Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: STEERS TRADED MIXED. HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY PLAIN TO AVERAGE. CATTLE FUTURES HAVE BEEN TRADING IN THE RED AND ARE DOWN AGAIN TODAY.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.04/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$135.04

64 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$29.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.36

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	149.87	702	19thin
Medium and Large 2	456	129.69	592	30
Medium and Large 1-2	509	128.68	655	12thin
Medium and Large 3	348	119.95	418	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.93/cwt here — about $284 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 sale64 hd

135.04

—

MS average13 barns · 711 hd

127.67

+7.36

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	1,161	65.25	758	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	959	43.49	417	5thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 2	—	561	120.10/cwt	105.00–130.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	110.93/cwt	105.00–115.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	122.25/cwt	115.00–132.50	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	117.50/cwt	110.00–122.50	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	167.51/cwt	165.00–170.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	137.87/cwt	135.00–140.00	583	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	129.50/cwt	125.00–132.50	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	160.59/cwt	155.00–165.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	158.52/cwt	155.00–165.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	369	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	61.19/cwt	54.00–65.00	641	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	142	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	328	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	59.73/cwt	59.50–60.00	690	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	70.66/cwt	70.00–71.00	927	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	17,213	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,305	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	18,488	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,052	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	155	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	127.36/cwt	120.00–135.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	132.53/cwt	127.50–140.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	124.46/cwt	120.00–130.00	632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	117.76/cwt	117.50–118.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	129.08/cwt	122.50–137.50	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	140.65/cwt	130.00–150.00	463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	223	143.74/cwt	142.50–145.00	321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	139.44/cwt	135.00–142.50	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	600	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	140.03/cwt	135.00–150.00	511	5

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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