Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED 5.00-8.00 HIGHER. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY MOSTLY PLAIN.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.66/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$144.66

45 head · 416 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$64.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.55

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	154.54	646	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	406	145.43	590	26
Medium and Large 2	460	118.75	547	4thin
Medium and Large 3	470	90.00	423	1thin

One grade step is worth $64.54/cwt here — about $223 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 sale45 hd

144.66

—

MS average13 barns · 1,134 hd

148.21

−3.55

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	1,140	92.00	1,049	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,151	84.10	968	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,615	80.00	1,292	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	57.68	545	5thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,200	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$869	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 2	—	425	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	167.58/cwt	165.00–170.00	519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	157.48/cwt	152.50–162.50	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	129.31/cwt	125.00–130.00	669	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	170.53/cwt	155.00–185.00	805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	149.47/cwt	140.00–152.50	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	151.75/cwt	147.50–157.50	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	188.28/cwt	185.00–195.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	156.25/cwt	152.50–160.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	638	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	450	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,292	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	86.41/cwt	80.00–96.00	1,020	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	73.73/cwt	73.50–74.00	751	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	650	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	163	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	71.14/cwt	70.00–72.50	753	3
Bulls	—	—	1,515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,591	1
Bulls	—	—	800	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	640	1
Bulls	—	—	1,105	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,006	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	869.46/head	750.00–950.00	869	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	910	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	164.94/cwt	162.50–167.50	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	166.45/cwt	162.50–170.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	503	1

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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