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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 14, 2022

188 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 188 110 115
Feeder cattle 116 98 90
Slaughter cattle 60 9 20
Replacement cattle 12 3 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED 5.00-10.00 HIGHER. HEIFERS TRADED 3.00-8.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 424 4 160.00–190.00 $172.70 $732 +15.20
500–545 522 6 150.00–160.00 $155.42 $811 —
675 675 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,029 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 150.00 $150.00 $248 —
400–425 412 3 142.50–155.00 $148.37 $611 +3.35
475–480 478 2 137.50–147.00 $142.23 $680 +1.44
500 500 4 130.00–152.50 $140.00 $700 —
555–580 570 3 130.00–145.00 $135.89 $775 -2.10
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 130.00 $130.00 $390 —
480 480 3 130.00 $130.00 $624 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 120.00 $120.00 $414 —
380 380 1 130.00 $130.00 $494 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 110.00 $110.00 $390 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 150.00 $150.00 $300 —
300 300 4 150.00–165.00 $154.38 $463 —
380 380 1 170.00 $170.00 $646 +8.72
400–405 403 2 150.00–165.00 $157.55 $635 -1.76
500–545 519 6 145.00–162.50 $155.71 $808 +5.74
575 575 1 140.00 $140.00 $805 -10.43
600 600 1 145.00 $145.00 $870 +0.03
800 800 1 120.00 $120.00 $960 —
900 900 1 102.50 $102.50 $922 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 3 120.00 $120.00 $630 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 127.50 $127.50 $510 -18.42
485 485 1 127.50 $127.50 $618 -15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 112.00 $112.00 $319 -35.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1125 1018 80-85% 6 50.00–62.00 $56.85 $579 —
1135 1135 80-85% 1 67.00 $67.00 $760 +7.69
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–1000 850 85-90% 4 30.00–40.00 $37.94 $322 —
900 900 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $450 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,004 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 800.00 $800.00
1255 1255 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00
1500 1500 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 850.00 $850.00

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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.