Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There was no sale last week. We were closed for Thanksgiving. So i will not be calling any trends. But demand was strong .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.54/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$117.54

168 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$31.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.48

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	485	118.40	574	160
Medium and Large 2	372	110.00	409	3thin
Medium and Large 1	588	106.54	626	2thin
Medium and Large 3	373	86.67	324	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.73/cwt here — about $251 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 sale168 hd

117.54

—

MS average7 barns · 806 hd

115.06

+2.48

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	1,863	72.73	1,355	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,286	47.05	605	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	994	33.01	328	26

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1	—	588	106.54/cwt	103.00–110.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	115.29/cwt	110.00–120.00	478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	793	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	437	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	625	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	285	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	362	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	114.89/cwt	112.00–120.00	724	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	494	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	618	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	102.66/cwt	100.00–107.00	487	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	448	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	108.51/cwt	108.00–109.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	112.91/cwt	105.00–117.00	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	140.89/cwt	135.00–148.00	503	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	367	115.72/cwt	113.00–125.00	425	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	120.73/cwt	120.00–121.00	616	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	120.03/cwt	112.00–125.00	675	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	123.24/cwt	122.00–125.00	515	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	141.40/cwt	135.00–155.00	595	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	756	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	218	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	320	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	300	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	378	153.14/cwt	148.00–154.00	579	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	404	146.32/cwt	140.00–148.50	591	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	935	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	142.58/cwt	142.50–143.00	816	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	142.12/cwt	142.00–143.00	651	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	700	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	3,780	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	8,470	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	5,520	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,370	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	8,220	2
Bulls	—	—	1,863	72.73/cwt	72.50–73.00	1,355	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	54.07/cwt	52.00–56.00	705	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	45.49/cwt	41.50–50.00	583	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	14.94/cwt	10.00–20.00	118	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	35.37/cwt	25.00–40.00	361	23

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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