Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS SOLD STEADY TO 5.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS SOLD 5.00 TO 10.00 HIGHER. DEMAND MODERATE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.31/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$142.31

16 head · 411 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$24.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.17

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	378	150.33	569	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	440	144.85	637	10thin
Medium and Large 2	348	125.83	438	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.50/cwt here — about $130 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 sale16 hd

142.31

—

MS average13 barns · 808 hd

141.14

+1.17

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	—	Low	1,266	90.63	1,148	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	75.25	868	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	875	47.98	420	6thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	475	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	691	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	581	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	1,047.93/cwt	700.00–1,350.00	10,773	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	855	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,771	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,025	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,176	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	855	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,703	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,630	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	3
Bulls	—	—	1,083	66.03/cwt	62.00–70.00	715	2
Bulls	—	—	1,325	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,259	1
Bulls	—	—	1,435	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,406	2
Bulls	—	—	1,380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,518	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	780	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	58.20/cwt	56.00–60.00	582	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	630	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	33.83/cwt	30.00–40.00	265	3
Bulls	—	—	1,195	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,147	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	80.37/cwt	79.00–82.00	908	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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