Sale reports / Mississippi / Peoples Livestock Auction / 2023-02-13

Peoples Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 13
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123
Feeder Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 35▼ 178 vs year ago 277 · −64.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 15▲ 12 vs year ago 20 · +60.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 60▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED STEADY. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.73/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$147.73
37 head · 431 lb average
Value per head Derived
$637
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$37.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.76
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1430162.7670016thin
Medium and Large 1-2435138.8160417thin
Medium and Large 2419125.505264thin
One grade step is worth $37.26/cwt here — about $174 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 sale37 hd
147.73
—
MS average11 barns · 1,434 hd
163.49
−15.76
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—High1,667103.431,7243thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20388.701,06721
CowsLean 85-90%Average99861.5361413

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 (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,1504thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,1254thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,1005
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)928$8624thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$1,4002thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)600$4003thin

Every lot

54 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 1282214.50/cwt200.00–225.006053
Steers—Medium and Large 1325215.00/cwt215.00–215.006991
Steers—Medium and Large 1358206.91/cwt202.50–215.007414
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy400215.00/cwt215.00–215.008601
Steers—Medium and Large 1405193.71/cwt180.00–207.507854
Steers—Medium and Large 1470175.05/cwt170.00–180.008232
Steers—Medium and Large 1523170.00/cwt170.00–170.008892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530167.50/cwt167.50–167.508883
Steers—Medium and Large 1575147.50/cwt147.50–147.508481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1933
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225130.00/cwt130.00–130.002931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2250140.00/cwt140.00–140.003501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278150.00/cwt150.00–150.004176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280160.00/cwt160.00–160.004481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1300162.50/cwt150.00–175.004882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365147.29/cwt140.00–155.005386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416170.52/cwt167.00–175.007098
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500122.00/cwt122.00–122.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1545147.50/cwt147.50–147.508041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2645117.00/cwt117.00–117.007553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755127.50/cwt127.50–127.509631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800112.50/cwt112.50–112.509002
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200165.00/cwt165.00–165.003301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1235175.00/cwt175.00–175.004111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280185.00/cwt185.00–185.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300180.00/cwt180.00–180.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 3300130.00/cwt130.00–130.003901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375179.28/cwt170.00–185.006723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400160.00/cwt160.00–160.006403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420176.08/cwt165.00–182.507403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480170.00/cwt170.00–170.008161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531153.95/cwt150.00–160.008175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565152.00/cwt152.00–152.008592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625145.00/cwt145.00–145.009061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635152.50/cwt152.50–152.509683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700102.00/cwt102.00–102.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 372594.80/cwt91.00–110.006875
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800112.50/cwt112.50–112.509003
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,4251
Bulls——1,750107.64/cwt105.00–110.001,8842
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78535.31/cwt31.00–39.002772
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02554.60/cwt47.50–65.005605
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04776.04/cwt71.00–80.007966
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20388.70/cwt82.00–94.501,06721
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2928861.73/head700.00–1,000.008624
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1005
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 3600400.00/head400.00–400.004003

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.