Sale reports / Mississippi / Peoples Livestock Auction / 2021-02-08

Peoples Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 8
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123
Feeder Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 126▼ 17 vs year ago 87 · −19.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 38▼ 25 vs year ago 42 · −59.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 12▼ 1 vs year ago 21 · −4.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED STEADY-6.00 HIGHER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED 6.00-8.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED 4.00-6.00 HIGHER. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY AVERAGE.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.83/cwt on 41 head.
Average price
$123.83
41 head · 461 lb average
Value per head Derived
$570
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$160
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.13
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1474127.1260226
Medium and Large 1-2448126.445679thin
Medium and Large 2365123.004491thin
Medium and Large 3433102.204435thin
One grade step is worth $24.92/cwt here — about $160 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
123.83
—
MS average13 barns · 1,137 hd
123.96
−0.13
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—Average1,88384.071,5832thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22663.707812thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low77531.002402thin

Every lot

48 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 1318166.18/cwt165.00–167.505282
Steers—Medium and Large 2350140.00/cwt140.00–140.004901
Steers—Medium and Large 1385157.39/cwt150.00–162.006063
Steers—Medium and Large 1438155.00/cwt155.00–155.006792
Steers—Medium and Large 1465145.00/cwt145.00–145.006741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475142.45/cwt140.00–145.006776
Steers—Medium and Large 2485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 1575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 1625130.25/cwt127.50–133.008142
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275110.00/cwt110.00–110.003031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1314137.27/cwt130.00–145.004317
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325110.00/cwt110.00–110.003581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365123.00/cwt123.00–123.004491
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375110.00/cwt110.00–110.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385130.00/cwt130.00–130.005011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420130.00/cwt128.00–132.005463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460124.66/cwt124.50–125.005736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473123.25/cwt118.00–127.505834
Heifers—Medium and Large 349082.00/cwt82.00–82.004021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533126.03/cwt120.00–133.006723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563121.44/cwt117.50–125.006843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600127.00/cwt127.00–127.007621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665117.28/cwt115.00–122.007803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 370099.00/cwt99.00–99.006931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200145.00/cwt145.00–145.002901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2255145.00/cwt145.00–145.003701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310150.00/cwt150.00–150.004651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345158.00/cwt158.00–158.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390147.50/cwt147.50–147.505751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423142.28/cwt135.00–150.006024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470132.00/cwt132.00–132.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525135.00/cwt135.00–135.007091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600122.50/cwt122.50–122.507351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720105.00/cwt105.00–105.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 376085.00/cwt85.00–85.006461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,88384.07/cwt83.00–85.001,5832
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70026.00/cwt26.00–26.001821
Cows—Lean 85-90%85036.00/cwt36.00–36.003061
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22663.70/cwt62.00–65.007812
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,000800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,035725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,5041
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,100860.00/cwt860.00–860.009,4601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,115842.06/cwt835.00–850.009,3892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,0003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,320850.00/cwt850.00–850.0011,2201
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,100600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,6001

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.