Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 5.00-10.00 higher. Demand really good. Quality very attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.19/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$125.19

113 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$39.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.76

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	521	131.13	684	86
Medium and Large 1	496	127.17	631	6thin
Medium and Large 2	404	113.53	458	8thin
Large 3	475	101.00	480	1thin
Medium and Large 3	552	91.40	504	12thin

One grade step is worth $39.73/cwt here — about $179 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 sale113 hd

125.19

—

MS average13 barns · 1,197 hd

133.95

−8.76

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	1,508	76.15	1,148	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	53.00	634	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	875	33.10	290	9thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	750	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	95.33/cwt	90.00–98.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	80.43/cwt	70.00–90.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	84.83/cwt	80.00–90.00	365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	135.14/cwt	132.00–140.00	841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	9,892	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	700	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	5,950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	177.73/cwt	175.00–180.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	572	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,870	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,358	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	151.77/cwt	145.00–157.00	715	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	149.99/cwt	148.00–153.00	649	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	129.52/cwt	129.00–130.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	175.27/cwt	173.00–177.50	627	2
Bulls	—	—	1,570	76.57/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,202	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	945	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	720	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	810	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	760	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	161.31/cwt	157.00–164.00	819	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	844	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,013	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	831	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	133.73/cwt	133.00–135.00	687	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	275	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	145.53/cwt	140.00–151.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	1
Bulls	—	—	1,508	81.09/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,223	2
Bulls	—	—	1,320	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	405	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	48.55/cwt	42.00–54.00	561	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	58.93/cwt	57.00–60.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	121.06/cwt	118.00–125.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	145.29/cwt	142.50–150.00	398	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	608	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	36.40/cwt	32.00–40.00	325	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	17.25/cwt	15.00–20.00	140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	475	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	137.95/cwt	135.00–142.00	574	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	113.71/cwt	107.50–120.00	464	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	530	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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