Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS 10.00-15.00 HIGHER. FEEDER HEIFERS 5.00-10.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER BULLS STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS STEADY. DEMAND GREAT. QUALITY AVERAGE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.81/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$129.81

38 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$45.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.45

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	135.49	553	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	446	128.11	571	22
Medium and Large 2	265	127.50	338	1thin
Medium and Large 3	450	90.00	405	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.49/cwt here — about $148 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 sale38 hd

129.81

—

MS average13 barns · 1,446 hd

122.37

+7.45

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	—	Low	1,606	96.13	1,544	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	68.03	823	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	855	45.04	385	6thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	169.46/cwt	160.00–177.50	556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	152.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	132.30/cwt	128.00–136.00	611	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,430	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,585	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,130.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,130.00	9,605	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	1,176.26/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	10,222	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	163.98/cwt	160.00–169.00	599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,727	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	134.30/cwt	129.00–143.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	137.14/cwt	130.00–145.00	361	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	425	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	435	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	460	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	7,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	800	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	8,160	2
Bulls	—	—	1,230	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	984	1
Bulls	—	—	1,804	103.01/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	70.81/cwt	69.00–72.50	879	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	64.55/cwt	62.00–66.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	626	5
Bulls	—	—	1,650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,485	2
Bulls	—	—	1,353	96.55/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	142.25/cwt	142.00–142.50	391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	54.44/cwt	50.00–57.00	481	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	827	35.65/cwt	30.00–40.00	295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	135.36/cwt	133.00–137.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	138.47/cwt	136.00–142.50	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	459	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	126.63/cwt	125.00–132.00	545	4

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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