Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS SOLD 2.00-6.00 LOWER. FEEDER HEIFERS SOLD 5.00-10.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS SOLD STEADY. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY AVERAGE.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $156.72/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$156.72

33 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$35.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.57

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	158.29	814	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	361	157.14	567	14thin
Medium and Large 2	660	122.50	809	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.79/cwt here — about $5 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 sale33 hd

156.72

—

MS average13 barns · 710 hd

152.15

+4.57

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	1,694	97.01	1,643	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	75.00	1,069	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	74.94	825	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,005	67.27	676	7thin

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)	973	$907	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	800	$1,075	3thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	320	160.23/cwt	150.00–165.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	144.37/cwt	135.00–152.50	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	390	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	154.33/cwt	152.50–160.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	176.64/cwt	160.00–190.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	174.85/cwt	162.50–187.50	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	148.04/cwt	145.00–152.50	910	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	297	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	158.88/cwt	152.50–165.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	809	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	865	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	907.46/head	800.00–1,000.00	907	4
Bulls	—	—	1,813	109.52/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,986	2
Bulls	—	—	1,455	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,048	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	69.15/cwt	64.00–72.00	759	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	74.23/cwt	72.00–76.00	742	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	83.63/cwt	80.00–91.00	925	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,069	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	58.00/cwt	52.00–62.00	587	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.

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