Sale reports / Mississippi / Peoples Livestock Auction / 2019-10-21

Peoples Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 21
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123
Feeder Cattle receipts
222 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 300▲ 222 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 76▲ 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 12▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was plain to average. Several bawling calves offered today as well. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $118.69/cwt on 45 head.
Average price
$118.69
45 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$579
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$145
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.99
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1493126.6762413thin
Medium and Large 2479119.7957327
Medium and Large 352192.004805thin
One grade step is worth $34.67/cwt here — about $145 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 sale45 hd
118.69
—
MS average13 barns · 674 hd
109.70
+8.99
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,51576.001,1512thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23448.7860214
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low95835.7934325

Every lot, as filed

60 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 3—67082.00/cwt82.00–82.005491
HeifersMedium and Large 3—77570.00/cwt70.00–70.005431
BullsMedium and Large 2—529112.41/cwt109.00–116.005957
BullsMedium and Large 2—482122.99/cwt119.00–128.005937
BullsMedium and Large 2—327130.23/cwt127.00–135.004265
BullsMedium and Large 2—603110.00/cwt109.00–111.006632
BullsMedium and Large 2—580110.99/cwt110.00–112.006442
BullsMedium and Large 2—403127.75/cwt127.50–128.005152
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—896599.27/cwt535.00–670.005,3695
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—915600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,4901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,200725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,343824.02/cwt800.00–850.0011,0672
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3851,020.00/cwt1,020.00–1,020.0014,1271
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,320800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,5601
SteersMedium and Large 3—81079.00/cwt79.00–79.006401
SteersMedium and Large 3—74080.00/cwt80.00–80.005921
SteersMedium and Large 3—630105.00/cwt105.00–105.006621
SteersMedium and Large 3—460110.00/cwt110.00–110.005061
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—538124.00/cwt124.00–124.006676
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006901
SteersMedium and Large 1—755119.00/cwt118.00–120.008982
HeifersMedium and Large 3—56889.29/cwt88.00–92.005073
HeifersMedium and Large 3—44393.51/cwt92.00–95.004142
BullsMedium and Large 2—665106.00/cwt106.00–106.007051
BullsMedium and Large 2—375132.00/cwt132.00–132.004951
BullsMedium and Large 1—564111.45/cwt108.00–114.006294
BullsMedium and Large 1—518128.65/cwt125.00–131.006663
BullsMedium and Large 1—355152.46/cwt150.00–155.005412
BullsMedium and Large 1—780105.00/cwt105.00–105.008191
BullsMedium and Large 1—470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006111
BullsMedium and Large 1—420135.00/cwt135.00–135.005671
BullsMedium and Large 1—215140.00/cwt140.00–140.003011
BullsMedium and Large 3—32092.00/cwt92.00–92.002941
BullsMedium and Large 3—46595.00/cwt95.00–95.004421
BullsMedium and Large 3—60791.00/cwt90.00–93.005523
HeifersMedium and Large 1—565105.23/cwt102.50–108.005952
HeifersMedium and Large 2—180130.00/cwt130.00–130.002341
HeifersMedium and Large 2—245117.00/cwt117.00–117.002871
HeifersMedium and Large 2—510101.00/cwt101.00–101.005151
HeifersMedium and Large 2—82585.00/cwt85.00–85.007011
HeifersMedium and Large 2—333124.67/cwt120.00–129.004152
HeifersMedium and Large 2—62395.49/cwt95.00–96.005952
HeifersMedium and Large 2—417116.37/cwt110.00–120.004853
HeifersMedium and Large 2—474113.02/cwt110.00–115.005364
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—545105.00/cwt105.00–105.005721
HeifersMedium and Large 3—245110.00/cwt110.00–110.002701
HeifersMedium and Large 3—53590.00/cwt90.00–90.004821
HeifersMedium and Large 3—60085.00/cwt85.00–85.005101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,315750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,8631
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—975650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,3381
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,110670.00/cwt670.00–670.007,4371
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,045784.09/cwt700.00–900.008,1944
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,100600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,6003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—935578.75/cwt500.00–590.005,4118
Bulls——1,78082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,4601
Bulls——1,25070.00/cwt70.00–70.008751
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,23448.78/cwt46.50–52.5060214
CowsLean 85-90%—81522.55/cwt20.00–25.001843
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03742.55/cwt39.00–46.0044110
CowsLean 85-90%—92833.47/cwt30.00–38.5031112

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.