Sale reports / Mississippi / Peoples Livestock Auction / 2022-09-26

Peoples Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 26
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123
Feeder Cattle receipts
170 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 112▼ 10 vs year ago 180 · −5.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 35▲ 6 vs year ago 15 · +40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED STEADY. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED 1.00-3.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS TRADED STEADY TO 2.00 LOWER. QUALITY AVERAGE. DEMAND MODERATE.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.07/cwt on 51 head.
Average price
$139.07
51 head · 446 lb average
Value per head Derived
$621
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$41
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$44.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.10
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1434147.8264231
Medium and Large 1-2389140.0054412thin
Medium and Large 2579103.756018thin
One grade step is worth $44.07/cwt here — about $41 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 sale51 hd
139.07
—
MS average13 barns · 1,178 hd
143.17
−4.10
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14774.668568thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low90560.675493thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1285185.00/cwt185.00–185.005271
Steers—Medium and Large 1375186.25/cwt185.00–187.506982
Steers—Medium and Large 1427176.49/cwt170.00–188.007543
Steers—Medium and Large 1450165.00/cwt165.00–165.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 1512158.31/cwt152.50–165.008113
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255150.00/cwt150.00–150.003833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300152.00/cwt152.00–152.004563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329151.75/cwt147.50–157.504994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374152.79/cwt150.00–157.505719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414152.45/cwt147.50–155.006314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471147.93/cwt142.50–152.506978
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475128.00/cwt128.00–128.006083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505108.00/cwt108.00–108.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519141.16/cwt135.00–152.507334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006833
Heifers—Medium and Large 261399.00/cwt90.00–105.006073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655112.50/cwt112.50–112.507371
Heifers—Medium and Large 267590.00/cwt90.00–90.006081
Heifers—Medium and Large 275595.00/cwt95.00–95.007171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3200117.50/cwt117.50–117.502351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2223130.09/cwt122.00–140.002902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1225170.00/cwt170.00–170.003831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2255142.50/cwt142.50–142.503631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315130.00/cwt130.00–130.004101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333155.00/cwt155.00–155.005165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375164.00/cwt160.00–167.506155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375152.50/cwt152.50–152.505723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385126.25/cwt122.50–130.004862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400156.25/cwt152.50–160.006252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415155.00/cwt155.00–155.006433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423131.97/cwt122.50–142.505582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485142.50/cwt142.50–142.506913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505132.52/cwt130.00–135.006692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540146.28/cwt142.50–150.007902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570148.74/cwt147.50–150.008482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600117.50/cwt117.50–117.507051
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70040.00/cwt40.00–40.002801
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00580.00/cwt80.00–80.008041
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01062.00/cwt62.00–62.006261
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07968.50/cwt60.00–75.007394
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21580.81/cwt80.00–82.009824

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.