Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO TWO WEEKS AGO: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED 10.00 -20.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY TO 8.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $224.44/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$224.44

36 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$38.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.78

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	423	228.75	968	8thin
Medium and Large 1	459	227.21	1,043	25
Medium and Large 2	418	189.83	794	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.92/cwt here — about $174 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 sale36 hd

224.44

—

MS average6 barns · 427 hd

227.22

−2.78

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	1,804	106.06	1,913	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	90.49	1,076	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	72.00	738	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$1,087	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,140	$952	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,163	$775	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,170	$1,300	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	800	$600	3thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	655	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	745	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	237.61/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	236.71/cwt	235.00–237.50	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	234.18/cwt	227.50–240.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	238.50/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	238.77/cwt	237.50–240.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	214.99/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,301	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	228.65/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,075	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	230.76/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,218	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	236.53/cwt	215.00–260.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	276.71/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,051	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	274.25/cwt	252.50–290.00	1,141	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	644	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	951.75/head	900.00–1,000.00	952	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,087.19/head	1,055.00–1,100.00	1,087	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	3
Bulls	—	—	1,543	103.09/cwt	92.00–111.00	1,591	2
Bulls	—	—	2,325	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,604	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	738	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	98.73/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,163	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	85.00/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,017	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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