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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 25, 2021

225 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 225 175 205
Feeder cattle 150 140 80
Slaughter cattle 40 33 40
Replacement cattle 35 2 85

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED STEADY TO 8.00 LOWER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED 3.00-6.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED 3.OO-5.00 HIGHER. 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
325 325 1 150.00 $150.00 $488 —
400 400 1 140.00 $140.00 $560 —
600 600 1 130.00 $130.00 $780 —
725 725 1 127.50 $127.50 $924 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 4 125.00 $125.00 $756 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 277 3 130.00–135.00 $131.54 $364 —
300–335 314 8 122.00–135.00 $128.96 $405 -6.04
355 fancy 355 1 140.00 $140.00 $497 —
355–385 374 4 130.00–135.00 $132.47 $495 -1.43
400–435 418 2 130.00–132.50 $131.20 $548 -3.80
450–460 453 4 125.00–130.00 $126.24 $572 -3.76
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 5 122.50 $122.50 $368 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 112.00–112.50 $112.25 $359 -8.25
365 365 1 102.00 $102.00 $372 -8.03
450 450 2 115.00 $115.00 $518 +5.08
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 90.00 $90.00 $356 —
525 525 1 80.00 $80.00 $420 -10.00
600–645 615 3 80.00–85.00 $83.37 $513 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 135.00–145.00 $140.00 $455 -6.33
375 375 1 140.00 $140.00 $525 -4.19
435–445 440 2 130.00–135.00 $132.47 $583 —
450 450 1 140.00 $140.00 $630 -6.21
575 575 1 125.00 $125.00 $719 —
600–625 607 6 118.00–130.00 $124.70 $757 -15.30
665 665 1 125.00 $125.00 $831 ±0.00
725 725 1 120.00 $120.00 $870 —
750 750 1 115.00 $115.00 $862 —
800 800 1 102.00 $102.00 $816 —
1005 1005 1 87.50 $87.50 $879 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 122.50 $122.50 $276 —
310–325 318 2 105.00–122.50 $113.96 $362 —
370 370 1 120.00 $120.00 $444 —
425 425 1 105.00 $105.00 $446 +2.50
450–490 468 3 107.00–115.00 $111.41 $521 +0.48
605 605 1 112.50 $112.50 $681 +7.50
665 665 1 110.00 $110.00 $732 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 135.00 $135.00 $594 —
955 955 3 90.00 $90.00 $860 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 80.00 $80.00 $228 —
545 545 1 90.00 $90.00 $490 —
605 605 1 90.00 $90.00 $544 —
650–655 653 2 90.00–97.50 $93.76 $612 —
900 900 1 80.00 $80.00 $720 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1430 1168 80-85% 10 42.00–56.00 $52.47 $613 —
1250–1450 1350 80-85% 2 60.00–61.00 $60.54 $817 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 85-90% 1 20.00 $20.00 $160 —
875 875 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $219 —
900–1195 999 85-90% 4 33.00–35.00 $34.55 $345 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1750 1750 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,488 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
665 665 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 475.00 $475.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–900 836 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 525.00–550.00 $540.38
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 800.00 $800.00
985 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 650.00 $650.00
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 650.00 $650.00

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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.