Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO TWO WEEKS AGO: SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MOSTLY MIXED. QUALITY MOSTLY PLAIN.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.81/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$135.81

24 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$37.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.16

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	149.09	693	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	134.40	736	12thin
Medium and Large 2	382	126.33	482	3thin
Medium and Large 3	393	112.00	440	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.09/cwt here — about $254 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 sale24 hd

135.81

—

MS average7 barns · 744 hd

136.97

−1.16

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	1,522	102.90	1,566	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	73.56	881	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	61.27	655	19

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$600	1thin

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 1-2	—	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	157.64/cwt	155.00–160.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	170.81/cwt	167.50–175.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	135.05/cwt	132.50–137.50	774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	150.14/cwt	142.50–157.50	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	148.08/cwt	145.00–152.50	697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	158.66/cwt	152.50–165.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bulls	—	—	1,348	98.85/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,332	6
Bulls	—	—	1,870	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,076	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	67.01/cwt	65.00–70.00	797	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	77.30/cwt	70.00–85.00	929	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	53.59/cwt	46.00–62.00	579	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	66.85/cwt	65.00–70.00	709	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	146.31/cwt	142.50–150.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	435	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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