Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED 5.00-10.00 HIGHER. HEIFERS TRADED 3.00-8.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $142.86/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$142.86

25 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$372

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

$37.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.33

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	149.70	691	19thin
Medium and Large 2	443	127.50	564	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	525	120.00	630	3thin
Medium and Large 3	285	112.00	319	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.70/cwt here — about $372 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 sale25 hd

142.86

—

MS average13 barns · 664 hd

141.53

+1.33

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	1,255	80.00	1,004	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,035	58.30	603	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	860	40.35	347	5thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,500	$850	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$800	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$800	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	900	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	157.55/cwt	150.00–165.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	155.71/cwt	145.00–162.50	808	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	140.00/cwt	130.00–152.50	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.89/cwt	130.00–145.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	155.42/cwt	150.00–160.00	811	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	165	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	172.70/cwt	160.00–190.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	142.23/cwt	137.50–147.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	148.37/cwt	142.50–155.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	154.38/cwt	150.00–165.00	463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	56.85/cwt	50.00–62.00	579	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	760	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	450	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	37.94/cwt	30.00–40.00	322	4
Bulls	—	—	1,255	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,004	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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