Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Demand was very good today. Quality average to attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.42/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$127.42

54 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$41.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.31

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	462	131.99	610	41
Medium and Large 1	634	120.75	765	4thin
Medium and Large 2	422	115.19	486	7thin
Medium and Large 3	633	90.00	569	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.99/cwt here — about $41 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 sale54 hd

127.42

—

MS average13 barns · 1,345 hd

132.73

−5.31

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	1,740	55.00	957	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	54.64	635	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	947	36.33	344	7thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	163.30/cwt	160.00–165.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	112.77/cwt	107.00–116.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	119.33/cwt	119.00–120.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	750	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	148.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	172.53/cwt	170.00–175.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	160.33/cwt	155.00–166.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	177.52/cwt	175.00–180.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	760	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,420	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	6,231	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	738.11/cwt	650.00–800.00	8,732	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	582.41/cwt	575.00–600.00	5,242	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	150.97/cwt	150.00–153.00	622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	168.17/cwt	165.00–175.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	128.15/cwt	127.50–129.00	670	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	134.47/cwt	132.00–137.00	581	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	142.00/cwt	139.00–145.00	447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	125.80/cwt	125.00–127.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	136.28/cwt	132.00–138.00	515	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	132.46/cwt	130.00–134.00	613	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	141.28/cwt	139.00–146.00	586	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	131.69/cwt	121.00–145.00	631	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	51.12/cwt	50.00–52.00	570	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	56.40/cwt	55.00–60.00	669	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	230	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	38.22/cwt	33.00–40.00	363	6
Bulls	—	—	1,740	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,700	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	30,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	645	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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