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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 14, 2023

79 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 79 168 289
Feeder cattle 49 108 150
Slaughter cattle 25 35 89
Replacement cattle 5 25 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED 5.00-8.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY. 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
655–680 668 2 217.50–225.00 $221.32 $1,478 +6.32
700 700 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,698 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 242.50–245.00 $243.75 $768 -1.25
380 380 1 240.00 $240.00 $912 +7.52
425–430 428 2 232.50–250.00 $241.30 $1,033 +16.42
455 455 1 215.50 $215.50 $981 -19.50
535 535 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,217 +72.50
620 620 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,534 —
735 735 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,562 —
800 800 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,600 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 150.00 $150.00 $375 —
500 500 1 127.50 $127.50 $638 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 225.00 $225.00 $776 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 255.00 $255.00 $548 —
205–240 thin fleshed 223 2 245.00 $245.00 $546 —
335 335 1 260.00 $260.00 $871 —
395 395 1 252.00 $252.00 $995 -12.88
400 400 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,040 +12.41
405–415 410 2 225.00–242.50 $233.86 $959 -13.73
475 475 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,164 —
505 505 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,111 +15.00
530 530 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,086 ±0.00
535 535 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,217 +22.50
570 570 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,197 -2.87
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 205.00 $205.00 $666 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1100 1063 80-85% 2 99.00–105.00 $102.11 $1,085 +1.25
1090–1535 1180 80-85% 8 102.50–113.00 $107.75 $1,271 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1075 1000 85-90% 4 75.00–87.50 $79.68 $797 —
1125 1125 85-90% 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,046 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,408 -2.98

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 thin fleshed 1045 Aged (>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.