Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $225.66/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −167.60 against this barn's trailing median of $393.25.

Average price

$225.66

11 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$34.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.49

vs MS average

−32.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	231.91	1,265	9thin
Medium and Large 3	500	197.50	988	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.41/cwt here — about $277 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 sale11 hd

225.66

—

MS average13 barns · 377 hd

226.14

−0.49

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−32.73

This barn, trailing median3 sales

393.25

−167.60

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	1,652	156.69	2,589	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	123.70	1,527	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	97.00	994	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	209.95/cwt	205.00–215.00	987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	175	228.68/cwt	227.50–230.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	227.43/cwt	225.00–230.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	248.99/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,038	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	266.77/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	229.97/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	256.73/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1200–1250	1,220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	254.93/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,341	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	233.29/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	261.24/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	268.63/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,150	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	231.38/cwt	227.50–235.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	410	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	964	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	113.43/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,262	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	97.00/cwt	95.00–99.00	994	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	128.84/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,668	4
Bulls	—	—	1,628	154.04/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,508	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	279.11/cwt	260.00–312.50	929	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	285.77/cwt	265.00–315.00	1,052	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	705	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	825	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	245.43/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	197.50/cwt	195.00–200.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	246.32/cwt	240.00–250.00	904	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	237.49/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,256	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	224.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,273	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	244.95/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,151	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	262.53/cwt	260.00–265.00	869	4

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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