Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows traded 4.00- 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was very strong. Quality was average to attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.94/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$122.94

56 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$38.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.11

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	436	132.00	575	24
Medium and Large 2	370	125.00	463	1thin
Medium and Large 1	607	121.20	736	25
Medium and Large 3	511	93.67	478	6thin

One grade step is worth $38.33/cwt here — about $97 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 sale56 hd

122.94

—

MS average13 barns · 1,112 hd

131.05

−8.11

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	1,200	74.00	888	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	54.94	719	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	38.11	375	3thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	500	131.00/cwt	128.00–134.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	163.46/cwt	160.00–167.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	175.58/cwt	167.00–185.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	143.26/cwt	140.00–145.00	878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	159.69/cwt	155.00–165.00	675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	181.41/cwt	175.00–185.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	557	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	1,003.85/cwt	950.00–1,020.00	11,183	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	722.45/cwt	600.00–800.00	7,788	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	937.68/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	12,134	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	962	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,550	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	999.64/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	13,745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	114.87/cwt	105.00–125.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	174.00/cwt	167.50–180.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	445	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	791	107.85/cwt	105.00–110.00	853	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	800	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	167.34/cwt	155.00–180.00	636	2
Bulls	—	—	1,200	74.00/cwt	73.00–75.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	497	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	40.66/cwt	37.00–45.00	382	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	353	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	51.91/cwt	49.00–58.00	713	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	132.85/cwt	130.00–139.00	628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	82.00/cwt	78.00–86.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	127.96/cwt	125.00–130.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	144.46/cwt	142.50–146.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	140.54/cwt	139.00–142.00	462	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	108.85/cwt	103.00–115.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	137.05/cwt	135.00–139.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	835	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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