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Peoples Livestock Auction

Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 7

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 59▼ 44 vs year ago 108 · −40.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 10▼ 2 vs year ago 11 · −18.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED 2.00-3.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY PLAIN TO 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 $216.67/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −148.22 against this barn's trailing median of $364.89.

Average price

$216.67

3 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,120

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$55.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.53

vs MS average

−36.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	235.00	1,217	2thin
Medium and Large 2	515	180.00	927	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.00/cwt here — about $290 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 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 sale3 hd

216.67

—

MS average13 barns · 375 hd

224.20

−7.53

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−36.01

This barn, trailing median4 sales

364.89

−148.22

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
Bulls	—	Low	1,065	121.00	1,289	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,105	110.00	1,216	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	93.70	978	5thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	810	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,001	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,131	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,378	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	100–150	Medium and Large 3	135	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	216	1
Heifers	100–150	Medium and Large 1	140	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	392	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	640	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	259.79/cwt	242.50–276.00	805	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	233.13/cwt	222.50–245.00	741	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	255.93/cwt	245.00–270.00	962	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	242.37/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,035	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	234.94/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,010	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,217	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	585	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	869	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	946	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	309.77/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,128	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,034	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	251.03/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,077	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,207	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,313	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,425	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,065	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,289	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	93.70/cwt	85.00–103.00	978	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,216	2

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 Oct 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 59Year ago 108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 10Year ago 11

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED 2.00-3.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY PLAIN TO AVERAGE.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	310	305.00	305.00
5	350–400	364	290.00–325.00	309.77
2	400–450	435	275.00–280.00	277.50
1	450–500	465	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	515	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	575	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	600	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	390	265.00	265.00
4	400–450	429	235.00–260.00	251.03
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	255.00	255.00
3	550–600	585	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	405.00	405.00
1	250–300	290	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	345	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	390	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	480	275.00	275.00
3	500–550	520	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	140	280.00	280.00
1	200–250	200	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	310	242.50–276.00	259.79
6	350–400	376	245.00–270.00	255.93
3	400–450	427	225.00–255.00	242.37
2	500–550	518	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	615	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	135	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	222.50–245.00	233.13
1	350–400	365	220.00	220.00
2	400–450	430	230.00–240.00	234.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	455	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,044	85.00–103.00	93.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	110.00	110.00

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.