Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED STEADY - 5.00 HIGHER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED 5.00-15.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED 2.00-3.00 LOWER. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE. DEMAND GOOD.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.57/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$137.57

47 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$58.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.73

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	143.61	736	28
Medium and Large 1-2	554	134.79	747	14thin
Medium and Large 2	435	118.18	514	4thin
Medium and Large 3	735	85.00	625	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.61/cwt here — about $111 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 sale47 hd

137.57

—

MS average13 barns · 1,264 hd

133.84

+3.73

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	66.78	851	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	889	57.60	512	5thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	674	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	72.67/cwt	70.00–75.00	943	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	54.51/cwt	53.50–56.00	504	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	59.66/cwt	59.50–60.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	755	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	829	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	133.48/cwt	130.00–138.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,725	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	121.35/cwt	115.00–128.00	516	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	717	613.95/cwt	600.00–675.00	4,402	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	4,840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	835	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	97.42/cwt	90.00–105.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	144.16/cwt	142.50–145.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	125.87/cwt	120.00–132.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	100.65/cwt	100.00–102.00	362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	736	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 →