Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were 4.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 3.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00-8.00 lower. Not much demand for slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $111.48/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$111.48

67 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$22.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.68

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	442	113.95	504	23
Medium and Large 1	597	113.21	676	38
Medium and Large 3	403	91.08	367	6thin

One grade step is worth $22.86/cwt here — about $137 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 sale67 hd

111.48

—

MS average13 barns · 664 hd

109.81

+1.68

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	1,415	62.72	887	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	42.96	509	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	34.50	497	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	23.40	232	13

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	94.52/cwt	90.00–99.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	103.07/cwt	101.00–105.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	111.55/cwt	108.00–113.00	582	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	104.77/cwt	101.00–111.00	611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	106.63/cwt	104.00–110.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	140	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	107.77/cwt	103.00–110.00	580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	114.22/cwt	111.00–116.00	521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	123.29/cwt	120.00–126.00	456	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	121.32/cwt	115.00–132.00	399	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	97.17/cwt	95.00–99.50	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	116.63/cwt	110.00–120.00	502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	121.74/cwt	119.50–125.00	623	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	760	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	106.64/cwt	101.00–110.00	665	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	130.98/cwt	128.00–135.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	135.50/cwt	132.00–139.00	461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	595	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	24.85/cwt	21.00–27.00	250	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	33.61/cwt	30.00–37.00	376	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	11.38/cwt	10.00–15.00	95	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	34.50/cwt	34.50–34.50	497	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	41.68/cwt	37.00–45.00	496	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	51.03/cwt	49.00–54.00	585	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	420	1
Bulls	—	—	1,408	57.90/cwt	50.00–65.00	815	9
Bulls	—	—	1,430	73.55/cwt	72.50–75.00	1,052	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	763	393.74/cwt	330.00–450.00	3,004	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,400	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	901	536.40/cwt	500.00–550.00	4,833	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	3,654	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	4,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,730	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	954	609.83/cwt	550.00–650.00	5,818	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	4,165	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,003	529.48/cwt	500.00–560.00	5,311	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,203	679.89/cwt	640.00–700.00	8,179	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	677.84/cwt	675.00–680.00	7,172	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	90.52/cwt	85.00–94.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	115	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	108.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	451	4

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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