Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED 2.00-4.00 LOWER. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $230.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −182.32 against this barn's trailing median of $412.32.

Average price

$230.00

2 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,236

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.67

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	230.00	1,236	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale2 hd

230.00

—

MS average11 barns · 117 hd

227.33

+2.67

This barn, trailing median6 sales

412.32

−182.32

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	1,490	150.00	2,235	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	116.00	1,189	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	101.20	1,032	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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,232	$1,442	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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 1Fleshy	550–600	560	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	244.76/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	275.66/cwt	255.00–290.00	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	260.15/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	246.59/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,154	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	250.00/cwt	245.00–270.00	925	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	262.50/cwt	255.00–270.00	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	240.67/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,025	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,189	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	101.20/cwt	89.00–111.00	1,032	4
Bulls	—	—	1,490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,235	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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