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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 17, 2021

192 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $141.16/cwt +3.10 vs last sale · ≈ $600/hd at 425 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 192 177 209
Feeder cattle 130 160 137
Slaughter cattle 40 17 45
Replacement cattle 22 — 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED STEADY TO 5.00 LOWER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 4.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED 2.00-3.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY TO 2.00 LOWER. 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
450–460 455 2 136.00–140.00 $137.98 $628 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 428 3 135.00 $135.00 $578 +2.50
545 545 1 122.50 $122.50 $668 —
550–585 564 5 117.50–130.00 $121.43 $685 —
705–715 714 7 100.00–110.00 $108.59 $775 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 359 5 122.50–125.00 $123.98 $445 -8.09
425 425 3 122.50 $122.50 $521 —
520 520 3 118.00 $118.00 $614 -8.73
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 110.00 $110.00 $270 —
410–420 415 2 90.00–97.50 $93.70 $389 +3.70
565 565 1 87.50 $87.50 $494 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 115.00 $115.00 $339 —
490 490 1 107.50 $107.50 $527 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 373 2 140.00 $140.00 $522 -25.00
400–445 425 11 130.00–150.00 $141.16 $600 +3.10
475 475 1 132.50 $132.50 $629 —
525 525 2 130.00–135.00 $132.50 $696 -5.00
555–585 568 3 120.00–135.00 $129.85 $738 -0.15
600–635 618 2 115.00–125.00 $120.14 $742 —
670–695 683 5 110.00–120.00 $114.99 $785 —
705–725 718 3 105.00–121.00 $110.23 $791 —
765 765 1 112.50 $112.50 $861 —
825 825 2 100.00–102.00 $101.00 $833 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 3 140.00 $140.00 $350 —
345 345 3 130.00 $130.00 $448 —
435 435 3 130.00 $130.00 $566 —
500 500 2 135.00 $135.00 $675 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 120.00 $120.00 $258 —
250 250 1 130.00 $130.00 $325 —
395 395 1 117.50 $117.50 $464 -4.99
440 440 1 102.50 $102.50 $451 -20.00
450–470 457 3 107.50–125.00 $114.89 $525 -0.11
500 500 1 125.00 $125.00 $625 +13.54
585 585 1 98.00 $98.00 $573 —
600 600 1 97.50 $97.50 $585 —
715 715 1 90.00 $90.00 $644 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 97.50 $97.50 $356 —
415 415 1 92.50 $92.50 $384 —
780–785 783 2 76.00–80.00 $78.01 $611 —
915–940 928 2 77.50–80.00 $78.77 $731 —
1020 1020 1 80.00 $80.00 $816 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1225 1047 80-85% 9 50.00–59.00 $54.40 $570 -6.89
1000–1400 1189 80-85% 9 62.50–66.00 $63.61 $756 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–855 828 85-90% 2 35.00 $35.00 $290 —
900–1255 1002 85-90% 10 40.00–51.00 $45.50 $456 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,280 —
1475–2165 1784 4 92.00–95.00 $92.84 $1,656 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,200 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 825.00 $825.00
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $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.