Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED MIXED. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED 5.00-6.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY TO 3.00 LOWER. SEVERAL FLESHY CALVES TODAY. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY AVERAGE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $226.17/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −167.09 against this barn's trailing median of $393.25.

Average price

$226.17

6 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,176

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$55.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.08

vs MS average

−14.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	235.40	1,198	5thin
Medium and Large 3	575	180.00	1,035	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.40/cwt here — about $163 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.

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 sale6 hd

226.17

—

MS average13 barns · 529 hd

231.25

−5.08

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−14.52

This barn, trailing median3 sales

393.25

−167.09

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	1,900	175.00	3,325	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	119.62	1,421	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	109.97	1,125	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,203	$1,649	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$1,250	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,100	3thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	400	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	775	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	995	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,021	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,144	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	635	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	223.97/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	235.40/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,198	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	247.42/cwt	245.00–250.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	234.97/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,088	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1000–1050	1,026	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,103	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	979	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,066	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	879	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,837	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	109.97/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,125	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	119.62/cwt	105.00–127.50	1,421	3
Bulls	—	—	1,900	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,325	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,203	1,649.45/head	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	246.91/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,277	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	257.72/cwt	247.50–275.00	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,229	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	885	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	273.69/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,191	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	249.97/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,207	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	245.00/cwt	235.00–255.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	247.38/cwt	245.00–250.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	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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