Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers are trading steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows are 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls are 8.00-10.00 lower. Quality plain to average. Demand moderate. Futures are still falling.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.72/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$126.72

25 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$15.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.32

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	402	134.17	539	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	383	132.51	507	8thin
Medium and Large 2	456	118.45	540	11thin

One grade step is worth $15.72/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale25 hd

126.72

—

MS average12 barns · 638 hd

123.40

+3.32

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	1,633	83.33	1,361	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,038	60.47	628	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	875	47.50	416	2thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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 1Fleshy	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	153.95/cwt	150.00–158.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	153.52/cwt	149.00–158.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	155.30/cwt	151.00–162.00	604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	802.04/cwt	600.00–900.00	7,860	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,181	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,400	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	643.42/cwt	600.00–650.00	5,398	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	130.50/cwt	129.00–132.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	131.68/cwt	130.00–133.00	483	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	161.73/cwt	161.00–162.50	668	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	115.96/cwt	114.00–118.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	112.00/cwt	109.00–115.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	127.00/cwt	125.00–128.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	112.66/cwt	109.00–119.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	352	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	141.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	112.94/cwt	110.00–116.00	653	2
Bulls	—	—	1,100	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	990	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	60.47/cwt	60.00–61.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	355	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	469	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	700	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,900	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	750	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,750	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	763	627.29/cwt	600.00–650.00	4,786	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	800	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,800	5

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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