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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 31, 2022

191 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 191 149 227
Feeder cattle 140 74 190
Slaughter cattle 51 50 37
Replacement cattle — 25 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED 5.00-10.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED 3.00-6.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE. SOME MUCH NEEDED RAIN FELL ACROSS THE STATE AND HAS SPARKED SOME OPTIMISM.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 170.00 $170.00 $570 +5.00
350–365 358 2 175.00 $175.00 $626 +15.02
405–445 425 2 160.00–170.00 $164.76 $700 —
455–480 471 4 152.50–165.00 $158.04 $744 +3.04
500–535 517 3 152.50–160.00 $156.25 $808 +3.86
565–580 573 3 149.00–160.00 $156.32 $896 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 3 142.50 $142.50 $712 —
585 585 2 142.50 $142.50 $834 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 150.00 $150.00 $412 +10.00
355 355 1 140.00 $140.00 $497 -2.63
400–415 408 2 140.00 $140.00 $571 +2.50
450–475 461 4 130.00–142.00 $136.66 $630 +4.16
500–535 514 5 135.00–145.00 $139.18 $715 +9.18
565 565 2 130.00–132.00 $131.00 $740 +6.00
600–645 611 4 135.00–140.00 $138.07 $844 +13.07
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 140.00 $140.00 $399 +10.00
435 435 3 137.50 $137.50 $598 —
475 475 3 127.50 $127.50 $606 —
510 510 3 125.00 $125.00 $638 —
585 585 3 127.50 $127.50 $746 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 130.00 $130.00 $299 —
300 300 1 125.00 $125.00 $375 —
445 445 1 116.00 $116.00 $516 +2.29
450–455 453 2 120.00–122.50 $121.24 $549 —
500 500 2 120.00 $120.00 $600 —
555 555 1 115.00 $115.00 $638 —
600 600 2 117.50–119.00 $118.25 $710 —
755 755 1 98.00 $98.00 $740 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 2 80.00–90.00 $84.65 $273 -12.85

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 428 9 137.50–147.50 $141.60 $606 —
585 585 3 135.00 $135.00 $790 —
650–655 653 6 117.50–125.00 $121.26 $792 —
700 700 3 120.00 $120.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 157.50 $157.50 $536 -2.50
375–385 380 2 140.00–155.00 $147.60 $561 +7.60
435 435 1 150.00 $150.00 $652 +0.86
450–455 453 2 145.00–155.00 $150.03 $680 +3.71
500–545 516 5 145.00–155.00 $148.88 $768 +7.62
550–575 563 2 140.00–147.50 $143.83 $810 +13.96
600–615 608 2 127.50–142.50 $134.91 $820 —
690 690 1 130.00 $130.00 $897 +5.00
700 700 1 130.00 $130.00 $910 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–535 518 2 120.00–127.50 $123.88 $642 —
655 655 1 117.50 $117.50 $770 —
785 785 1 105.00 $105.00 $824 —
825 825 1 110.00 $110.00 $908 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 80.00 $80.00 $300 —
465 465 1 105.00 $105.00 $488 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1025 950 85-90% 3 31.00–40.00 $35.68 $339 —
950–1045 1012 85-90% 6 45.00–53.00 $48.70 $493 +3.41
1200–1275 1238 85-90% 2 58.00–62.00 $59.94 $742 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1160 1065 80-85% 4 54.00–55.00 $54.49 $580 —
1125–1620 1334 80-85% 4 66.00–69.00 $66.65 $889 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1750 1700 3 80.00–90.00 $85.88 $1,460 —
1705–1900 1802 3 100.00–105.00 $101.67 $1,832 —

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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.