Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS STEADY-5.00 HIGHER. FEEDER HEIFERS 5.00-15.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER BULLS AND COWS STEADY-5.00 HIGHER. QUALITY AVERAGE. DEMAND MODERATE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.43/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$148.43

40 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$88.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.52

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	402	168.45	677	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	485	139.56	676	22
Medium and Large 2	243	130.00	315	2thin
Medium and Large 3	605	80.00	484	1thin

One grade step is worth $88.45/cwt here — about $193 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 sale40 hd

148.43

—

MS average13 barns · 1,114 hd

168.95

−20.52

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	1,838	107.50	1,975	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	77.19	896	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	950	54.75	520	2thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,565	$1,050	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$975	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	265	183.87/cwt	177.50–190.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	167.18/cwt	152.50–182.50	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	206.39/cwt	200.00–215.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,060	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	173.75/cwt	170.00–177.50	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,035	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	185.00/cwt	182.50–187.50	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	113.00/cwt	110.00–115.00	961	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	172.33/cwt	170.00–175.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	205.91/cwt	199.00–217.50	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	164.96/cwt	162.50–167.50	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	157.43/cwt	145.00–170.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	154.94/cwt	152.50–157.50	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	150.04/cwt	147.50–152.50	458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	169.08/cwt	165.00–172.50	791	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	70.79/cwt	66.00–75.00	799	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,103	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,759	1
Bulls	—	—	2,000	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	834	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	280	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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