Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago: Feeder bulls and heifers traded 10.00-20.00 higher. Feeder calves were on fire. Slaughter cattle traded 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand great. Quality average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $255.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −157.32 against this barn's trailing median of $412.32.

Average price

$255.00

2 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,371

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−12.15

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	255.00	1,371	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale2 hd

255.00

—

MS average5 barns · 56 hd

267.15

−12.15

This barn, trailing median6 sales

412.32

−157.32

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	1,355	116.00	1,572	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	971	82.29	799	8thin

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)	850	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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 1	150–200	175	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	311.64/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	252.28/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,087	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	238.74/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	67.99/cwt	65.00–70.00	653	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	97.19/cwt	95.00–99.00	912	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,572	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,148	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	820	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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