Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED 5.00-10.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY-2.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.26/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$131.26

60 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$22

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

$47.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.05

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	409	140.39	574	12thin
Medium and Large 1	528	132.46	699	37
Medium and Large 2	466	119.74	558	10thin
Medium and Large 3	645	92.50	597	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.89/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale60 hd

131.26

—

MS average13 barns · 707 hd

131.31

−0.05

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	1,010	80.00	808	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	61.65	726	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	48.80	468	7thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	811	92.53/cwt	90.00–95.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	112.44/cwt	105.00–122.50	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	118.77/cwt	115.00–122.50	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	973	84.54/cwt	82.00–87.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	132.25/cwt	132.00–132.50	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	780	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	133.55/cwt	122.50–140.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	140.81/cwt	140.00–142.50	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	127.15/cwt	125.00–130.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	121.23/cwt	120.00–122.50	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	750	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	723	101.75/cwt	101.00–102.50	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	135.01/cwt	132.50–136.50	626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	145.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	137.65/cwt	133.00–142.50	863	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	678	106.74/cwt	102.50–112.50	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	644	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	309	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	648	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	48.52/cwt	40.00–52.50	470	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	847	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	60.38/cwt	55.00–66.00	703	5
Bulls	—	—	1,010	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	808	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	650	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,088	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,650	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	563	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	116.91/cwt	110.00–122.50	549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	113.26/cwt	105.00–120.00	434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	105.95/cwt	102.50–110.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	126.31/cwt	122.50–130.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	142.94/cwt	140.00–145.00	612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	126.77/cwt	120.00–130.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	180	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	1,000	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	309	159.41/cwt	150.00–172.50	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	637	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	138.68/cwt	135.00–142.50	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	449	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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