Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED STEADY TO 5.00 LOWER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 8.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADE 2.00 TO 3.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED 4.00 TO 6.00 HIGHER. DEMAND MODERATE.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.23/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$123.23

39 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$39.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.35

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	129.88	640	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	447	129.12	577	16thin
Medium and Large 2	720	100.67	725	3thin
Medium and Large 3	464	90.00	417	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.88/cwt here — about $223 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 sale39 hd

123.23

—

MS average12 barns · 613 hd

124.58

−1.35

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	—	High	1,697	79.89	1,356	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	46.53	529	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	873	29.36	256	5thin

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	—	—	1,675	85.20/cwt	85.00–85.50	1,427	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,262	2
Bulls	—	—	1,450	75.53/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,095	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	270	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	635	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	64	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	45.37/cwt	40.00–49.00	514	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	132.53/cwt	125.00–140.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	121.21/cwt	120.00–125.00	617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	167.62/cwt	160.00–175.00	538	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	136.52/cwt	133.00–140.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	133.48/cwt	132.00–135.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	118.56/cwt	115.00–122.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	133.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	587	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,825	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	36.27/cwt	30.00–40.00	334	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	574	2
Bulls	—	—	1,908	81.51/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	129.62/cwt	122.00–135.00	565	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	925	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	115.98/cwt	115.00–118.00	589	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	255	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	142.42/cwt	135.00–150.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	990	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	842	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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