Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED 4.00-8.00 HIGHER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED 6.00-8.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY-5.00 HIGHER. DEMAND MODERATE TO GOOD. QUALITY PLAIN TO AVERAGE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.79/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$119.79

69 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$43.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.36

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	394	130.47	513	28
Medium and Large 1	500	129.16	646	14thin
Medium and Large 2	435	113.54	494	17thin
Medium and Large 3	553	87.40	483	10thin

One grade step is worth $43.07/cwt here — about $30 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 sale69 hd

119.79

—

MS average13 barns · 1,215 hd

126.15

−6.36

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	1,294	89.56	1,159	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	67.04	786	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	938	52.94	497	15

Every lot, as filed

66 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%	—	911	41.40/cwt	40.00–42.00	377	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	53.71/cwt	50.00–56.00	493	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	60.00/cwt	57.00–63.50	584	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	122.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	124.37/cwt	120.00–128.00	473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	449	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	721	1
Bulls	—	—	850	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	97.50/cwt	90.00–105.00	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	134.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	510	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	148.78/cwt	142.50–156.00	481	2
Bulls	—	—	1,100	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	135.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	142.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	602	2
Bulls	—	—	1,080	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	139.78/cwt	132.00–148.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	137.75/cwt	135.00–140.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	97.50/cwt	95.00–100.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	133.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	138.81/cwt	132.00–145.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	69.09/cwt	65.00–73.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	117.96/cwt	108.00–127.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	165	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	120.03/cwt	117.00–125.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	82.54/cwt	80.00–85.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	103.52/cwt	102.50–105.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	407	96.07/cwt	90.00–101.00	391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	119.95/cwt	118.00–122.00	439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	125.48/cwt	125.00–126.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	512	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	850	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,075	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	94.31/cwt	92.50–95.50	1,556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	130.29/cwt	125.00–132.00	886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	143.62/cwt	135.00–145.00	757	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	887.50/cwt	875.00–900.00	11,538	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,130	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	7,020	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	943	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	566	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	68.05/cwt	65.00–74.00	820	14

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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