Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED 3.00-8.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY-5.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY. DEMAND MODERATE TO GOOD.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.34/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$124.34

50 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$37.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.02

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	129.60	618	32
Medium and Large 1-2	498	120.75	602	10thin
Medium and Large 2	488	112.83	550	6thin
Medium and Large 3	358	92.55	331	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.05/cwt here — about $287 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 sale50 hd

124.34

—

MS average13 barns · 1,099 hd

123.32

+1.02

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	1,763	87.02	1,534	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	975	69.54	678	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	40.35	415	5thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1	—	315	133.62/cwt	130.00–140.00	421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	118.75/cwt	117.50–120.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	155.82/cwt	150.00–162.50	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	140.65/cwt	135.00–145.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	127.31/cwt	122.50–130.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	146.48/cwt	145.00–148.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	132.99/cwt	127.50–140.00	568	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	133.77/cwt	132.50–135.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	128.22/cwt	127.50–130.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	146.96/cwt	145.00–150.00	763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	136.23/cwt	135.00–137.50	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	156.73/cwt	155.00–160.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	111.22/cwt	107.50–115.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	135.50/cwt	133.00–138.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	124.23/cwt	117.50–127.50	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	92.55/cwt	90.00–95.00	331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	121.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	733	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,625	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	87.02/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,534	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	69.54/cwt	68.00–71.00	678	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	304	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	277	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	47.25/cwt	45.00–53.00	504	3

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 →