Sale reports / Mississippi / Peoples Livestock Auction / 2022-08-29

Peoples Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 29
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123
Feeder Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 100▲ 78 vs year ago 48 · +162.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 7▲ 12 vs year ago 20 · +60.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 14▼ 26 vs year ago 30 · −86.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED 5.00-10.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY TO 8.00 HIGHER. DEMAND VERY STRONG. 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 $144.16/cwt on 44 head.
Average price
$144.16
44 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$696
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$45.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.75
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1445151.9567725
Medium and Large 1-2538138.2474416thin
Medium and Large 2350120.004201thin
Medium and Large 3575106.256112thin
One grade step is worth $45.70/cwt here — about $66 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 sale44 hd
144.16
—
MS average13 barns · 1,381 hd
148.92
−4.75
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—Average1,475111.001,6372thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16481.3494710
CowsLean 85-90%Average95067.476419thin

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)700$5751thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1272211.56/cwt205.00–215.005753
Steers—Medium and Large 1371207.29/cwt190.00–215.007695
Steers—Medium and Large 1415204.91/cwt190.00–210.008507
Steers—Medium and Large 1465190.00/cwt190.00–190.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 1530165.00/cwt165.00–165.008751
Steers—Medium and Large 1553158.76/cwt157.50–160.008782
Steers—Medium and Large 1605169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225173.42/cwt170.00–177.503902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1263175.00/cwt175.00–175.004602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335163.56/cwt157.50–170.005482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350120.00/cwt120.00–120.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370160.29/cwt148.00–167.505933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418155.01/cwt147.50–160.006486
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435147.50/cwt147.50–147.506422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468151.22/cwt145.00–157.507082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518147.50/cwt147.50–147.507642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520137.40/cwt132.50–142.507146
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550112.50/cwt112.50–112.506191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564137.50/cwt137.50–137.507765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585147.00/cwt147.00–147.008602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008103
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605134.96/cwt130.00–140.008172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy705102.50/cwt102.50–102.507231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1815100.00/cwt100.00–100.008151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2215205.00/cwt205.00–205.004411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1225210.00/cwt210.00–210.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235170.50/cwt170.50–170.504011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1250207.50/cwt207.50–207.505191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280155.00/cwt155.00–155.004341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305135.00/cwt135.00–135.004121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1314199.12/cwt180.00–210.006256
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360195.28/cwt185.00–205.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415170.00/cwt170.00–170.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465163.41/cwt157.50–167.507603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523153.52/cwt150.00–155.008035
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540133.76/cwt132.50–135.007222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615150.00/cwt150.00–150.009231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700127.50/cwt127.50–127.508931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750125.00/cwt125.00–125.009381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,450117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,6971
Bulls——1,500105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5751
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90873.30/cwt70.00–74.006666
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03355.81/cwt52.00–60.005773
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05575.00/cwt75.00–75.007911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17682.04/cwt80.00–86.009659
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2700575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1950850.00/head850.00–850.008501

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.