Sale reports / Mississippi / Peoples Livestock Auction / 2023-05-22

Peoples Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, May 22
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123
Feeder Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 25▲ 40 vs year ago 55 · +72.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 25▲ 7 vs year ago 14 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 10▲ 30 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 5.00-12.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS 3.00-5.00 HIGHER. DEMAND STRONG. 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 $190.22/cwt on 41 head.
Average price
$190.22
41 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$911
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$453
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$80.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.77
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481201.4496931
Medium and Large 1-2527164.898686thin
Medium and Large 2358161.255762thin
Medium and Large 3425121.255152thin
One grade step is worth $80.19/cwt here — about $453 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 sale41 hd
190.22
—
MS average13 barns · 1,115 hd
196.99
−6.77
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—Average1,567114.201,7893thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27894.311,2063thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,134$1,0504thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$9752thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$9253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$1,5946
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,175$1,5156
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)855$9002thin

Every lot

44 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 1400245.00/cwt245.00–245.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 1505207.43/cwt200.00–215.001,0482
Steers—Medium and Large 1600187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,1251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225200.00/cwt200.00–200.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1250210.00/cwt210.00–210.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300132.50/cwt132.50–132.503981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315155.00/cwt155.00–155.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1343213.04/cwt185.00–225.007314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377218.48/cwt210.00–227.508248
Heifers—Medium and Large 2400167.50/cwt167.50–167.506701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413216.55/cwt212.50–220.008943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455201.25/cwt187.50–215.009162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465172.34/cwt165.00–180.008014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1508200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0162
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650150.00/cwt150.00–150.009752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2608
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275260.00/cwt260.00–260.007151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315205.00/cwt205.00–205.006462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340228.52/cwt227.00–230.007772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368231.29/cwt225.00–237.508512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375217.50/cwt217.50–217.508162
Bulls—Medium and Large 3413143.45/cwt142.00–145.005922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417230.99/cwt215.00–245.009636
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455145.00/cwt145.00–145.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470211.26/cwt210.00–212.509932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615122.00/cwt122.00–122.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625182.46/cwt180.00–185.001,1402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672174.14/cwt167.50–180.001,1703
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,500108.80/cwt106.00–112.001,6322
Bulls——1,700125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,1251
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02585.00/cwt85.00–85.008711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40598.96/cwt98.00–100.001,3902
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900925.00/head925.00–925.009253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025975.00/head975.00–975.009752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2351,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1855900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19001,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29601,578.13/head1,550.00–1,600.001,5785
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,514.89/head1,475.00–1,550.001,5156

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.