Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS SOLD 4.00-8.00 LOWER. FEEDER HEIFERS SOLD STEADY- 5.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS SOLD MOSTLY STEADY. SLAUGHTER BULLS SOLD STEADY-2.00 LOWER. QUALITY WAS GOOD. DEMAND WAS STRONG.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $119.07/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$119.07

70 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$30.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.15

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	120.48	605	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	447	119.73	535	50
Medium and Large 3	330	90.00	297	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.48/cwt here — about $308 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

119.07

—

MS average13 barns · 629 hd

117.92

+1.15

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	1,600	88.33	1,413	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,124	56.46	635	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	45.00	630	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	910	35.32	321	17

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	523	117.50/cwt	112.50–122.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	116.68/cwt	112.00–120.00	484	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	124.62/cwt	118.00–128.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	127.97/cwt	127.00–129.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	175	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	284	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	867	15.92/cwt	11.00–27.00	138	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	790	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	182	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	44.86/cwt	38.50–49.00	423	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	178	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	520	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	280	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	630	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	55.05/cwt	51.00–60.00	619	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	63.89/cwt	63.00–65.00	717	4
Bulls	—	—	1,750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,765	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,100	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	800	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	4,280	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	865	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	485	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	611	1
Bulls	—	—	1,300	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,105	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,358	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	800	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	122.20/cwt	120.00–128.00	502	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	112.88/cwt	110.00–116.50	589	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	123.78/cwt	120.00–125.00	571	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	123.61/cwt	120.00–130.00	392	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	122.37/cwt	115.00–129.00	445	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	160	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	122.51/cwt	118.00–128.00	572	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	118.67/cwt	118.00–120.00	670	3

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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