Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER HEIFERS AND STEERS SOLD 10.00-15.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS SOLD STEADY TO 5.00 HIGHER. DEMAND STRONG. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.45/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$204.45

27 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$658

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

$98.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.58

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	218.45	1,018	20
Medium and Large 1-2	790	182.00	1,438	3thin
Medium and Large 2	377	161.67	609	3thin
Medium and Large 3	300	120.00	360	1thin

One grade step is worth $98.45/cwt here — about $658 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

204.45

—

MS average13 barns · 1,150 hd

214.02

−9.58

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	1,315	91.00	1,197	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	101.77	1,217	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,635	94.00	1,537	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	981	69.81	685	6thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,275	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,200	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,039	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,150	$1,200	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$1,650	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	800	$1,050	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	575	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	950	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	252.90/cwt	242.50–262.50	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	230.93/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	238.74/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,129	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	245.61/cwt	225.00–260.00	931	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	228.76/cwt	210.00–247.50	1,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	222.91/cwt	210.00–235.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	209.18/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,067	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	172.62/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	227.60/cwt	220.00–240.00	854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	253	265.45/cwt	220.00–310.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	246.37/cwt	236.00–257.50	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,650.00/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	850	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,039.11/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,039	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	4
Bulls	—	—	1,315	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,197	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	90.41/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,080	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	107.45/cwt	95.00–116.00	1,285	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,537	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	73.57/cwt	65.00–80.00	748	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	408	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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