Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED STEADY TO 8.00 LOWER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED 3.00-6.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED 3.OO-5.00 HIGHER. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY AVERAGE.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $114.56/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$114.56

40 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$36.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.25

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	584	124.87	730	18thin
Medium and Large 2	433	113.22	490	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	698	112.50	785	6thin
Medium and Large 3	607	87.92	534	6thin

One grade step is worth $36.95/cwt here — about $196 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 sale40 hd

114.56

—

MS average13 barns · 706 hd

123.81

−9.25

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	1,750	85.00	1,488	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	53.82	645	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	30.53	289	6thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1-2	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	113.96/cwt	105.00–122.50	362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	128.96/cwt	122.00–135.00	405	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	126.24/cwt	125.00–130.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	131.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	368	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	83.37/cwt	80.00–85.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	131.20/cwt	130.00–132.50	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	112.25/cwt	112.00–112.50	359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	583	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	34.55/cwt	33.00–35.00	345	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	219	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	60.54/cwt	60.00–61.00	817	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	52.47/cwt	42.00–56.00	613	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	160	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,488	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,159	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	540.38/cwt	525.00–550.00	4,518	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,403	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,403	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	111.41/cwt	107.00–115.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	653	93.76/cwt	90.00–97.50	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	140.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	124.70/cwt	118.00–130.00	757	6

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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