Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $218.11/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$218.11

38 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$81

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

$46.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.25

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	439	230.45	1,012	23
Medium and Large 1-2	473	212.50	1,004	8thin
Medium and Large 2	594	183.97	1,092	7thin

One grade step is worth $46.47/cwt here — about −$81 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 sale38 hd

218.11

—

MS average13 barns · 698 hd

205.86

+12.25

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	1,288	108.66	1,400	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	90.88	1,042	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	74.32	728	5thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	465	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	990	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	232.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	225.69/cwt	212.50–235.00	1,153	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	375	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	71.79/cwt	60.00–81.00	655	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	913	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	785	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	85.00/cwt	80.00–90.00	871	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	94.14/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,227	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	595	1
Bulls	—	—	1,288	108.66/cwt	98.00–116.00	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	187.41/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	189.00/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	303	250.14/cwt	232.50–267.50	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	215.13/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	217.24/cwt	217.00–217.50	1,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	227.61/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	920	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	235.33/cwt	220.00–250.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	255.06/cwt	245.00–265.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	228.05/cwt	220.00–235.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,384	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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