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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

177 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.73/cwt +11.73 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 516 lb · 42 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.50/cwt ≈ $665/hd at 425 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.00/cwt ≈ $798/hd at 600 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 177 64 53
Feeder cattle 160 56 47
Slaughter cattle 17 5 6
Replacement cattle — 3 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 5.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY TO 6.00 HIGHER. DEMAND MODERATE TO GOOD.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 151.00 $151.00 $551 —
425 425 20 156.50 $156.50 $665 —
500 500 1 145.50 $145.50 $728 —
600 600 13 133.00 $133.00 $798 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 160.00 $160.00 $584 —
500–525 513 2 140.00 $140.00 $718 -5.00
900 900 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,035 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 137.00 $137.00 $377 -0.50
315 315 3 125.00 $125.00 $394 —
380–390 384 7 122.00–137.00 $132.07 $507 —
460 460 2 112.50 $112.50 $518 —
500–525 516 42 125.00–130.00 $126.73 $654 +11.73
560 560 3 112.00 $112.00 $627 -10.50
600 600 1 118.00 $118.00 $708 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 120.00 $120.00 $300 —
385 385 1 122.00 $122.00 $470 -5.50
405–430 418 4 107.50–122.50 $113.66 $475 —
500 500 1 110.00 $110.00 $550 —
635 635 1 105.00 $105.00 $667 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 102.50 $102.50 $359 —
445 445 1 90.00 $90.00 $400 —
465 465 1 95.00 $95.00 $442 —
530–535 533 2 90.00–95.00 $92.49 $493 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 136.00 $136.00 $496 +3.53
400 400 1 132.50 $132.50 $530 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 150.00 $150.00 $375 —
310 310 2 160.00 $160.00 $496 +10.00
365 365 1 165.00 $165.00 $602 -10.00
400–440 418 4 135.00–142.00 $138.06 $577 -26.94
500 500 1 137.50 $137.50 $688 -3.67
585 585 1 130.00 $130.00 $760 +4.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 362 3 120.00–127.50 $122.49 $443 -20.01
400–415 408 2 122.50 $122.50 $500 —
475 475 1 115.00 $115.00 $546 -10.00
510–545 528 2 105.00–117.50 $111.46 $589 -4.77
820 820 1 91.00 $91.00 $746 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 3 120.00 $120.00 $720 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1100 1014 80-85% 4 58.00–65.00 $61.29 $621 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1010 955 85-90% 2 43.00–50.00 $46.70 $446 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1600 1237 3 80.00–85.00 $82.35 $1,019 —

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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.