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Peoples Livestock Auction

Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 17

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123

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Feeder Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 70▼ 20 vs year ago 75 · −26.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 12▼ 20 vs year ago 45 · −44.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 3▼ 20 vs year ago 50 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale reported: Feeder bulls and heifers and traded 2.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 5.00 higher. Demand good. 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 $285.07/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −79.82 against this barn's trailing median of $364.89.

Average price

$285.07

3 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,435

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$44.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.82

vs MS average

−29.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	315.00	1,575	1thin
Medium and Large 2	505	270.10	1,364	2thin

One grade step is worth $44.90/cwt here — about $211 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 sale3 hd

285.07

—

MS average11 barns · 121 hd

280.25

+4.82

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−29.51

This barn, trailing median4 sales

364.89

−79.82

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	—	Average	1,817	174.06	3,162	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,356	145.78	1,977	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	123.67	1,268	3thin

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)	1,250	$2,217	6
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,900	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$3,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,985	4thin

Every lot

36 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 · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	842	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,089	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,156	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	247.41/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,039	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	318.62/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,370	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	309.87/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,450	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,575	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	270.10/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,364	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,095	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,008	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	365	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,515	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	379.83/cwt	345.00–405.00	1,591	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,414	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	335.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,615	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,275	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	510	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,505	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	321.90/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,651	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	320.02/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,786	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,700	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,873	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	176.59/cwt	172.00–180.00	3,311	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	123.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,268	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	147.19/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,938	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,407	143.96/cwt	139.00–145.00	2,026	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,984.78/head	2,750.00–3,200.00	2,985	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,217.00/head	2,100.00–2,325.00	2,217	6

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 Mar 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 70Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 12Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 3Year ago 50

Compared to last sale reported: Feeder bulls and heifers and traded 2.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 5.00 higher. Demand good. Quality mostly average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	435	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	500	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	365.00	365.00
5	400–450	419	345.00–405.00	379.83
3	450–500	482	330.00–340.00	335.03
3	500–550	513	300.00–335.00	321.90
2	550–600	558	315.00–325.00	320.02
1	600–650	635	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	420	245.00–250.00	247.41
2	500–550	505	260.00–280.00	270.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	335	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	380	345.00	345.00
4	400–450	430	310.00–325.00	318.62
2	450–500	468	305.00–315.00	309.87
1	500–550	500	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	355	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	480	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,150	2,750.00–3,200.00	2,984.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,250	2,100.00–2,325.00	2,217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,875	172.00–180.00	176.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,407	139.00–145.00	143.96
9	—	1,317	145.00–150.00	147.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,025	120.00–130.00	123.67

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.