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Peoples Livestock Auction

Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, May 3

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123

← Apr 26May 3May 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 130▼ 29 vs year ago 85 · −34.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 20▼ 33 vs year ago 38 · −86.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 49 vs year ago 52 · −94.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 4.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND MODERATE TO GOOD.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.74/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$133.74

32 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$12.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.91

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	137.91	717	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	476	129.73	617	10thin
Medium and Large 2	470	124.99	588	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.91/cwt here — about $129 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 sale32 hd

133.74

—

MS average13 barns · 517 hd

124.83

+8.91

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	61.00	625	2thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	966	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	399	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	138.25/cwt	135.00–140.00	435	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	477	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	472	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	590	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	704	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	689	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	117.84/cwt	117.50–118.00	734	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	613	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	520	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	400	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	660	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	514	141.17/cwt	135.00–145.00	726	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	124.66/cwt	120.00–135.00	644	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	116.23/cwt	115.00–117.50	620	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	125.49/cwt	120.00–130.00	714	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	123.79/cwt	120.00–125.00	767	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	850	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	570	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	660	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,600	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	735	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,594	1

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Peoples Livestock Auction - Houston, MS

Mon May 3, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 56Last week 130Year ago 85

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 20Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 52

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 4.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND MODERATE TO GOOD.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	55.00	55.00
1	—	850	67.00	67.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
1	—	350	175.00	175.00
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
2	—	400	160.00–170.00	165.00
4	—	514	135.00–145.00	141.17
4	—	620	120.00–125.00	123.79
5	—	569	120.00–130.00	125.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	517	120.00–135.00	124.66
2	—	310	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
2	—	533	115.00–117.50	116.23
1	—	365	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	137.50	137.50
6	—	575	120.00–125.00	122.50
2	—	610	113.00	113.00
3	—	500	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
4	—	315	135.00–140.00	138.25
1	—	580	118.00	118.00
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
2	—	360	130.00–135.00	132.47
3	—	472	125.00	125.00
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
3	—	623	117.50–118.00	117.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	145.00	145.00
1	—	700	138.00	138.00
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
1	—	465	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	860.00	860.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	625.00	625.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.