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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 19, 2021

195 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 195 148 103
Feeder cattle 152 73 80
Slaughter cattle 35 30 10
Replacement cattle 8 45 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED 5.00-10.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY-2.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED STEADY. 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
450 450 1 150.00 $150.00 $675 -10.00
530 530 1 155.00 $155.00 $822 +4.93
575 575 1 140.00 $140.00 $805 -10.00
600–645 627 5 133.00–142.50 $137.65 $863 —
715 715 1 130.00 $130.00 $930 —
775 775 1 125.00 $125.00 $969 —
780 780 1 108.00 $108.00 $842 —
865 865 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,124 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 2 130.00–135.00 $132.40 $483 —
460–475 468 2 122.50–130.00 $126.31 $591 —
1000 1000 1 82.50 $82.50 $825 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 3 138.00 $138.00 $918 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 310 3 140.00–142.50 $140.81 $437 —
435–440 438 2 145.00 $145.00 $635 +17.50
450–485 464 4 132.50–136.50 $135.01 $626 —
525–535 530 2 132.00–132.50 $132.25 $701 +7.25
550–575 560 3 105.00–122.50 $112.44 $630 —
560–580 570 2 120.00–122.50 $121.23 $691 —
605–610 608 2 115.00–122.50 $118.77 $722 —
610 610 1 112.50 $112.50 $686 —
665–695 678 3 102.50–112.50 $106.74 $724 —
680 680 1 115.00 $115.00 $782 —
715–725 720 2 100.00 $100.00 $720 —
750 750 1 95.00 $95.00 $712 —
805 805 1 80.00 $80.00 $644 —
955–990 973 2 82.00–87.00 $84.54 $823 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 140.00 $140.00 $385 +15.00
415 415 3 122.50 $122.50 $508 —
500 500 3 125.00 $125.00 $625 —
555 555 2 125.00 $125.00 $694 —
615 615 3 109.00 $109.00 $670 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 132.50 $132.50 $450 —
365–395 383 3 105.00–120.00 $113.26 $434 +5.76
400–440 415 3 102.50–110.00 $105.95 $440 —
500 500 1 112.50 $112.50 $562 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 85.00 $85.00 $255 —
350 350 1 75.00 $75.00 $262 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 160.00 $160.00 $288 —
255 255 1 155.00 $155.00 $395 —
300–325 309 4 150.00–172.50 $159.41 $493 —
400–445 418 5 150.00–155.00 $152.42 $637 +10.79
450–485 465 6 140.00–150.00 $145.83 $678 +12.08
500–540 513 4 122.50–140.00 $133.55 $685 +5.45
555–575 565 2 135.00–142.50 $138.68 $784 +17.64
570 570 1 117.50 $117.50 $670 -3.54
600–645 621 4 125.00–130.00 $127.15 $790 +9.65
675–685 680 2 105.00 $105.00 $714 —
700 700 1 90.00 $90.00 $630 -22.47
720–725 723 2 101.00–102.50 $101.75 $736 -10.72
800–845 811 4 90.00–95.00 $92.53 $750 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 142.50 $142.50 $449 —
395 395 2 140.00 $140.00 $553 —
420–440 428 5 140.00–145.00 $142.94 $612 —
450 450 3 135.00 $135.00 $608 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 413 3 120.00–130.00 $126.77 $524 —
455–495 470 5 110.00–122.50 $116.91 $549 -5.59
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 +2.50
575 575 1 112.50 $112.50 $647 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 92.50 $92.50 $597 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 85-90% 1 37.00 $37.00 $309 —
765–1200 968 85-90% 5 40.00–52.50 $48.52 $470 —
1045 1045 85-90% 1 62.00 $62.00 $648 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1275 1165 80-85% 5 55.00–66.00 $60.38 $703 —
1245 1245 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $847 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 5 80.00 $80.00 $808 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 525.00 $525.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00 $850.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650 650 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 475.00 $475.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1340 1340 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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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.