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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cattle were steady. Bulls were steady to 4.00 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 $117.30/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$117.30

69 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$26.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.11

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	123.49	634	36
Medium and Large 2	440	113.54	500	27
Medium and Large 3	348	97.14	338	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.35/cwt here — about $297 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 sale69 hd

117.30

—

MS average13 barns · 716 hd

114.19

+3.11

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	1,309	66.67	872	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,324	47.04	623	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,040	31.33	326	13

Every lot, as filed

67 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 2	—	420	113.81/cwt	110.00–118.00	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	137.04/cwt	133.00–140.00	587	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	106.21/cwt	99.00–109.00	716	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	126.25/cwt	123.00–128.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	136.73/cwt	135.00–140.00	442	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	144.09/cwt	140.00–147.00	393	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	98.00/cwt	95.00–101.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Stock Cows	Medium 4	—	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	740	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	108.71/cwt	107.00–110.00	402	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	113.72/cwt	110.00–118.00	367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	116.25/cwt	110.00–122.50	308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	180	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	117.77/cwt	110.00–120.00	444	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	93.01/cwt	90.00–96.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	101.62/cwt	100.00–103.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	104.63/cwt	102.50–105.00	479	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	93.73/cwt	90.00–97.50	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	97.62/cwt	96.00–99.00	407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	142.30/cwt	140.00–145.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	128.85/cwt	124.00–133.00	486	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	622.13/cwt	500.00–750.00	6,781	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,555	1
Bulls	—	—	1,100	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	803	1
Bulls	—	—	1,378	64.56/cwt	63.00–66.50	890	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	50.52/cwt	50.00–51.00	653	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	45.30/cwt	42.50–48.00	607	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	39	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	17.98/cwt	10.00–25.00	156	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	36.63/cwt	30.00–41.50	403	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	104.52/cwt	103.00–108.00	605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	117.46/cwt	114.00–122.00	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	108.96/cwt	108.00–110.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	88.92/cwt	80.00–97.50	467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	200	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	170	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	108.16/cwt	101.00–115.00	572	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	103.58/cwt	101.00–105.00	585	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	111.22/cwt	110.00–116.00	524	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	123.34/cwt	118.00–128.00	382	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	127.91/cwt	125.00–131.00	352	3

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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