Sale reports / Mississippi / Peoples Livestock Auction / 2020-09-21

Peoples Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 21
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123
Feeder Cattle receipts
206 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 99▲ 78 vs year ago 128 · +60.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 21▲ 39 vs year ago 31 · +125.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 0▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: STEERS SOLD MOSTLY STEADY. HEIFERS SOLD STEADY-5.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS SOLD 2.00-3.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS SOLD MOSTLY STEADY.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.41/cwt on 41 head.
Average price
$123.41
41 head · 330 lb average
Value per head Derived
$407
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$128
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$32.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.98
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2248130.2032320
Medium and Large 1424123.2252211thin
Medium and Large 2372113.054218thin
Medium and Large 346098.004512thin
One grade step is worth $32.20/cwt here — about −$128 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 sale41 hd
123.41
—
MS average11 barns · 1,017 hd
118.43
+4.98
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—Average1,51982.261,2507thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12158.0265016
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low88742.5837823

Every lot

62 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1325155.00/cwt155.00–155.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330145.00/cwt145.00–145.004793
Steers—Medium and Large 1377153.95/cwt150.00–160.005803
Steers—Medium and Large 1425139.95/cwt138.00–142.005952
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2175130.00/cwt130.00–130.002283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210132.27/cwt130.00–135.0027811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255135.00/cwt135.00–135.003443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255120.00/cwt120.00–120.003061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265135.00/cwt135.00–135.003581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315127.62/cwt120.00–132.004023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335115.00/cwt115.00–115.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368114.80/cwt110.00–120.004223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375128.50/cwt128.50–128.504821
Heifers—Medium and Large 340095.00/cwt95.00–95.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405110.00/cwt110.00–110.004462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423122.54/cwt120.00–125.005182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2455118.00/cwt118.00–118.005373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475105.00/cwt105.00–105.004991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518118.50/cwt118.00–119.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520101.00/cwt101.00–101.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560117.00/cwt117.00–117.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2180130.00/cwt130.00–130.002341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1230130.00/cwt130.00–130.002991
Bulls—Medium and Large 3250110.00/cwt110.00–110.002751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320121.06/cwt120.00–122.003872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380110.00/cwt110.00–110.004181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400110.00/cwt110.00–110.004401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418133.41/cwt130.00–135.005583
Bulls—Medium and Large 345597.50/cwt97.50–97.504441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463124.46/cwt122.00–127.505766
Bulls—Medium and Large 1507123.30/cwt120.00–128.006253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523112.51/cwt110.00–117.505883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006305
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570114.17/cwt112.50–115.006519
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615111.02/cwt110.00–112.006832
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20065.00/cwt65.00–65.007801
Bulls——1,45481.98/cwt80.00–85.001,1924
Bulls——1,81091.45/cwt91.00–92.001,6552
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight71531.64/cwt30.00–35.002264
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80040.00/cwt40.00–40.003201
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83052.00/cwt52.00–52.004321
Cows—Lean 85-90%90034.00/cwt34.00–34.003061
Cows—Lean 85-90%90242.18/cwt40.00–44.003806
Cows—Lean 85-90%95947.38/cwt45.00–53.0045410
Cows—Boner 80-85%97063.33/cwt63.00–64.006143
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12753.23/cwt52.50–54.006003
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16457.86/cwt52.00–61.0067310
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1785600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,7101
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2800600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,8007
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,060600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,3601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2915575.00/cwt575.00–575.005,2611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2920800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,3601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,075810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,7082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,135980.00/cwt980.00–980.0011,1233
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,155963.42/cwt950.00–975.0011,1282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1751,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2951,217.57/cwt1,200.00–1,250.0015,7683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,325750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,9381
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,095800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,7602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3001,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0018,8501

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.