Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 lower. Demand very good for all classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.22/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$141.22

76 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$24.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.60

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	149.33	678	38
Medium and Large 1-2	533	134.63	718	32
Medium and Large 2	500	125.00	625	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.33/cwt here — about $53 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 sale76 hd

141.22

—

MS average13 barns · 1,348 hd

133.62

+7.60

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	1,163	87.10	1,013	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	56.00	635	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	935	51.15	478	5thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	107.35/cwt	105.00–110.00	400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	121.06/cwt	116.00–126.00	574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	121.18/cwt	117.00–130.00	510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	116.95/cwt	108.00–124.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	740	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	116.92/cwt	111.00–123.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	122.43/cwt	120.00–124.00	593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	653	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	55.50/cwt	54.00–57.00	611	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	54.62/cwt	53.00–56.00	581	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	48.83/cwt	48.50–49.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	115.68/cwt	115.00–117.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Fleshy	—	300	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	192	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	386	148.16/cwt	145.00–158.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	458	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	527	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	142.00/cwt	137.00–145.00	710	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	193	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,710	2
Bulls	—	—	1,125	90.40/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,017	2
Bulls	—	—	1,200	83.80/cwt	82.50–85.00	1,006	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	119.16/cwt	115.50–120.00	659	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	350	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	440	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	365	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	107.00/cwt	104.00–110.00	535	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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