Sale reports / Mississippi / Peoples Livestock Auction / 2020-01-27

Peoples Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 27
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123
Feeder Cattle receipts
142 head
▼ 132 vs last sale 274▲ 142 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 32▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 10▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows traded 4.00- 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was very strong. Quality was average to attractive.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.94/cwt on 56 head.
Average price
$122.94
56 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$638
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$38.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.11
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2436132.0057524
Medium and Large 2370125.004631thin
Medium and Large 1607121.2073625
Medium and Large 351193.674786thin
One grade step is worth $38.33/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 sale56 hd
122.94
—
MS average13 barns · 1,112 hd
131.05
−8.11
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—Average1,20074.008882thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30954.947198thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98338.113753thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1285182.50/cwt182.50–182.505201
Steers—Medium and Large 1331181.41/cwt175.00–185.006004
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350159.00/cwt159.00–159.005573
Steers—Medium and Large 1378175.58/cwt167.00–185.006642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423159.69/cwt155.00–165.006756
Steers—Medium and Large 1430163.46/cwt160.00–167.007032
Steers—Medium and Large 1475161.00/cwt161.00–161.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added555138.00/cwt138.00–138.007661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613143.26/cwt140.00–145.008786
Steers—Medium and Large 1675140.00/cwt140.00–140.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 1740130.00/cwt130.00–130.009621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0202
Steers—Medium and Large 11,14095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3210110.00/cwt110.00–110.002311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323144.46/cwt142.50–146.004673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329140.54/cwt139.00–142.004627
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330110.00/cwt110.00–110.003631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1350142.00/cwt142.00–142.004971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370125.00/cwt125.00–125.004631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380139.00/cwt139.00–139.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2400125.00/cwt125.00–125.005003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435137.05/cwt135.00–139.005962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473132.85/cwt130.00–139.006286
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2500131.00/cwt128.00–134.006554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564127.96/cwt125.00–130.007225
Heifers—Medium and Large 357594.00/cwt94.00–94.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615108.85/cwt103.00–115.006692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added645118.00/cwt118.00–118.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 364582.00/cwt78.00–86.005292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650105.00/cwt105.00–105.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 366084.00/cwt84.00–84.005541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680105.00/cwt105.00–105.007142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780107.00/cwt107.00–107.008351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added791107.85/cwt105.00–110.008537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added800108.00/cwt108.00–108.008641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3240135.00/cwt135.00–135.003241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313174.00/cwt167.50–180.005452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380167.34/cwt155.00–180.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390114.87/cwt105.00–125.004482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420165.00/cwt165.00–165.006931
Bulls—Medium 344590.00/cwt90.00–90.004011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470150.00/cwt150.00–150.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480143.00/cwt143.00–143.006861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy510124.00/cwt124.00–124.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515134.00/cwt134.00–134.006903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585127.00/cwt127.00–127.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700113.00/cwt113.00–113.007911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,20074.00/cwt73.00–75.008882
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94040.66/cwt37.00–45.003822
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07033.00/cwt33.00–33.003531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20060.00/cwt60.00–60.007203
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37451.91/cwt49.00–58.007135
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2900650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,5503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,078722.45/cwt600.00–800.007,7885
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1141,003.85/cwt950.00–1,020.0011,1837
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,294937.68/cwt900.00–1,000.0012,1348
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,375999.64/cwt950.00–1,050.0013,7454
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900975.00/cwt975.00–975.008,7752

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.