Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED STEADY TO 12.00 HIGHER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED 4.00-8.00 HIGHER.SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS 5.00-15.00 HIGHER. QUALITY AVERAGE TO PLAIN. DEMAND STRONG.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.45/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$124.45

56 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$67.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.88

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	430	148.75	640	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	531	139.47	741	33
Medium and Large 2	512	120.88	619	9thin
Medium and Large 3	498	81.75	407	12thin

One grade step is worth $67.00/cwt here — about $232 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 sale56 hd

124.45

—

MS average13 barns · 989 hd

144.33

−19.88

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	1,355	92.78	1,257	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	77.86	942	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	37.73	375	6thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	79.45/cwt	68.00–99.00	364	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	173.70/cwt	172.50–175.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	149.98/cwt	147.50–152.50	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	141.43/cwt	125.00–148.00	707	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	192.39/cwt	190.00–195.00	423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	168.27/cwt	160.00–177.50	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	167.55/cwt	165.00–170.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	138.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	712	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	159.03/cwt	158.00–160.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	950	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	125.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	133.34/cwt	132.50–135.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	800	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	163.13/cwt	160.00–170.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	126.05/cwt	122.00–130.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	128.79/cwt	127.50–130.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,810	1
Bulls	—	—	1,210	84.17/cwt	76.00–92.00	1,018	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	675	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	83.81/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,038	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	47.63/cwt	46.00–49.00	469	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	636	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	27.05/cwt	20.00–33.00	266	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	150	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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