Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 21, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	53	69	115
Feeder cattle	38	40	100
Slaughter cattle	7	20	15
Replacement cattle	8	9	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED 5.00-10.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED 5.00-6.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GREAT. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE. THE FUTURE OF THE CATTLE MARKET HAS ALOT OF OPTIMISM.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	165.00	$165.00	$454	+10.00
325	325	2	165.00–167.50	$166.25	$540	+26.25
380	380	1	165.00	$165.00	$627	+10.00
475 fancy	475	1	155.00	$155.00	$736	±0.00
565–570	568	2	142.50–147.50	$145.01	$824	—
635–640	638	2	135.00–146.00	$140.52	$897	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–510	506	5	140.00–152.50	$147.56	$747	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	127.50	$127.50	$574	—
565	565	1	118.00	$118.00	$667	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	273	2	150.00–155.00	$152.61	$417	—
455–485	472	3	120.00–127.50	$122.41	$578	—
545	545	1	120.00	$120.00	$654	—
575	575	1	122.50	$122.50	$704	—
605–645	632	3	112.50–127.50	$120.16	$759	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	177.50	$177.50	$692	—
415–435	427	3	165.00–178.00	$173.62	$741	—
465	465	1	160.00	$160.00	$744	+15.00
605	605	1	146.00	$146.00	$883	+8.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	3	170.00	$170.00	$680	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1225	1210	80-85%	3	80.00–90.00	$85.03	$1,029	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725	725	85-90%	1	35.00	$35.00	$254	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	750.00	$750.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	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.