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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 4, 2021

81 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 81 207 294
Feeder cattle 46 180 210
Slaughter cattle 20 15 84
Replacement cattle 15 12 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED UNEVENLY STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED 6.0-8.0 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED 2.0-3.0 HIGHER. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE. DEMAND GOOD.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 155.00 $155.00 $542 -1.73
435 435 1 155.00 $155.00 $674 -0.82
550 550 1 145.00 $145.00 $798 +4.35
650 650 1 135.00 $135.00 $878 -2.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 130.00 $130.00 $566 -2.99
500–545 516 5 127.50–132.50 $130.44 $673 +2.22
555–575 568 3 127.50–135.00 $130.78 $743 +3.47
600 600 2 120.00–122.50 $121.25 $728 -2.98
625 625 1 110.00 $110.00 $688 -14.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 120.00 $120.00 $318 —
370 370 1 120.00 $120.00 $444 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 226 5 135.00–137.50 $136.04 $307 —
350 350 3 130.00 $130.00 $455 —
500 500 3 125.00 $125.00 $625 —
600 600 2 122.50 $122.50 $735 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 132.50 $132.50 $265 -17.50
285 285 1 137.50 $137.50 $392 —
395 395 1 140.00 $140.00 $553 —
400 400 1 145.00 $145.00 $580 —
525–535 530 2 130.00 $130.00 $689 -5.50
565 565 1 127.50 $127.50 $720 -10.50
625–645 635 2 122.50–127.50 $124.96 $793 -0.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 424 4 120.00–127.50 $122.58 $520 —
535 535 2 117.50–120.00 $118.75 $635 -1.25

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1200 1041 80-85% 5 50.00–54.00 $51.30 $534 —
1000–1250 1125 80-85% 2 60.00 $60.00 $675 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1080 963 85-90% 4 35.00–45.00 $39.20 $377 +7.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1650 1600 2 88.00–91.00 $89.55 $1,433 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 575.00 $575.00
1000–1200 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 525.00–775.00 $661.36
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 800.00 $800.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1450 1450 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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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.