Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $247.14/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −165.18 against this barn's trailing median of $412.32.

Average price

$247.14

15 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$15.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.60

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	250.17	1,330	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	535	235.00	1,257	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.17/cwt here — about $73 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

6 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.81, low $383.65, median $412.32 across 6 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 sale15 hd

247.14

—

MS average12 barns · 146 hd

264.73

−17.60

This barn, trailing median6 sales

412.32

−165.18

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	1,313	132.50	1,739	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	122.33	1,405	3thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	—	1,300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,560	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,128	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	128.49/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,555	2
Bulls	—	—	1,325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	623	230.84/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	422	266.68/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	561	237.35/cwt	227.50–250.00	1,332	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	462	268.36/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	280.03/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,409	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	246.06/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,270	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	513	244.39/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,254	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	236.67/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	250–300	270	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	535	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	247.49/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,168	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	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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