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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

170 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.74/cwt +19.74 vs last sale · ≈ $781/hd at 540 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.45/cwt ≈ $792/hd at 576 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 170 99 297
Feeder cattle 130 70 212
Slaughter cattle 15 20 25
Replacement cattle 25 9 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED STEADY - 5.00 HIGHER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED 5.00-15.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED 2.00-3.00 LOWER. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE. DEMAND GOOD.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 value added 475 6 160.00 $160.00 $760 —
535 value added 535 9 155.00 $155.00 $829 —
670 670 9 140.00 $140.00 $938 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 150.00 $150.00 $442 +5.00
400 value added 400 5 150.00 $150.00 $600 —
485 485 1 140.00 $140.00 $679 +6.55
535 535 1 140.00 $140.00 $749 +15.00
540 value added 540 18 145.00 $145.00 $783 —
565 565 1 130.00 $130.00 $734 +6.25
755 755 1 101.00 $101.00 $763 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 125.00 $125.00 $594 —
565 565 3 120.00 $120.00 $678 —
580 value added 580 8 144.00 $144.00 $835 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 117.50 $117.50 $458 -10.79
415–435 425 2 115.00–128.00 $121.35 $516 +0.40
500 500 1 112.50 $112.50 $562 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 1 85.00 $85.00 $625 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 144.00 $144.00 $554 -5.88
465–475 472 3 142.50–145.00 $144.16 $680 +2.62
535 535 2 135.00–140.00 $137.50 $736 —
555 555 2 140.00 $140.00 $777 +2.50
600–610 605 3 130.00–138.00 $133.48 $808 +5.94
655–685 670 2 120.00–132.00 $125.87 $843 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 165.00 $165.00 $478 —
410 410 3 142.50 $142.50 $584 —
685 685 2 125.00 $125.00 $856 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 360 3 100.00–102.00 $100.65 $362 —
445 445 1 105.00 $105.00 $467 —
455–465 460 2 90.00–105.00 $97.42 $448 —
510 510 1 90.00 $90.00 $459 —
750 750 1 90.00 $90.00 $675 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 137.50 $137.50 $488 +6.33
435 435 2 132.50 $132.50 $576 -3.50
475 475 1 115.00 $115.00 $546 —
680 680 1 115.00 $115.00 $782 —
700 700 1 115.00 $115.00 $805 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–875 865 85-90% 3 59.50–60.00 $59.66 $516 —
750–1100 925 85-90% 2 53.50–56.00 $54.51 $504 +2.62
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $674 -20.00
1210–1385 1298 80-85% 2 70.00–75.00 $72.67 $943 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 700.00 $700.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–800 717 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 600.00–675.00 $613.95

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 975.00 $975.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 605.00 $605.00

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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.