Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 10.00 HIGHER. 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 $180.76/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$180.76

35 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$84.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	361	216.92	784	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	487	157.37	766	17thin
Medium and Large 2	515	132.53	683	3thin

One grade step is worth $84.39/cwt here — about $101 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 sale35 hd

180.76

—

MS average13 barns · 1,252 hd

183.07

−2.31

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	1,415	86.67	1,226	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	97.13	1,205	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	917	50.33	461	3thin

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)	1,268	$1,203	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$965	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$925	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	700	$1,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	570	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	223.84/cwt	217.50–235.00	851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	892	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	178.78/cwt	177.50–180.00	855	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	244.24/cwt	212.50–260.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	198.75/cwt	195.00–202.50	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	150.06/cwt	147.50–155.00	725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	223.45/cwt	217.50–232.50	816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	223.13/cwt	212.50–235.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	136.30/cwt	135.00–137.50	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	236.60/cwt	230.00–250.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	218.32/cwt	217.50–220.00	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	221.33/cwt	212.50–227.50	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	217.54/cwt	212.50–220.00	896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	193.62/cwt	187.50–200.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	576	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,268	1,202.76/head	900.00–1,400.00	1,203	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	700	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	965.00/head	965.00–965.00	965	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	175	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,525	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,821	1
Bulls	—	—	1,065	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	533	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	63.00/cwt	59.00–67.00	646	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	97.13/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,205	5

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 →