Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED STEADY TO 5.00 LOWER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 4.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED 2.00-3.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY TO 2.00 LOWER. QUALITY PLAIN TO AVERAGE.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.64/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$120.64

61 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$125

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

$50.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.76

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	372	133.64	497	11thin
Medium and Large 1	558	127.51	712	32
Medium and Large 2	461	111.38	513	11thin
Medium and Large 3	746	83.37	622	7thin

One grade step is worth $50.27/cwt here — about −$125 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 sale61 hd

120.64

—

MS average13 barns · 601 hd

125.40

−4.76

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	1,723	87.73	1,511	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	59.00	660	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	43.75	426	12

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1-2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	121.43/cwt	117.50–130.00	685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	110.23/cwt	105.00–121.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	129.85/cwt	120.00–135.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	137.98/cwt	136.00–140.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	141.16/cwt	130.00–150.00	600	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	629	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	114.99/cwt	110.00–120.00	785	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	120.14/cwt	115.00–125.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	108.59/cwt	100.00–110.00	775	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	522	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	54.40/cwt	50.00–59.00	570	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	45.50/cwt	40.00–51.00	456	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	290	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,784	92.84/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,656	4
Bulls	—	—	1,600	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,900	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	63.61/cwt	62.50–66.00	756	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	494	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	783	78.01/cwt	76.00–80.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	1,020	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	356	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	928	78.77/cwt	77.50–80.00	731	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	93.70/cwt	90.00–97.50	389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	123.98/cwt	122.50–125.00	445	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	114.89/cwt	107.50–125.00	525	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.

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