Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY TO 5.00 LOWER. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE. DEMAND MODERATE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.08/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$199.08

27 head · 413 lb average

Value per head Derived

$822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$30.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.06

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	208.42	985	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	372	199.67	742	15thin
Medium and Large 2	447	178.17	796	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.25/cwt here — about $189 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

199.08

—

MS average13 barns · 1,167 hd

206.13

−7.06

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	1,655	116.18	1,923	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,299	96.86	1,258	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	55.32	533	2thin

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)	1,276	$1,380	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	268.70/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	213.71/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	214.98/cwt	212.50–217.50	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	202.94/cwt	200.00–205.00	757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	168.86/cwt	165.00–172.50	878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	169.14/cwt	150.00–190.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	214.93/cwt	210.00–220.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	187.20/cwt	160.00–217.50	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	281.51/cwt	270.00–290.00	921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	273.41/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,017	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	231	274.27/cwt	240.00–305.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	964	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,276	1,379.69/head	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,380	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	116.18/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,923	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	96.86/cwt	83.00–109.00	1,258	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	55.32/cwt	50.00–60.00	533	2

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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