Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 2, 2024

172 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $209.00/cwt ≈ $1,837/hd at 879 lb · 47 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $211.00/cwt ≈ $2,066/hd at 979 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	172	89	180
Feeder cattle	153	59	135
Slaughter cattle	10	22	30
Replacement cattle	9	8	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED MIXED. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED 5.00-6.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY TO 3.00 LOWER. SEVERAL FLESHY CALVES TODAY. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY AVERAGE.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,190	—
565	565	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,412	—
635	635	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,492	—
635	635	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,556	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	2	237.50	$237.50	$891	—
490	490	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,078	—
879 value added	879	47	209.00	$209.00	$1,837	—
979 value added	979	15	211.00	$211.00	$2,066	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	2	245.00–250.00	$247.42	$804	-15.64
355–390	373	2	245.00–250.00	$247.38	$923	—
420	420	1	225.00	$225.00	$945	-20.84
455–475	463	4	230.00–240.00	$234.97	$1,088	-8.35
500–545	509	5	230.00–237.50	$235.40	$1,198	-4.19
615–625	620	3	220.00–232.00	$223.97	$1,389	-8.03
885	885	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,682	—
1026 value added	1026	4	205.00	$205.00	$2,103	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,004	—
575	575	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,035	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	215.00	$215.00	$860	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	2	245.00	$245.00	$980	—
515–535	523	5	235.00	$235.00	$1,229	-5.00
655	655	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,474	—
1021 value added	1021	15	210.00	$210.00	$2,144	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	315.00	$315.00	$898	-5.00
415–445	435	4	265.00–285.00	$273.69	$1,191	+6.15
480–485	483	2	245.00–255.00	$249.97	$1,207	+5.08
500–545	517	5	240.00–250.00	$246.91	$1,277	+14.41
550	550	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,375	+5.00
605–635	620	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,395	±0.00
650	650	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,495	—
775	775	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,531	—
995	995	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,567	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	2	255.00	$255.00	$523	—
275	275	1	250.00	$250.00	$688	—
315–345	335	3	247.50–275.00	$257.72	$863	—
380	380	2	235.00–255.00	$245.00	$931	+20.00
400	400	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,080	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	190.00	$190.00	$884	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1040	1023	85-90%	3	105.00–115.00	$109.97	$1,125	-8.03

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1335	1188	80-85%	3	105.00–127.50	$119.62	$1,421	-5.61

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1900	1900	1	175.00	$175.00	$3,325	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1200–1210	1203	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,450.00–1,750.00	$1,649.45

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1180	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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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.