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Peoples Livestock Auction

Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 3

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 108▼ 5 vs year ago 70 · −7.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 10▼ 14 vs year ago 29 · −48.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER BULLS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY AVERAGE.

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 $289.31/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −94.35 against this barn's trailing median of $383.65.

Average price

$289.31

6 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$51.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.07

vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	306.46	1,614	4thin
Medium and Large 2	555	255.00	1,415	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.46/cwt here — about $198 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale6 hd

289.31

—

MS average10 barns · 113 hd

290.37

−1.07

This barn, trailing median7 sales

383.65

−94.35

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	1,577	135.63	2,138	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	128.00	1,459	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	98.00	943	2thin

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 · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	707	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	864	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	289.74/cwt	275.00–305.00	826	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	326.57/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,055	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,083	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,034	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	276.67/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,328	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,020	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	535	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,418	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	660	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,046	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	826	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	386.69/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,199	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	370.00/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,395	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	348.94/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,462	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	247.34/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,150	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	515	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,365	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	342.92/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,776	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	238.61/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,515	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	765	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,760	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,300	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,573	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	142.95/cwt	135.00–151.00	2,452	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,125	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,281	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	728	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,644	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 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 108Year ago 70

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 29

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER BULLS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY 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	500–550	515	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	765	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	330.00	330.00
1	250–300	280	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	465	240.00–255.00	247.34
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	585	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	635	230.00–247.50	238.61
1	650–700	665	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	255	410.00	410.00
3	300–350	310	375.00–400.00	386.69
3	350–400	377	355.00–385.00	370.00
5	400–450	419	325.00–380.00	348.94
1	450–500	455	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	518	330.00–355.00	342.92
1	550–600	555	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	345.00	345.00
2	250–300	285	275.00–305.00	289.74
4	300–350	323	315.00–345.00	326.57
3	450–500	480	275.00–280.00	276.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	380	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	480	212.50	212.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,715	135.00–151.00	142.95
1	—	1,300	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,025	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,255	131.00	131.00

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.