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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

177 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 177 153 235
Feeder cattle 112 132 180
Slaughter cattle 35 14 50
Replacement cattle 30 7 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS SOLD 2.00-6.00 LOWER. FEEDER HEIFERS SOLD 5.00-10.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS SOLD STEADY. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY AVERAGE.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 195.00 $195.00 $526 -11.31
390 fancy 390 1 202.50 $202.50 $790 —
400 400 1 165.00 $165.00 $660 -30.03
675 675 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,063 -4.04
735 735 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,084 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 3 150.00–165.00 $160.23 $513 -5.93
415–435 425 4 152.50–160.00 $154.33 $656 -1.15
485 485 1 145.00 $145.00 $703 -9.65
500–515 505 4 135.00–152.50 $144.37 $729 -8.47
570–590 580 2 142.50 $142.50 $826 ±0.00
645 645 1 130.00 $130.00 $838 -12.00
650 650 1 130.00 $130.00 $845 -33.00
800 800 1 90.00 $90.00 $720 —
900 900 1 90.00 $90.00 $810 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 2 152.50 $152.50 $267 —
345 345 3 145.00 $145.00 $500 —
475 475 3 140.00 $140.00 $665 -1.30
600 600 2 125.00 $125.00 $750 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 132.50 $132.50 $464 +6.23
475 475 1 122.00 $122.00 $580 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 190.00 $190.00 $399 —
355–385 375 4 160.00–190.00 $176.64 $662 -9.55
415–425 420 2 162.50–187.50 $174.85 $734 +4.58
465–485 475 2 152.50–165.00 $158.88 $755 -11.19
545 545 1 142.50 $142.50 $777 -14.40
600–635 615 5 145.00–152.50 $148.04 $910 -6.96
665 665 1 137.50 $137.50 $914 —
720 720 1 132.50 $132.50 $954 —
750 750 1 132.50 $132.50 $994 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 3 165.00 $165.00 $297 —
285 285 3 172.50 $172.50 $492 ±0.00
300 300 2 162.50 $162.50 $488 —
485 485 3 147.50 $147.50 $715 —
535 535 3 140.00 $140.00 $749 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 122.50 $122.50 $808 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1270 1097 80-85% 6 64.00–72.00 $69.15 $759 —
1000–1200 1106 80-85% 4 80.00–91.00 $83.63 $925 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1075 1000 85-90% 4 72.00–76.00 $74.23 $742 +11.68
1000–1025 1012 85-90% 3 52.00–62.00 $58.00 $587 -4.55
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425 1425 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,069 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1750–1875 1813 2 109.00–110.00 $109.52 $1,986 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455 1455 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,048 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1045 973 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 800.00–1,000.00 $907.46
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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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
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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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.