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Peoples Livestock Auction

Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, May 31

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123

← May 24May 31Jun 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 20▼ 150 vs year ago 185 · −81.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 70▼ 71 vs year ago 85 · −83.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 19▲ 0 vs year ago 65 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 5.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY PLAIN.

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 $118.70/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$118.70

20 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$47.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.38

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	439	125.24	550	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	502	119.37	599	12thin
Medium and Large 2	290	112.50	326	1thin
Medium and Large 3	685	77.50	531	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.74/cwt here — about $19 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 sale20 hd

118.70

—

MS average13 barns · 526 hd

122.08

−3.38

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	1,038	62.81	652	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	51.62	477	2thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	542	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	631	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	714	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	794	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	290	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	326	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	504	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	118.82/cwt	118.00–120.00	627	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	114.99/cwt	112.50–117.50	619	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	685	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	531	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	51.62/cwt	50.00–53.00	477	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,011	59.13/cwt	55.00–63.00	598	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	66.48/cwt	66.00–67.00	708	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	685	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,740	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	930	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,813	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	790.91/cwt	700.00–900.00	7,458	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	965	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	8,058	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	990	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,683	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,188	5

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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 35Last week 20Year ago 185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 70Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 19Year ago 65

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 5.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY PLAIN.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,011	55.00–63.00	59.13
4	—	1,065	66.00–67.00	66.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	50.00–53.00	51.62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	135.00	135.00
1	—	325	135.00	135.00
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
3	—	528	118.00–120.00	118.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	132.50	132.50
3	—	550	115.00	115.00
6	—	538	112.50–117.50	114.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	127.50	127.50
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	118.00	118.00
1	—	635	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	140.00	140.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	875	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	943	700.00–900.00	790.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,050	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	965	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	685	400.00	400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	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.