Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 10.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY. SLAUGHTER BULLS STEADY TO 6.00 HIGHER. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE. DEMAND GOOD.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.27/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$152.27

111 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$5.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.76

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	595	152.57	907	105
Medium and Large 1	512	147.08	753	6thin

One grade step is worth $5.48/cwt here — about $154 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 sale111 hd

152.27

—

MS average13 barns · 1,188 hd

157.03

−4.76

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	1,515	70.85	1,074	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	53.32	634	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	952	24.41	232	10

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	131.93/cwt	127.50–137.50	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	151.63/cwt	147.50–156.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	992	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	156.06/cwt	135.00–160.00	833	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,169	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	819	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	628	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	156.25/cwt	150.00–162.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	137.03/cwt	130.00–139.00	580	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	946	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	155.71/cwt	140.00–161.00	702	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	476	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	824	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	51.77/cwt	45.00–58.00	591	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	39.51/cwt	35.00–44.00	412	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	18.87/cwt	11.00–23.00	173	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	25.93/cwt	25.00–27.00	251	2
Bulls	—	—	1,473	65.28/cwt	61.00–70.00	962	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,312	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,298	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,000	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	649.29/cwt	625.00–675.00	6,116	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	123.82/cwt	122.00–125.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	125.27/cwt	112.50–135.00	838	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	134.19/cwt	132.50–135.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	108.86/cwt	105.00–112.50	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	117.66/cwt	110.00–122.50	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	132.31/cwt	130.00–133.00	689	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1

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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