Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was very good. Quality plain to average. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.49/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$121.49

34 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$40.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.29

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	416	132.90	553	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	532	111.80	595	10thin
Medium and Large 2	405	110.15	446	6thin
Medium and Large 3	400	92.50	370	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.40/cwt here — about $183 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 sale34 hd

121.49

—

MS average13 barns · 542 hd

116.20

+5.29

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	1,673	78.00	1,305	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	48.06	565	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	916	31.05	285	8thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1-2Fleshy	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	530	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	540	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	3
Bulls	—	—	1,600	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	135.24/cwt	127.00–144.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	138.19/cwt	130.00–145.00	515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	800	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	510.67/cwt	450.00–540.00	4,570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	35.31/cwt	35.00–36.00	373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	337	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	240	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	311	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	740	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	523	131.88/cwt	127.00–137.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	423	139.54/cwt	132.00–147.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	123.50/cwt	120.00–126.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	163	113.69/cwt	110.00–117.50	185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	45.26/cwt	42.50–47.50	513	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	52.27/cwt	52.00–52.50	647	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	140.88/cwt	135.00–150.00	455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	114.95/cwt	112.00–118.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	386	2

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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