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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 21, 2021

68 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 68 243 333
Feeder cattle 30 133 183
Slaughter cattle 30 65 150
Replacement cattle 8 45 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED 5.00-10.00 HIGHER. HEIFERS TRADED STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED 5.00-7.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 150.00 $150.00 $750 —
600 600 1 140.00 $140.00 $840 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 170.00 $170.00 $382 +10.00
300–345 323 2 140.00 $140.00 $452 +7.52
350–375 363 2 140.00–142.50 $141.29 $513 +11.29
425 425 1 140.00 $140.00 $595 +10.00
485 485 1 132.50 $132.50 $643 +3.05
500 500 1 136.00 $136.00 $680 +6.00
550–575 567 3 125.00–130.00 $127.46 $723 +8.46
600–610 605 2 127.50–130.00 $128.74 $779 +10.74
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 142.50 $142.50 $428 —
425 425 3 132.50 $132.50 $563 +12.50
665 665 3 120.00 $120.00 $798 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 125.00 $125.00 $581 +20.00
750 750 1 97.50 $97.50 $731 —
825 825 1 90.00 $90.00 $742 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1450 1205 80-85% 8 70.00–80.00 $74.05 $892 —
1000–1430 1224 80-85% 4 60.00–66.00 $62.55 $766 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–965 933 85-90% 2 60.00–61.00 $60.52 $565 +7.04
985–1000 993 85-90% 2 48.00–51.00 $49.51 $492 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1700 1555 3 93.00–96.00 $94.72 $1,473 —
1900 1900 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,957 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700–800 733 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 600.00–900.00 $740.91 —

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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.