Cattle Market Pulse

Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 25, 2022

216 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Peoples Livestock Auction report →

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 216 96 150
Feeder cattle 160 36 130
Slaughter cattle 36 35 20
Replacement cattle 20 25 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MOSTLY MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED UNEVENLY STEADY. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE. SEVERAL NEW CROP CALVES SOLD TODAY. HIGH FEED AND FUEL PRICES CONTINUE TO HURT THE CALF MARKET.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 165.00 $165.00 $536 —
355–390 372 5 162.50–175.00 $166.37 $619 -1.13
400–435 412 5 162.50–167.50 $164.02 $676 —
465 465 2 161.00–180.00 $170.50 $793 —
500–545 523 2 142.50–157.50 $149.68 $783 —
565 565 1 145.00 $145.00 $819 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 3 131.00 $131.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 150.00 $150.00 $585 —
485 485 1 140.00 $140.00 $679 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 155.00 $155.00 $558 +2.50
410–430 417 6 132.50–145.00 $140.08 $584 -9.92
675 675 5 121.00 $121.00 $817 —
855 855 3 111.00 $111.00 $949 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 155.00 $155.00 $504 +5.00
365–370 368 2 155.00 $155.00 $570 +4.00
410–430 418 3 140.00–150.00 $145.88 $610 -4.12
455–490 473 2 142.00–150.00 $145.85 $690 —
525–545 535 2 137.50 $137.50 $736 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 112.50 $112.50 $338 —
415 415 1 102.50 $102.50 $425 —
490 490 1 87.50 $87.50 $429 —
575 575 1 95.00 $95.00 $546 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 130.00 $130.00 $368 —
515 515 1 122.50 $122.50 $631 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 330 3 157.00–165.00 $159.96 $528 —
350–395 370 4 150.00–165.00 $157.87 $584 —
415 415 3 145.00–155.00 $149.17 $619 —
485 485 2 135.00–157.50 $146.25 $709 -16.25
645 645 1 137.50 $137.50 $887 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 142.50 $142.50 $428 —
375 375 2 120.00–130.00 $125.00 $469 -5.00
475 475 1 135.00 $135.00 $641 —
500 500 1 132.50 $132.50 $662 —
560 560 1 130.00 $130.00 $728 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 145.00 $145.00 $551 —
415 415 3 147.50 $147.50 $612 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 85-90% 1 32.00 $32.00 $224 —
900–1025 942 85-90% 3 70.00–75.00 $71.81 $676 —
975–1050 1013 85-90% 2 55.00–62.00 $58.37 $591 +0.17
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $731 —
1000–1275 1145 80-85% 4 75.00–82.00 $77.17 $884 -3.20

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1440 1370 2 107.00–110.00 $108.58 $1,488 -1.42
1485 1485 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,366 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 1 82.00 $82.00 $808 —

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
700 700 (<2 yrs)Open 1 104.00 $104.00 $728
800–805 803 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 85.00–86.00 $85.50 $687
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835 835 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 82.00 $82.00 $685

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

↑ Back to top

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.