Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED 5.00-15.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED 5.00-10.00 HIGHER. DEMAND STRONG ON SHORT SUPPLY. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.58/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$220.58

31 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$97.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.52

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	345	227.86	786	7thin
Medium and Large 1	467	223.09	1,041	22
Medium and Large 2	400	205.00	820	1thin
Medium and Large 3	375	130.00	488	1thin

One grade step is worth $97.86/cwt here — about $299 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 sale31 hd

220.58

—

MS average13 barns · 1,052 hd

222.10

−1.52

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	1,319	120.49	1,589	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,145	103.81	1,189	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	91.34	921	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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,104	7
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	800	$1,000	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	868	$969	6

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	570	212.87/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	264.88/cwt	260.00–270.00	975	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	247.59/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	211.32/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	227.86/cwt	225.00–230.00	786	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,358	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	222.61/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	204.55/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,164	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,069	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	224.88/cwt	210.00–235.00	962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,264	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	212.46/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	974	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,103.57/head	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,104	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	969.10/head	900.00–1,000.00	969	6
Bulls	—	—	1,500	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,913	1
Bulls	—	—	1,228	116.98/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,437	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	110.68/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,462	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	79.13/cwt	77.00–81.00	762	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	103.54/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,090	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	100.86/cwt	89.00–107.00	1,079	21

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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