Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED 5.00-10.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED 3.00-6.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE. SOME MUCH NEEDED RAIN FELL ACROSS THE STATE AND HAS SPARKED SOME OPTIMISM.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.18/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$129.18

47 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$413

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

$53.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.67

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	138.25	686	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	458	131.50	602	15thin
Medium and Large 2	490	118.45	581	11thin
Medium and Large 3	323	84.65	273	2thin

One grade step is worth $53.60/cwt here — about $413 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 sale47 hd

129.18

—

MS average13 barns · 1,233 hd

139.85

−10.67

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	1,751	93.77	1,642	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	60.57	727	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,036	47.19	489	11

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	323	84.65/cwt	80.00–90.00	273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	121.24/cwt	120.00–122.50	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	158.04/cwt	152.50–165.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	164.76/cwt	160.00–170.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	156.32/cwt	149.00–160.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	156.25/cwt	152.50–160.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	147.60/cwt	140.00–155.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	143.83/cwt	140.00–147.50	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	35.68/cwt	31.00–40.00	339	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	59.94/cwt	58.00–62.00	742	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	54.49/cwt	54.00–55.00	580	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	48.70/cwt	45.00–53.00	493	6
Bulls	—	—	1,700	85.88/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,460	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	66.65/cwt	66.00–69.00	889	4
Bulls	—	—	1,802	101.67/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	123.88/cwt	120.00–127.50	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	148.88/cwt	145.00–155.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	141.60/cwt	137.50–147.50	606	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	134.91/cwt	127.50–142.50	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	121.26/cwt	117.50–125.00	792	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	138.07/cwt	135.00–140.00	844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	139.18/cwt	135.00–145.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	755	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	136.66/cwt	130.00–142.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	150.03/cwt	145.00–155.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	118.25/cwt	117.50–119.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	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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