Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER BULLS TRADED STEADY - 8.00 HIGHER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED 5.00-8.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED 4.00-5.00 HIGHER. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $150.09/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$150.09

43 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$66.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.92

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	415	163.08	678	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	466	152.25	709	19thin
Medium and Large 2	476	137.51	655	6thin
Medium and Large 3	548	96.67	530	3thin

One grade step is worth $66.41/cwt here — about $147 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 sale43 hd

150.09

—

MS average13 barns · 344 hd

143.17

+6.92

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	1,415	83.09	1,175	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,117	61.70	689	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	43.51	397	20

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	—	550	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	169.14/cwt	152.50–180.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	143.35/cwt	140.00–147.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	153.75/cwt	152.50–155.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	353	156.28/cwt	152.50–160.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	130.34/cwt	125.00–135.00	287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	151.30/cwt	147.50–155.00	844	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	143.54/cwt	142.00–145.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	142.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	169.90/cwt	145.00–185.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	845	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	670	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	691.53/cwt	650.00–750.00	6,528	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,160	3
Bulls	—	—	1,100	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	770	1
Bulls	—	—	1,307	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,046	3
Bulls	—	—	1,733	94.26/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,634	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	72.05/cwt	68.00–75.00	769	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	210	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	143	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	45.84/cwt	30.00–53.00	423	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	57.26/cwt	50.00–62.00	652	7

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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