Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED 2.00-3.00 LOWER. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY AVERAGE.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $148.21/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$148.21

53 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$55.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.64

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	402	159.74	643	24
Medium and Large 1-2	451	150.19	677	14thin
Medium and Large 2	427	133.85	571	12thin
Medium and Large 3	377	104.17	392	3thin

One grade step is worth $55.58/cwt here — about $250 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 sale53 hd

148.21

—

MS average13 barns · 580 hd

151.85

−3.64

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	—	High	1,595	96.87	1,545	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,131	71.14	805	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	56.84	569	12

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,050	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$860	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,067	$1,050	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,150	$1,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$700	20

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	148.87/cwt	147.50–150.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	126.23/cwt	122.50–130.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	282	162.34/cwt	160.00–165.00	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	150.47/cwt	150.00–151.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	136.27/cwt	135.00–137.50	645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	121.25/cwt	120.00–122.50	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	197.40/cwt	195.00–200.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	152.98/cwt	147.00–157.50	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	182.14/cwt	160.00–195.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	146.58/cwt	146.00–147.50	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	120.91/cwt	120.00–122.50	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	131.32/cwt	122.00–142.50	471	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	163.41/cwt	157.50–175.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	141.52/cwt	140.00–142.50	734	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	172.71/cwt	165.00–185.00	549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	826	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	36.61/cwt	31.00–40.00	332	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	76.45/cwt	74.00–83.00	956	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	66.87/cwt	62.00–70.00	714	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	57.00/cwt	54.00–62.00	546	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	996	65.07/cwt	60.00–76.00	648	7
Bulls	—	—	1,750	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,908	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	101.11/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,694	3
Bulls	—	—	1,200	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	864	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	135.60/cwt	125.00–142.50	492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	160.84/cwt	155.00–170.00	611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	130.37/cwt	120.00–140.00	609	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.

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