Sale reports / Mississippi / Peoples Livestock Auction / 2023-01-16

Peoples Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 16
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123
Feeder Cattle receipts
220 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 267▲ 141 vs year ago 79 · +178.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 25▼ 13 vs year ago 45 · −28.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 15▼ 9 vs year ago 15 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS 5.00-6.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS 1.00-2.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER BULLS STEADY.DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY AVERAGE.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.51/cwt on 63 head.
Average price
$147.51
63 head · 417 lb average
Value per head Derived
$616
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$338
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$48.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.91
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1408156.3663728
Medium and Large 1-2433148.1164124
Medium and Large 2439127.175589thin
Medium and Large 3278107.752992thin
One grade step is worth $48.61/cwt here — about $338 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 sale63 hd
147.51
—
MS average13 barns · 1,370 hd
155.42
−7.91
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—High1,59098.311,5643thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24275.659405thin

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)900$8002thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1425192.47/cwt185.00–197.508183
Steers—Medium and Large 1470162.50/cwt162.50–162.507641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 318598.00/cwt98.00–98.001811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1240159.00/cwt159.00–159.003821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285152.50/cwt152.50–152.504353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285152.50/cwt152.50–152.504351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285132.50/cwt132.50–132.503781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326159.83/cwt152.50–167.505217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345126.25/cwt125.00–127.504362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2353133.76/cwt132.50–135.004722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370156.15/cwt152.50–160.005786
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370117.50/cwt117.50–117.504351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378158.22/cwt152.50–167.505985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420159.33/cwt157.50–162.506695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423148.30/cwt132.50–162.506276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465142.50/cwt142.50–142.506633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465120.00/cwt120.00–120.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485153.98/cwt153.00–155.007472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500127.50/cwt127.50–127.506381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515150.78/cwt140.00–157.507776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515146.00/cwt146.00–146.007523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555147.50/cwt147.50–147.508191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600117.00/cwt117.00–117.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610135.00/cwt135.00–135.008243
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705127.50/cwt127.50–127.508991
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235152.50/cwt152.50–152.503581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265188.11/cwt182.50–200.004983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330185.08/cwt172.50–205.006115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385140.00/cwt140.00–140.005391
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400102.50/cwt102.50–102.504101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415165.00/cwt165.00–165.006853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422171.61/cwt160.00–180.007246
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425132.00/cwt132.00–132.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455117.50/cwt117.50–117.505351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475170.00/cwt170.00–170.008081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480158.71/cwt155.00–162.507626
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500157.50/cwt150.00–165.007886
Bulls—Medium and Large 1509163.94/cwt152.50–175.008345
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555142.50/cwt142.50–142.507913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618143.64/cwt140.00–147.508886
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625140.00/cwt140.00–140.008751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,3391
Bulls——1,658101.47/cwt101.00–102.001,6822
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21477.69/cwt72.00–82.009434
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35567.50/cwt67.50–67.509151
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900800.00/head800.00–800.008002

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.