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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 3, 2021

64 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 64 150 175
Feeder cattle 56 130 85
Slaughter cattle 5 20 38
Replacement cattle 3 — 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 4.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND MODERATE TO GOOD.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 150.00 $150.00 $698 +5.00
535 535 1 145.00 $145.00 $776 —
600 600 1 140.00 $140.00 $840 —
700 700 1 138.00 $138.00 $966 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 140.00 $140.00 $378 —
300–330 315 4 135.00–140.00 $138.25 $435 —
355–365 360 2 130.00–135.00 $132.47 $477 -2.53
455–485 472 3 125.00 $125.00 $590 -2.50
510 510 1 125.00 $125.00 $638 +7.00
580 580 1 118.00 $118.00 $684 —
600–645 623 3 117.50–118.00 $117.84 $734 —
735 735 1 110.00 $110.00 $808 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 137.50 $137.50 $399 —
500 500 3 115.00 $115.00 $575 —
575 575 6 120.00–125.00 $122.50 $704 -0.50
610 610 2 113.00 $113.00 $689 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 127.50 $127.50 $472 +4.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 1 90.00 $90.00 $688 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 150.00 $150.00 $510 —
350 350 1 175.00 $175.00 $612 +18.09
400 400 2 160.00–170.00 $165.00 $660 +9.81
485 485 1 140.00 $140.00 $679 -7.38
500–535 514 4 135.00–145.00 $141.17 $726 —
555–585 569 5 120.00–130.00 $125.49 $714 +5.49
600–635 620 4 120.00–125.00 $123.79 $767 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 150.00 $150.00 $465 —
510–525 517 8 120.00–135.00 $124.66 $644 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 142.50 $142.50 $520 +20.00
450 450 1 125.00 $125.00 $562 +4.00
525–540 533 2 115.00–117.50 $116.23 $620 -2.72

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 80-85% 1 67.00 $67.00 $570 —
1200 1200 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $660 -7.00

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735 735 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 625.00 $625.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 860.00 $860.00

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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.