Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 5.00-7.00 higher. Demand very good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.14/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$125.14

70 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$29.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.19

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	131.12	590	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	508	125.96	640	47
Medium and Large 2	414	116.88	484	4thin
Medium and Large 3	410	101.25	415	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.87/cwt here — about $175 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 sale70 hd

125.14

—

MS average13 barns · 1,393 hd

125.33

−0.19

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	1,457	85.17	1,241	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	57.82	706	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	46.32	480	9thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	107.00/cwt	105.00–109.00	375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	540	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	448	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	46.71/cwt	38.00–53.00	501	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	63.02/cwt	62.00–64.00	711	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	38.29/cwt	37.00–40.00	369	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	582	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	56.58/cwt	54.00–61.00	704	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	118.12/cwt	110.00–126.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	1,000	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	955	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	905	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	750	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	122.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	622	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	128.44/cwt	125.00–134.00	611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	304	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	100	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	141.73/cwt	138.00–145.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	658	1
Bulls	—	—	1,552	96.28/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,494	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,638	1
Bulls	—	—	810	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	381	1
Stock Cows	Medium 3	—	925	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	157.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	504	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	956.55/cwt	900.00–990.00	9,986	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	12,056	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	877.42/cwt	800.00–925.00	9,862	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	133.82/cwt	127.00–135.00	835	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	736	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	881	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	149.91/cwt	145.00–155.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	665	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	127.19/cwt	122.00–128.00	659	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	119.27/cwt	118.00–120.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	143.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	133.86/cwt	128.00–140.00	569	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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