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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 17, 2022

128 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 128 169 175
Feeder cattle 70 129 140
Slaughter cattle 32 30 33
Replacement cattle 26 10 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS STEADY-5.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND 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
305 305 1 160.00 $160.00 $488 +3.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 140.00 $140.00 $420 +2.43
415–440 431 4 125.00–139.00 $132.92 $573 -5.32
500 500 1 142.50 $142.50 $712 —
550–570 559 4 125.00–137.50 $133.96 $749 +8.96
600 600 1 132.50 $132.50 $795 +8.36
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 3 122.50 $122.50 $588 -5.00
500 500 3 125.00 $125.00 $625 +6.30
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 127.50 $127.50 $300 —
455 455 1 117.50 $117.50 $535 —
735 735 1 105.00 $105.00 $772 —
765 765 1 97.50 $97.50 $746 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 155.00 $155.00 $519 +4.25
400–425 410 3 145.00–152.50 $149.24 $612 +5.23
465–485 475 3 142.50–148.00 $145.19 $690 +0.39
500–525 517 3 138.00–145.00 $141.82 $733 +7.67
570–590 580 2 130.00–136.00 $132.95 $771 —
725 725 1 122.50 $122.50 $888 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 3 155.00 $155.00 $364 —
405 405 3 140.00 $140.00 $567 -7.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 95.00 $95.00 $366 +10.00
500–540 520 2 100.00–102.00 $100.96 $525 —
690 690 1 77.00 $77.00 $531 —
700 700 1 75.00 $75.00 $525 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 135.00 $135.00 $540 +9.05

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1325 1162 80-85% 7 55.00–62.00 $59.29 $689 —
1070–1325 1215 80-85% 3 66.00–70.00 $67.67 $822 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 85-90% 1 62.00 $62.00 $636 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650 1650 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,402 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165–1390 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 800.00–900.00 $855.70
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 920.00–950.00 $932.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1365 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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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
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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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.