Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mixed. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand good on light supply. Quality average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $226.83/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −166.42 against this barn's trailing median of $393.25.

Average price

$226.83

18 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,225

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$21.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.45

vs MS average

−32.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	242.23	1,260	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	549	226.00	1,241	5thin
Medium and Large 2	544	220.45	1,198	9thin

One grade step is worth $21.78/cwt here — about $61 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale18 hd

226.83

—

MS average12 barns · 373 hd

226.39

+0.45

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−32.80

This barn, trailing median3 sales

393.25

−166.42

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	1,025	120.00	1,230	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	114.00	1,169	1thin

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	650–700	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	293.59/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,110	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	270.86/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,278	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	251.44/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	241.31/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	209.82/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	220.51/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,226	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	264.94/cwt	245.00–275.00	869	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	274.59/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	276.63/cwt	270.00–280.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	231.77/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	220.25/cwt	217.50–223.00	1,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	241.11/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,153	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	261.10/cwt	257.50–265.00	966	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	800	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,230	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,169	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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