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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

188 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 188 168 306
Feeder cattle 50 100 244
Slaughter cattle 38 38 40
Replacement cattle 100 30 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS 10.00-15.00 HIGHER. FEEDER HEIFERS STEADY-8.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS STEADY. SLAUGHTER BULLS 5.00-7.00 HIGHER. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE. DEMAND STRONG ON STOCKERS.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 5 135.00 $135.00 $459 ±0.00
485 485 3 130.00 $130.00 $630 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 150.00 $150.00 $338 -0.88
300 300 1 150.00 $150.00 $450 +4.85
400 400 1 140.00 $140.00 $560 —
600 600 1 135.00 $135.00 $810 +7.55

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 265 2 155.00–165.00 $160.28 $425 -3.44
300–345 325 5 165.00–185.00 $174.15 $566 —
390 390 1 155.00 $155.00 $604 +10.00
400 400 1 170.00 $170.00 $680 +20.10
515–540 528 2 145.00 $145.00 $766 +5.69
550 550 1 145.00 $145.00 $798 —
640 640 1 127.50 $127.50 $816 —
650 650 1 130.00 $130.00 $845 —
700 700 2 127.50 $127.50 $892 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 5 155.00 $155.00 $411 —
510 510 5 145.00 $145.00 $740 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 140.00 $140.00 $399 +8.97
300 300 1 145.00 $145.00 $435 —
435 435 1 145.00 $145.00 $631 +10.00
500–505 503 2 122.50–130.00 $126.23 $635 -8.77

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $210 —
720–930 813 85-90% 4 50.00–56.00 $52.70 $428 —
935–1065 1000 85-90% 2 60.00–63.00 $61.40 $614 +9.92
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1150 1074 80-85% 5 65.00–69.00 $66.60 $715 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1900 1900 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,938 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
600 600 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 675.00 $675.00
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 750.00 $750.00
950–1100 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 975.00–1,000.00 $992.46
1000–1140 1059 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 26 950.00–1,025.00 $956.10
1145 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 950.00 $950.00
1200 fancy 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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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
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 900.00–950.00 $925.00 —
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,365.00 $1,365.00 —
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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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.