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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 17, 2023

101 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 101 57 96
Feeder cattle 60 37 36
Slaughter cattle 21 20 35
Replacement cattle 20 — 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS 8.00-10.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS STEADY TO 10.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY MOSTLY PLAIN.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,322 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 thin fleshed 235 5 147.50 $147.50 $347 —
265 thin fleshed 265 1 148.00 $148.00 $392 —
500–535 518 2 115.00–127.50 $121.46 $629 —
575 575 1 117.50 $117.50 $676 —
625 625 1 127.50 $127.50 $797 —
675 675 1 120.00 $120.00 $810 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 215.00 $215.00 $505 —
315 315 1 225.00 $225.00 $709 +35.00
350 350 2 210.00–227.50 $218.75 $766 -1.25
400–415 407 3 172.50–190.00 $182.56 $743 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 160.00 $160.00 $528 -15.00
480 480 4 175.00 $175.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 2 142.50 $142.50 $214 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 205.00 $205.00 $892 —
535 535 3 160.00 $160.00 $856 —
600 600 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,080 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 220.00 $220.00 $451 —
255 255 1 215.00 $215.00 $548 —
315 315 1 227.50 $227.50 $717 —
370 370 1 235.00 $235.00 $870 —
400–435 418 2 215.00–217.50 $216.20 $904 -3.09
465 465 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,000 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 182.50 $182.50 $794 —
550 550 1 145.00 $145.00 $798 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 135.00 $135.00 $675 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1300 1127 80-85% 3 89.00–94.00 $90.56 $1,021 +6.17
1300–1400 1344 80-85% 4 101.00–109.00 $104.67 $1,407 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 85-90% 3 62.00–75.00 $69.00 $707 -0.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,124 —
1600 1600 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,888 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00 $875.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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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
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 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.