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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 22, 2024

302 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 302 274 129
Feeder cattle 132 249 92
Slaughter cattle 70 20 25
Replacement cattle 100 5 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS 5.00-15.00 HIGHER. FEEDER HEIFERS 10.00-20.0 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS 10.00-12.00 LOWER. DEMAND STRONG. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE. CATTLE FUTURES TRADING WELL IN THE GREEN TODAY.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 345.00 $345.00 $949 —
300–325 313 2 320.00–350.00 $334.40 $1,047 —
350–385 368 2 335.00–355.00 $345.48 $1,271 +20.48
405–410 407 3 325.00–335.00 $328.32 $1,336 —
505–525 515 2 265.00–280.00 $272.65 $1,404 —
585 585 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,609 —
635 635 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,619 —
720 720 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,800 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 2 265.00 $265.00 $556 —
325 325 2 295.00 $295.00 $959 —
375–385 379 5 277.00–285.00 $281.75 $1,068 +35.22
415–435 430 8 240.00–267.50 $246.64 $1,061 —
520 520 4 247.50 $247.50 $1,287 —
550 550 8 237.50–245.00 $241.88 $1,330 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 4 315.00–340.00 $326.03 $734 —
300–345 311 5 305.00–325.00 $313.20 $974 —
325 fancy 325 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,024 —
350–395 372 5 255.00–310.00 $294.95 $1,097 —
420–425 423 3 265.00–275.00 $270.02 $1,142 +5.02
545 545 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,362 +7.40
560–585 573 2 245.00–255.00 $249.89 $1,432 —
600–645 623 2 235.00–240.00 $237.41 $1,479 -0.12
810 810 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,640 +12.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,104 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 275 6 320.00–355.00 $332.45 $914 —
300–325 312 3 335.00–345.00 $339.08 $1,058 +34.46
350–385 367 3 265.00–325.00 $297.93 $1,093 -0.07
425 425 2 310.00–315.00 $312.50 $1,328 +57.50
480 480 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,488 +39.78
485 thin fleshed 485 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,285 —
500–535 513 5 275.00–285.00 $282.91 $1,451 +24.59
550–565 560 6 257.50–260.00 $258.32 $1,447 +10.80
600 600 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,650 +39.16
775 775 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,589 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 4 267.50–312.50 $278.75 $1,129 —
600–630 613 7 252.50 $252.50 $1,548 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 550.00 $550.00 —
150 150 1 750.00 $750.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
125 125 1 600.00 $600.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 80-85% 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,188 —
1125–1525 1273 80-85% 4 120.00–131.00 $126.32 $1,608 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $820 —
1025 1025 85-90% 1 92.00 $92.00 $943 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2300 2300 2 164.50 $164.50 $3,784 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1350 1179 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 27 1,300.00–2,100.00 $1,654.24
1355–1475 1407 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 28 1,950.00–2,200.00 $2,049.52
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1245–1300 1291 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,000.00–2,100.00 $2,016.07

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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
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —
900–1235 1068 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 2,250.00–2,500.00 $2,394.61 —
1200–1455 1319 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 18 2,525.00–2,700.00 $2,666.87 —

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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.