Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 4.00-9.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded steady to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded steady. Slaughter bulls traded 5.00-6.00 higher. Demand light. Quality plain to average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $121.57/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$121.57

103 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$18.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.59

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	644	128.08	825	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	668	120.75	806	89
Medium and Large 2	600	110.00	660	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.08/cwt here — about $165 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 sale103 hd

121.57

—

MS average13 barns · 1,054 hd

140.16

−18.59

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	—	High	1,725	92.86	1,602	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,050	54.83	576	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	825	24.21	200	6thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	131.54/cwt	127.00–138.00	695	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	137.81/cwt	137.50–138.00	637	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	142.11/cwt	140.00–144.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	200	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	156.34/cwt	155.00–158.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	151.92/cwt	149.00–155.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	154.55/cwt	148.00–161.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	870	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	914	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	840	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	950	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	505	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	445	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	87.15/cwt	80.00–95.00	370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	92.15/cwt	85.00–99.00	217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	875	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	829	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	531	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	110.36/cwt	108.00–114.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	118.03/cwt	112.50–123.00	437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	900	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	773	20.54/cwt	20.00–22.00	159	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	31.54/cwt	30.00–33.00	293	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	54.83/cwt	53.00–56.50	576	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	92.86/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,602	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,985	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,695	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	750	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,000	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	61.24/cwt	60.00–62.50	358	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	119.85/cwt	109.00–120.50	814	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	773	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	678	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	134.20/cwt	132.00–137.50	507	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	440	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	88.71/cwt	80.00–97.50	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	444	1

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

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