Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.42/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −138.83 against this barn's trailing median of $393.25.

Average price

$254.42

43 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,420

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.26

vs MS average

−10.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	254.42	1,420	43

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale43 hd

254.42

—

MS average12 barns · 255 hd

245.17

+9.26

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−10.10

This barn, trailing median3 sales

393.25

−138.83

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,467	127.25	1,866	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	908	89.36	811	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,600	3thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	89.36/cwt	75.00–101.00	811	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	120.03/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,576	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,620	134.47/cwt	134.00–135.00	2,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	216.22/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	247.52/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	258.32/cwt	247.50–280.00	1,359	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,365	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	235.84/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	270.22/cwt	250.00–297.50	1,281	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	685	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,473	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	261.10/cwt	247.50–275.00	1,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	242.60/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	304.62/cwt	299.00–310.00	1,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	298.00/cwt	265.00–315.00	1,123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	435	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,283	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	207.58/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	237.53/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	500–550	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,603	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	450	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,136	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,653	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	480	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,224	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	246.53/cwt	245.00–247.50	929	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	600	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	221.27/cwt	218.00–225.00	905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	833	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	984	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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