Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS STEADY-5.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND 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 $133.70/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$133.70

26 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

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

$57.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.83

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	320	147.50	472	6thin
Medium and Large 1	483	143.37	692	14thin
Medium and Large 2	400	135.00	540	1thin
Medium and Large 3	563	89.78	505	5thin

One grade step is worth $57.72/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale26 hd

133.70

—

MS average13 barns · 729 hd

130.87

+2.83

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	1,650	85.00	1,403	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	62.00	636	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	61.80	728	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,311	$948	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$856	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	132.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	132.92/cwt	125.00–139.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	133.96/cwt	125.00–137.50	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	149.24/cwt	145.00–152.50	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	145.19/cwt	142.50–148.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	141.82/cwt	138.00–145.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	100.96/cwt	100.00–102.00	525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	932.00/head	920.00–950.00	932	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	855.70/head	800.00–900.00	856	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	59.29/cwt	55.00–62.00	689	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	67.67/cwt	66.00–70.00	822	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	636	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,403	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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