Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED 2.00-4.00 HIGHER. DEMAND WAS GOOD FOR ALL CLASSES. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $226.94/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −166.31 against this barn's trailing median of $393.25.

Average price

$226.94

9 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,220

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$2.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.20

vs MS average

−37.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	228.13	1,232	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	536	226.00	1,211	5thin

One grade step is worth $2.13/cwt here — about $21 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 sale9 hd

226.94

—

MS average13 barns · 253 hd

244.14

−17.20

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−37.02

This barn, trailing median3 sales

393.25

−166.31

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	1,740	158.62	2,760	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,533	141.67	2,172	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	136.55	1,708	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	116.96	1,131	3thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,455	$2,067	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,750	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,190	$1,400	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$3,200	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$2,681	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,255	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$2,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	500–550	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	282.35/cwt	245.00–315.00	1,039	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	219.89/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	336.80/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,027	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	259.45/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,482	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	2,676.67/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,677	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,455	2,066.67/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,067	3
Bulls	—	—	2,055	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	3,185	1
Bulls	—	—	1,185	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,541	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	174.74/cwt	170.00–180.00	3,250	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	144.98/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,908	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,465	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	119.44/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,120	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,030	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,148	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,433	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	138.67/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	813	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	590	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	400	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	239.99/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	266.05/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	815	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	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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