Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS SOLD 8.00-12.00 HIGHER. FEEDER HEIFERS SOLD STEADY- 2.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER BULLS SOLD STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS SOLD 3.0-5.0 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.55/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$139.55

63 head · 416 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$50.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.64

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	408	145.94	595	38
Medium and Large 1-2	423	135.53	573	14thin
Medium and Large 2	439	125.33	551	10thin
Medium and Large 3	400	95.00	380	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.94/cwt here — about $215 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 sale63 hd

139.55

—

MS average13 barns · 762 hd

123.90

+15.64

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	1,753	90.97	1,595	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,053	58.58	617	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	928	44.01	408	6thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 3	—	600	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	150	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	131.29/cwt	130.00–132.50	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	130.91/cwt	127.50–135.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	133.08/cwt	127.00–140.00	417	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	134.09/cwt	132.00–137.50	442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	153.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	143.83/cwt	137.50–150.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	133.07/cwt	131.00–135.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	158.41/cwt	150.00–170.00	356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	145.81/cwt	127.50–152.50	623	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	151.94/cwt	145.00–155.00	574	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	140	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	196	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	53.75/cwt	52.00–55.00	515	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	938	63.31/cwt	61.00–66.00	594	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	39.52/cwt	35.00–43.00	375	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	304	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	56.21/cwt	52.00–59.50	624	4
Bulls	—	—	1,753	90.97/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,595	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	115.00/cwt	105.00–125.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	124.10/cwt	120.00–128.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	142.55/cwt	137.50–147.50	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	180	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	149.15/cwt	145.00–152.00	413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	131.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	419	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	128.78/cwt	127.50–130.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	131.17/cwt	130.00–132.50	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	143.79/cwt	140.00–147.50	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	137.04/cwt	135.00–142.50	639	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	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.

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