Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY. DEMAND STRONG. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $220.17/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −173.08 against this barn's trailing median of $393.25.

Average price

$220.17

10 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$75.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.49

vs MS average

−50.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	235.93	1,237	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	565	220.00	1,243	2thin
Medium and Large 2	518	211.04	1,093	2thin
Medium and Large 3	590	160.00	944	1thin

One grade step is worth $75.93/cwt here — about $293 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 sale10 hd

220.17

—

MS average13 barns · 189 hd

247.66

−27.49

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−50.42

This barn, trailing median3 sales

393.25

−173.08

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	1,525	143.00	2,181	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,425	115.00	1,639	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	87.00	892	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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,025	3thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	1050–1100	1,065	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	311.36/cwt	308.00–315.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	87.00/cwt	84.00–90.00	892	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,639	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	269.11/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,106	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	247.57/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	233.66/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	281.62/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	211.04/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	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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