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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 18, 2023

114 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 114 86 147
Feeder cattle 69 50 125
Slaughter cattle 30 26 12
Replacement cattle 15 10 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED 15.00-20.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 8 242.50 $242.50 $667 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 319 4 227.50–240.00 $235.75 $752 +22.18
385 385 1 220.00 $220.00 $847 —
400–445 413 4 220.00–235.00 $226.68 $936 +24.18
455–465 462 3 215.00–220.50 $218.49 $1,009 +18.49
520 520 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,014 —
575 575 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 232.50 $232.50 $523 —
480 480 2 200.00 $200.00 $960 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 180.00 $180.00 $729 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 265.00 $265.00 $596 +30.00
285 285 1 265.00 $265.00 $755 +10.81
300–340 323 5 240.00–265.00 $255.43 $825 +20.43
365–385 376 4 240.00–247.50 $244.97 $921 —
430 430 1 225.00 $225.00 $968 -15.00
455–465 460 2 235.00–245.00 $239.95 $1,104 +4.95
535 535 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,190 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 4 240.00 $240.00 $576 —
435 435 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,022 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 165.00 $165.00 $751 —
500 500 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,025 +22.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1115 988 85-90% 12 60.00–76.00 $67.01 $662 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1235 1107 80-85% 11 79.00–92.50 $86.06 $953 —
1305 1305 80-85% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,174 -5.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1455 1378 2 86.00–106.00 $96.56 $1,331 —
1875 1875 1 112.00 $112.00 $2,100 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 950.00 $950.00
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 800.00 $800.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1095 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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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.