Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS 5.00-12.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS 3.00-5.00 HIGHER. DEMAND STRONG. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $190.22/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$190.22

41 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$453

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

$80.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.77

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	201.44	969	31
Medium and Large 1-2	527	164.89	868	6thin
Medium and Large 2	358	161.25	576	2thin
Medium and Large 3	425	121.25	515	2thin

One grade step is worth $80.19/cwt here — about $453 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

190.22

—

MS average13 barns · 1,115 hd

196.99

−6.77

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	1,567	114.20	1,789	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,278	94.31	1,206	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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,134	$1,050	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$975	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$925	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,594	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,515	6
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	855	$900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	174.14/cwt	167.50–180.00	1,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	207.43/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	218.48/cwt	210.00–227.50	824	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	213.04/cwt	185.00–225.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	201.25/cwt	187.50–215.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	172.34/cwt	165.00–180.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	216.55/cwt	212.50–220.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	182.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	230.99/cwt	215.00–245.00	963	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	228.52/cwt	227.00–230.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	211.26/cwt	210.00–212.50	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	231.29/cwt	225.00–237.50	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	143.45/cwt	142.00–145.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,063	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	855	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,578.13/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,578	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,514.89/head	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,515	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	98.96/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,390	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	108.80/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,632	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,125	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	871	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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