Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO 2 WEEKS AGO: FEEDER STEERS TRADED 8.00-10.00 HIGHER. HEIFERS TRADED STEADY-8.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY-4.00 HIGHER. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE. DEMAND STRONG.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.22/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$140.22

50 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$18.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.77

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	142.29	642	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	463	140.05	648	30
Medium and Large 2	400	124.00	496	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.29/cwt here — about $146 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 sale50 hd

140.22

—

MS average7 barns · 335 hd

127.45

+12.77

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	1,705	76.63	1,306	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	51.39	654	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	36.44	351	13

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	115.25/cwt	112.50–118.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	152.99/cwt	150.00–160.00	491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	143.15/cwt	138.00–147.50	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	162.62/cwt	160.00–165.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	185	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	137.45/cwt	130.00–145.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	137.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	131.23/cwt	127.50–135.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	155.07/cwt	152.50–157.50	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	128.64/cwt	122.50–135.00	439	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	125.11/cwt	122.50–127.50	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	139.26/cwt	130.00–147.50	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	133.74/cwt	132.50–135.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	113.70/cwt	110.00–117.50	432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	771	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	141.44/cwt	137.50–145.00	670	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,000	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,925	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	995.43/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	11,577	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,986	6
Bulls	—	—	1,625	73.43/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,193	3
Bulls	—	—	1,825	81.42/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,486	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	38.61/cwt	30.00–45.00	377	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	24.50/cwt	19.00–30.00	221	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	51.39/cwt	48.00–56.50	654	8

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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