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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 13, 2023

93 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 93 136 176
Feeder cattle 58 100 116
Slaughter cattle 35 30 60
Replacement cattle — 6 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. FANCY CALVES DID REALLY WELL. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY PLAIN TO AVERAGE.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 215.00 $215.00 $720 -10.00
365 365 1 220.00 $220.00 $803 +0.63
400–430 418 3 205.00–220.00 $209.78 $877 -14.04
455 455 1 204.00 $204.00 $928 -9.72
535 535 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,097 +15.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 202.50 $202.50 $770 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 180.00 $180.00 $981 —
745 745 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,099 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 165.00 $165.00 $776 +25.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 247.50 $247.50 $854 -7.52
355 355 1 235.00 $235.00 $834 -14.77
385 385 1 237.50 $237.50 $914 -12.27
400 400 1 230.00 $230.00 $920 +25.00
455–470 463 2 227.50–232.50 $229.96 $1,065 +2.91
490 490 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,004 -22.05
550–575 563 2 205.00–210.00 $207.56 $1,169 -7.44
585 585 1 155.00 $155.00 $907 -60.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 207.50 $207.50 $757 —
425 425 2 202.50 $202.50 $861 -2.50
455 455 3 212.50 $212.50 $967 —
500 500 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,100 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 217.50 $217.50 $468 —
255 255 1 210.00 $210.00 $536 —
300 300 2 192.50–202.50 $197.50 $592 -22.50
600 600 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,035 —
745 745 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,155 -10.00
975 975 1 85.00 $85.00 $829 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 165.00 $165.00 $660 +30.00
510 510 1 167.50 $167.50 $854 —
600 600 1 125.00 $125.00 $750 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $326 —
875 875 85-90% 1 62.00 $62.00 $542 —
900–1025 956 85-90% 6 59.00–70.00 $62.43 $597 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1390 1162 80-85% 6 73.00–86.00 $81.83 $951 —
1225 1225 80-85% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,102 —

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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.