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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 22, 2023

146 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 146 60 69
Feeder cattle 95 25 55
Slaughter cattle 21 25 14
Replacement cattle 30 10 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS 5.00-12.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS 3.00-5.00 HIGHER. DEMAND STRONG. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 245.00 $245.00 $980 —
500–510 505 2 200.00–215.00 $207.43 $1,048 —
600 600 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,125 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 200.00 $200.00 $450 —
250 250 1 210.00 $210.00 $525 —
335–345 343 4 185.00–225.00 $213.04 $731 —
350–395 377 8 210.00–227.50 $218.48 $824 +35.98
400–425 413 3 212.50–220.00 $216.55 $894 —
455 455 2 187.50–215.00 $201.25 $916 +17.10
500–515 508 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,016 —
625 625 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,125 —
655 655 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,064 —
700 700 8 180.00 $180.00 $1,260 +27.38
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–475 465 4 165.00–180.00 $172.34 $801 —
650 650 2 150.00 $150.00 $975 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 155.00 $155.00 $488 —
400 400 1 167.50 $167.50 $670 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 132.50 $132.50 $398 —
550 550 1 110.00 $110.00 $605 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 260.00 $260.00 $715 —
335–345 340 2 227.00–230.00 $228.52 $777 —
365–370 368 2 225.00–237.50 $231.29 $851 +6.29
400–440 417 6 215.00–245.00 $230.99 $963 +2.37
465–475 470 2 210.00–212.50 $211.26 $993 —
615–635 625 2 180.00–185.00 $182.46 $1,140 —
660–680 672 3 167.50–180.00 $174.14 $1,170 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 205.00 $205.00 $646 —
375 375 2 217.50 $217.50 $816 —
500 500 3 212.50 $212.50 $1,062 +17.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 413 2 142.00–145.00 $143.45 $592 —
455 455 1 145.00 $145.00 $660 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 122.00 $122.00 $750 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 80-85% 1 85.00 $85.00 $871 —
1355–1455 1405 80-85% 2 98.00–100.00 $98.96 $1,390 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1600 1500 2 106.00–112.00 $108.80 $1,632 —
1700 1700 1 125.00 $125.00 $2,125 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 (<2 yrs)Open 2 900.00 $900.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 925.00 $925.00
1025 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 975.00 $975.00
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1235 1235 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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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
900–1050 960 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 1,550.00–1,600.00 $1,578.13 —
1100–1250 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,475.00–1,550.00 $1,514.89 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —

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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.