Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.68/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$135.68

37 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$121

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

$51.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.06

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	363	151.09	549	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	478	131.46	628	17thin
Medium and Large 2	500	120.19	601	6thin
Medium and Large 3	670	100.00	670	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.09/cwt here — about −$121 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 sale37 hd

135.68

—

MS average13 barns · 1,430 hd

139.74

−4.06

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	1,266	103.99	1,317	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,263	78.50	991	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	973	60.16	585	6thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,102	$894	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	989	$1,178	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,125	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,125	3thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	160.92/cwt	147.50–170.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	128.48/cwt	127.50–130.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	115.71/cwt	110.00–122.50	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	149.76/cwt	147.50–152.50	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	134.96/cwt	132.50–137.50	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	146.33/cwt	145.00–148.00	597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	894	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	67.41/cwt	60.00–75.00	683	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	56.54/cwt	52.00–61.00	539	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	79.56/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,009	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	854	1
Bulls	—	—	983	90.98/cwt	90.00–92.00	894	2
Bulls	—	—	1,951	111.54/cwt	110.00–112.00	2,176	4
Bulls	—	—	956	103.39/cwt	99.00–117.00	988	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	831.91/head	775.00–900.00	832	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,287.50/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,288	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	1,096.34/head	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,096	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	158.80/cwt	152.50–165.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	165.71/cwt	157.50–170.00	451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	855	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	156.39/cwt	145.00–165.00	422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	414	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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