Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded 5.00-8.00 lower. Quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.13/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$122.13

73 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$34.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.09

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	419	138.43	580	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	452	125.58	567	43
Medium and Large 2	681	109.74	747	21
Medium and Large 3	450	104.00	468	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.43/cwt here — about $112 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 sale73 hd

122.13

—

MS average13 barns · 1,205 hd

124.22

−2.09

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	1,520	78.00	1,186	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	55.63	622	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	49.16	538	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,900	40.00	760	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	510	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	720	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	770	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	120.11/cwt	115.00–129.00	521	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	122.02/cwt	118.00–124.00	686	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	255	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	121.44/cwt	117.00–125.00	500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	112.94/cwt	110.00–116.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	128.42/cwt	123.00–135.00	593	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	131.43/cwt	128.00–140.00	585	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	810	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	559	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	721	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,119.20/cwt	1,100.00–1,140.00	11,897	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	730	115.15/cwt	115.15–115.15	841	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	162.84/cwt	155.00–167.50	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	131.44/cwt	130.00–132.50	510	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	567	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	49.23/cwt	47.00–53.00	546	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	57.57/cwt	55.00–60.00	651	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	304	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,900	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	760	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	55.63/cwt	50.00–60.00	622	4
Bulls	—	—	2,040	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,816	1
Bulls	—	—	1,000	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	670	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,735	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,880	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	138.72/cwt	137.50–140.00	469	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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