Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher.Feeder heifers steady. Demand was good. Quality was good to average. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 4.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.94/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$112.94

69 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$494

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$25.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.99

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	116.33	524	52
Medium and Large 2	418	107.66	450	12thin
Medium and Large 3	352	90.42	318	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.91/cwt here — about $205 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

112.94

—

MS average13 barns · 1,562 hd

113.93

−0.99

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,590	72.54	1,153	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,111	44.78	497	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	34.61	361	26

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	175	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	136.06/cwt	135.00–137.00	371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	136.08/cwt	130.00–142.50	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	890	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	463	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	137.56/cwt	136.00–139.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	111.26/cwt	110.00–112.50	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	137.40/cwt	130.00–145.00	316	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	132.33/cwt	120.00–140.00	566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	105.25/cwt	104.00–107.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	121.97/cwt	113.00–129.00	627	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	107.81/cwt	104.00–109.00	670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	170	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	115.98/cwt	112.00–120.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	145	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	750	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	835	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	165	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	90.93/cwt	80.00–102.00	339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	92.62/cwt	90.00–95.00	394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	161.02/cwt	152.50–170.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	161.92/cwt	158.00–166.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	145.66/cwt	144.00–147.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	106.68/cwt	106.00–108.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	95.43/cwt	90.00–101.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	185	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	477	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	572	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	662	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	108.03/cwt	100.00–114.00	619	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	124.97/cwt	120.00–129.00	405	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	187	125.90/cwt	125.00–127.50	235	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	216	125.92/cwt	125.00–127.00	272	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	113.98/cwt	112.00–116.00	610	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	775	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	217	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	35.49/cwt	30.00–40.00	375	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	189	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	44.07/cwt	40.00–48.00	485	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	51.48/cwt	49.50–54.00	619	8
Bulls	—	—	1,503	62.28/cwt	62.00–62.50	936	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	77.35/cwt	70.00–82.50	1,315	5
Bulls	—	—	1,210	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	835	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,443	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	3,713	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,380	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,440	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	875	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,250	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,600	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,695	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,200	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	785	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	150.29/cwt	149.00–150.50	622	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	127.41/cwt	120.00–130.00	795	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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