Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED 2.00 - 8.00 HIGHER. FEEDER STEERS TRADED STEADY - 8.00 HIGHER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED STEADY -5.00 HIGHER. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE. DEMAND MODERATE.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.34/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$138.34

58 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$18.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.87

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	144.38	723	23
Medium and Large 1-2	486	139.15	676	22
Medium and Large 2	461	126.31	583	13thin

One grade step is worth $18.07/cwt here — about $140 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 sale58 hd

138.34

—

MS average12 barns · 479 hd

134.47

+3.87

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,160	66.95	777	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	46.53	450	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1	—	800	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	150.94/cwt	145.00–160.00	640	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	153.38/cwt	150.00–160.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	148.80/cwt	145.00–152.50	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	160.48/cwt	150.00–170.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	136.77/cwt	136.00–137.50	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	122.44/cwt	115.00–130.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	121.07/cwt	118.00–127.50	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	127.48/cwt	122.50–135.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	46.53/cwt	45.00–48.00	450	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	70.98/cwt	70.00–72.00	940	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	64.27/cwt	63.00–65.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	121.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	900	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	125.61/cwt	122.50–129.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	133.46/cwt	127.50–140.00	364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	143.72/cwt	142.50–145.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	131.23/cwt	127.50–138.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	124.34/cwt	122.50–125.00	526	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	117.75/cwt	117.50–118.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	126.97/cwt	120.00–135.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	163.32/cwt	160.00–170.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	217	179.23/cwt	170.00–200.00	389	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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →