Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded unevenly. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady to 5.00 higher. Quality plain to average. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $122.15/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$122.15

76 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$33.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.74

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	505	125.23	632	49
Medium and Large 1	617	120.24	742	17thin
Medium and Large 2	446	118.36	528	7thin
Medium and Large 3	513	91.67	471	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.56/cwt here — about $162 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 sale76 hd

122.15

—

MS average12 barns · 486 hd

128.89

−6.74

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	1,630	76.67	1,250	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	61.42	749	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,092	36.91	403	3thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	325	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	89.50/cwt	89.00–90.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	90.16/cwt	88.00–92.50	343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	173.19/cwt	170.00–180.00	542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	162.55/cwt	160.00–165.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	125.55/cwt	121.00–130.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	131.64/cwt	125.00–139.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,895	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,160	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	839.82/cwt	800.00–875.00	9,490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	134.43/cwt	130.00–140.00	571	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	575	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	650	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	735	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	815	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	925	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	845	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	9,718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Bulls	—	—	1,530	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	677	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	109.50/cwt	105.00–114.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	152.50/cwt	152.00–153.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	122.70/cwt	118.00–128.00	638	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	138.97/cwt	133.00–145.00	528	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	530	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	16.00/cwt	16.00–16.00	112	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	64.47/cwt	62.00–69.00	836	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	55.32/cwt	50.00–60.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	117.27/cwt	110.00–122.50	611	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,288	47.37/cwt	45.50–49.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	125.48/cwt	120.00–128.00	530	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	128.98/cwt	126.00–137.00	491	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	340	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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