Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady and feeder bulls sold steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.51/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$114.51

24 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$38

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

$21.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.00

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	124.32	600	13thin
Medium and Large 2	620	102.92	638	11thin

One grade step is worth $21.40/cwt here — about −$38 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 sale24 hd

114.51

—

MS average13 barns · 1,185 hd

124.52

−10.00

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	1,580	81.25	1,284	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	56.68	657	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	33.73	315	4thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	255	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	140.08/cwt	135.00–145.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	121.28/cwt	120.00–122.50	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	168.58/cwt	165.00–172.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	113.26/cwt	112.50–114.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	133.86/cwt	130.00–137.50	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	100.02/cwt	97.50–102.50	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	142.58/cwt	137.50–147.50	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	147.20/cwt	140.00–154.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	138.73/cwt	132.00–145.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	137.39/cwt	132.00–142.50	375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	127.74/cwt	120.00–135.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	111.26/cwt	110.00–112.50	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	136.11/cwt	132.00–140.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	119.43/cwt	112.00–127.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	118.35/cwt	114.00–122.50	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	100.02/cwt	97.50–102.50	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	89.76/cwt	87.50–92.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	142.19/cwt	137.00–147.50	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	81.25/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,284	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	56.68/cwt	53.00–60.00	657	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	40.38/cwt	35.00–45.00	394	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	27.07/cwt	24.00–30.00	242	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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →