Sale reports / Mississippi / Peoples Livestock Auction / 2023-01-09

Peoples Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 9
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123
Feeder Cattle receipts
267 head
▲ 225 vs last sale 42▲ 223 vs year ago 44 · +506.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 16▲ 0 vs year ago 25 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 0▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED 15.00-25.00 HIGHER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED 10.00-18.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED 4.00-5.00 HIGHER. VERY STRONG DEMAND. 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 $146.11/cwt on 74 head.
Average price
$146.11
74 head · 415 lb average
Value per head Derived
$606
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$52.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.81
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1424161.8868620
Medium and Large 1-2423147.8362524
Medium and Large 2389137.0253327
Medium and Large 3517109.175643thin
One grade step is worth $52.71/cwt here — about $122 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 sale74 hd
146.11
—
MS average7 barns · 886 hd
160.93
−14.81
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—High1,527100.921,5415thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,08471.717774thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low97148.364705thin

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 Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)965$8502thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$7254thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)675$5753thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2260156.00/cwt156.00–156.0040611
Steers—Medium and Large 1370191.06/cwt177.50–205.007072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380165.50/cwt165.50–165.506299
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy400215.00/cwt215.00–215.008602
Steers—Medium and Large 1424200.39/cwt175.00–210.008508
Steers—Medium and Large 1473178.65/cwt172.50–185.008452
Steers—Medium and Large 1510185.00/cwt185.00–185.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545152.50/cwt152.50–152.508312
Steers—Medium and Large 1575172.50/cwt172.50–172.509922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0692
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230145.00/cwt145.00–145.0033411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265147.50/cwt147.50–147.503913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265130.00/cwt130.00–130.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325180.00/cwt180.00–180.005852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2358138.72/cwt137.50–140.004972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380174.93/cwt170.00–180.006652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413161.68/cwt152.50–167.506689
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428154.54/cwt144.00–165.0066112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429135.51/cwt125.00–140.005815
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450115.00/cwt115.00–115.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463153.14/cwt150.00–157.507094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469138.99/cwt132.50–145.006529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1500153.33/cwt150.00–160.007673
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500115.00/cwt115.00–115.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540122.00/cwt122.00–122.006591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570135.00/cwt135.00–135.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600126.25/cwt115.00–130.007584
Heifers—Medium and Large 360097.50/cwt97.50–97.505851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670128.74/cwt127.50–130.008632
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230168.00/cwt168.00–168.003866
Bulls—Medium and Large 1274205.72/cwt200.00–210.005644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2286176.48/cwt171.00–180.005055
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325191.34/cwt180.00–202.006222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374186.38/cwt170.00–202.506974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420188.91/cwt172.50–210.007937
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420162.68/cwt147.50–177.506836
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450147.50/cwt147.50–147.506641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466168.31/cwt165.00–172.507847
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475174.18/cwt162.00–187.508274
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500139.00/cwt139.00–139.006952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520174.07/cwt167.50–177.509053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2545147.50/cwt147.50–147.508043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790126.00/cwt126.00–126.009951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2805112.50/cwt112.50–112.509061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40093.14/cwt91.00–95.001,3042
Bulls——1,612106.11/cwt102.00–109.001,7103
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80026.00/cwt26.00–26.002081
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00050.93/cwt43.00–63.005093
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05565.97/cwt65.00–67.006962
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05563.00/cwt63.00–63.006651
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11377.45/cwt75.00–80.008622
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2675575.00/head575.00–575.005753
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900725.00/head725.00–725.007254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965850.00/head850.00–850.008502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,055925.00/head925.00–925.009251

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.