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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 14, 2022

69 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 69 76 131
Feeder cattle 40 62 106
Slaughter cattle 20 12 20
Replacement cattle 9 2 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED 4.00-8.00 HIGHER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 2.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED 5.00-10.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY. DEMAND MODERATE. 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
235 235 1 190.00 $190.00 $446 —
255–290 273 2 180.00–200.00 $189.36 $517 —
330 330 1 180.00 $180.00 $594 —
400 400 1 165.00 $165.00 $660 -7.74
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 165.00 $165.00 $586 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 152.00 $152.00 $365 +12.00
255 255 1 155.00 $155.00 $395 +5.00
300 300 1 140.00 $140.00 $420 -11.50
375 375 1 155.00 $155.00 $581 —
400–405 402 3 147.50–150.00 $148.34 $596 —
455 fancy 455 1 155.00 $155.00 $705 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 3 135.00 $135.00 $344 —
600 600 3 142.00 $142.00 $852 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 99.00 $99.00 $302 —
500 500 1 105.00 $105.00 $525 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 145.00 $145.00 $696 +5.00
500–545 520 3 140.00–147.50 $143.45 $746 -2.88
635 635 1 137.50 $137.50 $873 ±0.00
750 750 1 132.50 $132.50 $994 —
800 800 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,000 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 150.00 $150.00 $518 -2.50
535 535 2 140.00 $140.00 $749 -6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 105.00 $105.00 $488 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1495 1128 80-85% 5 75.00–82.00 $79.54 $897 +14.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1565 1303 3 98.00–100.00 $99.49 $1,296 —
1400–1750 1654 6 103.00–109.00 $106.60 $1,763 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1265 1265 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1200 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 900.00–1,050.00 $986.84 —
1400 thin fleshed 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1135 1135 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.