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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Quality plain to average. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.84/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$127.84

58 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$36.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.06

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	520	135.00	702	1thin
Medium and Large 1	526	133.36	701	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	436	131.31	573	32
Medium and Large 2	373	124.25	464	5thin
Medium and Large 3	408	98.24	400	6thin

One grade step is worth $36.76/cwt here — about $302 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 sale58 hd

127.84

—

MS average13 barns · 933 hd

129.90

−2.06

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	1,537	83.69	1,286	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,132	59.60	675	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	900	39.50	356	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	520	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	4,512	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	116.27/cwt	115.00–117.50	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	144.09/cwt	140.00–148.00	465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	146.78/cwt	135.00–152.00	628	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	112.00/cwt	110.00–115.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	160.61/cwt	156.00–170.00	599	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	153.50/cwt	146.00–160.00	660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	142.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	137.81/cwt	120.00–155.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	163.50/cwt	162.00–165.00	474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	623	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,300	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	39.50/cwt	35.00–44.00	356	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	54.46/cwt	50.00–58.00	576	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,016	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	86.29/cwt	86.00–86.50	1,359	2
Bulls	—	—	1,460	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,146	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	9,480	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,200	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,265	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	6,545	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	752.03/cwt	600.00–850.00	8,348	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	7,980	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	800	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	5,880	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	14,520	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 3	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	140.50/cwt	139.00–142.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	84.72/cwt	80.00–90.00	269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	131.09/cwt	128.00–135.00	402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	131.11/cwt	128.00–134.00	599	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	301	137.88/cwt	135.00–142.00	415	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	136.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	11

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

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