Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Quality plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.95/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$115.95

49 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$521

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$37.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.61

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	125.75	539	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	513	115.36	592	17thin
Medium and Large 2	352	111.34	392	8thin
Medium and Large 3	470	88.08	414	5thin

One grade step is worth $37.68/cwt here — about $125 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 sale49 hd

115.95

—

MS average13 barns · 1,037 hd

118.56

−2.61

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	64.00	768	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	46.36	444	3thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	114.84/cwt	113.00–116.00	664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	133.30/cwt	132.00–136.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	116.18/cwt	112.50–120.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	129.47/cwt	127.00–132.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	43.54/cwt	42.00–45.00	381	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	585	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	815	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	700	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	120.35/cwt	118.00–125.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	93.94/cwt	90.00–98.00	338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	115.36/cwt	110.00–120.00	317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	119.15/cwt	117.00–123.00	517	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	118.40/cwt	114.00–121.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	120.06/cwt	118.00–122.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	121.87/cwt	119.00–127.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	210	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	935	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1

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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