Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 4, 2023

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $226.45/cwt ≈ $938/hd at 414 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	180	91	243
Feeder cattle	135	65	188
Slaughter cattle	30	20	35
Replacement cattle	15	6	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	3	245.00	$245.00	$845	—
390 thin fleshed	390	5	237.50	$237.50	$926	—
450 thin fleshed	450	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,080	—
465	465	3	252.00	$252.00	$1,172	—
600	600	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,362	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	415	2	220.00–230.00	$225.12	$934	—
500	500	5	220.00–230.00	$228.00	$1,140	—
590	590	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,328	—
1000	1000	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,400	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	250.00	$250.00	$938	-8.50
555	555	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,415	—
645	645	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,645	—
755	755	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,793	—
860	860	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,914	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	205.00	$205.00	$430	—
490	490	1	172.50	$172.50	$845	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	3	237.50	$237.50	$582	—
325	325	3	237.50	$237.50	$772	+2.50
335 thin fleshed	335	4	234.00	$234.00	$784	—
400	400	3	227.50	$227.50	$910	—
420 thin fleshed	420	7	226.00	$226.00	$949	—
470–489	478	9	222.00–222.50	$222.27	$1,062	—
655	655	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,408	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	373	2	200.00–202.50	$201.24	$751	—
405–415	412	3	200.00–205.00	$202.34	$834	-7.66
455–480	468	2	200.00–202.50	$201.28	$942	+0.46

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	230.00	$230.00	$794	-4.90
625	625	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,406	—
695	695	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,564	—
705	705	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,533	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	155.00	$155.00	$721	—
500	500	1	170.00	$170.00	$850	—
575	575	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,006	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155	155	1	220.00	$220.00	$341	—
275	275	1	250.00	$250.00	$688	-5.00
300	300	1	230.00	$230.00	$690	-22.50
365	365	1	245.00	$245.00	$894	—
410	410	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,035	+11.55
525	525	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,234	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	202.00	$202.00	$626	—
380 thin fleshed	380	1	185.00	$185.00	$703	—
385	385	1	200.00	$200.00	$770	+32.50
400	400	2	200.00–202.50	$201.25	$805	—
550	550	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,086	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–525	513	4	230.00–235.00	$232.44	$1,192	+17.44

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1235	1083	80-85%	6	86.00–96.00	$92.62	$1,003	—
1075–1435	1253	80-85%	8	102.00–120.00	$107.79	$1,351	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1035	1030	85-90%	2	71.00–76.00	$73.49	$757	+3.49
1025–1045	1035	85-90%	2	90.00–98.00	$94.04	$973	+24.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325	1325	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,590	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	117.00	$117.00	$1,228

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,175.00	$1,175.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1350	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,225.00–1,750.00	$1,527.24
1235	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1100 fancy	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,568

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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
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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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.