Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 10.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY. QUALITY AVERAGE. DEMAND GOOD.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $211.20/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$211.20

30 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$473

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

$82.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.87

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	222.55	970	22
Medium and Large 1-2	405	185.71	752	7thin
Medium and Large 3	355	140.00	497	1thin

One grade step is worth $82.55/cwt here — about $473 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 sale30 hd

211.20

—

MS average12 barns · 561 hd

191.33

+19.87

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	1,075	105.00	1,129	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	96.12	1,118	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	84.66	868	5thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$946	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$925	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	893	$775	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	971	$1,216	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	767	$1,167	3thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	280	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	228.55/cwt	202.50–250.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	191.89/cwt	185.00–197.50	1,084	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	228	276.37/cwt	257.50–285.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,188	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,580	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	985	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	217.99/cwt	212.50–225.00	902	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,148	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	227.66/cwt	200.00–255.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	919	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	211.25/cwt	210.00–212.50	982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	201.65/cwt	182.00–220.00	1,043	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	250.23/cwt	242.50–257.50	813	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	1,155.10/head	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,155	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	945.97/head	910.00–975.00	946	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	96.12/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,118	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	484	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	91.83/cwt	81.00–100.00	979	4
Bulls	—	—	1,075	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,129	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.

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