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Peoples Livestock Auction

Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 8

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123

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Feeder Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 40▲ 35 vs year ago 60 · +58.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 20▲ 32 vs year ago 23 · +139.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO TWO WEEKS AGO: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS SOLD STEADY TO 10.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS SOLD STEADY. DEMAND STRONG. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.16/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −119.73 against this barn's trailing median of $364.89.

Average price

$245.16

18 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,292

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$33.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.92

vs MS average

−23.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	255.71	1,370	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	523	240.65	1,259	6thin
Medium and Large 2	508	222.50	1,130	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.21/cwt here — about $239 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

245.16

—

MS average7 barns · 246 hd

262.08

−16.92

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−23.70

This barn, trailing median4 sales

364.89

−119.73

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $396.96, low $330.42, median $364.89 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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%	High	1,143	135.65	1,550	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	119.04	1,163	14

Every lot

34 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	407.50/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,080	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	342.17/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,163	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,337	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	938	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	716	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	864	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	955	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	313.44/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,066	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	893	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	292.77/cwt	277.50–315.00	1,209	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,196	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,259	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,130	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	255.74/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,332	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	240.65/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,259	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	255.66/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,444	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	330.12/cwt	315.00–352.50	1,254	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	326.17/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,383	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	310.00/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,411	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	274.91/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,471	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,554	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	635	246.25/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,564	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	97.79/cwt	93.00–102.00	942	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	117.74/cwt	105.00–127.00	1,137	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	980	122.04/cwt	112.00–132.00	1,196	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	129.36/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,291	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	141.84/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,726	11

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 Jul 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 40Year ago 60

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 20Year ago 23

COMPARED TO TWO WEEKS AGO: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS SOLD STEADY TO 10.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS SOLD STEADY. DEMAND STRONG. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	287.50	287.50
1	500–550	510	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	400.00–415.00	407.50
2	300–350	340	320.00–365.00	342.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	375.00	375.00
4	300–350	340	290.00–335.00	313.44
4	400–450	413	277.50–315.00	292.77
1	450–500	475	265.00	265.00
6	500–550	521	240.00–265.00	255.74
3	550–600	565	247.50–265.00	255.66
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	465	220.00	220.00
3	500–550	508	220.00–225.00	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	335	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	380	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	435	275.00	275.00
6	500–550	523	235.00–247.50	240.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	315.00–352.50	330.12
4	400–450	424	320.00–335.00	326.17
2	450–500	455	300.00–320.00	310.00
2	500–550	535	270.00–280.00	274.91
1	550–600	565	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	675	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	635	245.00–247.50	246.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	93.00–102.00	97.79
5	—	998	128.00–131.00	129.36
7	—	966	105.00–127.00	117.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,217	138.00–147.00	141.84
5	—	980	112.00–132.00	122.04

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.