Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COPARED TO LAST WEEK: SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED 2.00-3.00 HIGHER. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED 10.00-15.00 HIGHER. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE. DEMAND WAS STRONG.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.12/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$127.12

55 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$41.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.42

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	131.60	674	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	625	130.18	814	42
Medium and Large 2	520	114.42	595	6thin
Medium and Large 3	670	89.75	601	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.85/cwt here — about $72 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 sale55 hd

127.12

—

MS average13 barns · 1,131 hd

133.53

−6.42

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	1,475	89.58	1,321	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	63.95	752	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	901	47.74	430	7thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	159.87/cwt	152.50–170.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	128.75/cwt	122.50–135.00	425	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,920	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	89.58/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,321	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	57.20/cwt	52.00–60.50	631	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	66.84/cwt	62.00–71.00	807	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	45.20/cwt	40.00–51.00	400	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	354	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	157.62/cwt	150.00–170.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	193.09/cwt	182.50–200.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	159.63/cwt	150.00–170.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	170.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	133.63/cwt	122.50–145.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	141.24/cwt	140.00–142.50	650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	950	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 →