Sale reports / Mississippi / Peoples Livestock Auction / 2020-01-06

Peoples Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 6
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123
Feeder Cattle receipts
177 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 102▲ 177 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 32▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 15▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale 12/16/19: Feeder steers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Demand was good. Quality average to attractive.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.56/cwt on 46 head.
Average price
$127.56
46 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$601
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$206
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.48
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1508136.256914thin
Medium and Large 1-2496129.3964231
Medium and Large 2357125.534488thin
Medium and Large 3473102.504853thin
One grade step is worth $33.75/cwt here — about $206 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 sale46 hd
127.56
—
MS average7 barns · 238 hd
121.08
+6.48
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,33370.499403thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15352.606068thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50545.006771thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low94035.923389thin

Every lot

58 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2309150.00/cwt150.00–150.004645
Steers—Medium and Large 1362153.99/cwt152.00–155.005573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371150.67/cwt150.00–152.505597
Steers—Medium and Large 1455152.00/cwt152.00–152.006921
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2185125.00/cwt125.00–125.002311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225122.50/cwt122.50–122.502761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273136.26/cwt129.00–141.003723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280140.00/cwt140.00–140.003922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320135.00/cwt135.00–135.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321130.66/cwt127.00–135.004197
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335105.00/cwt105.00–105.003521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369127.19/cwt126.00–128.004695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385130.00/cwt130.00–130.005011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410124.97/cwt122.50–127.505124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470129.00/cwt129.00–129.006061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475124.00/cwt124.00–124.005893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490111.00/cwt111.00–111.005441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1500122.00/cwt122.00–122.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520113.03/cwt110.00–116.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 353080.00/cwt80.00–80.004241
Heifers—Medium and Large 356590.00/cwt90.00–90.005091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590105.00/cwt105.00–105.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600118.00/cwt118.00–118.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600105.00/cwt105.00–105.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 266095.00/cwt95.00–95.006271
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2230135.00/cwt135.00–135.003111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330122.42/cwt120.00–128.004043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385140.00/cwt140.00–140.005392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1395145.00/cwt145.00–145.005731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419140.14/cwt130.00–145.005877
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435145.00/cwt145.00–145.006312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435110.00/cwt110.00–110.004791
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440107.50/cwt107.50–107.504731
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460101.00/cwt101.00–101.004651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470139.00/cwt139.00–139.006532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470132.00/cwt132.00–132.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500138.00/cwt138.00–138.006902
Bulls—Medium and Large 352099.00/cwt99.00–99.005151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563120.00/cwt120.00–120.006769
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720108.00/cwt108.00–108.007782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0001
Bulls——1,37565.73/cwt65.00–66.509042
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82520.00/cwt20.00–20.001651
Cows—Lean 85-90%92035.00/cwt35.00–35.003221
Cows—Lean 85-90%95938.32/cwt30.00–45.003677
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14554.00/cwt54.00–54.006181
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15452.40/cwt44.50–59.006057
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50545.00/cwt45.00–45.006771
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,3702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,5383
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,100830.00/cwt830.00–830.009,1302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,225816.26/cwt800.00–850.009,9993

This sale against other markets

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.