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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 18, 2023

128 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 128 122 177
Feeder cattle 115 96 112
Slaughter cattle 10 18 35
Replacement cattle 3 8 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER HEIFERS AND STEERS TRADED 5.00- 12.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED 6.00-8.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD ON A LIGHT SUPPLY. 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
400–425 413 2 260.00–267.50 $263.64 $1,089 +6.09
535 535 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,230 +27.50
545 545 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,349 —
550 550 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,408 +27.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 430 2 205.00–225.00 $215.12 $925 —
540 540 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,177 —
550 550 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,128 —
600 600 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,215 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,024 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 255.00 $255.00 $650 —
350 350 1 245.00 $245.00 $858 +4.91
400–445 419 7 230.00–240.00 $235.70 $988 +9.05
450–465 458 2 230.00–237.50 $233.69 $1,070 +4.19
500 500 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,075 -5.00
500–510 505 3 222.50–237.50 $230.05 $1,162 +10.05
555 555 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,027 -35.00
565 565 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,201 -7.50
560–575 566 4 217.50–229.00 $222.16 $1,257 +2.16
605 605 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,119 -32.50
600–625 613 2 202.50–217.50 $210.15 $1,288 -7.35
600–630 615 2 210.00–222.00 $215.85 $1,327 -1.65
660–675 668 2 210.00–220.00 $214.94 $1,436 +2.44
710 710 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,314 -15.00
700–735 718 2 205.00–210.00 $207.56 $1,490 +7.56
765 765 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,511 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 225.00–227.50 $226.25 $679 —
385 385 1 200.00 $200.00 $770 —
450 450 1 217.50 $217.50 $979 —
525–535 530 2 180.00–205.00 $192.38 $1,020 +27.38
565 565 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,017 —
635 635 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,191 —
675 675 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,316 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 242.50 $242.50 $812 —
480 480 3 222.50 $222.50 $1,068 —
550 550 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,045 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 180.00 $180.00 $720 —
465 465 1 180.00 $180.00 $837 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 260.00 $260.00 $741 -10.00
315–325 320 2 257.50–260.00 $258.77 $828 +16.27
360–390 375 4 245.00–270.00 $257.30 $965 —
400–425 412 3 240.00–245.00 $243.28 $1,002 -1.72
420 420 1 227.50 $227.50 $956 -17.50
455 455 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,092 +10.00
505–525 515 2 220.00–222.50 $221.27 $1,140 -11.35
605 605 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,331 —
685 685 2 200.00–207.50 $203.75 $1,396 —
765 765 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,568 —
875 875 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,422 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 3 255.00 $255.00 $421 —
345 345 2 242.50 $242.50 $837 —
485 485 2 227.50 $227.50 $1,103 -7.50
565 565 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,215 +3.60
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 245.00 $245.00 $441 —
300 300 1 220.00 $220.00 $660 —
390 390 1 210.00 $210.00 $819 —
400 400 1 220.00 $220.00 $880 +7.50
450–490 470 2 202.50–212.50 $207.29 $974 —
500–525 513 2 217.50–220.00 $218.78 $1,122 +16.28
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 155.00 $155.00 $690 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1025 1013 80-85% 2 90.00–92.00 $91.01 $922 —
1325 1325 80-85% 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,577 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
700 700 (<2 yrs)Open 2 109.00 $109.00 $763

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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.