Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale reported last week

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $124.04/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$124.04

37 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$198

per head · Large 1 over Large 3

$43.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.50

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	280	152.50	427	1thin
Large 1-2	255	152.00	388	1thin
Medium and Large 1	393	135.83	534	3thin
Medium 2	483	126.00	609	3thin
Medium and Large 2	466	125.05	583	19thin
Medium 3	420	119.67	503	3thin
Large 3	572	109.20	625	7thin

One grade step is worth $43.30/cwt here — about −$198 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale37 hd

124.04

—

MS average7 barns · 433 hd

114.54

+9.50

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

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	1,867	76.41	1,427	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	50.72	629	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	932	38.46	359	11

Every lot, as filed

57 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	118.58/cwt	110.00–128.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	122.92/cwt	119.00–127.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	117.01/cwt	110.00–124.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	460	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	375	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	385	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	715	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	455	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	432	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,106	1
Bulls	—	—	2,038	78.36/cwt	77.50–79.00	1,597	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	50.72/cwt	47.50–52.50	629	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	41.97/cwt	40.00–45.00	436	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	36.32/cwt	35.00–37.50	348	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	340	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	733	33.69/cwt	32.50–35.00	247	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	305	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	180	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	252	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	523	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	643	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	117.77/cwt	114.00–120.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	121.50/cwt	119.00–124.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	116.34/cwt	114.00–120.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	136.45/cwt	125.00–144.00	495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	115.48/cwt	113.00–118.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	137.25/cwt	133.00–141.00	439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	165	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	195	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	307	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	545	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	420	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	473	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	295	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	391	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	400	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	552	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	588	106.49/cwt	103.00–110.00	626	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	475	115.21/cwt	110.00–120.00	547	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	850	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	833	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	255	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	388	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	280	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	427	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	355	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	126.98/cwt	126.00–128.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	555	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	569	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	655	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	626	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	750	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	275	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	300	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	353	1

How this sale compares

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.

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