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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.77/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$131.77

52 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$50.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.66

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	386	142.11	548	16thin
Medium and Large 1	460	139.36	641	20
Medium and Large 2	432	127.73	551	9thin
Medium and Large 3	384	91.63	352	7thin

One grade step is worth $50.48/cwt here — about $197 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 sale52 hd

131.77

—

MS average13 barns · 712 hd

130.10

+1.66

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	1,782	92.26	1,644	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,099	61.40	675	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	924	44.46	411	10

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,050	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$700	3thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 3	—	380	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	124.14/cwt	122.50–127.50	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	124.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	516	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	134.15/cwt	127.50–140.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	144.80/cwt	142.00–150.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	118.70/cwt	117.50–120.00	621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	137.57/cwt	132.50–140.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	162.59/cwt	155.00–170.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	129.92/cwt	122.50–135.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	156.51/cwt	155.00–158.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	138.24/cwt	132.50–142.50	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	150.75/cwt	145.00–157.50	475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	—	435	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	693	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	47.84/cwt	42.50–62.00	451	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	60.00/cwt	55.00–64.00	669	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	30.94/cwt	30.00–32.00	263	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,541	2
Bulls	—	—	1,888	92.52/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,747	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,600	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	95.71/cwt	80.00–112.00	390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	144.22/cwt	140.00–150.00	460	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	125.95/cwt	122.50–130.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	200	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	125.74/cwt	122.50–132.50	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	144.01/cwt	132.50–150.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	435	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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