Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED STEADY-6.00 HIGHER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED 6.00-8.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED 4.00-6.00 HIGHER. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY AVERAGE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.83/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$123.83

41 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$24.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.13

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	127.12	602	26
Medium and Large 1-2	448	126.44	567	9thin
Medium and Large 2	365	123.00	449	1thin
Medium and Large 3	433	102.20	443	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.92/cwt here — about $160 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 sale41 hd

123.83

—

MS average13 barns · 1,137 hd

123.96

−0.13

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	1,883	84.07	1,583	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	63.70	781	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	775	31.00	240	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	—	1,883	84.07/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,583	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	63.70/cwt	62.00–65.00	781	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	306	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	142.28/cwt	135.00–150.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	130.25/cwt	127.50–133.00	814	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	123.25/cwt	118.00–127.50	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	137.27/cwt	130.00–145.00	431	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	130.00/cwt	128.00–132.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	166.18/cwt	165.00–167.50	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	126.03/cwt	120.00–133.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	117.28/cwt	115.00–122.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	157.39/cwt	150.00–162.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	124.66/cwt	124.50–125.00	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	121.44/cwt	117.50–125.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	646	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	842.06/cwt	835.00–850.00	9,389	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	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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