Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: FEEDER STEERS WERE STEADY. FEEDER HEIFERS WERE 2-3 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS WERE 2-4 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS WERE 3-5 LOWER.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.00/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$126.00

48 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$41.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.35

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	373	148.58	554	16thin
Medium and Large 2	438	118.08	517	22
Medium and Large 3	441	107.29	473	10thin

One grade step is worth $41.29/cwt here — about $80 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 sale48 hd

126.00

—

MS average13 barns · 608 hd

112.65

+13.35

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	—	Average	1,208	72.50	875	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	51.21	620	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	37.80	375	12

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	728	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	730	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,015	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	113.07/cwt	110.00–116.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	140.68/cwt	139.00–142.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	119.93/cwt	115.00–125.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	96.65/cwt	95.00–98.00	609	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	860	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	825	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,363	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	937	693.73/cwt	600.00–750.00	6,500	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	685.23/cwt	640.00–700.00	6,681	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	820	880.49/cwt	800.00–900.00	7,220	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	783	868.09/cwt	800.00–900.00	6,797	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	780	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,015	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	100.61/cwt	95.00–106.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	100.35/cwt	95.00–105.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	670	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	620	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	92.42/cwt	90.00–95.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	104.96/cwt	99.00–108.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	118.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	110.88/cwt	105.00–123.00	421	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	103.59/cwt	97.50–110.00	298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	412	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	36.86/cwt	35.00–38.00	381	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	53.70/cwt	50.00–55.00	651	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	43.34/cwt	40.00–47.00	433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	149.43/cwt	145.00–158.00	545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	157.59/cwt	148.00–162.50	506	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	662	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	541	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	101.99/cwt	99.00–105.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	97.51/cwt	97.00–98.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	117.19/cwt	110.00–121.00	502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	166.03/cwt	162.00–170.00	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	125.54/cwt	110.00–140.00	470	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	139.68/cwt	135.00–145.00	381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	387	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	795	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	199	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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →