Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 5.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY TO 6.00 HIGHER. DEMAND MODERATE TO GOOD.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.04/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$123.04

75 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$39.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.63

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	383	134.25	514	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	484	126.25	611	60
Medium and Large 2	430	113.96	490	8thin
Medium and Large 3	465	94.50	440	5thin

One grade step is worth $39.75/cwt here — about $74 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 sale75 hd

123.04

—

MS average13 barns · 891 hd

121.40

+1.63

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	1,237	82.35	1,019	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,014	61.29	621	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	46.70	446	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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 2	—	418	113.66/cwt	107.50–122.50	475	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	122.49/cwt	120.00–127.50	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	627	3
Bulls	—	—	1,237	82.35/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,019	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,014	61.29/cwt	58.00–65.00	621	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	46.70/cwt	43.00–50.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	900	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	126.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	654	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	665	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	132.07/cwt	122.00–137.00	507	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	798	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	138.06/cwt	135.00–142.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	92.49/cwt	90.00–95.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	111.46/cwt	105.00–117.50	589	2

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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