Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS ARE TRADING 4.00-8.00 LOWER. FEEDER HEIFERS ARE TRADING 6.00-8.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS ARE TRADING STEADY- 2.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS ARE TRADING STEADY-3.00 HIGHER. QUALITY PLAIN TO AVERAGE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.12/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$117.12

75 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$24.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.41

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	533	118.54	632	47
Medium and Large 1	563	117.53	662	12thin
Medium and Large 2	480	116.85	561	13thin
Medium and Large 3	402	94.33	379	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.21/cwt here — about $253 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 sale75 hd

117.12

—

MS average12 barns · 1,194 hd

122.53

−5.41

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	1,608	87.14	1,402	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,073	56.99	612	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	745	41.78	311	8thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	118.50/cwt	118.00–120.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	118.00/cwt	115.00–122.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	131.96/cwt	128.00–136.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	744	1
Bulls	—	—	2,000	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,440	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	17,944	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,335	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,440	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	880	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	600	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	670	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	580	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	664	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	600	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	120	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	699	45.30/cwt	42.00–48.00	317	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	52.02/cwt	50.00–54.00	437	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	255	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,016	55.01/cwt	50.00–59.00	559	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	61.51/cwt	60.00–64.00	741	7
Bulls	—	—	1,748	89.25/cwt	87.50–90.00	1,560	4
Bulls	—	—	1,133	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	705	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	120.62/cwt	118.00–122.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	118.50/cwt	117.50–120.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	665	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	107.50/cwt	103.00–112.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	108.72/cwt	107.50–110.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	117.04/cwt	115.00–119.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	403	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	730	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	113.75/cwt	112.00–115.00	683	12

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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