Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 4.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY TO FIRM. DEMAND MODERATE TO GOOD.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.08/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$120.08

53 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$43.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.62

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	404	130.16	526	21
Medium and Large 1-2	404	121.80	492	22
Medium and Large 2	468	108.39	507	4thin
Medium and Large 3	583	86.33	504	6thin

One grade step is worth $43.83/cwt here — about $22 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

120.08

—

MS average13 barns · 1,322 hd

121.70

−1.62

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	—	Low	1,438	71.55	1,029	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	48.62	603	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,775	48.00	852	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	964	32.17	310	9thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	370	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	474	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	133.25/cwt	130.00–140.00	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	245	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	129.24/cwt	121.00–135.00	797	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	117.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	136.09/cwt	132.00–140.00	446	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	129.35/cwt	120.00–135.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	152.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	128.68/cwt	125.00–135.00	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	173.36/cwt	167.00–180.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	145.70/cwt	140.00–150.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	135.05/cwt	129.00–140.00	625	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	46.56/cwt	42.00–48.00	560	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	50.46/cwt	50.00–52.00	642	9
Bulls	—	—	1,260	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	504	1
Bulls	—	—	1,315	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	815	1
Bulls	—	—	1,491	80.96/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,207	4
Bulls	—	—	1,525	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,144	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	248	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	38.05/cwt	35.00–42.00	388	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	17.62/cwt	15.00–20.00	141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	446	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	810	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	300	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	555	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	800	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	983	596.61/cwt	550.00–675.00	5,865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	105.78/cwt	100.00–112.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	137.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	800	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	139.75/cwt	137.50–150.00	447	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	190	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	266	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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