Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: STEERS TRADED STEADY-4.00 LOWER. HEIFERS TRADED 4.00-6.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY-2.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED STEADY.QUALITY PLAIN TO ATTRACTIVE.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.64/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$127.64

41 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$6.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.95

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	130.03	680	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	446	127.66	570	18thin
Medium and Large 2	435	123.10	536	8thin

One grade step is worth $6.93/cwt here — about $145 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 sale41 hd

127.64

—

MS average12 barns · 553 hd

123.68

+3.95

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	1,288	92.61	1,193	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	64.98	771	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	60.00	918	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	50.25	486	4thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1	—	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	663	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	775	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	114.30/cwt	110.00–120.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	112.18/cwt	105.00–120.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	128.78/cwt	128.00–130.00	546	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	469	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	117.62/cwt	117.00–118.00	734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	146.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	756	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	424	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	48.49/cwt	48.00–49.00	479	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,605	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	875	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	555	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	918	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	68.94/cwt	67.50–70.00	830	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	63.11/cwt	60.00–65.00	685	5
Bulls	—	—	1,288	92.61/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,193	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	820	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	4,264	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,800	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,600	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	6,712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	133.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	819	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	136.30/cwt	133.00–140.00	767	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	131.14/cwt	130.00–134.00	504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	132.30/cwt	132.00–132.50	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	132.25/cwt	132.00–132.50	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	427	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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