Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED 6.00-12.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED 2.00-3.00 LOWER. BULLS TRADED STEADY. QUALITY AVERAGE. DEMAND MODERATE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.69/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$112.69

54 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$28.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.63

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	118.37	583	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	524	111.17	583	29
Medium and Large 2	449	110.15	494	5thin
Medium and Large 3	415	90.00	374	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.37/cwt here — about $209 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 sale54 hd

112.69

—

MS average13 barns · 981 hd

129.32

−16.63

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	1,498	87.58	1,312	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,125	65.11	732	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	943	54.08	510	15

Every lot, as filed

62 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	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	129.45/cwt	127.00–132.00	620	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	155.37/cwt	151.00–160.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	117.20/cwt	112.00–124.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	547	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	122.08/cwt	119.00–125.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	900	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	376	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	15,950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	345	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	622	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	14,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	15,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,688	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	1,353.10/cwt	1,300.00–1,440.00	13,084	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	16,675	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	534	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	53.48/cwt	42.00–58.50	508	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	704	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	64.04/cwt	60.00–68.50	735	6
Bulls	—	—	1,498	87.58/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,312	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	17,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	329	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	100.50/cwt	96.00–105.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	781	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	891	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,065.32/cwt	1,030.00–1,100.00	11,612	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,165.00/cwt	1,165.00–1,165.00	13,805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	110.25/cwt	107.00–112.00	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	119.00/cwt	116.00–122.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	106.97/cwt	106.00–108.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	115.20/cwt	112.00–119.00	473	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	112.74/cwt	107.00–120.00	520	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	108.56/cwt	105.00–110.00	659	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	522	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	109.38/cwt	100.00–119.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	448	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.

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