Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED STEADY TO 2.00 HIGHER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY. QUALITY AVERAGE. DEMAND MODERATE.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.91/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$128.91

41 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$43.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.93

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	145.63	653	14thin
Medium and Large 2	409	131.91	540	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	646	128.27	828	13thin
Medium and Large 3	344	102.15	352	9thin

One grade step is worth $43.48/cwt here — about $302 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 sale41 hd

128.91

—

MS average13 barns · 672 hd

130.84

−1.93

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	1,400	92.50	1,295	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	67.69	821	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,044	56.75	593	9thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	913	93.70/cwt	90.00–97.50	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	258	131.03/cwt	130.00–132.00	338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	797	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	800	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	7,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,033	1,009.68/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	10,430	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	149.90/cwt	145.00–160.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	163.72/cwt	156.00–170.00	458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	145.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	139.31/cwt	138.00–140.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	60.97/cwt	59.50–63.00	657	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	51.48/cwt	47.00–55.00	516	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	64.37/cwt	59.00–66.00	771	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	71.01/cwt	68.00–78.00	872	9
Bulls	—	—	1,400	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,330	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	175	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	236	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,021.43/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	10,725	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	150.88/cwt	145.00–165.00	342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	800	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	100.67/cwt	75.00–105.00	384	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	85.21/cwt	80.00–90.00	311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	107.33/cwt	105.00–110.00	231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	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.

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