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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 13, 2024

91 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 91 124 60
Feeder cattle 75 75 25
Slaughter cattle 10 24 25
Replacement cattle 6 25 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 5.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED 3.00-5.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 2 355.00–380.00 $367.00 $1,149 +27.00
360–390 375 2 330.00–350.00 $340.40 $1,276 —
435 435 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,414 —
455 455 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,410 -15.00
500–525 508 3 265.00–320.00 $284.67 $1,446 —
550–575 563 2 255.00–305.00 $279.44 $1,573 —
650 650 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,658 —
700 700 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,610 —
780 780 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,794 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 thin fleshed 300 1 320.00 $320.00 $960 —
305–325 315 2 325.00–335.00 $330.16 $1,040 +27.67
350–380 fancy 371 8 290.00–335.00 $299.29 $1,110 —
405–420 413 2 257.50–260.00 $258.77 $1,069 -21.23
400–445 fancy 417 6 275.00–285.00 $277.62 $1,158 —
465 465 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,209 —
510 510 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,326 -5.00
550 550 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,320 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 418 4 230.00–240.00 $235.21 $983 -63.79
450 450 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,114 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,023 —
525 525 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,129 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 2 405.00 $405.00 $790 —
315–335 328 5 345.00–375.00 $354.85 $1,164 +19.85
365–390 371 4 335.00–360.00 $351.31 $1,303 +38.81
400–425 408 3 330.00–365.00 $352.86 $1,440 +57.86
575 575 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,481 +47.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 80-85% 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,238 —
1305–1425 1378 80-85% 3 120.00–128.00 $124.22 $1,712 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–825 780 85-90% 2 101.00–104.00 $102.41 $799 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625–1925 1775 2 152.00–155.00 $153.37 $2,722 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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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.