Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARE TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED STEADY. FEEDER HEIFERS AND BULLS TRADED 5.00-8.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.62/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$139.62

53 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$30.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.51

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	407	145.13	591	16thin
Medium and Large 1	512	142.66	730	29
Medium and Large 2	574	117.92	677	7thin
Medium and Large 3	265	115.00	305	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.13/cwt here — about $286 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 sale53 hd

139.62

—

MS average10 barns · 591 hd

133.11

+6.51

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	1,300	90.00	1,170	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,077	58.78	633	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	829	42.84	355	9thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	146.98/cwt	140.00–155.00	755	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	152.47/cwt	145.00–165.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	131.74/cwt	127.50–135.00	817	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	133.21/cwt	125.00–140.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	126.49/cwt	123.00–130.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	116.25/cwt	110.00–122.50	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	145.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	603	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	795	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	811	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	58.78/cwt	55.00–62.00	633	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	802	34.58/cwt	32.00–37.50	277	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	842	46.97/cwt	45.00–50.00	395	6
Bulls	—	—	1,300	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,170	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,191	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	147.58/cwt	142.50–155.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	146.83/cwt	145.00–150.00	527	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	162.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	117.52/cwt	112.50–122.50	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	125.20/cwt	122.50–128.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	121.19/cwt	117.50–125.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	4

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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