Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder bulls traded 10.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mixed. Slaughter cows traded 5.00-8.00 higher. Demand good. Quality average to attractive.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $294.11/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −118.21 against this barn's trailing median of $412.32.

Average price

$294.11

6 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$52.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.92

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	302.93	1,624	5thin
Medium and Large 2	565	250.00	1,413	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.93/cwt here — about $211 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale6 hd

294.11

—

MS average13 barns · 109 hd

284.19

+9.92

This barn, trailing median6 sales

412.32

−118.21

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	1,043	124.51	1,299	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	110.00	1,139	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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 1Fleshy	600–650	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	272.33/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	339.69/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,461	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	288.46/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,214	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	219.90/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	217.59/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	323.33/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	346.73/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,109	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	262.21/cwt	247.50–270.00	1,363	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	850	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	110.00/cwt	102.00–118.00	1,139	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	124.51/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,299	3

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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