Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 10.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED 5.00-10.00 HIGHER. DEMAND STRONG. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $290.09/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −110.70 against this barn's trailing median of $400.79.

Average price

$290.09

43 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$39.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.81

vs MS average

−1.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	291.00	1,665	42
Medium and Large 2	565	252.00	1,424	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.00/cwt here — about $241 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale43 hd

290.09

—

MS average13 barns · 358 hd

286.29

+3.81

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

−1.00

This barn, trailing median1 sales

400.79

−110.70

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	1,756	164.08	2,881	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	144.55	1,709	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	863	103.75	895	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,700	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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%	—	1,280	150.11/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,921	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	117.50/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,063	3
Bulls	—	—	1,875	182.53/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,422	2
Bulls	—	—	1,753	161.48/cwt	155.00–168.00	2,831	3
Bulls	—	—	1,525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,059	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	565	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	650	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	266.42/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	280.73/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,159	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	229.95/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	313.72/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,283	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	346.22/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,101	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	245.18/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,025	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,202	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	287.77/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	572	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,665	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	330.86/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,234	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,233	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,353	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	140.85/cwt	137.50–144.00	1,573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	400	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	277.42/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	771	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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