Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers and steers traded mixed. Demand strong. Slaughter cattle traded steady. Quality average to attractive.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $233.40/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −178.92 against this barn's trailing median of $412.32.

Average price

$233.40

9 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$13.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.47

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	239.50	1,322	5thin
Medium and Large 2	535	225.78	1,208	4thin

One grade step is worth $13.71/cwt here — about $115 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

233.40

—

MS average13 barns · 185 hd

238.87

−5.47

This barn, trailing median6 sales

412.32

−178.92

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	1,690	155.00	2,620	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,363	105.24	1,435	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	88.91	823	3thin

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)	1,265	$1,500	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	250–300	285	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	623	232.41/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	275	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	150–200	170	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	248.37/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	665	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	254.96/cwt	245.00–265.00	989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	259.48/cwt	245.00–267.50	833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	233.23/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	259.90/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,268	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	335	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	600	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	105.37/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,041	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	97.36/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,202	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,620	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,960	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	448	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,620	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	234.42/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,449	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	272.86/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,171	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	755	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	314.01/cwt	310.00–320.00	845	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	217.55/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,334	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	239.16/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	232.71/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	240.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,236	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	300.04/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	216.06/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	273.06/cwt	260.00–290.00	729	3

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

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