Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED 5.00-10.00 HIGHER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED 3.00-5.00 LOWER. DEMAND MODERATE ON SHORT SUPPLY. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE. HEAT WAVE AFFECTING MOST OF THE REGION.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $232.96/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$232.96

32 head · 395 lb average

Value per head Derived

$920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$594

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

$104.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.24

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	452	255.05	1,152	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	333	244.69	815	11thin
Medium and Large 2	400	218.75	875	2thin
Medium and Large 3	369	151.00	557	5thin

One grade step is worth $104.05/cwt here — about $594 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 sale32 hd

232.96

—

MS average13 barns · 587 hd

208.72

+24.24

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	1,325	99.00	1,312	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	96.92	1,109	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	76.50	784	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,175	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,025	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,000	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	355	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	261.25/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	241.25/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	239.31/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,005	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	259	252.35/cwt	242.50–255.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	242.53/cwt	240.00–245.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	239.88/cwt	225.00–255.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	335	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	249.16/cwt	242.50–255.00	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	263.38/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	270.77/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,135	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	200	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	956	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Bulls	—	—	1,925	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,406	1
Bulls	—	—	1,025	86.00/cwt	62.00–110.00	882	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	86.52/cwt	86.00–87.00	920	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	107.32/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,315	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	76.50/cwt	71.00–82.00	784	2

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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