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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 5, 2024

119 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 119 57 110
Feeder cattle 70 51 35
Slaughter cattle 29 6 15
Replacement cattle 20 — 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED 3.00-4.00 HIGHER. HIGHER UNDERTONE NOTED. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE. DEMAND STRONG.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 value added 400 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,300 —
435 435 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,327 —
610 610 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,510 +3.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 285.00 $285.00 $926 —
360–390 378 4 250.00–265.00 $255.56 $966 —
400 400 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,120 —
455–475 465 4 242.50–247.50 $245.64 $1,142 -2.70
500–545 527 5 237.50–248.00 $242.99 $1,281 +4.71
600 600 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,380 -4.84
605 fancy 605 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,437 —
735 fancy 735 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,544 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 230.00 $230.00 $794 —
445 445 3 247.50 $247.50 $1,101 —
450 450 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,114 —
635 635 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,365 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 378 2 300.00–320.00 $309.80 $1,171 —
400–445 419 4 257.50–302.00 $276.71 $1,159 -16.82
465 465 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,348 +10.00
500–525 511 6 260.00–277.50 $266.61 $1,362 +14.11
555–590 573 6 242.50–270.00 $256.01 $1,467 —
615–630 622 5 227.50–252.50 $240.46 $1,496 -3.24
685 685 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,507 +12.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 290.00 $290.00 $972 —
665 665 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,496 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1600 1600 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 1 142.50 $142.50 $998 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1225 1066 80-85% 9 90.00–102.00 $95.73 $1,020 —
1200–1425 1293 80-85% 3 108.00–115.00 $112.19 $1,451 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 85-90% 1 82.00 $82.00 $840 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650 1650 75-80% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,815 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,274 —
1650–1795 1723 2 132.00 $132.00 $2,274 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1400 1108 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,850.00–2,200.00 $1,923.68
1210 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 2,250.00 $2,250.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,450.00 $1,450.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1350 1350 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —

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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.