Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 22, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	145	265	239
Feeder cattle	89	208	190
Slaughter cattle	35	45	24
Replacement cattle	21	12	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED 5.00-8.00 LOWER. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE. SEVERAL FLESHY CALVES OFFERED TODAY.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,465	+15.00
465	465	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,488	+20.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	2	335.00–345.00	$340.00	$1,207	+8.00
435	435	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,414	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	330.00	$330.00	$792	—
285	285	1	320.00	$320.00	$912	+20.00
300	300	1	310.00	$310.00	$930	—
355	355	1	265.00	$265.00	$941	—
385	385	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,174	—
400	400	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,180	+17.58
460	460	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,173	-11.42
475	475	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,199	-13.92
500	500	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,275	-20.00
515	515	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,236	-35.00
535	535	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,418	-10.00
565	565	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,469	—
600–635	620	3	230.00–255.00	$238.90	$1,481	—
675	675	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,552	—
700–735	718	2	218.00–225.00	$221.41	$1,590	—
800	800	2	190.00–212.50	$201.25	$1,610	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	3	340.00	$340.00	$748	—
315	315	3	290.00	$290.00	$914	—
510	510	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,173	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	252.50	$252.50	$871	—
435	435	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,033	—
500	500	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,062	—
500	500	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,125	—
820	820	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,230	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	340.00	$340.00	$969	—
325	325	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,105	-6.22
330	330	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,106	-11.22
370	370	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,221	-0.86
390	390	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,287	+30.00
405–435	420	4	310.00–330.00	$316.15	$1,328	+2.43
410–445	428	2	275.00–325.00	$298.98	$1,280	-14.74
450–465	458	2	255.00–270.00	$262.38	$1,202	-25.39
450–490	465	3	280.00–285.00	$283.39	$1,318	-4.38
525	525	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,286	-25.00
525	525	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,365	-10.00
565–575	570	2	242.50–250.00	$246.22	$1,403	—
600	600	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,485	—
600	600	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,500	—
680	680	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,564	—
700	700	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,645	—
775	775	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,589	—
865	865	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,687	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	2	237.50	$237.50	$1,128	—
515	515	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,262	-15.00
625	625	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,469	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	240.00	$240.00	$936	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900	900	85-90%	1	95.00	$95.00	$855	-22.50
900–1105	1016	85-90%	8	109.00–126.00	$120.09	$1,220	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1345	1124	80-85%	4	126.00–139.00	$130.33	$1,465	-10.52
1030–1425	1228	80-85%	2	140.00–143.00	$141.74	$1,741	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1655	1655	1	155.00	$155.00	$2,565	—
1890	1890	1	170.00	$170.00	$3,213	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050	1050	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,060	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
875	875	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
795 thin fleshed	795	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

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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.