Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED 6.00-10.00 HIGHER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED STEADY-5.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY. QUALITY AVERAGE TO PLAIN. DEMAND STRONG.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.93/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$137.93

22 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$21.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.64

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	142.67	682	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	374	139.49	522	13thin
Medium and Large 2	482	121.67	586	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.00/cwt here — about $96 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 sale22 hd

137.93

—

MS average13 barns · 1,114 hd

142.56

−4.64

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	1,544	93.13	1,438	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	64.74	774	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,016	52.33	531	20

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)	1,047	$881	18
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$800	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,000	3thin

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	—	468	156.25/cwt	150.00–162.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	131.28/cwt	130.00–132.50	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	140.67/cwt	137.50–142.50	460	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	700	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	151.24/cwt	150.00–152.50	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	158.72/cwt	152.50–162.50	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	143.49/cwt	141.00–146.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	141.52/cwt	141.00–142.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	925	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	763	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	881.13/head	875.00–900.00	881	18
Bulls	—	—	1,544	93.13/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,438	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	20.95/cwt	20.00–22.00	199	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	52.71/cwt	50.00–55.00	509	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	61.93/cwt	60.00–65.00	660	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	64.74/cwt	60.00–70.00	774	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	280	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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