Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.73/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$147.73

37 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$37.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.76

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	430	162.76	700	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	435	138.81	604	17thin
Medium and Large 2	419	125.50	526	4thin

One grade step is worth $37.26/cwt here — about $174 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 sale37 hd

147.73

—

MS average11 barns · 1,434 hd

163.49

−15.76

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	1,667	103.43	1,724	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	88.70	1,067	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	61.53	614	13

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,150	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,125	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,100	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	928	$862	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$1,400	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	600	$400	3thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	170.52/cwt	167.00–175.00	709	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	162.50/cwt	150.00–175.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	147.29/cwt	140.00–155.00	538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,193	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	206.91/cwt	202.50–215.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	193.71/cwt	180.00–207.50	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	214.50/cwt	200.00–225.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	175.05/cwt	170.00–180.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	176.08/cwt	165.00–182.50	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	417	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	179.28/cwt	170.00–185.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	153.95/cwt	150.00–160.00	817	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	94.80/cwt	91.00–110.00	687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,065	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	861.73/head	700.00–1,000.00	862	4
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	600	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	3
Bulls	—	—	1,750	107.64/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,884	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,425	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	88.70/cwt	82.00–94.50	1,067	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	54.60/cwt	47.50–65.00	560	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	76.04/cwt	71.00–80.00	796	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	35.31/cwt	31.00–39.00	277	2

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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