Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS 3.00-8.00 LOWER. FEEDER HEIFERS STEADY. SLAUGHTER BULLS 2.00-3.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS STEADY. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.35/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$116.35

51 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$16.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.14

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	400	127.50	510	1thin
Medium and Large 1	480	122.82	589	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	482	113.36	546	33
Medium and Large 3	278	111.50	309	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.00/cwt here — about $201 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 sale51 hd

116.35

—

MS average13 barns · 1,270 hd

119.48

−3.14

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	1,623	93.27	1,514	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,129	63.34	715	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	57.49	552	7thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	458	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	58.38/cwt	58.00–59.50	629	7
Bulls	—	—	1,970	103.67/cwt	102.50–105.00	2,042	2
Bulls	—	—	1,188	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	725	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	131.68/cwt	128.00–136.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	111.59/cwt	105.00–118.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	113.55/cwt	109.00–118.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	136.97/cwt	133.00–141.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	765	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	132.97/cwt	130.00–139.00	483	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	415	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	120.69/cwt	120.00–122.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	860	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	65.26/cwt	65.00–65.50	617	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,782	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	55.97/cwt	54.00–60.00	542	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	62.93/cwt	60.00–65.00	700	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	68.08/cwt	65.50–69.50	818	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	892.11/cwt	800.00–975.00	8,475	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,875	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,550	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,650	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,400	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	888	1,175.70/cwt	1,125.00–1,225.00	10,440	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	1,084.30/cwt	1,080.00–1,100.00	10,095	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,417.53/cwt	1,325.00–1,500.00	15,423	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	9,275	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	750	884.00/cwt	660.00–975.00	6,630	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	750	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	7,275	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	143.83/cwt	140.00–148.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	114.11/cwt	107.50–118.00	527	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	442	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	454	2

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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