Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 23, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	125	63	93
Feeder cattle	52	42	90
Slaughter cattle	38	16	2
Replacement cattle	35	5	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 8.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY TO 2.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD ON LIGHT SUPPLY. QUALITY AVERAGE TO PLAIN.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,204	+29.85

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	280.00	$280.00	$868	+17.50
370–385	375	3	245.00	$245.00	$919	-5.00
420–425	423	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,036	+4.33
465–485	472	3	220.00–240.00	$230.14	$1,086	—
500	500	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,100	—
555	555	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,263	—
650	650	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,268	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
125	125	2	295.00	$295.00	$369	—
420	420	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,029	—
455–470	461	5	212.00–237.50	$227.10	$1,047	—
775	775	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,589	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	200.00	$200.00	$830	—
515	515	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,056	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	150.00	$150.00	$675	—
620	620	1	105.00	$105.00	$651	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	315.00	$315.00	$551	—
260	260	1	305.00	$305.00	$793	—
300–345	318	3	255.00–302.00	$284.05	$903	+8.39
370–380	375	2	285.00–305.00	$294.87	$1,106	+29.87
435–445	440	2	248.00–270.00	$259.13	$1,140	+14.37
465	465	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,197	+10.91
710	710	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,384	—
715	715	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,466	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
140	140	1	285.00	$285.00	$399	—
225	225	1	285.00	$285.00	$641	—
400	400	1	235.00	$235.00	$940	—
450	450	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,058	—
600	600	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,230	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,204	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–465	460	2	205.00	$205.00	$943	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1135	1036	80-85%	8	105.00–123.00	$116.69	$1,209	+0.69
1135	1135	80-85%	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,476	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1025	925	85-90%	3	75.00–83.00	$79.49	$735	—
900–1125	1017	85-90%	3	103.00–107.00	$104.85	$1,066	+3.65

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945–1195	1069	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,275.00–1,650.00	$1,412.49
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

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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
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—
900–1130	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,100.00–2,650.00	$2,302.32	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030	1030	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
1300	1300	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,175.00	$2,175.00	—

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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.