Sale reports / Mississippi / Peoples Livestock Auction / 2022-10-10

Peoples Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 10
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123
Feeder Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 104▲ 9 vs year ago 120 · +7.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 25▲ 2 vs year ago 28 · +7.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS 5.00-10.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS 5.00-6.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS MOSTLY STEADY. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY AVERAGE.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.77/cwt on 52 head.
Average price
$131.77
52 head · 422 lb average
Value per head Derived
$556
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$197
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$50.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.66
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2386142.1154816thin
Medium and Large 1460139.3664120
Medium and Large 2432127.735519thin
Medium and Large 338491.633527thin
One grade step is worth $50.48/cwt here — about $197 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 sale52 hd
131.77
—
MS average13 barns · 712 hd
130.10
+1.66
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—Average1,78292.261,6444thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,09961.406755thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average92444.4641110

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,350$1,0504thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)865$7003thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1338156.51/cwt155.00–158.005292
Steers—Medium and Large 1385155.00/cwt155.00–155.005971
Steers—Medium and Large 1429162.59/cwt155.00–170.006984
Steers—Medium and Large 1450167.50/cwt167.50–167.507541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325120.00/cwt120.00–120.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335137.57/cwt132.50–140.004613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375140.00/cwt140.00–140.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405110.00/cwt110.00–110.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413124.85/cwt120.00–130.005166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418138.24/cwt132.50–142.505783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2450127.50/cwt127.50–127.505742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468129.92/cwt122.50–135.006083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523118.70/cwt117.50–120.006216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555125.00/cwt125.00–125.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610124.14/cwt122.50–127.507573
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3200115.00/cwt115.00–115.002301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1225155.00/cwt155.00–155.003491
Bulls—Medium and Large 330085.00/cwt85.00–85.002551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305142.50/cwt142.50–142.504351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315150.75/cwt145.00–157.504753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2319144.22/cwt140.00–150.004608
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363147.49/cwt145.00–150.005353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375130.00/cwt130.00–130.004881
Bulls—Medium and Large 338085.00/cwt85.00–85.003231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385140.00/cwt140.00–140.005392
Bulls—Medium and Large 340895.71/cwt80.00–112.003902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415147.50/cwt147.50–147.506123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423144.01/cwt132.50–150.006093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430125.95/cwt122.50–130.005423
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full43575.00/cwt75.00–75.003261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463125.74/cwt122.50–132.505823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470144.80/cwt142.00–150.006813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523134.15/cwt127.50–140.007023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525122.00/cwt122.00–122.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535132.50/cwt132.50–132.507093
Bulls—Medium and Large 355590.00/cwt90.00–90.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy600121.00/cwt121.00–121.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635125.00/cwt125.00–125.007941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650117.50/cwt117.50–117.507641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810105.00/cwt105.00–105.008511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,5412
Bulls——1,88892.52/cwt90.00–95.001,7472
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85030.94/cwt30.00–32.002632
Cows—Lean 85-90%94347.84/cwt42.50–62.004518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03567.00/cwt67.00–67.006931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11560.00/cwt55.00–64.006694
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2865700.00/head700.00–700.007003
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,6001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002

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.