Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MOSTLY MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED UNEVENLY STEADY. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE. SEVERAL NEW CROP CALVES SOLD TODAY. HIGH FEED AND FUEL PRICES CONTINUE TO HURT THE CALF MARKET.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.45/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$131.45

33 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$47.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.21

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	433	146.93	636	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	573	130.53	747	16thin
Medium and Large 2	360	127.50	459	3thin
Medium and Large 3	445	99.38	442	4thin

One grade step is worth $47.56/cwt here — about $194 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 sale33 hd

131.45

—

MS average13 barns · 982 hd

138.66

−7.21

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	—	Average	1,303	97.79	1,274	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	75.34	852	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	60.70	562	6thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	140.08/cwt	132.50–145.00	584	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	166.37/cwt	162.50–175.00	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	145.85/cwt	142.00–150.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	145.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	164.02/cwt	162.50–167.50	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	170.50/cwt	161.00–180.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	157.87/cwt	150.00–165.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	159.96/cwt	157.00–165.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	146.25/cwt	135.00–157.50	709	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	58.37/cwt	55.00–62.00	591	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	731	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	224	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	71.81/cwt	70.00–75.00	676	3
Bulls	—	—	1,485	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,366	1
Bulls	—	—	985	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	808	1
Bulls	—	—	1,370	108.58/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,488	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	77.17/cwt	75.00–82.00	884	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	700	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	728	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	685	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	803	85.50/cwt	85.00–86.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	149.17/cwt	145.00–155.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	149.68/cwt	142.50–157.50	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	428	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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