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Peoples Livestock Auction

Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 5

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123

← Jan 29Feb 5Feb 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 51▲ 35 vs year ago 35 · +100.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 6▲ 14 vs year ago 15 · +93.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 0▼ 40 vs year ago 60 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED 3.00-4.00 HIGHER. HIGHER UNDERTONE NOTED. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE. DEMAND STRONG.

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 $241.09/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$241.09

32 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,213

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$9.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.69

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	244.19	1,252	22
Medium and Large 1-2	483	234.25	1,131	10thin

One grade step is worth $9.94/cwt here — about $120 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 sale32 hd

241.09

—

MS average13 barns · 1,826 hd

253.77

−12.69

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	1,615	118.33	1,911	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,650	110.00	1,815	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,123	99.85	1,121	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	82.00	841	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,050	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,108	$1,924	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,600	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	700	$1,000	2thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,327	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,510	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	926	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	255.56/cwt	250.00–265.00	966	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,101	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,114	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	245.64/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,142	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	242.99/cwt	237.50–248.00	1,281	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	605	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,437	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,365	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	972	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	309.80/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,171	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	419	276.71/cwt	257.50–302.00	1,159	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	511	266.61/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,362	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	256.01/cwt	242.50–270.00	1,467	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	622	240.46/cwt	227.50–252.50	1,496	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	700	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	998	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,274	1
Bulls	—	—	1,723	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,274	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	841	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,066	95.73/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,020	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	112.19/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,451	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,815	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,600	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,108	1,923.68/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	1,924	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1

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 Feb 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 70Last week 51Year ago 35

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 6Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 60

FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED 3.00-4.00 HIGHER. HIGHER UNDERTONE NOTED. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE. DEMAND STRONG.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	290.00	290.00
3	—	665	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	257.50–302.00	276.71
2	—	378	300.00–320.00	309.80
5	—	622	227.50–252.50	240.46
1	—	465	290.00	290.00
6	—	511	260.00–277.50	266.61
1	—	685	220.00	220.00
6	—	573	242.50–270.00	256.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	237.50	237.50
4	—	735	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	230.00	230.00
1	—	325	285.00	285.00
5	—	527	237.50–248.00	242.99
2	—	400	280.00	280.00
4	—	465	242.50–247.50	245.64
4	—	378	250.00–265.00	255.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	247.50	247.50
3	—	635	215.00	215.00
2	—	345	230.00	230.00
2	—	450	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	305.00	305.00
1	—	610	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	400	325.00	325.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,600	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,108	1,850.00–2,200.00	1,923.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,400	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,450.00	1,450.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	91.00	91.00
2	—	1,723	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,293	108.00–115.00	112.19
9	—	1,066	90.00–102.00	95.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	82.00	82.00

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.