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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 15, 2024

274 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.00/cwt +45.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,428/hd at 560 lb · 41 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $265.00/cwt ≈ $1,603/hd at 605 lb · 22 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $228.00/cwt ≈ $1,653/hd at 725 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 274 178 101
Feeder cattle 249 98 60
Slaughter cattle 20 20 21
Replacement cattle 5 60 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MOSTLY MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND STRONG. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 value added 450 10 252.50 $252.50 $1,136 —
545 545 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,362 —
605 value added 605 22 265.00 $265.00 $1,603 —
725 value added 725 20 228.00 $228.00 $1,653 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,284 —
435 value added 435 7 295.00 $295.00 $1,283 —
515 value added 515 12 265.00 $265.00 $1,365 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,455 —
605 605 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,195 —
700 700 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,435 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 185.00 $185.00 $832 —
525 525 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,050 —
625 625 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,047 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 value added 400 9 275.00 $275.00 $1,100 —
415 415 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,100 -1.05
465–475 470 2 247.50–275.00 $261.10 $1,227 +21.11
500–540 520 2 240.00–245.00 $242.60 $1,262 +7.60
560 value added 560 41 255.00 $255.00 $1,428 —
600–645 623 3 235.00–240.00 $237.53 $1,480 —
685 value added 685 19 215.00 $215.00 $1,473 —
775–785 780 2 195.00–220.00 $207.58 $1,619 +7.58
835 835 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,586 -15.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 377 5 245.00–247.50 $246.53 $929 —
480 value added 480 13 255.00 $255.00 $1,224 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 409 4 218.00–225.00 $221.27 $905 —
465 465 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,023 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 325.00 $325.00 $666 —
330–345 338 2 299.00–310.00 $304.62 $1,030 -32.18
365–385 377 3 265.00–315.00 $298.00 $1,123 -4.00
445 445 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,135 -15.00
450–490 474 7 250.00–297.50 $270.22 $1,281 +10.22
500–545 526 7 247.50–280.00 $258.32 $1,359 -1.13
565–575 570 2 245.00–250.00 $247.52 $1,411 +12.52
600–645 623 2 225.00–247.50 $235.84 $1,469 -9.16
655 655 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,408 -4.89
665–675 670 2 212.50–220.00 $216.22 $1,449 -3.67
700 700 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,610 —
790 790 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,659 +20.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 2 222.50 $222.50 $1,279 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 215.00 $215.00 $957 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 205.00 $205.00 $984 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1025 908 85-90% 6 75.00–101.00 $89.36 $811 -30.08
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1425 1313 80-85% 2 115.00–126.00 $120.03 $1,576 -24.95
1515–1725 1620 80-85% 2 134.00–135.00 $134.47 $2,178 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,600.00 $1,600.00

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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.