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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 24, 2022

149 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 149 128 225
Feeder cattle 74 70 150
Slaughter cattle 50 32 40
Replacement cattle 25 26 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER HEIFERS AND STEERS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED 5.00-6.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED 2.00-3.00 LOWER. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE. DEMAND MODERATE.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 165.00 $165.00 $429 —
315 315 1 165.00 $165.00 $520 +5.00
365–380 374 4 150.00–165.00 $159.98 $598 —
465 465 1 155.00 $155.00 $721 —
500–545 523 2 150.00–155.00 $152.39 $797 —
580 fancy 580 1 155.00 $155.00 $899 —
600 600 1 140.00 $140.00 $840 —
825–840 fancy 833 2 132.50–140.00 $136.22 $1,135 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 140.00 $140.00 $336 —
285 285 1 140.00 $140.00 $399 —
365–385 375 2 137.50–147.50 $142.63 $535 —
420 420 1 137.50 $137.50 $578 +4.58
475 475 1 132.50 $132.50 $629 —
535 535 1 130.00 $130.00 $696 -12.50
575 575 1 125.00 $125.00 $719 -8.96
600 600 1 125.00 $125.00 $750 -7.50
665 fancy 665 1 120.00 $120.00 $798 —
685 685 1 127.50 $127.50 $873 —
785 785 1 115.00 $115.00 $903 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 130.00 $130.00 $351 —
375 375 3 130.00 $130.00 $488 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 120.00 $120.00 $414 —
415–440 428 2 112.50–115.00 $113.71 $487 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 97.50 $97.50 $292 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 160.00 $160.00 $504 +5.00
370 370 1 140.00 $140.00 $518 —
410–440 425 3 147.50–150.00 $149.14 $634 -0.10
450–465 459 4 138.00–152.50 $146.32 $672 +1.13
500–505 503 2 140.00–142.50 $141.26 $711 -0.56
565–585 575 2 122.50–137.50 $129.87 $747 -3.08
645 fancy 645 1 132.50 $132.50 $855 —
660 fancy 660 1 130.00 $130.00 $858 —
675 675 1 125.00 $125.00 $844 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 142.50 $142.50 $449 —
490 490 2 140.00 $140.00 $686 —
535 535 4 140.00 $140.00 $749 —
600 600 2 115.00 $115.00 $690 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 125.00 $125.00 $469 —
445 445 1 120.00 $120.00 $534 —
625 625 1 102.50 $102.50 $641 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 85.00 $85.00 $246 —
500 500 1 80.00 $80.00 $400 -20.96

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 85-90% 2 37.00–39.00 $38.00 $304 —
800 800 85-90% 1 22.00 $22.00 $176 —
900–1155 1020 85-90% 10 40.00–52.00 $45.29 $462 -16.71
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1100 1038 80-85% 5 50.00–58.00 $53.82 $559 —
1220–1420 1297 80-85% 3 62.00–69.00 $65.52 $850 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565–1900 1688 3 82.00–90.00 $85.97 $1,451 —
1855 1855 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,725 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 625.00 $625.00
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 875.00 $875.00

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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
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 850.00 $850.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —

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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.