Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED 10.00-20.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND STRONG ON A LIGHT RUN. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $234.69/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$234.69

19 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$62.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+29.98

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	437	254.30	1,110	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	445	225.00	1,001	2thin
Medium and Large 2	539	191.50	1,033	5thin

One grade step is worth $62.80/cwt here — about $78 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 sale19 hd

234.69

—

MS average7 barns · 367 hd

204.72

+29.98

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	1,945	119.28	2,320	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,075	89.27	960	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	83.50	804	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)	1,070	$1,117	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,090	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,035	$850	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	800	$1,050	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	885	$111	1thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	241.25/cwt	225.00–257.50	1,206	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	256.88/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,079	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,267	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	228.75/cwt	227.50–230.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	228.35/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	201.00/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	179.17/cwt	177.50–181.00	937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	236.58/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,136	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	970	1,090.00/head	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,090	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	885	111.00/head	111.00–111.00	111	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	3
Bulls	—	—	1,945	119.28/cwt	118.00–120.50	2,320	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	79.00/cwt	78.00–80.00	810	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	94.41/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,039	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	675	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	943	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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