Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale 12/16/19: Feeder steers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Demand was good. Quality average to attractive.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.56/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$127.56

46 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$33.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.48

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	136.25	691	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	496	129.39	642	31
Medium and Large 2	357	125.53	448	8thin
Medium and Large 3	473	102.50	485	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.75/cwt here — about $206 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 sale46 hd

127.56

—

MS average7 barns · 238 hd

121.08

+6.48

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	—	High	1,333	70.49	940	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,153	52.60	606	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	45.00	677	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	940	35.92	338	9thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1-2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	185	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	150.67/cwt	150.00–152.50	559	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	124.97/cwt	122.50–127.50	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	136.26/cwt	129.00–141.00	372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,370	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	816.26/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,999	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	9,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	153.99/cwt	152.00–155.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	464	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	127.19/cwt	126.00–128.00	469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	130.66/cwt	127.00–135.00	419	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	322	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	38.32/cwt	30.00–45.00	367	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	113.03/cwt	110.00–116.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	618	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	52.40/cwt	44.50–59.00	605	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	677	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	165	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	140.14/cwt	130.00–145.00	587	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	676	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	122.42/cwt	120.00–128.00	404	3
Bulls	—	—	1,250	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	65.73/cwt	65.00–66.50	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	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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