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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 4, 2023

91 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 91 111 90
Feeder cattle 75 86 75
Slaughter cattle 12 25 15
Replacement cattle 4 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 10.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND GOOD. 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
330 330 1 245.00 $245.00 $808 +5.00
485 485 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,103 -4.67
535 535 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,244 +17.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 207.50 $207.50 $695 -7.50
355–385 369 7 200.00–220.00 $208.68 $770 +3.68
410 410 1 152.50 $152.50 $625 —
420–445 433 2 205.00–212.50 $208.86 $904 —
475 475 2 201.00 $201.00 $955 —
545 545 1 180.00 $180.00 $981 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 215.00 $215.00 $527 —
275 275 3 207.50 $207.50 $571 —
390 390 2 210.00 $210.00 $819 —
490 490 3 190.00 $190.00 $931 +37.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 185.00 $185.00 $703 —
450 450 1 195.00 $195.00 $878 —
545 545 1 182.50 $182.50 $995 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 5 205.00–230.00 $216.19 $914 -17.58
490 490 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,054 +20.00
515 515 1 160.00 $160.00 $824 -30.00
545 545 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,104 +12.50
550–580 565 3 187.50–197.50 $193.27 $1,092 —
630 630 1 155.00 $155.00 $976 —
655 655 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,212 —
700 700 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,120 -12.50
775 775 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,008 —
845 845 1 122.50 $122.50 $1,035 —
855 855 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,069 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 3 222.50 $222.50 $545 —
375 375 2 220.00 $220.00 $825 -6.00
445 445 2 217.50 $217.50 $968 —
470 thin fleshed 470 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,010 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 170.00 $170.00 $756 -21.33
475–490 483 2 190.00–192.00 $190.98 $922 +15.98
545 545 1 180.00 $180.00 $981 +1.06
715 715 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,001 +10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1055 1028 80-85% 2 90.00–92.00 $90.97 $935 —
1205–1225 1215 80-85% 2 93.00–94.00 $93.50 $1,136 -0.22
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1000 928 85-90% 2 75.00–76.00 $75.54 $701 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,515 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130 fancy 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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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.