Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND GOOD ON HIGH QUALITY CALVES. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.41/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$209.41

27 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$390

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

$58.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.63

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	218.70	1,190	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	325	203.93	663	7thin
Medium and Large 2	380	189.17	719	3thin
Medium and Large 3	500	160.00	800	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.70/cwt here — about $390 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 sale27 hd

209.41

—

MS average13 barns · 1,275 hd

216.04

−6.63

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	935	90.00	842	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,207	107.52	1,297	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,200	107.00	1,284	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,025	85.75	879	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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,158	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,425	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	228.50/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,291	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	253.30/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	995	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	257.55/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	220.00/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	226.65/cwt	225.00–230.00	975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	229.50/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	445	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	240.09/cwt	237.50–242.50	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	845	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	232.62/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	211.40/cwt	202.50–225.00	1,186	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	237.55/cwt	230.00–245.00	874	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,033	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,316.67/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,317	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bulls	—	—	935	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	842	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	110.83/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,333	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,115	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,284	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,035	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	80.67/cwt	76.00–86.00	827	3

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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