Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $209.43/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$209.43

22 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$101.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.00

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	396	231.95	919	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	435	216.11	940	9thin
Medium and Large 2	525	182.50	958	1thin
Medium and Large 3	485	130.83	635	3thin

One grade step is worth $101.12/cwt here — about $285 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 sale22 hd

209.43

—

MS average13 barns · 532 hd

208.44

+1.00

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%	Average	1,136	87.51	994	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	61.00	625	1thin

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)	1,165	$1,088	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,125	3thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	815	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	213.57/cwt	202.50–225.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,097	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	924	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	195	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	254.19/cwt	247.50–265.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	721	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,087.50/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,088	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	815	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	86.01/cwt	85.00–88.50	944	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,259	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	625	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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