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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 29, 2024

162 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.00/cwt ≈ $1,500/hd at 655 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 162 302 76
Feeder cattle 105 132 50
Slaughter cattle 32 70 18
Replacement cattle 25 100 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,590 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,136 -25.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,271 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 285.00 $285.00 $784 —
325–345 335 2 285.00–292.00 $288.60 $967 -24.60
375 375 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,012 -24.95
465–485 476 4 255.00–262.50 $256.87 $1,223 —
515 515 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,223 -12.50
505–545 525 3 242.50–257.50 $248.14 $1,303 -1.86
655 655 12 229.00 $229.00 $1,500 —
715 715 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,323 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 3 253.00 $253.00 $1,138 —
520 520 3 242.50 $242.50 $1,261 -5.00
565 565 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,328 -6.88
625 625 7 219.00 $219.00 $1,369 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 240.00–247.50 $243.75 $890 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 2 187.50–210.00 $199.37 $634 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 1 575.00 $575.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 310.00–345.00 $327.50 $802 —
355–385 368 4 310.00–325.00 $315.54 $1,161 +17.61
405–425 415 3 295.00–315.00 $304.01 $1,262 -8.49
475–490 483 2 282.50–292.00 $287.32 $1,388 -22.68
575 575 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,452 -5.82
635 635 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,349 -62.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
90 90 1 625.00 $625.00 +75.00
100–135 118 3 600.00–750.00 $664.08 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 210.00 $210.00 $452 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1525 1263 80-85% 15 111.00–123.00 $117.12 $1,479 -9.20
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 85-90% 4 97.00–101.00 $98.00 $1,004 +6.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2000 2000 1 151.00 $151.00 $3,020 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 1,175.00 $1,175.00
950–1215 1131 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,350.00–1,750.00 $1,570.21
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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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
1100–1200 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 2,100.00–2,600.00 $2,360.87 —
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1235 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,375.00 $2,375.00 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,725.00 $2,725.00 —

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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.