Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED 5.00-8.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED 2.00-5.00 HIGHER. DEMAND MODERATE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.87/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$115.87

75 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$30.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.34

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	123.25	601	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	416	119.99	500	45
Medium and Large 2	458	110.21	505	8thin
Medium and Large 3	468	92.98	435	10thin

One grade step is worth $30.27/cwt here — about $167 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 sale75 hd

115.87

—

MS average13 barns · 1,050 hd

123.21

−7.34

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	1,672	86.60	1,448	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	53.31	612	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	37.34	377	10

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	230	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	102.49/cwt	102.00–103.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	111.57/cwt	106.00–119.00	515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	166.46/cwt	162.50–170.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	124.80/cwt	120.00–128.00	399	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	110.20/cwt	105.00–114.00	582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	126.51/cwt	126.00–127.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	123.53/cwt	120.00–127.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	127.18/cwt	122.00–131.00	659	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	139.32/cwt	132.00–150.00	595	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	355	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	147.91/cwt	140.00–155.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	152.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	123.39/cwt	120.00–127.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	121.74/cwt	119.00–123.00	694	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	490	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	40.91/cwt	35.00–47.50	399	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	51.56/cwt	48.00–55.00	546	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	56.06/cwt	55.00–60.00	721	7
Bulls	—	—	1,675	89.13/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,493	2
Bulls	—	—	1,668	84.07/cwt	82.50–86.00	1,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	326	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,784	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	28.45/cwt	28.00–29.00	285	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	84.92/cwt	80.00–90.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	218	157.59/cwt	150.00–165.00	344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	120.78/cwt	117.00–125.00	515	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	133.50/cwt	132.00–135.00	567	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	3

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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