Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED 5.00-10.00 HIGHER. HEIFERS TRADED STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED 5.00-7.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.14/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$131.14

25 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$85

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

$32.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.92

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	137.00	624	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	463	131.67	610	9thin
Medium and Large 2	680	104.17	708	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.83/cwt here — about −$85 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 sale25 hd

131.14

—

MS average13 barns · 653 hd

126.21

+4.92

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	—	High	1,641	96.79	1,589	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	70.22	851	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	55.02	530	4thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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	—	—	1,900	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,957	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	94.72/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,473	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	62.55/cwt	60.00–66.00	766	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	74.05/cwt	70.00–80.00	892	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	49.51/cwt	48.00–51.00	492	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	60.52/cwt	60.00–61.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	128.74/cwt	127.50–130.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	141.29/cwt	140.00–142.50	513	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	733	740.91/cwt	600.00–900.00	5,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	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.

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