Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY TO 4.00 HIGHER. DEMAND MODERATE ON LIGHT SUPPLY. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $228.75/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$228.75

24 head · 401 lb average

Value per head Derived

$918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$43.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.53

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	401	241.10	967	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	465	222.50	1,035	2thin
Medium and Large 2	382	197.92	755	6thin

One grade step is worth $43.18/cwt here — about $211 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 sale24 hd

228.75

—

MS average13 barns · 527 hd

200.22

+28.53

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	98.02	1,175	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	70.69	661	5thin

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	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,144	$1,232	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,050	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	845	$338	6

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	370	234.41/cwt	222.50–245.00	867	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	255.01/cwt	245.00–270.00	816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	237.98/cwt	235.00–242.50	995	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	147.61/cwt	145.00–150.00	347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	236.30/cwt	232.50–240.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	194.45/cwt	180.00–215.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	211.25/cwt	202.50–220.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	126.00/head	126.00–126.00	126	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	650	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	1,213.71/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,214	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	69.15/cwt	62.00–78.00	674	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	801	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	99.61/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,239	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	92.46/cwt	90.00–95.00	962	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	485	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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →