Sale reports / Mississippi / Peoples Livestock Auction / 2022-01-31

Peoples Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 31
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123
Feeder Cattle receipts
236 head
▼ 134 vs last sale 370▲ 110 vs year ago 126 · +87.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 30▲ 40 vs year ago 38 · +105.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 13▲ 10 vs year ago 12 · +83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED UNEVENLY STEADY. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED 3.00-9.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED 2.00-5.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER BULLLS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.51/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$133.51
61 head · 437 lb average
Value per head Derived
$584
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$50.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.32
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1419143.0760026
Medium and Large 1-2446138.8061919thin
Medium and Large 2423123.0052010thin
Medium and Large 351392.794766thin
One grade step is worth $50.28/cwt here — about $124 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 sale61 hd
133.51
—
MS average13 barns · 1,177 hd
140.82
−7.32
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—High1,49089.541,3345thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12965.9474526
CowsLean 85-90%Average92750.3646722

Every lot

63 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1245176.25/cwt175.00–177.504322
Steers—Medium and Large 1280170.65/cwt162.00–180.004783
Steers—Medium and Large 2295152.50/cwt152.50–152.504501
Steers—Medium and Large 1335177.57/cwt175.00–180.005952
Steers—Medium and Large 1353171.04/cwt165.00–177.006042
Steers—Medium and Large 2385145.13/cwt140.00–150.005592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2450152.50/cwt152.50–152.506863
Steers—Medium and Large 1485150.00/cwt150.00–150.007281
Steers—Medium and Large 1517153.43/cwt137.50–165.007935
Steers—Medium and Large 1620149.92/cwt147.50–152.509302
Steers—Medium and Large 1745140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0431
Steers—Medium and Large 375590.00/cwt90.00–90.006801
Steers—Medium and Large 1768138.84/cwt135.00–142.501,0662
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1245145.50/cwt141.00–150.003562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2279146.53/cwt145.00–147.504095
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280147.50/cwt147.50–147.504131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280128.00/cwt128.00–128.003581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318156.68/cwt152.50–160.004985
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323127.67/cwt125.00–130.004122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360151.64/cwt137.50–160.005465
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385120.00/cwt120.00–120.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388145.77/cwt142.50–149.005666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418142.36/cwt137.50–152.005955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420147.50/cwt147.50–147.506202
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423100.97/cwt100.00–102.004272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425121.56/cwt117.00–125.005173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468142.49/cwt140.00–145.006672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470117.00/cwt117.00–117.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 351085.00/cwt85.00–85.004341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525132.50/cwt132.50–132.506963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy545125.00/cwt125.00–125.006811
Heifers—Medium and Large 356084.91/cwt80.00–90.004752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575125.00/cwt125.00–125.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600119.00/cwt118.00–120.007142
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy610127.50/cwt127.50–127.507781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680126.25/cwt122.50–130.008592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780112.50/cwt112.50–112.508783
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1245168.00/cwt168.00–168.004121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410147.50/cwt147.50–147.506051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430137.50/cwt137.50–137.505913
Bulls—Medium and Large 343081.10/cwt75.00–87.503492
Bulls—Medium and Large 348070.00/cwt70.00–70.003361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483142.49/cwt140.00–145.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525140.53/cwt139.00–142.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 3700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282097.50/cwt97.50–97.508002
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22582.35/cwt81.00–84.001,0092
Bulls——1,60091.50/cwt88.00–95.001,4642
Bulls——1,800100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,8001
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86029.05/cwt15.00–40.002505
Cows—Lean 85-90%90515.00/cwt15.00–15.001362
Cows—Lean 85-90%92256.09/cwt50.00–63.005178
Cows—Lean 85-90%98669.13/cwt66.00–72.006827
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07259.88/cwt53.00–68.0064210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16569.72/cwt66.00–75.0081216
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2785550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,3183
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,2693
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,100900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,9001

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.