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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 9, 2024

56 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 56 40 76
Feeder cattle 49 26 50
Slaughter cattle 7 12 26
Replacement cattle — 2 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Not enough data to call a trend. Demand was good. Quality was average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 255.00 $255.00 $842 —
370–375 373 2 252.50–255.00 $253.76 $947 —
440 440 3 282.50 $282.50 $1,243 —
495 495 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,225 —
530 530 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,312 —
620 620 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,534 —
650 650 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,544 —
710 710 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,704 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,012 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,124 +15.22
475 475 2 250.00–255.00 $252.50 $1,199 —
510 510 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,211 -1.24
590 590 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,431 —
820 820 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,747 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,140 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 330.00–350.00 $340.38 $1,133 +5.38
355 355 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,225 +33.36
425 425 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,158 -57.50
455–485 470 2 292.50–295.00 $293.71 $1,380 +38.71
540 540 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,269 —
555–575 572 6 250.00–252.50 $252.09 $1,442 -2.91
600 600 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,350 —
695 695 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,216 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 322.50 $322.50 $919 —
310 310 1 307.50 $307.50 $953 —
350 350 1 271.00 $271.00 $948 —
410–425 418 2 240.00–242.50 $241.23 $1,008 —
470–485 477 3 255.00–262.50 $260.03 $1,240 +20.03
510–545 528 2 202.50 $202.50 $1,069 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1075 1063 80-85% 2 110.00–114.00 $111.98 $1,190 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 85-90% 1 90.00 $90.00 $855 +22.01

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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.