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Peoples Livestock Auction

Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 8

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123

← Dec 18Jan 8Jan 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 69▼ 177 vs year ago 267 · −66.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 30▼ 5 vs year ago 25 · −20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 15▲ 15 vs year ago 15 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO TWO WEEKS AGO: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED 10.00 -20.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY TO 8.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $224.44/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$224.44

36 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$38.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.78

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	423	228.75	968	8thin
Medium and Large 1	459	227.21	1,043	25
Medium and Large 2	418	189.83	794	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.92/cwt here — about $174 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale36 hd

224.44

—

MS average6 barns · 427 hd

227.22

−2.78

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	1,804	106.06	1,913	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	90.49	1,076	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	72.00	738	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$1,087	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,140	$952	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,163	$775	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,170	$1,300	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	800	$600	3thin

Every lot

46 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,298	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,232	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	238.50/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,300	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	220	234.18/cwt	227.50–240.00	515	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	236.71/cwt	235.00–237.50	753	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	238.77/cwt	237.50–240.00	919	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	950	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	228.65/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,075	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	903	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	956	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	230.76/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,218	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,189	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	214.99/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,301	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,640	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	255	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	523	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	729	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	276.71/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,051	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	416	274.25/cwt	252.50–290.00	1,141	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	237.61/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,093	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	236.53/cwt	215.00–260.00	1,237	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,150	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,021	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	655	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,130	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	745	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,080	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,543	103.09/cwt	92.00–111.00	1,591	2
Bulls	—	—	2,325	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,604	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	738	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	98.73/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,163	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	85.00/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,017	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	951.75/head	900.00–1,000.00	952	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	1,087.19/head	1,055.00–1,100.00	1,087	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	800	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	3

This sale against other markets

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Peoples Livestock Auction - Houston, MS

Mon Jan 8, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 90Last week 69Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 30Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 15Year ago 15

COMPARED TO TWO WEEKS AGO: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED 10.00 -20.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY TO 8.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	205.00	205.00
1	—	630	162.00	162.00
1	—	665	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	180.00	180.00
2	—	460	232.50–242.50	237.61
2	—	523	215.00–260.00	236.53
3	—	380	275.00–280.00	276.71
1	—	275	265.00	265.00
1	—	600	225.00	225.00
8	—	416	252.50–290.00	274.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	235.00–237.50	236.71
2	—	220	227.50–240.00	234.18
2	—	385	237.50–240.00	238.77
4	—	605	210.00–220.00	214.99
6	—	470	225.00–235.00	228.65
1	—	800	205.00	205.00
1	—	580	205.00	205.00
3	—	528	227.50–235.00	230.76
2	—	413	230.00	230.00
1	—	280	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	190.00	190.00
1	—	255	197.50	197.50
1	—	525	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	225.00	225.00
3	—	400	235.00	235.00
2	—	395	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	265.00	265.00
1	—	390	300.00	300.00
1	—	440	295.00	295.00
2	—	545	232.00–245.00	238.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,070	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,140	900.00–1,000.00	951.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,295	1,055.00–1,100.00	1,087.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,255	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	800	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	92.00–111.00	103.09
1	—	2,325	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	95.00–102.00	98.73
3	—	1,197	80.00–90.00	85.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.