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Peoples Livestock Auction Market Report

Houston, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 2, 2026

44 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 44 71 82
Feeder cattle 40 62 70
Slaughter cattle 4 4 12
Replacement cattle — 5 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Not enough data to call a true trend. Quality average. Demand strong.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,580 —
600 600 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,920 —
725 725 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,248 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,956 +75.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,258 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,620 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 thin fleshed 270 1 545.00 $545.00 $1,472 —
350 350 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,540 -25.00
375 thin fleshed 375 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,612 —
410–420 415 2 375.00–435.00 $404.64 $1,679 +29.64
465 thin fleshed 465 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,860 —
525 525 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,969 ±0.00
605 605 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,148 +7.53
675 675 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,194 -25.00
755 755 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,454 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 2 545.00–550.00 $547.58 $1,725 +12.58
500–520 508 3 405.00–435.00 $423.46 $2,151 —
565 565 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,260 —
750 750 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,775 —
815 815 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,486 —
1065 fancy 1065 1 295.00 $295.00 $3,142 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,184 +7.43
570 570 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,194 —
630 630 4 385.00 $385.00 $2,426 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 thin fleshed 450 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,530 —
775 775 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,364 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1100 1050 80-85% 2 120.00–130.00 $125.24 $1,315 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1750 1750 1 218.00 $218.00 $3,815 —
YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,862 —

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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.