Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED 6.00-10.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED MIXED. QUALITY WAS AVERAGE. DEMAND MODERATE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.65/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$113.65

28 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$63.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.24

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	373	143.00	533	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	401	135.28	542	9thin
Medium and Large 2	538	112.50	605	4thin
Medium and Large 3	432	79.96	345	10thin

One grade step is worth $63.04/cwt here — about $188 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 sale28 hd

113.65

—

MS average13 barns · 911 hd

139.89

−26.24

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	—	High	1,665	110.52	1,840	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	75.32	925	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	852	37.92	323	7thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$825	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	845	$575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	767	$933	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$600	3thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	124.15/cwt	120.00–132.50	459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	167.14/cwt	160.00–175.00	440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	604	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	86.68/cwt	80.00–90.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	403	76.53/cwt	60.00–90.00	308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	364	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	477	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	767	28.61/cwt	26.00–30.00	219	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	44.90/cwt	35.00–55.00	411	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	79.98/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,066	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	673	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	110.52/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,840	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	860	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	619	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	118.72/cwt	117.50–120.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	131.25/cwt	130.00–132.50	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	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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