Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

NOT ENOUGH DATA TO CALL A TREND. QUALITY AVERAGE. DEMAND GOOD.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.91/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −157.34 against this barn's trailing median of $393.25.

Average price

$235.91

5 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,300

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−17.35

vs MS average

−31.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	235.91	1,300	5thin

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 sale5 hd

235.91

—

MS average13 barns · 267 hd

253.26

−17.35

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−31.31

This barn, trailing median3 sales

393.25

−157.34

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	1,174	129.98	1,526	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	119.30	1,197	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)	1,350	$1,700	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	765	$1,600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	118.26/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,259	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	137.79/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,718	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	116.06/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,132	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	226.03/cwt	210.00–242.50	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	269.09/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	309.57/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,319	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,126	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	272.78/cwt	245.00–305.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	245.20/cwt	232.50–257.50	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	277.38/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	241.14/cwt	222.50–270.00	1,360	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	150–200	180	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	369	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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