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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY MOSTLY PLAIN.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.75/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$141.75

54 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$23.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.66

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	149.65	690	23
Medium and Large 1-2	474	137.70	652	26
Medium and Large 2	480	126.50	607	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.15/cwt here — about $82 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 sale54 hd

141.75

—

MS average13 barns · 1,526 hd

155.41

−13.66

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	1,600	83.00	1,328	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,130	57.44	649	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	903	47.94	433	7thin

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)	1,240	$900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$778	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,120	$775	2thin

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 1	—	618	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	159.87/cwt	150.00–165.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	181.27/cwt	180.00–182.50	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	169.53/cwt	160.00–180.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	182.52/cwt	180.00–185.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	133.50/cwt	132.50–135.00	774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	153.90/cwt	145.00–165.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	148.81/cwt	145.00–155.00	707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	138.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	707	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	136.09/cwt	132.50–140.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	146.27/cwt	145.00–147.50	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	168.13/cwt	162.50–177.50	699	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	778.42/head	750.00–800.00	778	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,328	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	859	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	53.59/cwt	50.00–58.00	585	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	513	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	56.65/cwt	56.00–58.00	548	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	797	38.54/cwt	35.00–40.00	307	3

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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