Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED STEADY. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED 1.00-3.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY TO 2.00 LOWER. QUALITY AVERAGE. DEMAND MODERATE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.07/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$139.07

51 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$44.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.10

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	434	147.82	642	31
Medium and Large 1-2	389	140.00	544	12thin
Medium and Large 2	579	103.75	601	8thin

One grade step is worth $44.07/cwt here — about $41 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 sale51 hd

139.07

—

MS average13 barns · 1,178 hd

143.17

−4.10

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	74.66	856	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	905	60.67	549	3thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1-2	—	485	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	99.00/cwt	90.00–105.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	176.49/cwt	170.00–188.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	147.93/cwt	142.50–152.50	697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	152.45/cwt	147.50–155.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	158.31/cwt	152.50–165.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	152.79/cwt	150.00–157.50	571	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	186.25/cwt	185.00–187.50	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	141.16/cwt	135.00–152.50	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	156.25/cwt	152.50–160.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	164.00/cwt	160.00–167.50	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	148.74/cwt	147.50–150.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	151.75/cwt	147.50–157.50	499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	200	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	223	130.09/cwt	122.00–140.00	290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	126.25/cwt	122.50–130.00	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	131.97/cwt	122.50–142.50	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	146.28/cwt	142.50–150.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	68.50/cwt	60.00–75.00	739	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	80.81/cwt	80.00–82.00	982	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	280	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	626	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	804	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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