Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.16/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −151.10 against this barn's trailing median of $393.25.

Average price

$242.16

9 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$5.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.00

vs MS average

−26.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	245.48	1,283	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	538	239.50	1,289	5thin

One grade step is worth $5.98/cwt here — about −$6 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

242.16

—

MS average13 barns · 288 hd

246.16

−4.00

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−26.22

This barn, trailing median3 sales

393.25

−151.10

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	2,000	151.00	3,020	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	117.12	1,479	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	98.00	1,005	4thin

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)	1,120	$1,654	11
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$1,175	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$2,339	12

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Bulls	—	—	2,000	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	3,020	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	117.12/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,479	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	98.00/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,005	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,452	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	288.60/cwt	285.00–292.00	967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	100	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,139	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	287.32/cwt	282.50–292.00	1,388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	315.54/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,161	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	655	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,500	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	248.14/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,303	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	50–100	90	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	100–150	118	664.08/head	600.00–750.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	304.01/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	1,570.21/head	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,570	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	243.75/cwt	240.00–247.50	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	256.87/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,223	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	600–650	625	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,369	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	327.50/cwt	310.00–345.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	199.37/cwt	187.50–210.00	634	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,360.87/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,361	6

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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