Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $224.29/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$224.29

41 head · 412 lb average

Value per head Derived

$925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$4

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

$8.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	399	230.56	921	9thin
Medium and Large 1	416	222.53	925	32

One grade step is worth $8.02/cwt here — about −$4 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 sale41 hd

224.29

—

MS average13 barns · 814 hd

224.29

+0.00

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,072	83.22	892	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	892	48.19	430	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,075	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	855	$700	4thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	217.06/cwt	195.00–220.00	983	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	639	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	193.91/cwt	190.00–205.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	160.72/cwt	159.00–162.50	1,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	182.95/cwt	160.00–195.00	1,054	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	855	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	355	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	158.54/cwt	142.50–175.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	861	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	119.86/cwt	105.00–135.00	635	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	38.93/cwt	31.00–50.00	318	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	208	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	83.22/cwt	76.00–88.00	892	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	64.85/cwt	62.00–70.00	647	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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