Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS 5.00-15.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS STEADY. DEMAND STRONG. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE. ALOT OF FLESHY UNWEANED CALVES OFFERED TODAY.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.74/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$194.74

27 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$43.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.04

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	408	208.72	851	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	479	186.33	892	11thin
Medium and Large 2	403	165.00	666	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.72/cwt here — about $186 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 sale27 hd

194.74

—

MS average13 barns · 1,738 hd

194.78

−0.04

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	1,167	92.51	1,079	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	91.03	1,411	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	850	64.88	551	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)	1,100	$1,150	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,100	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	200	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	359	235.06/cwt	232.50–237.50	844	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	252.43/cwt	250.00–255.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	242.57/cwt	237.50–247.50	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,136	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	222.13/cwt	212.50–235.00	1,153	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,215	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	208.44/cwt	200.00–215.00	846	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	240.00/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	220.89/cwt	212.50–232.50	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	192.40/cwt	190.00–195.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	202.64/cwt	195.00–210.00	827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	216.15/cwt	198.00–225.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,229	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,019	85.09/cwt	78.00–91.00	867	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	98.44/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,265	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	91.03/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,411	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	64.88/cwt	57.50–71.00	551	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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