Sale reports / Mississippi / Peoples Livestock Auction / 2020-02-03

Peoples Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 3
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123
Feeder Cattle receipts
273 head
▲ 131 vs last sale 142▲ 273 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 19▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 30▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded unevenly. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady to 5.00 higher. Quality plain to average. Demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $122.15/cwt on 76 head.
Average price
$122.15
76 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$641
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$162
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$33.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.74
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2505125.2363249
Medium and Large 1617120.2474217thin
Medium and Large 2446118.365287thin
Medium and Large 351391.674713thin
One grade step is worth $33.56/cwt here — about $162 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 sale76 hd
122.15
—
MS average12 barns · 486 hd
128.89
−6.74
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—Average1,63076.671,2503thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22061.427496thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,09236.914033thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1313173.19/cwt170.00–180.005423
Steers—Medium and Large 1358162.55/cwt160.00–165.005822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380155.00/cwt155.00–155.005892
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275137.00/cwt137.00–137.003772
Heifers—Medium and Large 328090.00/cwt90.00–90.002521
Heifers—Medium and Large 332590.00/cwt90.00–90.002931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350119.00/cwt119.00–119.004171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1355135.00/cwt135.00–135.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 338090.16/cwt88.00–92.503432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381128.98/cwt126.00–137.004918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422125.48/cwt120.00–128.0053010
Heifers—Medium and Large 342580.00/cwt80.00–80.003401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429131.64/cwt125.00–139.005654
Heifers—Medium and Large 345389.50/cwt89.00–90.004052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465125.55/cwt121.00–130.005844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475134.00/cwt134.00–134.006371
Heifers—Medium and Large 350590.00/cwt90.00–90.004551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521117.27/cwt110.00–122.5061113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2550123.00/cwt123.00–123.006772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 361890.00/cwt90.00–90.005562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650110.00/cwt110.00–110.007151
Heifers—Medium and Large 371588.00/cwt88.00–88.006291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy73594.00/cwt94.00–94.006912
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265200.00/cwt200.00–200.005301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360152.50/cwt152.00–153.005492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370125.00/cwt125.00–125.004631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380138.97/cwt133.00–145.005285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405138.00/cwt138.00–138.005591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425134.43/cwt130.00–140.0057113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430123.00/cwt123.00–123.005291
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445100.00/cwt100.00–100.004451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471130.00/cwt130.00–130.006125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520122.70/cwt118.00–128.0063811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520102.50/cwt102.50–102.505331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy540109.00/cwt109.00–109.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 354590.00/cwt90.00–90.004911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550108.00/cwt108.00–108.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 355085.00/cwt85.00–85.004681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560115.00/cwt115.00–115.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy565113.00/cwt113.00–113.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Full575112.00/cwt112.00–112.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1590110.00/cwt110.00–110.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600112.00/cwt112.00–112.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy600111.00/cwt111.00–111.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610111.00/cwt111.00–111.006772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy64090.00/cwt90.00–90.005762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full65095.00/cwt95.00–95.006182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy700105.00/cwt105.00–105.007352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1790109.50/cwt105.00–114.008652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy81599.00/cwt98.00–100.008072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1850107.00/cwt107.00–107.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy92595.00/cwt95.00–95.008791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2950106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0072
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0711
Bulls——1,68080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,3442
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70016.00/cwt16.00–16.001121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06855.32/cwt50.00–60.005912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28847.37/cwt45.50–49.006102
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29664.47/cwt62.00–69.008364
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy8451,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.009,7181
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2890550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,8951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2900700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,130839.82/cwt800.00–875.009,4904
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,270800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,1602

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.