Cattle Market Pulse

Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

235 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.70/cwt -12.80 vs last sale · ≈ $588/hd at 504 lb · 38 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $155.62/cwt -11.88 vs last sale · ≈ $492/hd at 316 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 235 151 311
Feeder cattle 180 110 206
Slaughter cattle 50 21 70
Replacement cattle 5 20 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS SOLD 5.00-10.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS SOLD 5.00-7.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS SOLD STEADY-5.00 LOWER. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY AVERAGE.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 140.00 $140.00 $763 —
625 625 1 127.50 $127.50 $797 -12.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 127.50 $127.50 $491 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 3 122.00 $122.00 $372 —
400–430 418 5 122.50–125.00 $123.46 $516 —
500–545 504 38 110.00–117.50 $116.70 $588 -12.80
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 282 3 135.00–140.00 $138.28 $390 —
300–315 305 3 135.00–140.00 $137.50 $419 -7.50
355–390 373 2 127.50–132.50 $129.88 $484 -10.12
415 415 1 122.00 $122.00 $506 -15.87
415–445 426 7 122.50–140.00 $131.04 $558 -6.83
465 465 1 117.50 $117.50 $546 —
450–490 469 5 120.00–130.00 $125.97 $591 —
500–535 518 2 105.00–116.00 $110.69 $573 -26.81
510–545 528 3 110.00–127.50 $120.65 $637 -16.85
625 625 1 117.50 $117.50 $734 ±0.00
670 670 1 105.00 $105.00 $704 —
700 700 1 110.00 $110.00 $770 —
750 750 1 87.50 $87.50 $656 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 70.00 $70.00 $280 -29.00
455 455 1 90.00 $90.00 $410 —
500 500 1 85.00 $85.00 $425 -13.00
630 630 1 90.00 $90.00 $567 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155 155 1 122.00 $122.00 $189 —
335 335 1 120.00 $120.00 $402 -5.00
390 390 1 110.00 $110.00 $429 -12.25

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 2 147.50–152.50 $150.09 $413 -19.91
300–345 316 10 140.00–165.00 $155.62 $492 -11.88
350–380 365 2 137.50–145.00 $141.10 $515 -19.49
425 425 1 145.00 $145.00 $616 -13.52
450–485 468 6 132.50–145.00 $137.42 $643 —
480 480 1 120.00 $120.00 $576 —
500–545 528 6 130.00–140.00 $134.57 $711 -4.87
525–535 530 2 110.00–120.00 $115.05 $610 -24.39
555 555 1 112.50 $112.50 $624 —
600–635 623 4 115.00–130.00 $123.67 $770 -11.33
690 690 1 110.00 $110.00 $759 -22.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 5 142.50 $142.50 $356 —
350–385 366 7 132.50–147.50 $138.89 $508 -1.11
420–440 432 5 127.50–142.50 $133.33 $576 —
475–485 481 5 127.50–132.50 $130.52 $628 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 218 2 137.50–140.00 $138.65 $302 -5.09
355–385 371 4 120.00–132.50 $123.24 $457 -16.79
405–425 415 2 125.00–130.00 $127.56 $529 -4.97
450–475 463 2 122.50–130.00 $126.35 $585 -2.73
535 535 1 110.00 $110.00 $588 -14.46
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 75.00 $75.00 $326 —
655 655 1 75.00 $75.00 $491 —
775–785 780 2 90.00–92.00 $90.99 $710 —
800 800 1 85.00 $85.00 $680 —
1010 1010 1 75.00 $75.00 $758 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–945 838 85-90% 3 26.00–30.00 $28.18 $236 —
800–975 896 85-90% 13 34.00–49.00 $42.91 $384 —
890–1035 979 85-90% 3 51.00–55.00 $52.98 $519 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1200 1049 80-85% 9 51.00–58.00 $54.58 $573 -6.61
1045–1465 1256 80-85% 8 60.00–66.00 $62.87 $790 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1400 1338 2 91.00 $91.00 $1,218 —
2115 2115 1 95.00 $95.00 $2,009 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,088 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760 760 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 475.00 $475.00

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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.