Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER HEIFERS AND STEERS TRADED STEADY TO 10.00 LOWER. SLAGHTER COWS TRADED 5.00-10.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY. QUALITY AVERAGE. DEMAND MODERATE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.56/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$133.56

46 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$56.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.47

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	422	144.80	611	20
Medium and Large 1-2	437	136.05	594	19thin
Medium and Large 2	305	130.00	397	1thin
Medium and Large 3	469	88.75	416	6thin

One grade step is worth $56.05/cwt here — about $195 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 sale46 hd

133.56

—

MS average13 barns · 1,453 hd

139.03

−5.47

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	1,715	99.34	1,704	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	67.42	818	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	53.86	539	9thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	269	165.55/cwt	155.00–180.00	445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	163.17/cwt	155.00–167.50	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	126.29/cwt	122.50–130.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	141.42/cwt	137.50–145.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	134.54/cwt	132.50–137.50	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	147.23/cwt	140.00–155.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	143.96/cwt	140.00–150.00	436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	144.18/cwt	142.50–145.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	128.75/cwt	127.50–130.00	727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	155.32/cwt	147.50–160.00	424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	213	146.18/cwt	145.00–147.50	311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	148.77/cwt	147.50–150.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	123.37/cwt	117.00–130.00	460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	151.21/cwt	147.50–155.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	150.88/cwt	145.00–155.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	147.52/cwt	142.00–150.00	755	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	354	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	67.42/cwt	60.00–75.00	818	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	49.12/cwt	42.00–57.00	486	6
Bulls	—	—	1,625	101.79/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,654	3
Bulls	—	—	1,985	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,826	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	63.33/cwt	62.00–64.00	649	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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