Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder cattle sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. quality was average and demand was good.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $146.19/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$146.19

52 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$321

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

$11.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.11

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	149.89	811	35
Medium and Large 2	480	138.65	665	12thin
Medium and Large 3	354	138.42	490	5thin

One grade step is worth $11.47/cwt here — about $321 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

146.19

—

MS average13 barns · 680 hd

139.08

+7.11

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	1,575	91.00	1,433	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	59.31	670	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,485	51.00	757	1thin

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)	990	$736	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	505	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	139.80/cwt	132.50–145.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	140.79/cwt	132.50–147.50	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	145.06/cwt	142.50–150.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	145.02/cwt	142.50–147.50	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	106.19/cwt	102.50–110.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	137.99/cwt	136.00–140.00	789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	159.31/cwt	152.50–167.50	674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	150.43/cwt	147.50–152.50	848	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	149.97/cwt	145.00–152.50	793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	113.77/cwt	112.50–115.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	144.97/cwt	137.50–150.00	905	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	135.00/cwt	132.50–137.50	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	145.92/cwt	142.50–150.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	139.03/cwt	138.00–140.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	161.28/cwt	160.00–162.50	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	155.62/cwt	152.50–160.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	135.05/cwt	132.50–137.50	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	670	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	855	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	735.73/head	600.00–850.00	736	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,433	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	59.31/cwt	56.00–67.00	670	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,485	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	757	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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →