Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED 5.00-8.00 HIGHER. HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE. DEMAND GOOD.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $216.47/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$216.47

48 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$528

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

$92.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.54

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	228.84	1,043	32
Medium and Large 1-2	444	212.86	944	7thin
Medium and Large 2	476	186.43	887	7thin
Medium and Large 3	378	136.25	514	2thin

One grade step is worth $92.59/cwt here — about $528 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 sale48 hd

216.47

—

MS average13 barns · 735 hd

196.92

+19.54

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	1,753	112.95	1,980	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	84.17	981	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	62.66	677	5thin

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)	1,070	$975	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	219.37/cwt	210.00–230.00	829	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	182.50/cwt	170.00–195.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	232.39/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	185	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	173.93/cwt	160.00–187.50	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	213.72/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	223.82/cwt	220.00–227.50	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	545	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	201.53/cwt	198.00–205.00	1,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	735	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	455	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	410	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	841	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	80.79/cwt	76.00–84.00	884	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	533	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	65.32/cwt	62.00–68.00	715	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	90.92/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,189	3
Bulls	—	—	1,753	112.95/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,980	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	243.10/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,009	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	252.97/cwt	240.00–265.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	249.77/cwt	245.00–255.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	255.02/cwt	242.50–260.00	798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	555	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	199.00/cwt	198.00–200.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	227.05/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,063	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	445	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,017	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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