Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER HEIFERS AND STEERS TRADED 5.00- 12.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED 6.00-8.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD ON A LIGHT SUPPLY. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.66/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$215.66

50 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$407

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

$41.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.34

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	221.03	1,185	32
Medium and Large 1-2	459	218.93	1,004	7thin
Medium and Large 2	486	201.92	980	9thin
Medium and Large 3	433	180.00	779	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.03/cwt here — about $407 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 sale50 hd

215.66

—

MS average13 barns · 1,476 hd

224.00

−8.34

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	1,117	100.34	1,121	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	413	263.64/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	420	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	226.25/cwt	225.00–227.50	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	214.94/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	230.05/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,162	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	235.70/cwt	230.00–240.00	988	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	222.16/cwt	217.50–229.00	1,257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	192.38/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	207.56/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	215.12/cwt	205.00–225.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	203.75/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	875	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,422	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,577	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	922	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	207.29/cwt	202.50–212.50	974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	165	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	258.77/cwt	257.50–260.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	218.78/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	180	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	243.28/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	257.30/cwt	245.00–270.00	965	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	221.27/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	233.69/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	215.85/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	613	210.15/cwt	202.50–217.50	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	565	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	550	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,075	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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