Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Bulls and Heifers traded 10.00 - 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle traded 5.00-8.00 higher. Demand great. Quality average to attractive.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $280.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −132.32 against this barn's trailing median of $412.32.

Average price

$280.00

2 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.25

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	290.00	1,581	1thin
Medium and Large 2	535	270.00	1,445	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $136 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 sale2 hd

280.00

—

MS average11 barns · 82 hd

302.25

−22.25

This barn, trailing median6 sales

412.32

−132.32

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	1,225	134.04	1,642	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	102.00	1,046	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$1,275	2thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	353.24/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	312.56/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	280.60/cwt	235.00–305.00	1,344	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	329.93/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	332.47/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	327.50/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	315.22/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	520	269.38/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	310.08/cwt	305.00–315.00	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,088	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	700	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	126.06/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,494	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,958	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,046	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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