Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED STEADY - 5.00 HIGHER. HEIFERS TRADED STEADY- 8.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.71/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$118.71

152 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$35.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.76

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	568	121.69	691	121
Medium and Large 1	567	118.50	672	11thin
Medium and Large 2	523	112.89	590	11thin
Medium and Large 3	542	85.96	466	9thin

One grade step is worth $35.72/cwt here — about $226 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 sale152 hd

118.71

—

MS average13 barns · 1,221 hd

129.46

−10.76

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	1,625	85.00	1,381	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	953	55.11	525	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	40.00	394	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	453	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	139.39/cwt	139.00–140.00	570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	124.47/cwt	115.00–133.00	636	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	132.09/cwt	131.00–137.00	808	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	698	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	144.47/cwt	137.50–150.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	146.70/cwt	142.50–152.00	609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	121.48/cwt	120.00–122.50	530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	119.26/cwt	118.00–120.50	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	140.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	145.16/cwt	140.00–150.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	152.80/cwt	148.00–157.50	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	146.00/cwt	142.00–150.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	561	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	808	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	700	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	765	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	700	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	648	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	394	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	953	55.11/cwt	53.00–57.00	525	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	84.65/cwt	80.00–89.00	394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	87.90/cwt	80.00–95.00	372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	303	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	85.04/cwt	80.00–90.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	114.87/cwt	110.00–120.00	431	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	700	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	5,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	127.25/cwt	127.00–127.50	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	101.30/cwt	97.50–105.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	108.47/cwt	107.00–110.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	115.90/cwt	112.00–120.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	102.02/cwt	99.00–105.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	109.24/cwt	107.50–111.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	801	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	136.94/cwt	132.00–138.00	598	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	116.43/cwt	112.00–120.00	725	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	664	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	720	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	581	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	848	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	128.25/cwt	124.00–129.50	671	18

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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