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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 10, 2022

169 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 169 129 158
Feeder cattle 129 104 120
Slaughter cattle 30 25 28
Replacement cattle 10 — 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS 5.00-10.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS 5.00-6.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS MOSTLY 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
335–340 338 2 155.00–158.00 $156.51 $529 —
385 385 1 155.00 $155.00 $597 —
400–445 429 4 155.00–170.00 $162.59 $698 —
450 450 1 167.50 $167.50 $754 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 3 132.50–140.00 $137.57 $461 —
375 375 1 140.00 $140.00 $525 -7.23
400–435 418 3 132.50–142.50 $138.24 $578 -5.94
455–480 468 3 122.50–135.00 $129.92 $608 —
555 555 1 125.00 $125.00 $694 -12.50
600–625 610 3 122.50–127.50 $124.14 $757 -3.36
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 413 6 120.00–130.00 $124.85 $516 -9.69
450 450 2 127.50 $127.50 $574 -12.50
500–545 523 6 117.50–120.00 $118.70 $621 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 120.00 $120.00 $390 —
405 405 1 110.00 $110.00 $446 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 130.00 $130.00 $422 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 155.00 $155.00 $349 -5.00
305–325 315 3 145.00–157.50 $150.75 $475 -12.42
355–370 363 3 145.00–150.00 $147.49 $535 -32.51
400–435 423 3 132.50–150.00 $144.01 $609 -6.87
455–490 470 3 142.00–150.00 $144.80 $681 -6.41
500–535 523 3 127.50–140.00 $134.15 $702 -13.37
600 600 1 121.00 $121.00 $726 -24.00
635 635 1 125.00 $125.00 $794 -20.00
650 650 1 117.50 $117.50 $764 —
810 810 1 105.00 $105.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 319 8 140.00–150.00 $144.22 $460 -0.78
385 385 2 140.00 $140.00 $539 —
415 415 3 147.50 $147.50 $612 —
535 535 3 132.50 $132.50 $709 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 142.50 $142.50 $435 —
375 375 1 130.00 $130.00 $488 +6.63
400–445 430 3 122.50–130.00 $125.95 $542 -0.34
450–475 463 3 122.50–132.50 $125.74 $582 —
525 525 1 122.00 $122.00 $640 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 115.00 $115.00 $230 —
300 300 1 85.00 $85.00 $255 —
380 380 1 85.00 $85.00 $323 —
400–415 408 2 80.00–112.00 $95.71 $390 —
435 435 1 75.00 $75.00 $326 —
555 555 1 90.00 $90.00 $500 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–900 850 85-90% 2 30.00–32.00 $30.94 $263 —
835–1025 943 85-90% 8 42.50–62.00 $47.84 $451 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 1035 80-85% 1 67.00 $67.00 $693 —
1000–1300 1115 80-85% 4 55.00–64.00 $60.00 $669 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1875–1900 1888 2 90.00–95.00 $92.52 $1,747 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675 1675 2 92.00 $92.00 $1,541 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 700.00 $700.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1600 1600 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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.