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Peoples Livestock Auction

Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 16

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 49▼ 15 vs year ago 69 · −21.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 7▼ 5 vs year ago 30 · −16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 0▲ 15 vs year ago 15 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mixed. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 10.00 higher. Demand good. Quality mostly average. Next sale January 6, 2025.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $248.75/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −134.90 against this barn's trailing median of $383.65.

Average price

$248.75

2 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$7.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.77

vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	252.50	1,465	1thin
Medium and Large 2	570	245.00	1,397	1thin

One grade step is worth $7.50/cwt here — about $68 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale2 hd

248.75

—

MS average12 barns · 121 hd

281.52

−32.77

This barn, trailing median7 sales

383.65

−134.90

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

7 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.81, low $328.90, median $383.65 across 7 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	—	Average	1,923	137.50	2,643	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	118.26	1,473	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	96.71	948	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,467	19
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,556	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,549	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	990	$1,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,350	1thin

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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	267.28/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,157	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	777	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	967	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	238.93/cwt	230.00–247.50	891	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,023	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	266.35/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,159	2
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	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	261.53/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,352	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,488	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	805	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,022	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	888	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,064	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,212	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	273.82/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,150	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,397	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,465	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,588	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,907	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,087	1
Bulls	—	—	2,240	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	3,248	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	95.67/cwt	78.00–110.00	931	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,092	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,099	107.61/cwt	89.00–115.00	1,183	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,392	128.90/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,794	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	1,556.11/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,556	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	1,548.64/head	1,250.00–1,700.00	1,549	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,298	2,466.87/head	1,500.00–2,600.00	2,467	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	990	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 Dec 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 54Last week 49Year ago 69

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 7Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 15

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mixed. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 10.00 higher. Demand good. Quality mostly average. Next sale January 6, 2025.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	277.50	277.50
1	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	570	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	402.50	402.50
1	250–300	290	352.50	352.50
1	300–350	325	327.50	327.50
1	350–400	370	327.50	327.50
3	400–450	420	270.00–277.50	273.82
1	550–600	580	252.50	252.50
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	655	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	740	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	820	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	272.50	272.50
2	350–400	373	230.00–247.50	238.93
1	400–450	405	252.50	252.50
1	500–550	515	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	435	257.50–275.00	266.35
1	450–500	475	265.00	265.00
3	500–550	517	257.50–270.00	261.53
1	550–600	570	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	260.00–275.00	267.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,000	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,165	1,250.00–1,700.00	1,548.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,556.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,298	1,500.00–2,600.00	2,466.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	130.00	130.00
1	—	2,240	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	973	78.00–110.00	95.67
1	—	1,040	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,099	89.00–115.00	107.61
7	—	1,392	120.00–140.00	128.90

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.