Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were steady. Feeder heifers were 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand moderate. Quality mostly average. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were 4.00-5.00 higher. Supply included

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $119.19/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$119.19

56 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$39.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.08

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	353	148.67	525	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	400	131.89	528	9thin
Medium and Large 2	510	115.67	590	37
Medium and Large 3	386	108.83	420	7thin

One grade step is worth $39.84/cwt here — about $105 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 sale56 hd

119.19

—

MS average13 barns · 893 hd

112.11

+7.08

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	1,547	76.27	1,180	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	50.35	643	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	37.90	405	19

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	131.89/cwt	130.00–133.00	528	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	950	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	142.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	114.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	103.34/cwt	100.00–105.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	100.82/cwt	97.50–105.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	137.22/cwt	133.00–140.00	521	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	116.95/cwt	114.00–120.00	548	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	100.18/cwt	98.00–104.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	118.67/cwt	110.00–126.00	509	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	132.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	361	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	95.07/cwt	91.00–99.00	388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	789	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	653	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	39.15/cwt	33.00–44.00	428	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	27.29/cwt	25.00–30.00	239	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	50.35/cwt	43.00–54.50	643	13
Bulls	—	—	1,547	76.27/cwt	75.00–77.50	1,180	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	948	685.15/cwt	650.00–700.00	6,495	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	640.36/cwt	600.00–700.00	7,140	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	6,030	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	116.51/cwt	113.00–120.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	745	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	82.03/cwt	80.00–84.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	89.16/cwt	80.00–98.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	97.90/cwt	95.00–101.00	375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	550	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	107.16/cwt	98.00–114.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	118.09/cwt	114.00–120.00	370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	92.01/cwt	89.00–95.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	110.60/cwt	107.00–114.00	473	2

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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