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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 12, 2023

236 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 236 154 203
Feeder cattle 131 79 120
Slaughter cattle 40 30 63
Replacement cattle 65 45 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER HEIFERS AND STEERS SOLD 10.00-15.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS SOLD STEADY TO 5.00 HIGHER. DEMAND STRONG. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 325.00 $325.00 $699 —
290 290 1 325.00 $325.00 $942 —
390 390 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,053 —
415 415 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,017 -27.50
540 540 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,242 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–255 253 2 220.00–310.00 $265.45 $672 +45.45
335 335 1 210.00 $210.00 $704 —
365–390 375 4 220.00–240.00 $227.60 $854 —
400–445 427 3 210.00–235.00 $222.91 $952 —
455–485 468 3 210.00–247.50 $228.76 $1,071 +9.62
500–525 510 3 207.50–210.00 $209.18 $1,067 +7.61
585 585 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,228 +15.00
665 665 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,197 —
750–765 758 2 160.00–185.00 $172.62 $1,308 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 3 182.00 $182.00 $1,438 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 162.50 $162.50 $496 —
355 355 1 160.00 $160.00 $568 —
470 470 1 162.50 $162.50 $764 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 120.00 $120.00 $360 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 2 242.50–262.50 $252.90 $792 —
370–390 379 4 225.00–260.00 $245.61 $931 —
405–435 420 2 236.00–257.50 $246.37 $1,035 +8.87
470–475 473 2 237.50–240.00 $238.74 $1,129 +2.24
505–535 520 2 220.00–242.50 $230.93 $1,201 —
575 575 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,179 +5.00
950 950 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,354 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 4 287.50 $287.50 $518 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 155.00 $155.00 $705 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 130.00 $130.00 $540 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1465 1195 80-85% 3 90.00–91.00 $90.41 $1,080 -16.94
1000–1550 1196 80-85% 6 95.00–116.00 $107.45 $1,285 +0.10
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 85-90% 1 51.00 $51.00 $408 —
995–1025 1017 85-90% 5 65.00–80.00 $73.57 $748 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635 1635 75-80% 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,537 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,197 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1000–1025 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 950.00–1,100.00 $1,039.11
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,275.00 $1,275.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 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
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 1,600.00–1,700.00 $1,650.00 -175.00

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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.