Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED 10.00-30.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED 5.00-10.00 HIGHER. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE. DEMAND GOOD.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.17/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −144.09 against this barn's trailing median of $393.25.

Average price

$249.17

6 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,346

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$16.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.74

vs MS average

−28.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	255.00	1,403	2thin
Medium and Large 1	530	253.75	1,345	2thin
Medium and Large 2	540	238.75	1,289	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.25/cwt here — about $113 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale6 hd

249.17

—

MS average13 barns · 210 hd

255.91

−6.74

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−28.05

This barn, trailing median3 sales

393.25

−144.09

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	—	High	1,480	140.00	2,072	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	122.56	1,433	8thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$1,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,071	$1,339	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,250	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,100	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,025	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,990	5

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1	350–400	370	307.97/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,139	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	343.82/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	309.79/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	287.64/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	329.29/cwt	315.00–342.50	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	700	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	343.68/cwt	325.00–380.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,383	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,420	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	243.77/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	825	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	795	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,072	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	114.39/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,288	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	130.73/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	287.58/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	316.19/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,012	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	972	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	263.45/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,153	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,359.36/head	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,359	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	800	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	336.50/cwt	318.00–355.00	1,413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	233.13/cwt	202.50–250.00	1,140	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,381	1

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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