Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Demand moderate. Quality plain to average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $118.67/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$118.67

39 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$18.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.35

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	126.37	627	12thin
Medium and Large 2	490	117.33	575	21
Medium and Large 3	425	107.96	459	6thin

One grade step is worth $18.42/cwt here — about $168 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 sale39 hd

118.67

—

MS average12 barns · 607 hd

113.32

+5.35

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	—	High	1,418	75.67	1,073	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	45.68	546	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	38.00	418	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 3	—	435	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	121.69/cwt	120.00–124.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	109.77/cwt	108.00–111.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	130.67/cwt	127.00–135.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	123.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	440	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	144.71/cwt	140.00–150.00	559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	138.82/cwt	135.00–142.50	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	105.58/cwt	102.00–110.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	118.97/cwt	118.00–120.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	116.51/cwt	116.00–117.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	108.40/cwt	105.00–110.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	117.24/cwt	114.00–121.00	436	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	95.07/cwt	92.00–98.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	94.02/cwt	90.00–98.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	90.90/cwt	88.00–94.00	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	590	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	385	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,440	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	17,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,255	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,060	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,565	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	900.59/cwt	900.00–910.00	10,762	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,565	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	842.31/cwt	800.00–900.00	8,760	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,775	1
Bulls	—	—	2,040	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,673	1
Bulls	—	—	855	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	684	1
Bulls	—	—	1,360	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	884	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	624	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	44.42/cwt	41.00–48.50	531	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	418	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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