Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: STEERS SOLD MOSTLY STEADY. HEIFERS SOLD STEADY-5.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS SOLD 2.00-3.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS SOLD MOSTLY STEADY.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.41/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$123.41

41 head · 330 lb average

Value per head Derived

$407

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$128

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

$32.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.98

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	248	130.20	323	20
Medium and Large 1	424	123.22	522	11thin
Medium and Large 2	372	113.05	421	8thin
Medium and Large 3	460	98.00	451	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.20/cwt here — about −$128 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 sale41 hd

123.41

—

MS average11 barns · 1,017 hd

118.43

+4.98

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	—	Average	1,519	82.26	1,250	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,121	58.02	650	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	887	42.58	378	23

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1-2	—	175	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	228	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	127.62/cwt	120.00–132.00	402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	112.51/cwt	110.00–117.50	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	121.06/cwt	120.00–122.00	387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	180	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	234	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	114.17/cwt	112.50–115.00	651	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	124.46/cwt	122.00–127.50	576	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	123.30/cwt	120.00–128.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	133.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	715	31.64/cwt	30.00–35.00	226	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	432	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	320	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	42.18/cwt	40.00–44.00	380	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	306	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	53.23/cwt	52.50–54.00	600	3
Bulls	—	—	1,454	81.98/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,192	4
Bulls	—	—	1,810	91.45/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,655	2
Bulls	—	—	1,200	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	780	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	47.38/cwt	45.00–53.00	454	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	57.86/cwt	52.00–61.00	673	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	63.33/cwt	63.00–64.00	614	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,800	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,360	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	785	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,708	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,261	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	1,217.57/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	15,768	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	11,123	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	963.42/cwt	950.00–975.00	11,128	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,760	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	18,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	153.95/cwt	150.00–160.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	139.95/cwt	138.00–142.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	114.80/cwt	110.00–120.00	422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	132.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	278	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	344	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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