Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. DEMAND MODRATE. QUALITY PLAIN TO AVERAGE. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS STEADY.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $224.55/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$224.55

31 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$961

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$59.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+30.64

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	238.16	1,063	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	396	217.96	862	15thin
Medium and Large 2	540	178.75	965	2thin

One grade step is worth $59.41/cwt here — about $97 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

224.55

—

MS average13 barns · 662 hd

193.91

+30.64

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	1,925	111.00	2,137	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	82.37	947	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	69.83	700	6thin

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)	1,350	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,450	$925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	427	249.80/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,067	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	600	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	485	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	675	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,384	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	515	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	216.31/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,231	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	218.88/cwt	205.00–227.50	926	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	217.32/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	249.21/cwt	245.00–258.00	910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,163	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	—	—	1,925	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,137	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	80.60/cwt	75.00–85.00	890	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,325	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	62.00/cwt	59.00–65.00	610	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	85.49/cwt	85.00–86.00	887	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.

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