Sale reports / Mississippi / Peoples Livestock Auction / 2022-06-06

Peoples Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 6
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123
Feeder Cattle receipts
127 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 65▲ 73 vs year ago 54 · +135.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 14▲ 60 vs year ago 17 · +352.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 0▲ 54 vs year ago 3 · +1,800.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.68/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$135.68
37 head · 446 lb average
Value per head Derived
$606
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$121
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$51.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.06
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1363151.0954913thin
Medium and Large 1-2478131.4662817thin
Medium and Large 2500120.196016thin
Medium and Large 3670100.006701thin
One grade step is worth $51.09/cwt here — about −$121 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
135.68
—
MS average13 barns · 1,430 hd
139.74
−4.06
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—Average1,266103.991,31713
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26378.509919thin
CowsLean 85-90%High97360.165856thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)980$9502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,102$8947
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)989$1,17814
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$1,1256
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$1,1253thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1420167.50/cwt167.50–167.507041
Steers—Medium and Large 2700127.50/cwt127.50–127.508931
Steers—Medium and Large 375595.00/cwt95.00–95.007171
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1240160.00/cwt160.00–160.003841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270156.39/cwt145.00–165.004223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323150.00/cwt150.00–150.004852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365149.76/cwt147.50–152.505474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2395130.00/cwt130.00–130.005141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415132.50/cwt132.50–132.505502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435145.00/cwt145.00–145.006311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470125.00/cwt125.00–125.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473134.96/cwt132.50–137.506384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525151.00/cwt151.00–151.007931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525115.71/cwt110.00–122.506073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534128.48/cwt127.50–130.006865
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560119.00/cwt119.00–119.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580132.50/cwt132.50–132.507693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605140.00/cwt140.00–140.008471
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1272165.71/cwt157.50–170.004513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325120.00/cwt120.00–120.003901
Bulls—Medium and Large 334095.00/cwt95.00–95.003231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1343158.80/cwt152.50–165.005452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380161.00/cwt161.00–161.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2408146.33/cwt145.00–148.005976
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424160.92/cwt147.50–170.006824
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 346589.00/cwt89.00–89.004141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515152.50/cwt152.50–152.507851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585132.50/cwt132.50–132.507751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675132.50/cwt132.50–132.508942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715117.50/cwt117.50–117.508403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725122.00/cwt122.00–122.008851
Bulls—Medium and Large 385572.00/cwt72.00–72.006161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——956103.39/cwt99.00–117.009887
Bulls——98390.98/cwt90.00–92.008942
Bulls——1,951111.54/cwt110.00–112.002,1764
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95356.54/cwt52.00–61.005394
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01367.41/cwt60.00–75.006832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22070.00/cwt70.00–70.008541
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26879.56/cwt74.00–83.001,0098
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1980950.00/head950.00–950.009502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,063831.91/head775.00–900.008325
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29811,096.34/head1,050.00–1,125.001,0968
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,287.50/head1,200.00–1,375.001,2886
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1256

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.