Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 15, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	60	88	163
Feeder cattle	25	60	73
Slaughter cattle	25	20	35
Replacement cattle	10	8	55

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 5.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED 2.00-4.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD ON SHORT SUPPLY. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	182.50	$182.50	$648	+10.00
465–475	468	3	182.50–185.00	$184.15	$862	—
700–735	718	2	147.50–157.50	$152.62	$1,096	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	120.00	$120.00	$420	—
470	470	1	167.50	$167.50	$787	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	127.50	$127.50	$599	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	210.00	$210.00	$630	-22.25
380	380	1	225.00	$225.00	$855	—
400–445	428	3	220.00–235.00	$228.62	$978	-3.88
780	780	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,108	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	2	195.00	$195.00	$975	-7.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	155.00	$155.00	$426	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1155	1108	80-85%	3	72.00–87.50	$81.39	$902	—
1100–1500	1253	80-85%	6	90.00–102.00	$95.29	$1,194	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1170	1017	85-90%	6	69.00–75.00	$72.28	$735	—
1025	1025	85-90%	1	54.00	$54.00	$554	—
1100	1100	85-90%	1	90.00	$90.00	$990	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1400	1200	2	111.00–112.50	$111.63	$1,340	—
1655	1655	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,969	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	875.00	$875.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1275	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1045	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

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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.