Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 5.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED 2.00-3.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY AVERAGE.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $244.57/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −167.75 against this barn's trailing median of $412.32.

Average price

$244.57

9 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,323

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$19.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.66

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	246.70	1,327	8thin
Medium and Large 2	565	227.50	1,285	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.20/cwt here — about $42 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale9 hd

244.57

—

MS average12 barns · 155 hd

239.91

+4.66

This barn, trailing median6 sales

412.32

−167.75

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	1,173	114.35	1,341	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	85.59	841	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,179	$1,707	4thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	290.93/cwt	277.50–305.00	1,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	224.82/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	326.73/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	240.61/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,131	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	269.88/cwt	265.00–275.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,663	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	89.12/cwt	80.00–105.00	900	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	675	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	114.35/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,341	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	1,909.39/head	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	363.24/cwt	350.00–375.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	282.83/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,185	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	313.98/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,058	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	253.10/cwt	237.50–272.50	1,336	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	281.34/cwt	267.50–295.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	238.09/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,010	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	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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