Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED 5.00-10.00 HIGHER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED 10.00-12.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.26/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$202.26

22 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$95.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.05

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	331	229.66	760	7thin
Medium and Large 1	463	213.96	990	10thin
Medium and Large 2	500	165.00	825	1thin
Medium and Large 3	540	134.38	726	4thin

One grade step is worth $95.28/cwt here — about $34 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 sale22 hd

202.26

—

MS average12 barns · 1,240 hd

206.31

−4.05

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	1,461	115.18	1,683	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,174	106.12	1,245	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	972	75.44	734	7thin

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)	1,140	$1,203	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,825	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,646	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	961	$1,608	9
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,130	5

Every lot, as filed

47 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 1	—	255	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	201.57/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	187.55/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	173.72/cwt	172.50–175.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	85.25/cwt	78.00–92.00	833	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	68.08/cwt	62.00–74.00	660	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	107.35/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,277	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	974	1
Bulls	—	—	1,358	124.08/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,685	2
Bulls	—	—	1,530	109.25/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,672	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	800	1,130.00/head	1,130.00–1,130.00	1,130	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,267	1,271.58/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,272	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,617.50/head	1,600.00–1,635.00	1,618	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,586.93/head	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,587	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	236.50/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,057	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,233	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	229.52/cwt	227.50–232.50	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	219.14/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,030	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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