Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO THE SELL BEFORE THE BREAK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED 5.00-10.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED 10.00-12.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $144.70/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$144.70

34 head · 407 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$345

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

$43.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.87

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	155.89	711	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	310	144.00	446	11thin
Medium and Large 2	500	123.32	617	5thin
Medium and Large 3	325	112.50	366	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.39/cwt here — about $345 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 sale34 hd

144.70

—

MS average6 barns · 183 hd

134.83

+9.87

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	1,453	83.58	1,214	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	66.78	776	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	886	48.10	426	8thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	285	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	162.35/cwt	152.00–170.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	153.17/cwt	145.00–160.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	185	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	123.06/cwt	112.50–130.00	381	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	161.68/cwt	160.00–165.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	116.05/cwt	112.00–120.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	172.63/cwt	170.00–175.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	965	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	519	1
Bulls	—	—	1,453	83.58/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,214	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	65.47/cwt	60.00–69.00	750	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	882	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	51.97/cwt	50.00–55.00	482	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	36.49/cwt	35.00–38.00	277	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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