Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS SOLD 5.00-10.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS SOLD 5.00-7.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS SOLD STEADY-5.00 LOWER. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY AVERAGE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.83/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$118.83

84 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$41.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.04

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	125.07	568	31
Medium and Large 1-2	482	117.78	567	46
Medium and Large 2	293	117.33	344	3thin
Medium and Large 3	496	83.75	416	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.32/cwt here — about $152 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 sale84 hd

118.83

—

MS average13 barns · 1,342 hd

125.87

−7.04

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	—	Low	1,560	88.00	1,373	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	58.48	670	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	900	42.17	380	19

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	—	1,450	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,088	1
Bulls	—	—	1,338	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,218	2
Bulls	—	—	2,115	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	2,009	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	760	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	1,010	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	800	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	123.24/cwt	120.00–132.50	457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	141.10/cwt	137.50–145.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	415	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	138.89/cwt	132.50–147.50	508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	131.04/cwt	122.50–140.00	558	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	125.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	129.88/cwt	127.50–132.50	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	116.70/cwt	110.00–117.50	588	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	518	110.69/cwt	105.00–116.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	123.46/cwt	122.50–125.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	155	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	138.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	123.67/cwt	115.00–130.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	155.62/cwt	140.00–165.00	492	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	115.05/cwt	110.00–120.00	610	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	28.18/cwt	26.00–30.00	236	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	52.98/cwt	51.00–55.00	519	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	42.91/cwt	34.00–49.00	384	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	62.87/cwt	60.00–66.00	790	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	54.58/cwt	51.00–58.00	573	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	90.99/cwt	90.00–92.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	356	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	126.35/cwt	122.50–130.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	134.57/cwt	130.00–140.00	711	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	218	138.65/cwt	137.50–140.00	302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	130.52/cwt	127.50–132.50	628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	133.33/cwt	127.50–142.50	576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	137.42/cwt	132.50–145.00	643	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	150.09/cwt	147.50–152.50	413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	120.65/cwt	110.00–127.50	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	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.

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