Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 13, 2023

156 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $220.00/cwt -2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $935/hd at 425 lb · 15 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $203.85/cwt -7.15 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 420 lb · 13 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $210.00/cwt +18.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 490 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	156	126	69
Feeder cattle	116	90	40
Slaughter cattle	15	10	20
Replacement cattle	25	26	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	235.00	$235.00	$588	—
325	325	1	217.50	$217.50	$707	—
355 value added	355	5	245.00	$245.00	$870	—
425 value added	425	15	220.00	$220.00	$935	—
450–480	453	9	195.00–220.00	$217.06	$983	—
505	505	1	190.00	$190.00	$960	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	4	225.00	$225.00	$855	—
415 value added	415	5	235.00	$235.00	$975	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	177.50	$177.50	$532	-32.50
355–375	360	4	190.00–205.00	$193.91	$698	-17.68
415	415	1	190.00	$190.00	$788	-21.00
420 value added	420	12	205.00	$205.00	$861	—
450	450	1	205.00	$205.00	$922	+18.38
565–580	573	2	142.50–175.00	$158.54	$908	-11.46
645	645	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,032	-9.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	10	147.00	$147.00	$639	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	145.00	$145.00	$602	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	135.00	$135.00	$324	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	200.00	$200.00	$650	—
490 value added	490	10	210.00	$210.00	$1,029	—
535	535	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,043	—
550–585	576	8	160.00–195.00	$182.95	$1,054	-2.05
655–680	668	2	159.00–162.50	$160.72	$1,074	—
760	760	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,178	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	177.50	$177.50	$426	—
745	745	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,043	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300 thin fleshed	300	1	150.00	$150.00	$450	—
585	585	1	130.00	$130.00	$760	—
655	655	1	125.00	$125.00	$819	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	140.00	$140.00	$420	—
525–535	530	2	105.00–135.00	$119.86	$635	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800	800	85-90%	1	26.00	$26.00	$208	—
800–855	818	85-90%	3	31.00–50.00	$38.93	$318	—
900–1065	997	85-90%	3	62.00–70.00	$64.85	$647	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1165	1072	80-85%	3	76.00–88.00	$83.22	$892	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,075.00	$1,075.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	700.00	$700.00

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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.