Sale reports / Mississippi / Peoples Livestock Auction / 2021-01-25

Peoples Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 25
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123
Feeder Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 197 vs last sale 269▼ 70 vs year ago 142 · −49.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 70▼ 11 vs year ago 19 · −57.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 4.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady. Demand strong.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.66/cwt on 34 head.
Average price
$114.66
34 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$523
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$125
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$38.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.22
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2387125.8348715thin
Medium and Large 1416123.445149thin
Medium and Large 357090.645178thin
Medium and Large 270087.506132thin
One grade step is worth $38.33/cwt here — about −$125 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 sale34 hd
114.66
—
MS average12 barns · 768 hd
119.88
−5.22
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average95048.954652thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00032.003201thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1331176.51/cwt170.00–185.005846
Steers—Medium and Large 1366171.31/cwt165.00–177.006275
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373155.50/cwt155.00–156.005806
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405145.00/cwt145.00–145.005873
Steers—Medium and Large 1420155.00/cwt155.00–155.006511
Steers—Medium and Large 2430135.00/cwt135.00–135.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 1460165.00/cwt165.00–165.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 2475140.00/cwt140.00–140.006651
Steers—Medium and Large 2603124.49/cwt122.50–130.007514
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320130.00/cwt130.00–130.004165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333135.00/cwt135.00–135.004502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370133.48/cwt132.00–135.004942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full383124.48/cwt122.00–127.004772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2405122.50/cwt122.50–122.504963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420130.00/cwt130.00–130.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005704
Heifers—Medium and Large 353389.86/cwt80.00–100.004792
Heifers—Medium and Large 355198.10/cwt85.00–102.505414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy55595.00/cwt95.00–95.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 364078.00/cwt78.00–78.004991
Heifers—Medium and Large 365075.00/cwt75.00–75.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 266595.00/cwt95.00–95.006321
Heifers—Medium and Large 273580.00/cwt80.00–80.005881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2220138.00/cwt138.00–138.003041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275177.00/cwt177.00–177.004871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450135.00/cwt135.00–135.006083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505131.00/cwt131.00–131.006621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625107.50/cwt107.50–107.506721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008053
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,10080.00/cwt80.00–80.008801
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%95048.95/cwt48.00–50.004652
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00032.00/cwt32.00–32.003201

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.