Sale reports / Mississippi / Peoples Livestock Auction / 2021-03-08

Peoples Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 8
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123
Feeder Cattle receipts
303 head
▲ 281 vs last sale 22▼ 47 vs year ago 350 · −13.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 12▲ 2 vs year ago 20 · +10.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 6▼ 14 vs year ago 22 · −63.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED STEADY - 5.00 HIGHER. HEIFERS TRADED STEADY- 8.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.71/cwt on 152 head.
Average price
$118.71
152 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$669
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$226
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$35.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.76
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2568121.69691121
Medium and Large 1567118.5067211thin
Medium and Large 2523112.8959011thin
Medium and Large 354285.964669thin
One grade step is worth $35.72/cwt here — about $226 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 sale152 hd
118.71
—
MS average13 barns · 1,221 hd
129.46
−10.76
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—Average1,62585.001,3811thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average95355.115252thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98540.003941thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1300160.00/cwt160.00–160.004801
Steers—Medium and Large 1350160.00/cwt160.00–160.005601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385145.00/cwt145.00–145.005583
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2409139.39/cwt139.00–140.005705
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440151.00/cwt151.00–151.006648
Steers—Medium and Large 1470152.80/cwt148.00–157.507182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485144.00/cwt144.00–144.0069810
Steers—Medium and Large 350560.00/cwt60.00–60.003031
Steers—Medium and Large 2525125.00/cwt125.00–125.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 1545135.00/cwt135.00–135.007362
Steers—Medium and Large 1550146.00/cwt142.00–150.008032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550140.00/cwt140.00–140.007708
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006906
Steers—Medium and Large 361082.00/cwt82.00–82.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612132.09/cwt131.00–137.0080827
Steers—Medium and Large 1635137.50/cwt137.50–137.508731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635122.00/cwt122.00–122.007753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673119.00/cwt119.00–119.008018
Steers—Medium and Large 2723108.47/cwt107.00–110.007842
Steers—Medium and Large 2750111.00/cwt111.00–111.008331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315132.50/cwt132.50–132.504171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370122.50/cwt122.50–122.504536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375136.00/cwt136.00–136.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375114.87/cwt110.00–120.004312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423133.49/cwt132.00–135.005652
Heifers—Medium and Large 342387.90/cwt80.00–95.003722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436121.48/cwt120.00–122.505305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added437136.94/cwt132.00–138.0059811
Heifers—Medium and Large 346584.65/cwt80.00–89.003942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470127.25/cwt127.00–127.505982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480121.00/cwt121.00–121.0058110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511124.47/cwt115.00–133.0063612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523128.25/cwt124.00–129.5067118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558109.24/cwt107.50–111.006102
Heifers—Medium and Large 357085.04/cwt80.00–90.004852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006908
Heifers—Medium and Large 1590119.26/cwt118.00–120.507042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600116.00/cwt116.00–116.006962
Heifers—Medium and Large 360090.00/cwt90.00–90.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610116.02/cwt115.00–117.007082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623116.43/cwt112.00–120.0072522
Heifers—Medium and Large 365581.00/cwt81.00–81.005311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full700102.50/cwt102.50–102.507181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy70092.50/cwt92.50–92.506481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705102.02/cwt99.00–105.007192
Heifers—Medium and Large 370587.50/cwt87.50–87.506171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715117.00/cwt117.00–117.0083720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy72092.50/cwt92.50–92.506661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1750105.00/cwt105.00–105.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771110.00/cwt110.00–110.008487
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1250165.00/cwt165.00–165.004131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310145.16/cwt140.00–150.004502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380147.50/cwt147.50–147.505611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385118.00/cwt118.00–118.004541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415146.70/cwt142.50–152.006094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468144.47/cwt137.50–150.006764
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480122.50/cwt122.50–122.505881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500133.00/cwt133.00–133.006652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513115.90/cwt112.00–120.005952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525140.00/cwt135.00–145.007352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585130.00/cwt130.00–130.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608101.30/cwt97.50–105.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610121.00/cwt120.00–122.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy76599.00/cwt99.00–99.007571
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,62585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%95355.11/cwt53.00–57.005252
Cows—Lean 85-90%98540.00/cwt40.00–40.003941
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2808550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,4442
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,000650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2700810.00/cwt810.00–810.005,6701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2900850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,6501

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.