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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 3, 2023

89 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 89 124 96
Feeder cattle 70 100 66
Slaughter cattle 13 14 15
Replacement cattle 6 10 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS 6.00-8.00 HIGHER. FEEDER HEIFERS STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS STEADY TO 2.00 HIGHER. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE. DEMAND GOOD.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 240.00 $240.00 $564 —
265 265 1 265.00 $265.00 $702 +10.00
335 335 7 251.00 $251.00 $841 +6.76
365 365 1 255.00 $255.00 $931 +20.00
415 415 1 237.50 $237.50 $986 +2.50
775 775 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,147 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 3 157.50 $157.50 $945 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 2 215.00–217.50 $216.33 $580 -6.80
300–335 320 3 215.00–221.00 $217.09 $695 -4.24
350 350 6 218.50 $218.50 $765 -4.95
435 435 1 212.00 $212.00 $922 -6.32
465 465 1 207.00 $207.00 $963 —
560 560 1 142.00 $142.00 $795 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 4 192.00 $192.00 $749 —
400 400 2 175.00 $175.00 $700 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 125.00 $125.00 $250 —
285 285 1 137.50 $137.50 $392 —
355–360 358 2 135.00–140.00 $137.52 $492 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 110.00 $110.00 $732 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 230.00 $230.00 $690 +17.50
355–360 357 5 220.00–222.50 $221.01 $789 +36.01
465 465 2 185.00 $185.00 $860 +6.22
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 375 2 220.00–251.00 $235.09 $882 +11.25
445 445 1 207.50 $207.50 $923 -10.04
505 505 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,010 —
900 900 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,125 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 140.00 $140.00 $539 —
570 570 1 148.00 $148.00 $844 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 80-85% 2 83.00–86.00 $84.50 $866 —
1025–1425 1267 80-85% 3 95.00–102.00 $97.49 $1,235 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 85-90% 3 62.00–73.00 $65.67 $673 +2.67
1075–1200 1138 85-90% 2 90.00–102.00 $95.67 $1,089 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565 1565 75-80% 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,377 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1875 1875 1 110.00 $110.00 $2,062 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 900.00 $900.00

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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.