Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS 5.00-15.00 HIGHER. FEEDER HEIFERS 10.00-20.0 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS 10.00-12.00 LOWER. DEMAND STRONG. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE. CATTLE FUTURES TRADING WELL IN THE GREEN TODAY.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.33/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −150.92 against this barn's trailing median of $393.25.

Average price

$242.33

16 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,320

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$47.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.81

vs MS average

−27.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	249.93	1,409	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	540	243.75	1,316	12thin
Medium and Large 2	545	202.50	1,104	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.43/cwt here — about $305 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale16 hd

242.33

—

MS average13 barns · 333 hd

246.14

−3.81

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−27.86

This barn, trailing median3 sales

393.25

−150.92

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	2,300	164.50	3,784	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	122.66	1,519	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	86.00	882	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)	1,387	$2,044	34
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,179	$1,654	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,256	$2,599	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	272.65/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	281.75/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,068	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	237.41/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	294.95/cwt	255.00–310.00	1,097	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	258.32/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,447	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	312.50/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	326.03/cwt	315.00–340.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	313.20/cwt	305.00–325.00	974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	270.02/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	345.48/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	334.40/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	339.08/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,024	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	126.32/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,608	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,188	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	820	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	943	1
Bulls	—	—	2,300	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	3,784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	100–150	125	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,291	2,016.07/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,016	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	50–100	80	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	297.93/cwt	265.00–325.00	1,093	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	332.45/cwt	320.00–355.00	914	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	278.75/cwt	267.50–312.50	1,129	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	959	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	2,394.61/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,395	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,287	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,548	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	485	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,285	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	1,654.24/head	1,300.00–2,100.00	1,654	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	545	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,104	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,407	2,049.52/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,050	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	241.88/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,330	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	282.91/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,451	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	328.32/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	246.64/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,061	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,319	2,666.87/head	2,525.00–2,700.00	2,667	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	249.89/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	150	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	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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