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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 29, 2024

57 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 57 74 91
Feeder cattle 51 63 51
Slaughter cattle 6 10 40
Replacement cattle — 1 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS WERE 5.00 TO 10.00 HIGHER. DEMAND STRONG. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–485 480 2 272.50–275.00 $273.76 $1,314 —
500–520 510 2 257.50–272.50 $264.85 $1,351 +9.85
560 560 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,428 —
600 600 2 242.50–245.00 $243.75 $1,462 —
690 690 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,604 —
870 870 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,792 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–485 484 4 241.00–260.00 $248.34 $1,202 —
525–530 527 3 222.50–247.50 $238.28 $1,256 —
570–590 578 3 235.00–242.50 $238.34 $1,378 +28.34
605–625 615 2 225.00–245.00 $234.84 $1,444 +14.56
650–655 653 2 227.50–230.00 $228.75 $1,494 —
720 720 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,512 +10.00
800 800 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,580 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,080 -20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 160.00 $160.00 $936 —
605 605 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,119 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 418 2 268.00–320.00 $293.53 $1,227 +41.03
480 480 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,344 —
535 535 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,351 +23.94
610–625 618 2 240.00–247.50 $243.70 $1,506 +22.08
685 685 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,421 —
715 715 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,358 —
760 760 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,463 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,173 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 122.50 $122.50 $735 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1400 1325 80-85% 3 110.00–112.00 $111.04 $1,471 —

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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.