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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report, Houston, MS

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 24, 2025

56 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 56 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,068 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 290.00 $290.00 $812 —
345 345 2 285.00–300.00 $292.50 $1,009 —
420 420 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,071 -8.45
485 485 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,140 —
500 500 2 230.00–237.50 $233.75 $1,169 -21.25
555 555 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,249 —
555–560 558 2 235.00–245.00 $240.02 $1,339 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 270.00 $270.00 $662 +25.00
450–470 461 4 205.00–227.50 $220.57 $1,017 —
500 500 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,062 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,059 —
650 650 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,495 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 315.00 $315.00 $803 —
315–340 328 2 330.00–345.00 $337.79 $1,108 —
350–395 380 5 315.00–345.00 $322.61 $1,226 —
400–445 428 3 305.00–325.00 $315.04 $1,348 —
460–480 468 3 255.00–300.00 $285.27 $1,335 —
500 500 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,225 -34.88
575 575 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,366 —
635 635 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,397 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 373 2 250.00–295.00 $271.44 $1,012 —
430–435 433 2 235.00–240.00 $237.51 $1,028 —
455 455 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,251 —
500–540 520 2 220.00–225.00 $222.40 $1,156 —
595 595 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,294 -2.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 310.00 $310.00 $822 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–900 833 85-90% 3 76.00–85.00 $79.24 $660 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 80-85% 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,519 —
1300–1335 1318 80-85% 2 140.00–145.00 $142.53 $1,879 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1750 1750 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,625 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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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.