Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO THE WEEK BEFORE : FEEDER STEERS TRADED 5.00-15.00 HIGHER. HEIFERS TRADED 3.00-8.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER CATTLE TRADED 5.00-10.00 HIGHER. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE. DEMAND GOOD. WARMER WEATHER AND RECENT RAINS HAS INCREASED DEMAND FOR RYE GRASS CATTLE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.96/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$139.96

67 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$47.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.73

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	147.20	734	47
Medium and Large 1-2	521	133.07	693	11thin
Medium and Large 2	484	119.01	576	5thin
Medium and Large 3	426	100.00	426	4thin

One grade step is worth $47.20/cwt here — about $308 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 sale67 hd

139.96

—

MS average7 barns · 773 hd

147.68

−7.73

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	68.48	808	10

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	—	550	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	146.66/cwt	137.50–152.50	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	133.76/cwt	130.00–137.50	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	156.66/cwt	152.50–162.50	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	131.30/cwt	130.00–132.50	687	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	178.72/cwt	165.00–181.00	763	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	172.18/cwt	157.50–175.00	866	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	155.90/cwt	150.00–157.00	954	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	167.46/cwt	160.00–175.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	173.56/cwt	167.50–180.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	167.35/cwt	165.00–172.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	126.17/cwt	124.00–127.50	883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	171.25/cwt	167.50–175.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	716	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	864	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	68.09/cwt	64.00–71.00	802	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	144.74/cwt	142.00–147.50	837	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	384	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	138.57/cwt	132.50–145.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	155.89/cwt	145.00–160.00	811	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	147.13/cwt	135.00–152.50	789	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	132.47/cwt	120.00–140.00	833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	153.64/cwt	137.50–160.00	671	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	120.01/cwt	117.50–122.50	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	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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