Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED UNEVENLY STEADY. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED 3.00-9.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED 2.00-5.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER BULLLS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.51/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$133.51

61 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$50.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.32

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	419	143.07	600	26
Medium and Large 1-2	446	138.80	619	19thin
Medium and Large 2	423	123.00	520	10thin
Medium and Large 3	513	92.79	476	6thin

One grade step is worth $50.28/cwt here — about $124 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 sale61 hd

133.51

—

MS average13 barns · 1,177 hd

140.82

−7.32

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	—	High	1,490	89.54	1,334	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,129	65.94	745	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	927	50.36	467	22

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	170.65/cwt	162.00–180.00	478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	171.04/cwt	165.00–177.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	149.92/cwt	147.50–152.50	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	138.84/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	145.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	153.43/cwt	137.50–165.00	793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	176.25/cwt	175.00–177.50	432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	177.57/cwt	175.00–180.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	121.56/cwt	117.00–125.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	126.25/cwt	122.50–130.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	156.68/cwt	152.50–160.00	498	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	146.53/cwt	145.00–147.50	409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	145.77/cwt	142.50–149.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	151.64/cwt	137.50–160.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	358	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	69.72/cwt	66.00–75.00	812	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	59.88/cwt	53.00–68.00	642	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	56.09/cwt	50.00–63.00	517	8
Bulls	—	—	1,800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,225	82.35/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,009	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	136	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	29.05/cwt	15.00–40.00	250	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	69.13/cwt	66.00–72.00	682	7
Bulls	—	—	1,600	91.50/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,464	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,269	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	140.53/cwt	139.00–142.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	81.10/cwt	75.00–87.50	349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	100.97/cwt	100.00–102.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	142.36/cwt	137.50–152.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	145.50/cwt	141.00–150.00	356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	84.91/cwt	80.00–90.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	127.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	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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