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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 27, 2023

106 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 106 125 27
Feeder cattle 59 78 18
Slaughter cattle 22 22 1
Replacement cattle 25 25 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED 10.00-15.00 HIGHER. INSTANCES OF 20.00 HIGHER. PREMIUMS ARE BEING PAID ON GOOD ENGLISH TYPE CATTLE. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED MIXED. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE. DEMAND STRONG.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 205.00–235.00 $220.45 $739 +14.54
365 365 1 215.00 $215.00 $785 +8.61
435 435 1 217.50 $217.50 $946 +17.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 175.00–185.00 $180.00 $567 +7.67
365–385 372 3 190.00–195.00 $192.46 $716 +9.96
405–435 420 2 185.00–190.00 $187.59 $788 +13.84
485 485 1 185.00 $185.00 $897 +27.57
500 500 1 165.00 $165.00 $825 +10.06
585 585 1 155.00 $155.00 $907 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 185.00 $185.00 $694 —
500–515 509 5 157.50–162.50 $160.54 $817 +3.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 127.50 $127.50 $638 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 205.00 $205.00 $594 +21.13
300–330 310 3 197.50–242.50 $217.34 $674 +42.34
365–375 370 2 207.50–217.50 $212.57 $787 —
415–445 432 3 175.00–212.50 $194.58 $841 —
465 465 2 178.00–207.00 $192.50 $895 +25.32
555–565 560 2 172.50–190.00 $181.17 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 3 177.50 $177.50 $932 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 160.00 $160.00 $536 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $360 —
1025–1066 1033 85-90% 5 50.00–71.00 $61.45 $635 —
1025–1200 1069 85-90% 4 70.00–82.00 $76.20 $815 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 80-85% 1 69.00 $69.00 $707 —
1055–1615 1289 80-85% 5 90.00–100.00 $94.18 $1,214 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,080 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 700.00 $700.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1100 1100 (<2 yrs)Open 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,045

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 600.00 $600.00
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 925.00 $925.00
990–1075 1042 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,075.00–1,165.00 $1,121.95
1070 1070 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 950.00 $950.00
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 975.00 $975.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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.