762 —
555–565 560 3 140.00 $140.00 $784 -15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 132.50 $132.50 $398 —
360 360 2 132.00 $132.00 $475 —
455 455 3 122.50 $122.50 $557 —
510–535 520 5 120.00–122.50 $121.47 $632 -7.31
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 140.00 $140.00 $343 —
340 340 1 140.00 $140.00 $476 -5.78
390 390 1 139.00 $139.00 $542 +1.51
435 435 1 137.50 $137.50 $598 -7.50
545 545 1 132.50 $132.50 $722 +10.00
600 600 1 125.00 $125.00 $750 —
650 650 1 112.50 $112.50 $731 -2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 420 2 118.00–130.00 $123.71 $520 +3.71
525 525 1 107.50 $107.50 $564 -8.54

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 150.00 $150.00 $405 —
310–325 318 2 152.50–165.50 $159.15 $506 —
350–395 365 3 145.00–157.50 $149.51 $546 -13.90
400–440 418 5 140.00–160.00 $148.09 $619 -8.38
450 450 1 135.00 $135.00 $608 -7.75
500 500 1 132.50 $132.50 $662 -7.50
555 555 1 127.50 $127.50 $708 -10.50
636 636 1 128.00 $128.00 $814 -9.48
665 665 1 126.00 $126.00 $838 —
740 740 1 113.00 $113.00 $836 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 132.50 $132.50 $497 —
510–535 523 4 127.50 $127.50 $667 -10.00
550 550 2 127.50 $127.50 $701 -4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–460 458 2 127.50 $127.50 $584 —
530 530 1 123.00 $123.00 $652 +3.00
565–575 570 2 112.50–117.50 $115.02 $656 —
620 620 1 117.50 $117.50 $728 —
845 845 1 95.00 $95.00 $803 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1200 1148 80-85% 4 53.00–60.00 $56.94 $654 —
900–1300 1149 80-85% 5 65.00–72.50 $68.85 $791 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $312 —
900–1000 938 85-90% 3 50.00–52.50 $50.89 $477 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–2115 1783 2 90.00 $90.00 $1,605 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 950.00 $950.00
1165 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 865.00 $865.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1195 1048 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 640.00–650.00 $644.30

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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
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 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.