Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls 5.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows steady-4.00 higher. Demand very good. Quality plain to average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $152.08/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$152.08

55 head · 390 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$40.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.74

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	364	161.40	587	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	389	153.06	596	37
Medium and Large 2	467	120.60	563	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.80/cwt here — about $23 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 sale55 hd

152.08

—

MS average13 barns · 361 hd

131.34

+20.74

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	1,773	87.10	1,544	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,061	58.17	617	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	872	47.56	415	7thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	245	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	145.51/cwt	144.00–147.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	140.64/cwt	140.00–142.00	586	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	47.56/cwt	40.00–54.00	415	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	56.20/cwt	52.00–59.00	568	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	894	1
Bulls	—	—	1,773	87.10/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	153.56/cwt	151.00–156.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	174.96/cwt	170.00–180.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	161.33/cwt	159.00–163.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	164.07/cwt	160.00–170.00	540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	561	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	142.81/cwt	139.00–155.00	690	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	163.22/cwt	150.00–167.00	465	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	150.85/cwt	143.00–155.00	632	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	603	100.00/cwt	99.00–101.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	157.49/cwt	155.00–160.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	180	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	141.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	458	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	138.81/cwt	138.00–140.00	502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	127.33/cwt	125.00–129.00	640	3

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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