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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 23, 2022

69 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 69 163 90
Feeder cattle 55 73 20
Slaughter cattle 14 35 70
Replacement cattle — 55 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY. SLAUGHTER BULLS AND COWS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND MODERATE. MOSTLY NEW CROP CALVES TODAY.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 263 3 157.50–162.50 $159.98 $421 —
300–335 320 3 152.50–155.00 $153.45 $491 —
375 375 1 150.00 $150.00 $562 —
400–415 407 3 152.50–156.00 $154.51 $629 —
465–485 475 2 145.00–152.50 $148.67 $706 —
500–540 525 3 142.50–150.00 $145.84 $766 +4.26
625–635 630 2 130.00–132.50 $131.24 $827 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 147.50 $147.50 $538 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 130.00 $130.00 $358 —
475 475 1 112.50 $112.50 $534 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 152.50 $152.50 $572 —
475 475 3 145.00 $145.00 $689 —
500–515 506 5 142.50–155.00 $149.91 $759 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 170.00 $170.00 $400 —
270 270 1 175.00 $175.00 $472 —
310–340 321 4 165.00–167.50 $166.84 $536 —
365 365 1 167.00 $167.00 $610 +2.00
410 410 1 170.00 $170.00 $697 +5.00
480 480 1 165.00 $165.00 $792 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 115.00 $115.00 $575 —
605–625 615 2 130.00–132.50 $131.23 $807 —
655–695 675 2 112.50–122.50 $117.65 $794 —
780 780 1 117.50 $117.50 $916 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 80.00 $80.00 $500 —
715 715 1 80.00 $80.00 $572 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 85-90% 1 54.00 $54.00 $413 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 80-85% 1 75.00 $75.00 $938 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–2000 1800 2 113.00–114.00 $113.44 $2,042 —
2200 2200 1 102.00 $102.00 $2,244 —

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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.