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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 13, 2023

166 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 166 110 297
Feeder cattle 99 35 277
Slaughter cattle 32 15 20
Replacement cattle 35 60 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 282 3 200.00–225.00 $214.50 $605 —
325 325 1 215.00 $215.00 $699 +2.49
350–365 358 4 202.50–215.00 $206.91 $741 —
400 fancy 400 1 215.00 $215.00 $860 —
400–415 405 4 180.00–207.50 $193.71 $785 —
465–475 470 2 170.00–180.00 $175.05 $823 -14.71
500–545 523 2 170.00 $170.00 $889 -20.00
575 575 1 147.50 $147.50 $848 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 3 167.50 $167.50 $888 —
900 900 3 132.50 $132.50 $1,192 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 6 150.00 $150.00 $417 —
355–375 365 6 140.00–155.00 $147.29 $538 —
645 645 3 117.00 $117.00 $755 —
800 800 2 112.50 $112.50 $900 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 160.00 $160.00 $448 —
300 300 2 150.00–175.00 $162.50 $488 —
365–375 370 2 170.00 $170.00 $629 -0.10
400–435 416 8 167.00–175.00 $170.52 $709 +5.52
545 545 1 147.50 $147.50 $804 —
630 630 1 140.00 $140.00 $882 —
755 755 1 127.50 $127.50 $963 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 130.00 $130.00 $292 —
250 250 1 140.00 $140.00 $350 —
500 500 1 122.00 $122.00 $610 +7.00
700 700 1 110.00 $110.00 $770 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 3 160.00 $160.00 $640 -10.00
525–535 531 5 150.00–160.00 $153.95 $817 -8.05
565 565 2 152.00 $152.00 $859 —
635 635 3 152.50 $152.50 $968 —
800 800 3 112.50 $112.50 $900 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 175.00 $175.00 $411 —
280 280 1 185.00 $185.00 $518 —
300 300 1 180.00 $180.00 $540 —
365–385 375 3 170.00–185.00 $179.28 $672 —
400–435 420 3 165.00–182.50 $176.08 $740 —
480 480 1 170.00 $170.00 $816 —
625 625 1 145.00 $145.00 $906 —
755 755 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,065 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 130.00 $130.00 $390 —
725 725 5 91.00–110.00 $94.80 $687 +24.80
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 165.00 $165.00 $330 —
700 700 1 102.00 $102.00 $714 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1500 1203 80-85% 21 82.00–94.50 $88.70 $1,067 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–845 785 85-90% 2 31.00–39.00 $35.31 $277 —
1025 1025 85-90% 5 47.50–65.00 $54.60 $560 -4.96
985–1115 1047 85-90% 6 71.00–80.00 $76.04 $796 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,425 —
1650–1850 1750 2 105.00–110.00 $107.64 $1,884 —

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
600 600 (<2 yrs)Open 3 400.00 $400.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–1000 928 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 700.00–1,000.00 $861.73
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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
950 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.