Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO TWO WEEKS AGO: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS SOLD STEADY TO 10.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS SOLD STEADY. DEMAND STRONG. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.16/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −148.10 against this barn's trailing median of $393.25.

Average price

$245.16

18 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,292

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$33.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.92

vs MS average

−23.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	255.71	1,370	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	523	240.65	1,259	6thin
Medium and Large 2	508	222.50	1,130	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.21/cwt here — about $239 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 sale18 hd

245.16

—

MS average7 barns · 246 hd

262.08

−16.92

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−23.70

This barn, trailing median3 sales

393.25

−148.10

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,143	135.65	1,550	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	119.04	1,163	14

Every lot, as filed

34 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 2	450–500	465	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	407.50/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	310.00/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	240.65/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,259	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,130	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	313.44/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,066	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	255.74/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,332	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	292.77/cwt	277.50–315.00	1,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	330.12/cwt	315.00–352.50	1,254	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	255.66/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	342.17/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	274.91/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	326.17/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,383	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	246.25/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,564	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	97.79/cwt	93.00–102.00	942	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	129.36/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,291	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	141.84/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,726	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	122.04/cwt	112.00–132.00	1,196	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	117.74/cwt	105.00–127.00	1,137	7

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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