Sale reports / Mississippi / Peoples Livestock Auction / 2022-11-14

Peoples Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 14
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123
Feeder Cattle receipts
116 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 98▲ 26 vs year ago 90 · +28.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 9▲ 40 vs year ago 20 · +200.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 3▲ 7 vs year ago 5 · +140.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED 5.00-10.00 HIGHER. HEIFERS TRADED 3.00-8.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $142.86/cwt on 25 head.
Average price
$142.86
25 head · 461 lb average
Value per head Derived
$658
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$372
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$37.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.33
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1462149.7069119thin
Medium and Large 2443127.505642thin
Medium and Large 1-2525120.006303thin
Medium and Large 3285112.003191thin
One grade step is worth $37.70/cwt here — about $372 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 sale25 hd
142.86
—
MS average13 barns · 664 hd
141.53
+1.33
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—Average1,25580.001,0041thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,03558.306037thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average86040.353475thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,500$8503thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$8003thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,255$8002thin

Every lot

34 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 1424172.70/cwt160.00–190.007324
Steers—Medium and Large 1522155.42/cwt150.00–160.008116
Steers—Medium and Large 1675152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0291
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1165150.00/cwt150.00–150.002481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300130.00/cwt130.00–130.003903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345120.00/cwt120.00–120.004141
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355110.00/cwt110.00–110.003911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380130.00/cwt130.00–130.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412148.37/cwt142.50–155.006113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478142.23/cwt137.50–147.006802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480130.00/cwt130.00–130.006243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1500140.00/cwt130.00–152.507004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570135.89/cwt130.00–145.007753
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1200150.00/cwt150.00–150.003002
Bulls—Medium and Large 3285112.00/cwt112.00–112.003191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300154.38/cwt150.00–165.004634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380170.00/cwt170.00–170.006461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400127.50/cwt127.50–127.505101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1403157.55/cwt150.00–165.006352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485127.50/cwt127.50–127.506181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519155.71/cwt145.00–162.508086
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575140.00/cwt140.00–140.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600145.00/cwt145.00–145.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1800120.00/cwt120.00–120.009601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Full900102.50/cwt102.50–102.509231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,25580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0041
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85037.94/cwt30.00–40.003224
Cows—Lean 85-90%90050.00/cwt50.00–50.004501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01856.85/cwt50.00–62.005796
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13567.00/cwt67.00–67.007601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100800.00/head800.00–800.008003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,500850.00/head850.00–850.008503

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.