Sale reports / Mississippi / Peoples Livestock Auction / 2020-12-14

Peoples Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 14
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123
Feeder Cattle receipts
202 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 165▲ 100 vs year ago 102 · +98.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 65▲ 8 vs year ago 32 · +25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 35▼ 5 vs year ago 15 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED STEADY TO 5.00 LOWER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 8.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADE 2.00 TO 3.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED 4.00 TO 6.00 HIGHER. 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 $123.23/cwt on 39 head.
Average price
$123.23
39 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$602
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$223
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.35
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1493129.8864016thin
Medium and Large 1-2447129.1257716thin
Medium and Large 2720100.677253thin
Medium and Large 346490.004174thin
One grade step is worth $39.88/cwt here — about $223 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 sale39 hd
123.23
—
MS average12 barns · 613 hd
124.58
−1.35
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—High1,69779.891,3569thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13646.535298thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low87329.362565thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1295165.00/cwt165.00–165.004871
Steers—Medium and Large 1321167.62/cwt160.00–175.005387
Steers—Medium and Large 1368165.00/cwt165.00–165.006072
Steers—Medium and Large 1460142.42/cwt135.00–150.006552
Steers—Medium and Large 1500135.00/cwt135.00–135.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy525145.00/cwt145.00–145.007611
Steers—Medium and Large 1558132.53/cwt125.00–140.007402
Steers—Medium and Large 1625121.00/cwt121.00–121.007561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328140.98/cwt140.00–142.004622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2350133.00/cwt133.00–133.004663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380133.48/cwt132.00–135.005072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430133.71/cwt130.00–135.005754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455118.00/cwt118.00–118.005371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470120.00/cwt120.00–120.005643
Heifers—Medium and Large 347082.00/cwt82.00–82.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485120.99/cwt120.00–122.005872
Heifers—Medium and Large 350080.00/cwt80.00–80.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508115.98/cwt115.00–118.005899
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509121.21/cwt120.00–125.006175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560118.56/cwt115.00–122.006642
Heifers—Medium and Large 360575.00/cwt75.00–75.004541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655110.00/cwt110.00–110.007211
Heifers—Medium and Large 299085.00/cwt85.00–85.008421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1255155.00/cwt155.00–155.003951
Bulls—Medium and Large 325595.00/cwt95.00–95.002421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1388138.98/cwt138.00–140.005392
Bulls—Medium and Large 342090.00/cwt90.00–90.003782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422140.66/cwt140.00–142.005943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436129.62/cwt122.00–135.005658
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450132.00/cwt132.00–132.005942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1453136.52/cwt133.00–140.006182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1503127.51/cwt125.00–130.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565118.00/cwt118.00–118.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585115.00/cwt115.00–115.006733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700111.00/cwt110.00–112.007772
Bulls—Medium and Large 273595.00/cwt95.00–95.006981
Bulls—Medium and Large 376085.00/cwt85.00–85.006461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy76595.00/cwt95.00–95.007271
Bulls—Medium and Large 292587.00/cwt87.00–87.008051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45075.53/cwt75.00–76.001,0952
Bulls——1,65076.50/cwt76.50–76.501,2622
Bulls——1,67585.20/cwt85.00–85.501,4272
Bulls——1,90881.51/cwt80.00–82.001,5553
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%63510.00/cwt10.00–10.00641
Cows—Lean 85-90%92236.27/cwt30.00–40.003343
Cows—Lean 85-90%96528.00/cwt28.00–28.002701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13245.37/cwt40.00–49.005146
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14850.00/cwt50.00–50.005742
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2850600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,050650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,8255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,8001

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.