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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

175 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 175 158 240
Feeder cattle 140 120 140
Slaughter cattle 33 28 80
Replacement cattle 2 10 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER BULLS TRADED 3.00-6.00 LOWER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY.SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY-3.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED 3.00-6.00 LOWER. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY AVERAGE.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 308 2 135.00 $135.00 $416 +0.91
355–395 379 5 130.00–137.50 $133.90 $507 -1.10
400–425 413 4 135.00 $135.00 $558 +3.71
485 485 1 130.00 $130.00 $630 -3.07
500 500 1 135.00 $135.00 $675 +4.09
555 555 1 127.50 $127.50 $708 -3.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 3 135.00 $135.00 $290 —
415 415 2 130.00 $130.00 $540 —
550 550 3 125.00 $125.00 $688 +7.50
615 615 3 125.00 $125.00 $769 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 120.50 $120.50 $374 —
365–370 368 2 105.00–115.00 $110.03 $405 +0.03
450–465 458 2 105.00–115.00 $109.92 $503 —
625 625 1 105.00 $105.00 $656 —
655 655 1 100.00 $100.00 $655 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 115.00 $115.00 $339 —
495 495 1 95.00 $95.00 $470 +5.00
500 500 1 90.00 $90.00 $450 —
550–590 570 2 90.00 $90.00 $513 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 140.00 $140.00 $266 -7.50
300–335 320 3 135.00–155.00 $146.33 $468 -18.67
365–385 375 3 140.00–147.50 $144.19 $541 -7.75
400–405 403 2 145.00 $145.00 $584 -0.81
455–485 470 2 145.00–147.50 $146.21 $687 +2.42
505 505 1 135.00 $135.00 $682 -7.55
610 610 2 140.00 $140.00 $854 +12.50
675 675 1 125.00 $125.00 $844 -3.78
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 6 135.00 $135.00 $317 —
320 320 3 145.00 $145.00 $464 —
525 525 3 135.00 $135.00 $709 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 102.50 $102.50 $410 -21.60
465–475 468 3 102.50–125.00 $110.93 $519 -14.07
600 600 1 105.00 $105.00 $630 -10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–900 848 85-90% 3 28.00–35.00 $31.80 $270 —
785–1200 947 85-90% 5 38.00–45.00 $42.84 $406 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1100 1073 80-85% 3 53.00–55.00 $54.37 $583 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1850 1668 5 76.00–89.00 $79.87 $1,332 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 675.00 $675.00

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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.