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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED 8.00-10.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY AVERAGE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.87/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −161.38 against this barn's trailing median of $393.25.

Average price

$231.87

4 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$5.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.02

vs MS average

−6.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	233.33	1,213	3thin
Medium and Large 2	530	227.50	1,206	1thin

One grade step is worth $5.83/cwt here — about $8 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale4 hd

231.87

—

MS average13 barns · 362 hd

224.85

+7.02

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−6.74

This barn, trailing median3 sales

393.25

−161.38

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	1,550	144.00	2,232	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	122.14	1,526	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	107.36	1,062	4thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,559	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,452	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$825	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	350–400	381	261.30/cwt	232.50–282.50	996	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	290.04/cwt	282.50–297.50	957	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	241.15/cwt	227.50–255.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	243.47/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	233.33/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	245.27/cwt	230.00–262.50	893	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	259.13/cwt	250.00–267.50	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	213.35/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	254.78/cwt	237.50–265.00	1,090	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	248.16/cwt	227.50–265.00	1,161	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,451.53/head	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,452	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	1,558.90/head	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,559	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,970	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	128.00/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,792	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	107.36/cwt	90.00–119.00	1,062	4
Bulls	—	—	1,600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,480	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	122.14/cwt	101.00–135.00	1,526	11

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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