Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO THE WEEK BEFORE 1-4-21: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY. SLAUGHTER BULLS AND COWS TRADED 4.00-6.00 HIGHER. DEMAND STRONG. QUALITY AVERAGE.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $122.69/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$122.69

65 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$58.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.70

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	138.82	618	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	445	132.99	592	28
Medium and Large 2	549	114.44	628	22
Medium and Large 3	565	80.71	456	6thin

One grade step is worth $58.11/cwt here — about $162 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 sale65 hd

122.69

—

MS average11 barns · 526 hd

124.39

−1.70

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	1,559	74.62	1,163	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,049	50.38	528	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	972	30.54	297	15

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	562	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	815	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	621	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	125.62/cwt	122.50–130.00	595	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,804	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,250	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	148.30/cwt	145.00–150.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	144.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	119.92/cwt	115.00–125.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	123.70/cwt	122.50–125.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	136.52/cwt	130.00–140.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	169.82/cwt	165.00–175.00	555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	180	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	23.05/cwt	20.00–25.00	218	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	37.85/cwt	30.00–45.00	381	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	54.44/cwt	51.00–59.00	579	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	46.32/cwt	45.00–50.00	479	4
Bulls	—	—	1,280	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	515	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	293	1
Bulls	—	—	1,458	71.23/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,039	2
Bulls	—	—	1,619	81.62/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,321	4
Bulls	—	—	1,800	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,450	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,638	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	556	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	500	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	85.59/cwt	60.00–99.00	409	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	800	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	407	122.20/cwt	115.00–125.00	497	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	112.56/cwt	110.00–117.50	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	771	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	747	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	495	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	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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