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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 16, 2023

258 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 258 307 139
Feeder cattle 220 267 79
Slaughter cattle 32 25 45
Replacement cattle 6 15 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS 5.00-6.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS 1.00-2.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER BULLS STEADY.DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY AVERAGE.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411–440 425 3 185.00–197.50 $192.47 $818 -7.92
470 470 1 162.50 $162.50 $764 -16.15

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 159.00 $159.00 $382 —
285 285 1 152.50 $152.50 $435 —
305–345 326 7 152.50–167.50 $159.83 $521 -20.17
350–395 378 5 152.50–167.50 $158.22 $598 -16.71
400–445 420 5 157.50–162.50 $159.33 $669 -2.35
475–495 485 2 153.00–155.00 $153.98 $747 +0.84
500–545 515 6 140.00–157.50 $150.78 $777 -2.55
555 555 1 147.50 $147.50 $819 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 152.50 $152.50 $435 +5.00
360–380 370 6 152.50–160.00 $156.15 $578 —
400–445 423 6 132.50–162.50 $148.30 $627 -6.24
465 465 3 142.50 $142.50 $663 +3.51
515 515 3 146.00 $146.00 $752 —
610 610 3 135.00 $135.00 $824 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 132.50 $132.50 $378 +2.50
345 345 2 125.00–127.50 $126.25 $436 —
350–355 353 2 132.50–135.00 $133.76 $472 -4.96
465 465 1 120.00 $120.00 $558 —
500 500 1 127.50 $127.50 $638 —
600 600 1 117.00 $117.00 $702 -9.25
705 705 1 127.50 $127.50 $899 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 98.00 $98.00 $181 —
370 370 1 117.50 $117.50 $435 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 3 165.00 $165.00 $685 +2.32
475–485 480 6 155.00–162.50 $158.71 $762 -9.60
500 500 6 150.00–165.00 $157.50 $788 —
555 555 3 142.50 $142.50 $791 —
600–635 618 6 140.00–147.50 $143.64 $888 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 265 3 182.50–200.00 $188.11 $498 -17.61
300–345 330 5 172.50–205.00 $185.08 $611 -6.26
405–435 422 6 160.00–180.00 $171.61 $724 -17.30
475 475 1 170.00 $170.00 $808 -4.18
500–515 509 5 152.50–175.00 $163.94 $834 -10.13
625 625 1 140.00 $140.00 $875 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 152.50 $152.50 $358 —
385 385 1 140.00 $140.00 $539 —
425 425 1 132.00 $132.00 $561 —
485 485 1 120.00 $120.00 $582 -27.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 102.50 $102.50 $410 —
455 455 1 117.50 $117.50 $535 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1345 1214 80-85% 4 72.00–82.00 $77.69 $943 —
1355 1355 80-85% 1 67.50 $67.50 $915 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455 1455 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,339 —
1565–1750 1658 2 101.00–102.00 $101.47 $1,682 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00

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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.