Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS 5.00-7.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER BULLS AND COWS STEADY-4.00 HIGHER. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY PLAIN TO AVERAGE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.72/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$111.72

32 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$29.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.92

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	408	118.26	482	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	425	116.27	495	22
Medium and Large 2	527	93.00	490	3thin
Medium and Large 3	472	88.33	417	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.92/cwt here — about $66 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 sale32 hd

111.72

—

MS average12 barns · 1,149 hd

113.64

−1.92

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	1,175	85.76	1,008	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	59.97	744	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	918	26.67	245	3thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 2	—	355	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	550	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	108.64/cwt	106.00–110.00	574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	119.77/cwt	116.00–125.00	505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	122.08/cwt	117.00–130.00	400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	420	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	135.32/cwt	130.00–143.00	487	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	133.91/cwt	130.00–138.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	86.97/cwt	85.00–89.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	129.45/cwt	128.00–131.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	116.58/cwt	113.00–120.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	765	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	382	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	225	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	135	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	61.56/cwt	60.00–64.50	775	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	56.79/cwt	53.00–59.50	685	4
Bulls	—	—	1,175	85.76/cwt	85.50–86.00	1,008	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	594.50/cwt	575.00–660.00	5,410	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,610	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,270	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,408	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,965	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,195	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,062	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,845	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	845.00/cwt	845.00–845.00	7,605	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	950.13/cwt	900.00–990.00	9,387	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	11,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	8,670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	133.96/cwt	132.00–136.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	489	1

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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