Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED TODAY ON LIGHT SUPPLY. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED 10.00-20.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $239.38/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −172.95 against this barn's trailing median of $412.32.

Average price

$239.38

4 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,248

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$15.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.83

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	243.33	1,269	3thin
Medium and Large 2	520	227.50	1,183	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.83/cwt here — about $86 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 sale4 hd

239.38

—

MS average11 barns · 93 hd

250.20

−10.83

This barn, trailing median6 sales

412.32

−172.95

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	1,743	158.50	2,762	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,172	131.93	1,546	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	947	115.05	1,089	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)	965	$1,617	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,091	$1,362	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$1,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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%	—	1,345	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,829	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,333	1
Bulls	—	—	1,585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,457	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,078	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	105.08/cwt	101.00–107.00	956	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	129.89/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	340	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	876	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,091	1,361.73/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,362	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	253.16/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,068	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	241.00/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	299.08/cwt	287.50–307.50	993	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	272.65/cwt	270.50–275.00	1,246	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	283.94/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,181	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	261.15/cwt	255.00–267.50	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	269.66/cwt	257.50–282.00	1,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	287.20/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,066	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	839	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	223.77/cwt	220.00–227.50	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	1,177	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	225.88/cwt	210.00–242.50	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	247.50/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,187	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	785	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	122.53/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	310	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	251.29/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,206	2

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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