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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 16, 2026

42 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 42 119 24
Feeder cattle 42 115 24
Slaughter cattle 3
Replacement cattle 1

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

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,092
325–345 335 2 465.00–510.00 $486.83 $1,631 -54.28
385 385 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,656 -85.34
445 445 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,891 -30.92
545 545 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,880 -57.51
650 650 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,112 ±0.00
655 655 5 343.50 $343.50 $2,250 +18.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,716
555 555 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,054 +5.00
675 675 5 335.00 $335.00 $2,261
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,156 -60.13
375 375 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,594 +85.00
410 410 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,784 +39.42
460 460 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,817 -25.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,020
375 375 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,144 ±0.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,995 -30.00
525 525 3 405.00 $405.00 $2,126 -15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 555.00 $555.00 $1,415
345 345 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,742 -95.64
445 445 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,669 -148.56
455 455 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,116 -30.32
500 500 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,175 -21.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,312

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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.