Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS 8.00-10.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS STEADY TO 10.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY MOSTLY PLAIN.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.45/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$162.45

26 head · 373 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$67.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.54

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	353	203.60	719	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	430	170.00	731	6thin
Medium and Large 2	150	142.50	214	2thin
Medium and Large 3	396	135.77	537	11thin

One grade step is worth $67.83/cwt here — about $182 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 sale26 hd

162.45

—

MS average13 barns · 1,189 hd

197.98

−35.54

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	1,368	108.50	1,484	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	98.62	1,234	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	69.00	707	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)	1,200	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,400	3thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	465	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	216.20/cwt	215.00–217.50	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	218.75/cwt	210.00–227.50	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	182.56/cwt	172.50–190.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	235	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	347	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	265	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	121.46/cwt	115.00–127.50	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	150	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	709	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,888	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	90.56/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,021	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	104.67/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,407	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	69.00/cwt	62.00–75.00	707	3
Bulls	—	—	1,135	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,124	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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