Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED 5.00-15.00 HIGHER. DEMAND STRONG. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE. SPRING IS ALMOST HERE AND THIS HAS MANY GRASS ORDERS IN HIGH DEMAND.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.99/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −154.26 against this barn's trailing median of $393.25.

Average price

$238.99

10 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$21.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.96

vs MS average

−32.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	245.35	1,315	7thin
Medium and Large 2	535	224.17	1,199	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.18/cwt here — about $116 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $396.96, low $382.09, median $393.25 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

238.99

—

MS average7 barns · 182 hd

241.96

−2.96

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−32.92

This barn, trailing median3 sales

393.25

−154.26

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,814	126.32	2,291	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	83.97	1,003	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	72.00	657	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	750	$700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 lots · USDA AMS · Peoples Livestock Auction - Houston, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	490	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	312.26/cwt	305.00–320.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	253.76/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,302	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	271.92/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	315.97/cwt	305.00–335.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	285.03/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	256.28/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,210	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	323.78/cwt	315.00–335.00	997	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	311.09/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,338	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	236.20/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	277.62/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,011	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	273.33/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	292.39/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	304.64/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,286	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	315.62/cwt	315.00–317.50	877	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	318.74/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,157	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,273	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	83.97/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,003	3
Bulls	—	—	1,768	123.43/cwt	121.00–127.00	2,182	3
Bulls	—	—	1,950	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,633	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	528	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	750	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	279.93/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	262.55/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	202.43/cwt	200.00–205.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	248.86/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,307	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	244.16/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	735	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	254.47/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,066	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	600	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	994	2

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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