Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED 15.00-25.00 HIGHER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED 10.00-18.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED 4.00-5.00 HIGHER. VERY STRONG DEMAND. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.11/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$146.11

74 head · 415 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$52.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.81

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	424	161.88	686	20
Medium and Large 1-2	423	147.83	625	24
Medium and Large 2	389	137.02	533	27
Medium and Large 3	517	109.17	564	3thin

One grade step is worth $52.71/cwt here — about $122 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 sale74 hd

146.11

—

MS average7 barns · 886 hd

160.93

−14.81

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	—	High	1,527	100.92	1,541	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,084	71.71	777	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	971	48.36	470	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$850	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$725	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	675	$575	3thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2	—	230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	334	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	138.72/cwt	137.50–140.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	128.74/cwt	127.50–130.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	174.93/cwt	170.00–180.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	178.65/cwt	172.50–185.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	126.25/cwt	115.00–130.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	629	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	406	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	153.14/cwt	150.00–157.50	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	200.39/cwt	175.00–210.00	850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	191.06/cwt	177.50–205.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	174.07/cwt	167.50–177.50	905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	186.38/cwt	170.00–202.50	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	386	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	176.48/cwt	171.00–180.00	505	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	191.34/cwt	180.00–202.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,085	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	77.45/cwt	75.00–80.00	862	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	208	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	665	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	50.93/cwt	43.00–63.00	509	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	65.97/cwt	65.00–67.00	696	2
Bulls	—	—	1,612	106.11/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,710	3
Bulls	—	—	1,400	93.14/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,304	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	906	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	188.91/cwt	172.50–210.00	793	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	168.31/cwt	165.00–172.50	784	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	162.68/cwt	147.50–177.50	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	135.51/cwt	125.00–140.00	581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	274	205.72/cwt	200.00–210.00	564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	174.18/cwt	162.00–187.50	827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	153.33/cwt	150.00–160.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	161.68/cwt	152.50–167.50	668	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	154.54/cwt	144.00–165.00	661	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	138.99/cwt	132.50–145.00	652	9

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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