Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK : FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED 5.00-8.00 LOWER. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY PLAIN TO AVERAGE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.61/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$134.61

31 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$62.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.37

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	152.96	609	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	547	134.64	737	20
Medium and Large 2	355	125.07	444	5thin
Medium and Large 3	500	90.00	450	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.96/cwt here — about $159 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 sale31 hd

134.61

—

MS average13 barns · 974 hd

141.98

−7.37

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,113	70.39	783	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,063	67.50	717	2thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	535	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	176.90/cwt	172.50–182.50	734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	162.15/cwt	157.50–167.50	524	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	140.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	133.84/cwt	125.00–137.50	811	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	125.18/cwt	120.00–130.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	127.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	123.44/cwt	120.00–130.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	152.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	543	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	925	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	601	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	840	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	70.39/cwt	65.00–75.00	783	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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