Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED 5.00-8.00 LOWER. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE. SEVERAL FLESHY CALVES OFFERED TODAY.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.61/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −154.64 against this barn's trailing median of $393.25.

Average price

$238.61

9 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,231

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$36.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.18

vs MS average

−26.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	255.00	1,348	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	510	230.00	1,173	3thin
Medium and Large 2	500	218.75	1,094	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.25/cwt here — about $255 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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

238.61

—

MS average13 barns · 400 hd

247.79

−9.18

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−26.02

This barn, trailing median3 sales

393.25

−154.64

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	1,532	142.00	2,175	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	134.13	1,554	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	117.30	1,177	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,225	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$2,183	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	863	$1,417	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	867	$1,150	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	875	$925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,207	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	283.39/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,318	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	246.22/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	330	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	238.90/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	458	262.38/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	428	298.98/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	865	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	775	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	718	221.41/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	800	201.25/cwt	190.00–212.50	1,610	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,050	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,061	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,565	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	130.33/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,465	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	855	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	120.09/cwt	109.00–126.00	1,220	8
Bulls	—	—	1,890	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	385	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	300	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	141.74/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,741	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	795	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	865	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	316.15/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,328	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	345	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	435	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	800–850	820	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	315	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	465	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	535	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,418	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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