Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were steady . Feeder heifers were steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls were steady. Slaughter Cows were 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand was very good. Quality was plain to attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.21/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$105.21

64 head · 413 lb average

Value per head Derived

$434

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$28.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.28

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	111.13	522	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	391	106.84	418	41
Medium and Large 2	400	95.00	380	2thin
Medium and Large 3	422	82.67	349	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.47/cwt here — about $174 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 sale64 hd

105.21

—

MS average13 barns · 1,449 hd

112.49

−7.28

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	1,205	65.82	793	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,003	43.76	439	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	29.72	292	12

Every lot, as filed

81 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 3	—	410	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	105.74/cwt	101.00–111.00	455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	109.67/cwt	109.00–110.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	106.02/cwt	102.00–110.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	136.02/cwt	132.00–140.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	111.18/cwt	103.00–117.00	517	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	256	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	140.64/cwt	140.00–142.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	126.20/cwt	122.00–129.00	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	150.35/cwt	148.00–152.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	405	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	3,290	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	780	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,875	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,146	735.05/cwt	700.00–750.00	8,424	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	850	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,525	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	10,619	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	700	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,500	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	700	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,500	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	93.91/cwt	89.00–99.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	85.26/cwt	80.00–91.00	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	92.01/cwt	90.00–94.00	380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	535	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	835	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	440	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	460	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	543	2
Bulls	—	—	1,328	77.68/cwt	74.50–80.00	1,032	2
Bulls	—	—	1,200	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	134.38/cwt	131.00–138.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	661	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	88.96/cwt	85.00–93.00	701	4
Bulls	—	—	1,125	63.19/cwt	60.00–65.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	134.39/cwt	128.00–140.00	360	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	766	104.07/cwt	99.00–109.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	101.99/cwt	99.00–105.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	501	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	34.76/cwt	32.00–39.00	345	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	90	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	553	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	43.29/cwt	41.00–47.00	416	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	198	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	108.96/cwt	108.00–110.00	341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	401	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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