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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 4, 2024

155 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 155 177 126
Feeder cattle 141 155 90
Slaughter cattle 10 20 10
Replacement cattle 4 2 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED 5.00-15.00 HIGHER. DEMAND STRONG. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE. SPRING IS ALMOST HERE AND THIS HAS MANY GRASS ORDERS IN HIGH DEMAND.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 332.50 $332.50 $848 —
375 375 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,256 —
380 fancy 380 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,273 —
410 fancy 410 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,332 —
415–445 430 4 300.00–325.00 $311.09 $1,338 —
455–495 475 2 290.00–295.00 $292.39 $1,389 —
510–525 518 2 275.00–285.00 $279.93 $1,450 —
565–595 580 2 282.50 $282.50 $1,638 —
605 605 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,694 +30.00
700 700 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,662 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,140 +7.00
590 590 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,490 —
625 625 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,453 —
770 770 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,752 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 232 3 305.00–335.00 $315.97 $733 —
275–285 278 4 315.00–317.50 $315.62 $877 —
300–330 315 3 305.00–320.00 $312.26 $984 +18.57
350–395 364 5 265.00–300.00 $277.62 $1,011 -6.94
410–425 417 3 255.00–295.00 $271.92 $1,134 +1.92
450–495 472 5 247.50–265.00 $256.28 $1,210 +6.48
505–525 513 4 250.00–255.00 $253.76 $1,302 +6.26
545 545 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,254 —
575–580 578 2 225.00–247.50 $236.20 $1,365 +31.20
625 625 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,516 +37.50
705 705 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,533 +42.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 265.00 $265.00 $994 —
445 445 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,157 +30.97
475 475 3 247.50 $247.50 $1,176 +2.50
490 490 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,250 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 260.00 $260.00 $780 —
400–415 410 3 235.00–252.50 $244.16 $1,001 —
465 465 1 200.00 $200.00 $930 —
500 500 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,125 —
535 535 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,177 —
570 570 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,297 —
600 600 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,305 —
660 660 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,402 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 215.00 $215.00 $656 +15.00
370–390 380 2 200.00–205.00 $202.43 $769 -2.57
445 445 1 202.50 $202.50 $901 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 350.00 $350.00 $648 —
270 270 1 335.00 $335.00 $904 —
300–330 308 4 315.00–335.00 $323.78 $997 +16.69
360–365 363 2 317.50–320.00 $318.74 $1,157 -17.30
405–445 422 5 285.00–325.00 $304.64 $1,286 -2.11
455–460 458 2 280.00–290.00 $285.03 $1,305 +4.62
500–530 515 3 270.00–275.00 $273.33 $1,408 +0.86
515–535 525 2 260.00–265.00 $262.55 $1,378 -9.92
560 560 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,484 +15.59
665 665 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,496 -2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 250.00 $250.00 $912 —
400–435 419 5 235.00–265.00 $254.47 $1,066 -11.74
490 490 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,176 —
500–545 525 7 240.00–257.50 $248.86 $1,307 —
600 600 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,398 —
735 735 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,599 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,240 +20.00
585 585 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,433 —
600 600 2 217.50 $217.50 $1,305 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1335 1195 80-85% 3 80.00–87.00 $83.97 $1,003 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 85-90% 1 66.00 $66.00 $528 —
1025 1025 85-90% 1 78.00 $78.00 $800 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1990 1768 3 121.00–127.00 $123.43 $2,182 —
1950 1950 1 135.00 $135.00 $2,632 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 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.