Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED 5.00-10.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY TO 8.00 HIGHER. DEMAND VERY STRONG. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.16/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$144.16

44 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$45.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.75

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	151.95	677	25
Medium and Large 1-2	538	138.24	744	16thin
Medium and Large 2	350	120.00	420	1thin
Medium and Large 3	575	106.25	611	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.70/cwt here — about $66 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 sale44 hd

144.16

—

MS average13 barns · 1,381 hd

148.92

−4.75

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	—	Average	1,475	111.00	1,637	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	81.34	947	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	67.47	641	9thin

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	700	$575	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	360	195.28/cwt	185.00–205.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	153.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	199.12/cwt	180.00–210.00	625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	158.76/cwt	157.50–160.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	211.56/cwt	205.00–215.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	173.42/cwt	170.00–177.50	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	151.22/cwt	145.00–157.50	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	207.29/cwt	190.00–215.00	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	204.91/cwt	190.00–210.00	850	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	160.29/cwt	148.00–167.50	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	155.01/cwt	147.50–160.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	163.56/cwt	157.50–170.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	705	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	137.40/cwt	132.50–142.50	714	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	133.76/cwt	132.50–135.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	163.41/cwt	157.50–167.50	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	412	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	700	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,575	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,697	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	791	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	82.04/cwt	80.00–86.00	965	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	55.81/cwt	52.00–60.00	577	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	73.30/cwt	70.00–74.00	666	6

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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