Sale reports / Mississippi / Peoples Livestock Auction / 2023-06-05

Peoples Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 5
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123
Feeder Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 116▼ 48 vs year ago 127 · −37.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 10▼ 47 vs year ago 77 · −61.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 30▼ 12 vs year ago 57 · −21.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED 5.00-10.00 HIGHER. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED 10.00-12.00 HIGHER. 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 $202.26/cwt on 22 head.
Average price
$202.26
22 head · 436 lb average
Value per head Derived
$883
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$34
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$95.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.05
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2331229.667607thin
Medium and Large 1463213.9699010thin
Medium and Large 2500165.008251thin
Medium and Large 3540134.387264thin
One grade step is worth $95.28/cwt here — about $34 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 sale22 hd
202.26
—
MS average12 barns · 1,240 hd
206.31
−4.05
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—High1,461115.181,6835thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,174106.121,24510
CowsLean 85-90%High97275.447347thin

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)1,140$1,2035
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$1,8253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,6468
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)961$1,6089
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)800$1,1305

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1400272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,0901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0463
Steers—Medium and Large 2465173.72/cwt172.50–175.008082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2042
Steers—Medium and Large 2535150.00/cwt150.00–150.008031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2593187.55/cwt175.00–200.001,1124
Steers—Medium and Large 2685212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,4561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1200267.50/cwt267.50–267.505351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1255220.00/cwt220.00–220.005611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2317229.52/cwt227.50–232.507285
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed320130.00/cwt130.00–130.004161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365230.00/cwt230.00–230.008402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470219.14/cwt215.00–222.501,0303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500165.00/cwt165.00–165.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527201.57/cwt190.00–210.001,0623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy600195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1701
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 3735132.50/cwt132.50–132.509741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335237.50/cwt237.50–237.507963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425155.00/cwt155.00–155.006591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1445237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,0571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467236.50/cwt230.00–250.001,1043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0893
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520152.50/cwt152.50–152.507931
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Fleshy525125.00/cwt125.00–125.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy575200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2971
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665105.00/cwt105.00–105.006981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,2333
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,358124.08/cwt122.00–126.001,6852
Bulls——1,530109.25/cwt107.00–112.001,6723
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96968.08/cwt62.00–74.006604
Cows—Lean 85-90%97785.25/cwt78.00–92.008333
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02595.00/cwt95.00–95.009741
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190107.35/cwt104.00–112.001,2779
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 18001,130.00/head1,130.00–1,130.001,1305
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2671,271.58/head1,200.00–1,400.001,2723
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28501,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,617.50/head1,600.00–1,635.001,6184
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,586.93/head1,575.00–1,600.001,5876
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8253

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.