Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED 2.00-3.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY AVERAGE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $220.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −117.95 against this barn's trailing median of $337.95.

Average price

$220.00

4 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.09

vs MS average

−36.48 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	665	220.00	1,463	4thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

220.00

—

MS average11 barns · 198 hd

236.09

−16.09

National average148 barns · 6,323 hd

256.48

−36.48

This barn, trailing median1 sales

337.95

−117.95

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	1,550	157.77	2,445	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	137.07	1,674	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	929	110.73	1,029	8thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,385	$2,329	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,300	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$2,069	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,223	$1,717	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	800	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	915	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,267	$2,415	9

Every lot, as filed

32 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	350–400	380	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	289.20/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,223	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	2,329.24/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,329	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	2,014.63/head	1,710.00–2,400.00	2,015	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	110.73/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,029	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,967	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	131.60/cwt	121.00–138.00	1,399	2
Bulls	—	—	1,550	157.77/cwt	151.00–165.00	2,445	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	244.86/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	2,414.91/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,415	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	196.58/cwt	195.00–198.00	832	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	1,717.03/head	1,700.00–1,735.00	1,717	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	2,190.66/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,191	4

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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