Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER BULLS TRADED 3.00-6.00 LOWER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY.SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY-3.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED 3.00-6.00 LOWER. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY AVERAGE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.50/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$122.50

37 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$37.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.51

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	407	133.71	545	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	452	128.64	581	11thin
Medium and Large 2	463	109.34	506	7thin
Medium and Large 3	486	96.00	467	5thin

One grade step is worth $37.71/cwt here — about $78 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 sale37 hd

122.50

—

MS average12 barns · 1,033 hd

123.01

−0.51

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	1,668	79.87	1,332	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,073	54.37	583	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	910	38.70	352	8thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	403	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	146.21/cwt	145.00–147.50	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	146.33/cwt	135.00–155.00	468	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	190	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	144.19/cwt	140.00–147.50	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	109.92/cwt	105.00–115.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	290	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	110.03/cwt	105.00–115.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	133.90/cwt	130.00–137.50	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	110.93/cwt	102.50–125.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	317	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,906	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	31.80/cwt	28.00–35.00	270	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	42.84/cwt	38.00–45.00	406	5
Bulls	—	—	1,668	79.87/cwt	76.00–89.00	1,332	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	54.37/cwt	53.00–55.00	583	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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