Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.75/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$118.75

31 head · 416 lb average

Value per head Derived

$494

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

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

$53.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.44

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	362	123.65	448	15thin
Medium and Large 1	468	121.29	568	9thin
Medium and Large 2	433	110.84	480	6thin
Medium and Large 3	650	70.00	455	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.65/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale31 hd

118.75

—

MS average13 barns · 905 hd

132.19

−13.44

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	1,365	87.50	1,194	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	61.26	703	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	60.00	870	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	819	39.11	320	8thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	1,380	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,173	2
Bulls	—	—	1,350	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,215	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	55.94/cwt	55.00–57.00	529	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	64.81/cwt	62.00–67.00	832	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	870	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	42.09/cwt	40.00–45.00	367	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	151.25/cwt	150.00–152.50	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	158.65/cwt	152.50–165.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	148.83/cwt	140.00–155.00	558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	380	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	126.24/cwt	125.00–127.50	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	100	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	303	127.45/cwt	122.50–135.00	386	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	150	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	113.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	117.57/cwt	112.50–122.50	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	131.05/cwt	127.50–135.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	254	132.95/cwt	130.00–135.00	338	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	137.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	365	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	733	34.13/cwt	30.00–37.00	250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	765	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	765	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	366	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	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.

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