Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $190.13/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$190.13

11 head · 420 lb average

Value per head Derived

$798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$32

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

$91.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.19

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	407	219.29	893	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	368	192.26	708	6thin
Medium and Large 2	465	152.50	709	1thin
Medium and Large 3	725	127.50	924	1thin

One grade step is worth $91.79/cwt here — about −$32 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 sale11 hd

190.13

—

MS average13 barns · 356 hd

183.94

+6.19

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	1,150	101.52	1,167	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	92.70	1,152	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	981	75.11	737	4thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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	—	407	219.29/cwt	210.00–230.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	192.26/cwt	170.00–212.50	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	991	2
Bulls	—	—	1,150	101.52/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,167	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	84.39/cwt	79.00–89.00	939	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	69.15/cwt	59.00–75.00	697	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	837	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,387	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.

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