Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED STEADY TO 10.00 HIGHER. HEIFERS TRADED 5.00 TO 8.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND GOOD . QUALITY AVERAGE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.21/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$121.21

62 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$29.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.20

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	128.48	610	27
Medium and Large 1-2	436	119.49	521	28
Medium and Large 3	170	105.00	179	1thin
Medium and Large 2	602	99.25	597	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.23/cwt here — about $13 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 sale62 hd

121.21

—

MS average13 barns · 1,146 hd

123.41

−2.20

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	—	High	1,500	90.00	1,350	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	56.48	676	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	36.32	345	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	113.52/cwt	112.00–115.00	662	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	125.09/cwt	122.50–127.50	344	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	96.50/cwt	95.00–98.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	134.12/cwt	130.00–135.00	542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	135.91/cwt	132.50–140.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	116.15/cwt	110.00–122.50	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	124.70/cwt	120.00–128.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	126.25/cwt	125.00–127.50	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	808	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	139.30/cwt	135.00–145.00	657	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	134.39/cwt	132.50–135.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	170	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	132.39/cwt	130.00–137.50	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	139.82/cwt	130.00–145.00	452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	140.02/cwt	137.50–142.50	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	754.28/cwt	700.00–825.00	6,479	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,800	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,485	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,350	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	49.91/cwt	47.00–53.00	586	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	60.86/cwt	51.00–66.00	737	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	36.32/cwt	30.00–42.00	345	2

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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