Sale reports / Mississippi / Peoples Livestock Auction / 2022-05-02

Peoples Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, May 2
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123
Feeder Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 95 vs last sale 160▲ 9 vs year ago 56 · +16.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 36▲ 8 vs year ago 5 · +160.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 20▲ 15 vs year ago 3 · +500.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to las week: there was not enough data to call an accurate trend on feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.99/cwt on 13 head.
Average price
$124.99
13 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$647
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.06
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1402140.055647thin
Medium and Large 2650108.757074thin
Medium and Large 3655104.756862thin
One grade step is worth $35.30/cwt here — about −$123 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 sale13 hd
124.99
—
MS average13 barns · 996 hd
142.05
−17.06
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—Average1,486101.001,5014thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16576.148873thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average87057.765032thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2290157.50/cwt157.50–157.504571
Steers—Medium and Large 2345170.00/cwt170.00–170.005871
Steers—Medium and Large 3390152.50/cwt152.50–152.505951
Steers—Medium and Large 2435152.50/cwt152.50–152.506631
Steers—Medium and Large 1485165.00/cwt165.00–165.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 1590170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270145.14/cwt142.50–147.503922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345152.50/cwt152.50–152.505261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408138.79/cwt132.50–145.005662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525122.50/cwt122.50–122.506431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558130.00/cwt130.00–130.007252
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630107.50/cwt107.50–107.506771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 3680102.00/cwt102.00–102.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2718101.25/cwt100.00–102.507272
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270185.00/cwt185.00–185.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310157.50/cwt157.50–157.504881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370152.50/cwt152.50–152.505641
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385147.50/cwt147.50–147.505681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410154.00/cwt154.00–154.006311
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440157.50/cwt157.50–157.506931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475151.28/cwt150.00–152.507192
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480132.50/cwt132.50–132.506361
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500127.50/cwt127.50–127.506381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1645132.50/cwt132.50–132.508551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,486101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,5014
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87057.76/cwt51.00–65.005032
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16576.14/cwt70.00–80.008873
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2750675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,0631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28001,087.50/cwt925.00–1,125.008,7006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2820925.00/cwt925.00–925.007,5851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2848996.39/cwt725.00–1,225.008,4492
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0012,3631
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2838643.66/cwt575.00–700.005,3942
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,080900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,7201
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2778600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,6684

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.