Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough data to call a trend. Demand was good, Quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.39/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −150.87 against this barn's trailing median of $393.25.

Average price

$242.39

4 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.57

vs MS average

−62.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	242.39	1,339	4thin

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

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 sale4 hd

242.39

—

MS average7 barns · 147 hd

258.95

−16.57

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−62.86

This barn, trailing median3 sales

393.25

−150.87

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	1,265	143.00	1,809	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,114	119.02	1,326	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	836	95.17	796	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	625	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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	378	367.52/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,533	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Bulls	—	—	1,265	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,809	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	119.02/cwt	101.00–132.00	1,326	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	836	95.17/cwt	67.00–113.00	796	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	351.17/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	625	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	318.59/cwt	287.50–350.00	1,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,615	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	238.58/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	246.19/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	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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