Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: STEERS AND HEIFERS STEADY TO 5.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS 5.00-6.00 LOWER. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY PLAIN TO AVERAGE.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.53/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$133.53

16 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$51.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.75

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	377	171.73	647	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	550	140.00	770	3thin
Medium and Large 2	430	120.13	517	10thin

One grade step is worth $51.60/cwt here — about $130 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 sale16 hd

133.53

—

MS average13 barns · 1,202 hd

159.28

−25.75

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	—	Low	1,173	72.02	845	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	67.33	741	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	43.00	441	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$850	2thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	177.60/cwt	175.00–180.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	121.47/cwt	120.00–130.00	513	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Bulls	—	—	1,010	63.03/cwt	60.00–66.00	637	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,350	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	683	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	864	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	441	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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