Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers and heifers traded mixed. Demand was good and quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. There will be no sale next week for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $223.96/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −169.30 against this barn's trailing median of $393.25.

Average price

$223.96

5 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,257

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$18.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.79

vs MS average

−43.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	235.04	1,328	2thin
Medium and Large 2	559	216.57	1,210	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.47/cwt here — about $118 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 sale5 hd

223.96

—

MS average13 barns · 383 hd

237.75

−13.79

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−43.09

This barn, trailing median3 sales

393.25

−169.30

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	—	Low	1,156	115.72	1,337	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	114.79	1,348	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	110.00	1,128	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 Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,200	2thin

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 3	400–450	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	225.02/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	255.11/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	268.98/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,391	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	256.51/cwt	256.00–257.00	1,688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	280.11/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,289	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	256.09/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	274.98/cwt	267.50–280.00	888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	255.02/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	254.46/cwt	249.00–260.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	232.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	247.48/cwt	240.00–255.00	928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	254.39/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,063	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	264.10/cwt	257.50–275.00	985	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	235.04/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	289.28/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,085	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	331.22/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	244.93/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,151	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	215.02/cwt	205.00–220.00	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	206.10/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	279.30/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,296	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	288.23/cwt	283.00–295.00	1,234	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	252.23/cwt	242.50–262.50	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	253.75/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,091	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bulls	—	—	963	107.47/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,035	2
Bulls	—	—	1,348	123.96/cwt	116.00–131.00	1,671	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,128	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	110.70/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,207	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,731	2

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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