Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 5.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.68/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$134.68

49 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$28.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.00

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	148.11	681	20
Medium and Large 1-2	560	127.05	711	21
Medium and Large 2	519	122.28	634	5thin
Medium and Large 3	338	119.17	403	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.95/cwt here — about $277 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 sale49 hd

134.68

—

MS average12 barns · 1,229 hd

152.68

−18.00

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,725	81.00	1,397	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,015	68.67	697	3thin

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)	935	$940	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$810	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$800	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$710	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	141.26/cwt	140.00–142.50	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	121.60/cwt	115.00–125.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	730	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	175.95/cwt	170.00–182.50	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	147.85/cwt	140.00–152.50	708	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	138.66/cwt	132.50–145.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	155.83/cwt	155.00–157.50	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	187.81/cwt	182.50–199.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,075	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	989	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,725	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,397	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	63.50/cwt	60.00–67.00	651	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	786	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	935	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	875	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	129.89/cwt	125.00–135.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	139.17/cwt	130.00–150.00	380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	157.56/cwt	155.00–160.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	150.07/cwt	145.00–158.00	783	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	170.02/cwt	165.00–175.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	153.35/cwt	150.00–155.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	131.66/cwt	127.50–137.50	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	3

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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