Sale reports / Mississippi / Peoples Livestock Auction / 2021-10-18

Peoples Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 18
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123
Feeder Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 120▲ 0 vs year ago 140 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 28▼ 47 vs year ago 80 · −58.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 10▼ 18 vs year ago 20 · −90.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER BULLS TRADED 3.00-6.00 LOWER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY.SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY-3.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS TRADED 3.00-6.00 LOWER. 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 $122.50/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$122.50
37 head · 442 lb average
Value per head Derived
$541
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$78
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$37.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.51
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1407133.7154514thin
Medium and Large 1-2452128.6458111thin
Medium and Large 2463109.345067thin
Medium and Large 348696.004675thin
One grade step is worth $37.71/cwt here — about $78 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 sale37 hd
122.50
—
MS average12 barns · 1,033 hd
123.01
−0.51
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—Average1,66879.871,3325thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07354.375833thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low91038.703528thin

Every lot

38 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 · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215135.00/cwt135.00–135.002903
Heifers—Medium and Large 3295115.00/cwt115.00–115.003391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1308135.00/cwt135.00–135.004162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310120.50/cwt120.50–120.503741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368110.03/cwt105.00–115.004052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379133.90/cwt130.00–137.505075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413135.00/cwt135.00–135.005584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415130.00/cwt130.00–130.005402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458109.92/cwt105.00–115.005032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006311
Heifers—Medium and Large 349595.00/cwt95.00–95.004701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1500135.00/cwt135.00–135.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 350090.00/cwt90.00–90.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2550125.00/cwt125.00–125.006883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555127.50/cwt127.50–127.507081
Heifers—Medium and Large 357090.00/cwt90.00–90.005132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615125.00/cwt125.00–125.007693
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625105.00/cwt105.00–105.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655100.00/cwt100.00–100.006551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1190140.00/cwt140.00–140.002661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235135.00/cwt135.00–135.003176
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320146.33/cwt135.00–155.004683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320145.00/cwt145.00–145.004643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375144.19/cwt140.00–147.505413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400102.50/cwt102.50–102.504101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1403145.00/cwt145.00–145.005842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468110.93/cwt102.50–125.005193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470146.21/cwt145.00–147.506872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505135.00/cwt135.00–135.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525135.00/cwt135.00–135.007093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600105.00/cwt105.00–105.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610140.00/cwt140.00–140.008542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,66879.87/cwt76.00–89.001,3325
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84831.80/cwt28.00–35.002703
Cows—Lean 85-90%94742.84/cwt38.00–45.004065
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07354.37/cwt53.00–55.005833
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,9062

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.