Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS 5.00-6.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS 1.00-2.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER BULLS STEADY.DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY AVERAGE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.51/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$147.51

63 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

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

$48.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.91

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	408	156.36	637	28
Medium and Large 1-2	433	148.11	641	24
Medium and Large 2	439	127.17	558	9thin
Medium and Large 3	278	107.75	299	2thin

One grade step is worth $48.61/cwt here — about $338 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 sale63 hd

147.51

—

MS average13 barns · 1,370 hd

155.42

−7.91

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	1,590	98.31	1,564	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	75.65	940	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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	133.76/cwt	132.50–135.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	159.83/cwt	152.50–167.50	521	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	156.15/cwt	152.50–160.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	159.33/cwt	157.50–162.50	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	192.47/cwt	185.00–197.50	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	157.50/cwt	150.00–165.00	788	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	163.94/cwt	152.50–175.00	834	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	188.11/cwt	182.50–200.00	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	150.78/cwt	140.00–157.50	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	153.98/cwt	153.00–155.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	126.25/cwt	125.00–127.50	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	148.30/cwt	132.50–162.50	627	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	185	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	171.61/cwt	160.00–180.00	724	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	185.08/cwt	172.50–205.00	611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	158.22/cwt	152.50–167.50	598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	143.64/cwt	140.00–147.50	888	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	158.71/cwt	155.00–162.50	762	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bulls	—	—	1,658	101.47/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,682	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	915	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	77.69/cwt	72.00–82.00	943	4
Bulls	—	—	1,455	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,339	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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →