Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED STEADY TO 6.00 HIGHER. HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE.DEMAND GOOD.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.29/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$143.29

42 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

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

$75.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.80

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	398	155.38	619	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	480	139.16	668	19thin
Medium and Large 2	335	134.63	451	6thin
Medium and Large 3	405	80.00	324	1thin

One grade step is worth $75.38/cwt here — about $295 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 sale42 hd

143.29

—

MS average13 barns · 1,097 hd

145.08

−1.80

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	1,498	94.40	1,414	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	67.97	822	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	47.40	475	13

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	640	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	163.54/cwt	160.00–167.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	172.34/cwt	162.50–180.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	178.36/cwt	175.00–180.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	161.75/cwt	155.00–175.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	132.27/cwt	125.00–140.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	136.18/cwt	135.00–137.50	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	131.46/cwt	125.00–137.50	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	155.01/cwt	140.00–175.00	665	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	147.91/cwt	140.00–155.00	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	108.66/cwt	107.00–110.00	2,010	2
Bulls	—	—	1,145	80.14/cwt	79.00–81.00	918	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	61.83/cwt	55.00–66.00	722	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	75.34/cwt	72.00–80.00	948	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	51.35/cwt	47.00–57.00	529	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	65.92/cwt	62.00–70.00	662	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	41.98/cwt	41.00–43.00	421	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	20.50/cwt	20.00–21.00	185	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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