Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY. FEEDER STEERS TRADED STEADY TO 8.00 HIGHER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED 2.00 TO 8.00 LOWER. QUALITY PLAIN TO AVERAGE. DEMAND MODERATE.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.57/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$134.57

59 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$357

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

$19.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.25

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	139.87	663	32
Medium and Large 1-2	491	131.06	644	18thin
Medium and Large 2	505	123.08	622	8thin
Medium and Large 3	255	120.00	306	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.87/cwt here — about $357 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 sale59 hd

134.57

—

MS average13 barns · 576 hd

134.82

−0.25

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	1,950	85.00	1,658	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	55.50	672	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	837	36.84	308	4thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	—	1,950	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,658	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	53.64/cwt	50.00–57.00	652	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	62.96/cwt	62.00–64.00	751	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	44.54/cwt	44.00–45.00	422	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	29.14/cwt	25.00–33.00	211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	710	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	140.78/cwt	132.50–150.00	394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	136.83/cwt	130.00–145.00	714	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	131.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	159.49/cwt	159.00–160.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	124.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	161.01/cwt	158.00–165.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	146.05/cwt	140.00–155.00	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	141.28/cwt	136.00–145.00	650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	162.56/cwt	160.00–165.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	411	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,033	712.89/cwt	700.00–725.00	7,364	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	700	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	82.41/cwt	75.00–90.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	125.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	715	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	129.20/cwt	127.50–131.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	104.87/cwt	97.50–112.50	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	109.21/cwt	105.00–112.50	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	157.45/cwt	152.50–160.00	608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	148.49/cwt	135.00–155.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	124.76/cwt	122.00–127.50	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	4

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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