Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and Heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady . Demand fair. Quality plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.25/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$119.25

53 head · 411 lb average

Value per head Derived

$491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$46.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.50

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	258	139.29	359	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	449	118.75	533	36
Medium and Large 2	437	112.20	490	5thin
Medium and Large 3	350	92.50	324	4thin

One grade step is worth $46.79/cwt here — about $35 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 sale53 hd

119.25

—

MS average13 barns · 1,137 hd

114.75

+4.50

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	1,114	67.65	754	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	49.10	611	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	34.60	353	8thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	268	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	117.55/cwt	117.00–118.00	600	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	395	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	123.50/cwt	115.00–130.00	401	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	107.76/cwt	107.50–108.00	402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	765	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	811	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	52.19/cwt	51.00–53.00	698	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	36.87/cwt	35.00–40.00	390	6
Bulls	—	—	1,000	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,133	70.59/cwt	67.00–74.00	800	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	47.47/cwt	44.00–49.50	567	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	27.79/cwt	25.00–30.00	251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	110.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	235	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	270	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	800	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	780	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	138.75/cwt	135.00–140.00	588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	329	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	155.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	905	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	131.27/cwt	128.00–135.00	402	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	133.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	177	152.65/cwt	147.50–160.00	270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	544	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	6

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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