Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS STEADY TO 6.00 HIGHER.SLAUGHTER BULLS 5.00-8.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS 5.00-6.00 HIGHER. QUALITY MOSTLY PLAIN. DEMAND GOOD.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $165.84/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$165.84

15 head · 379 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$31.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.01

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	349	171.83	599	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	475	152.50	724	3thin
Medium and Large 2	430	140.00	602	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.83/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale15 hd

165.84

—

MS average13 barns · 569 hd

147.83

+18.01

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	1,703	112.28	1,912	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	71.24	833	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	969	61.01	591	24

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)	1,033	$971	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$900	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$800	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$1,200	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,100	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	797	$1,081	9

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	280	172.37/cwt	165.00–180.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	170.82/cwt	157.50–185.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	174.30/cwt	167.50–180.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	150	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	161.25/cwt	160.00–162.50	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	970.97/head	700.00–1,100.00	971	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,024	62.31/cwt	60.00–68.00	638	6
Bulls	—	—	1,703	112.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,912	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	69.80/cwt	60.00–77.00	706	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	300	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	76.59/cwt	72.00–83.00	962	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	29.05/cwt	26.00–35.00	278	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	58.01/cwt	52.00–62.00	515	5

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →