Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.97/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$140.97

31 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$52.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.04

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	152.23	694	20
Medium and Large 1-2	665	125.00	831	4thin
Medium and Large 2	381	120.91	461	6thin
Medium and Large 3	345	100.00	345	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.23/cwt here — about $349 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 sale31 hd

140.97

—

MS average13 barns · 1,169 hd

149.00

−8.04

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	1,400	100.00	1,400	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,030	62.35	642	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	933	43.00	401	3thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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 1	—	545	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	168.13/cwt	155.00–182.50	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	137.49/cwt	130.00–143.00	916	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	122.39/cwt	115.00–130.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	141.94/cwt	140.00–144.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	136.30/cwt	130.00–142.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	165.45/cwt	155.00–175.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	163.15/cwt	155.00–167.50	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	141.75/cwt	135.00–150.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	182.57/cwt	180.00–185.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	157.45/cwt	150.00–165.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	163.91/cwt	155.00–177.50	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	178.82/cwt	175.00–182.50	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	749	3
Bulls	—	—	1,400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,400	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	704	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	180	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	62.35/cwt	58.00–65.00	642	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	360	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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