Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.76/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$126.76

50 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$39.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.03

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	132.60	656	25
Medium and Large 1-2	456	124.68	568	22
Medium and Large 3	598	93.33	558	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.27/cwt here — about $98 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 sale50 hd

126.76

—

MS average13 barns · 621 hd

127.79

−1.03

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	1,438	62.50	898	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,122	55.28	620	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	43.81	427	8thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	168.14/cwt	167.50–170.00	442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	163.95/cwt	150.00–167.00	580	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	813.89/cwt	750.00–875.00	9,156	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	135.00/cwt	129.00–139.00	452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	121.21/cwt	120.00–122.00	462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	126.81/cwt	125.00–128.00	661	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	157.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	123.73/cwt	122.50–125.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	756	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,125	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	61.30/cwt	60.00–62.00	682	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	52.87/cwt	50.00–55.00	595	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	296	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	46.74/cwt	40.00–49.00	476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	476	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	643	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	736	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	702	10

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →