Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER HEIFERS AND STEERS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED 5.00-6.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED 2.00-3.00 LOWER. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE. DEMAND MODERATE.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.51/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$133.51

32 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$375

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

$58.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.55

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	141.40	701	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	479	136.14	652	11thin
Medium and Large 2	482	115.83	558	3thin
Medium and Large 3	395	82.50	326	2thin

One grade step is worth $58.90/cwt here — about $375 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 sale32 hd

133.51

—

MS average13 barns · 695 hd

132.96

+0.55

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	1,730	87.73	1,517	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,135	58.21	661	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	42.38	411	13

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$875	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$625	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$850	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 3	—	300	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	113.71/cwt	112.50–115.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	833	136.22/cwt	132.50–140.00	1,135	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	580	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	159.98/cwt	150.00–165.00	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	152.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	146.32/cwt	138.00–152.50	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	149.14/cwt	147.50–150.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	645	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	855	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	45.29/cwt	40.00–52.00	462	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	176	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	38.00/cwt	37.00–39.00	304	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	65.52/cwt	62.00–69.00	850	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	53.82/cwt	50.00–58.00	559	5
Bulls	—	—	1,855	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,725	1
Bulls	—	—	1,688	85.97/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,451	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	129.87/cwt	122.50–137.50	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	141.26/cwt	140.00–142.50	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	142.63/cwt	137.50–147.50	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	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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