Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $213.36/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$213.36

45 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$65.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.83

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	426	232.12	989	29
Medium and Large 1-2	581	186.96	1,087	10thin
Medium and Large 2	438	166.67	731	6thin

One grade step is worth $65.46/cwt here — about $258 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 sale45 hd

213.36

—

MS average13 barns · 520 hd

196.53

+16.83

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	1,480	112.13	1,659	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	87.37	1,043	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	70.00	719	4thin

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)	1,500	$1,325	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$700	5

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	77.15/cwt	68.00–86.00	832	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	96.32/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,246	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	61.00/cwt	50.00–72.00	625	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	79.00/cwt	78.00–80.00	812	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,515	1
Bulls	—	—	1,035	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	246.20/cwt	245.00–247.50	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	246.48/cwt	235.00–257.50	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	269.22/cwt	257.50–285.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	206.57/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,074	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	216.93/cwt	212.50–220.00	909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	176.49/cwt	167.50–185.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	231.58/cwt	220.00–245.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	213.71/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	219.51/cwt	200.00–240.00	676	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	259.77/cwt	250.00–265.00	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	185.00/cwt	165.00–205.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	207.57/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	223.08/cwt	220.00–227.50	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	192.41/cwt	170.00–215.00	1,160	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	228.53/cwt	215.00–242.50	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	204.19/cwt	192.50–212.50	1,180	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	234.43/cwt	217.50–252.50	994	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	5
Bulls	—	—	2,350	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	2,996	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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