Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to las week: there was not enough data to call an accurate trend on feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.99/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$124.99

13 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$123

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

$35.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.06

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	402	140.05	564	7thin
Medium and Large 2	650	108.75	707	4thin
Medium and Large 3	655	104.75	686	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.30/cwt here — about −$123 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 sale13 hd

124.99

—

MS average13 barns · 996 hd

142.05

−17.06

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	1,486	101.00	1,501	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	76.14	887	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	870	57.76	503	2thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	270	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	101.25/cwt	100.00–102.50	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	138.79/cwt	132.50–145.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	145.14/cwt	142.50–147.50	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	151.28/cwt	150.00–152.50	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	568	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,363	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,720	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	778	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,668	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	848	996.39/cwt	725.00–1,225.00	8,449	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	750	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,063	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	820	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,585	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	800	1,087.50/cwt	925.00–1,125.00	8,700	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	838	643.66/cwt	575.00–700.00	5,394	2
Bulls	—	—	1,486	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,501	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	76.14/cwt	70.00–80.00	887	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	57.76/cwt	51.00–65.00	503	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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