Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO 2 WEEKS AGO: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS SOLD MOSTLY STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS SOLD STEADY. SLAUGHTER BULLS SOLD 2.00-3.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.91/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$157.91

103 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$35.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.51

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	472	163.36	771	21
Medium and Large 1	645	158.75	1,024	76
Medium and Large 2	509	128.25	652	6thin

One grade step is worth $35.11/cwt here — about $119 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 sale103 hd

157.91

—

MS average13 barns · 1,234 hd

169.42

−11.51

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	1,667	94.06	1,568	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,062	62.33	662	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	865	53.07	459	11

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	808	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	118.79/cwt	107.50–127.50	437	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,064	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	138.03/cwt	135.00–140.00	799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	140.27/cwt	135.00–143.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	140.07/cwt	135.00–145.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	116.77/cwt	110.00–120.00	391	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	941	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	815	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,182	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,021	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	152.10/cwt	147.50–155.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	127.25/cwt	120.00–135.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	259	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	169.16/cwt	160.00–175.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	157.94/cwt	147.50–170.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	171.75/cwt	155.00–185.00	546	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	147	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	59.45/cwt	53.00–67.00	609	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	801	66.49/cwt	65.00–68.00	533	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	49.47/cwt	40.00–58.00	463	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	68.10/cwt	64.00–72.00	774	3
Bulls	—	—	1,667	94.06/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,568	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	750	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	650	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	121.66/cwt	110.00–135.00	517	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	119.38/cwt	112.50–130.00	392	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	118.09/cwt	110.00–120.00	438	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	161.76/cwt	155.00–170.00	429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	162.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	120.93/cwt	115.00–127.50	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	93.39/cwt	90.00–95.00	343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	89.82/cwt	80.00–99.00	294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	134.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	139.91/cwt	135.00–145.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	827	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	142.78/cwt	130.00–144.50	742	14

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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