Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 8.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY TO 2.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD ON LIGHT SUPPLY. QUALITY AVERAGE TO PLAIN.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $217.50/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −175.75 against this barn's trailing median of $393.25.

Average price

$217.50

3 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$18.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.60

vs MS average

−22.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	223.75	1,180	2thin
Medium and Large 2	515	205.00	1,056	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.75/cwt here — about $125 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 sale3 hd

217.50

—

MS average13 barns · 399 hd

227.10

−9.60

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−22.59

This barn, trailing median3 sales

393.25

−175.75

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,047	118.17	1,237	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	92.17	895	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,069	$1,412	15
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$2,302	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$2,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	700–750	715	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	710	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	294.87/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	284.05/cwt	255.00–302.00	903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	125	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	230.14/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	227.10/cwt	212.00–237.50	1,047	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	175	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	259.13/cwt	248.00–270.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	100–150	140	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	800	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	2,302.32/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,302	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	1,412.49/head	1,275.00–1,650.00	1,412	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	116.69/cwt	105.00–123.00	1,209	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,476	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	79.49/cwt	75.00–83.00	735	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	104.85/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,066	3

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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