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Peoples Livestock Auction

Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 17

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123

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Feeder Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 37▲ 24 vs year ago 36 · +66.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 20▼ 14 vs year ago 35 · −40.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 0▼ 5 vs year ago 25 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS 8.00-10.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS STEADY TO 10.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY MOSTLY PLAIN.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.45/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$162.45

26 head · 373 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$67.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.54

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	353	203.60	719	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	430	170.00	731	6thin
Medium and Large 2	150	142.50	214	2thin
Medium and Large 3	396	135.77	537	11thin

One grade step is worth $67.83/cwt here — about $182 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 sale26 hd

162.45

—

MS average13 barns · 1,189 hd

197.98

−35.54

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,368	108.50	1,484	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	98.62	1,234	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	69.00	707	3thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,400	3thin

Every lot

35 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	150	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	214	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	235	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	505	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	235	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	347	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	265	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	392	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	709	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	350	218.75/cwt	210.00–227.50	766	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	182.56/cwt	172.50–190.00	743	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	840	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	121.46/cwt	115.00–127.50	629	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	676	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	797	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	205	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	451	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	255	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	548	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	717	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	870	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	216.20/cwt	215.00–217.50	904	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	892	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	794	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,000	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,135	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,124	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,888	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	69.00/cwt	62.00–75.00	707	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	90.56/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,021	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,344	104.67/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,407	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Peoples Livestock Auction - Houston, MS

Mon Apr 17, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 60Last week 37Year ago 36

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 20Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 25

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS 8.00-10.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS STEADY TO 10.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY MOSTLY PLAIN.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	215.00	215.00
1	—	205	220.00	220.00
1	—	255	215.00	215.00
2	—	418	215.00–217.50	216.20
1	—	315	227.50	227.50
1	—	370	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	145.00	145.00
1	—	435	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	160.00	160.00
3	—	600	180.00	180.00
3	—	435	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	175.00	175.00
2	—	330	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	210.00–227.50	218.75
1	—	235	215.00	215.00
3	—	407	172.50–190.00	182.56
1	—	315	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	117.50	117.50
1	—	625	127.50	127.50
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
2	—	518	115.00–127.50	121.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	235	147.50	147.50
1	—	265	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	150	142.50	142.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	855	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,135	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,127	89.00–94.00	90.56
4	—	1,344	101.00–109.00	104.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,025	62.00–75.00	69.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.