Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED 6.00 -8.00 HIGHER. QUALITY AVERAGE. DEMAND GOOD.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.34/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$138.34

27 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$44.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.29

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	488	145.75	712	16thin
Medium and Large 1	589	134.31	790	4thin
Medium and Large 2	452	132.50	599	5thin
Medium and Large 3	565	101.68	574	2thin

One grade step is worth $44.07/cwt here — about $137 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 sale27 hd

138.34

—

MS average13 barns · 1,417 hd

138.62

−0.29

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	1,833	109.00	1,997	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	68.36	794	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	899	43.18	388	6thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	101.68/cwt	85.00–117.50	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	718	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	612	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	141.58/cwt	137.50–147.50	733	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	17,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	1,043.45/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	11,238	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	20,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,724	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	14,973	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	1,018.77/cwt	825.00–1,200.00	11,380	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	63.13/cwt	54.00–66.00	681	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	73.58/cwt	71.00–76.00	916	6
Bulls	—	—	1,915	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	2,068	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,925	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	33.03/cwt	30.00–36.00	295	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	600	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	60	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	63.50/cwt	63.00–64.00	670	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	504	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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