Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 3.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY TO 2.00 LOWER. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY MOSTLY ATTRACTIVE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.73/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$118.73

77 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$46.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.53

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	413	132.60	548	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	478	121.02	578	59
Medium and Large 2	414	113.63	470	8thin
Medium and Large 3	561	86.00	482	5thin

One grade step is worth $46.60/cwt here — about $65 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 sale77 hd

118.73

—

MS average6 barns · 628 hd

122.26

−3.53

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	1,808	78.09	1,412	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	48.93	607	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	38.05	370	11

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	426	126.22/cwt	120.00–137.50	538	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	120.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	572	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	567	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	812	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	761	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	165.03/cwt	160.00–170.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	107.75/cwt	107.50–108.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	850	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	705	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	758	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,025	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,575	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	10,878	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	793.99/cwt	740.00–845.00	9,576	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,236	930.64/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	11,503	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	39.09/cwt	34.00–42.00	361	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	242	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,253	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	564	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	51.36/cwt	50.00–53.00	662	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	44.07/cwt	42.00–46.00	504	2
Bulls	—	—	1,808	78.09/cwt	76.50–80.00	1,412	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,163	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	825	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	6,353	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,600	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	750	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,750	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	823	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	700	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	348	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,000	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	77.51/cwt	75.00–80.00	436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	105.53/cwt	101.00–110.00	409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	140.65/cwt	140.00–142.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	142.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	111.61/cwt	105.00–118.00	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	106.98/cwt	105.00–110.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	128.93/cwt	125.00–133.00	393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	116.37/cwt	110.00–121.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	112.44/cwt	110.00–116.00	625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	120.78/cwt	120.00–122.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	765	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	583	5

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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