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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 31, 2022

336 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 336 413 176
Feeder cattle 236 370 126
Slaughter cattle 78 30 38
Replacement cattle 22 13 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED UNEVENLY STEADY. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED 3.00-9.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED 2.00-5.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER BULLLS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 175.00–177.50 $176.25 $432 —
275–290 280 3 162.00–180.00 $170.65 $478 —
325–345 335 2 175.00–180.00 $177.57 $595 —
350–355 353 2 165.00–177.00 $171.04 $604 +1.04
485 485 1 150.00 $150.00 $728 —
500–525 517 5 137.50–165.00 $153.43 $793 -11.57
600–640 620 2 147.50–152.50 $149.92 $930 —
745 745 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,043 —
750–785 768 2 135.00–142.50 $138.84 $1,066 +3.84
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 3 152.50 $152.50 $686 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 152.50 $152.50 $450 —
375–395 385 2 140.00–150.00 $145.13 $559 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 1 90.00 $90.00 $680 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 141.00–150.00 $145.50 $356 —
280 280 1 147.50 $147.50 $413 +7.59
300–335 318 5 152.50–160.00 $156.68 $498 +6.68
350–375 360 5 137.50–160.00 $151.64 $546 +11.57
400–445 418 5 137.50–152.00 $142.36 $595 -0.14
465–470 468 2 140.00–145.00 $142.49 $667 +2.22
545 545 1 125.00 $125.00 $681 -17.78
600 600 2 118.00–120.00 $119.00 $714 —
610 610 1 127.50 $127.50 $778 —
680 680 2 122.50–130.00 $126.25 $858 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 279 5 145.00–147.50 $146.53 $409 —
385–390 388 6 142.50–149.00 $145.77 $566 +10.84
420 420 2 147.50 $147.50 $620 —
525 525 3 132.50 $132.50 $696 +10.00
780 780 3 112.50 $112.50 $878 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 128.00 $128.00 $358 +8.00
300–345 323 2 125.00–130.00 $127.67 $412 +10.90
385 385 1 120.00 $120.00 $462 +1.21
415–435 425 3 117.00–125.00 $121.56 $517 +0.63
470 470 1 117.00 $117.00 $550 +2.00
575 575 1 125.00 $125.00 $719 —
600 600 1 120.00 $120.00 $720 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 423 2 100.00–102.00 $100.97 $427 +10.97
510 510 1 85.00 $85.00 $434 +5.00
550–570 560 2 80.00–90.00 $84.91 $475 —
600 600 1 100.00 $100.00 $600 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 3 137.50 $137.50 $591 —
505 505 3 140.00 $140.00 $707 —
820 820 2 97.50 $97.50 $800 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 168.00 $168.00 $412 —
480–485 483 2 140.00–145.00 $142.49 $688 -15.45
515–535 525 2 139.00–142.00 $140.53 $738 —
575 575 1 130.00 $130.00 $748 —
650 650 1 130.00 $130.00 $845 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 430 2 75.00–87.50 $81.10 $349 -17.90
480 480 1 70.00 $70.00 $336 -10.00
700 700 1 110.00 $110.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 147.50 $147.50 $605 +25.84

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1185 1072 80-85% 10 53.00–68.00 $59.88 $642 —
900–1375 1165 80-85% 16 66.00–75.00 $69.72 $812 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–1000 860 85-90% 5 15.00–40.00 $29.05 $250 —
815–995 905 85-90% 2 15.00 $15.00 $136 -34.47
900–1075 922 85-90% 8 50.00–63.00 $56.09 $517 +6.62
900–1090 986 85-90% 7 66.00–72.00 $69.13 $682 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 2 88.00–95.00 $91.50 $1,464 —
1800 1800 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,800 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1350 1225 2 81.00–84.00 $82.35 $1,009 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 550.00 $550.00
945 945 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 875.00 $875.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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.