Sale reports / Mississippi / Peoples Livestock Auction / 2023-06-19

Peoples Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 19
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123
Feeder Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 131▼ 76 vs year ago 142 · −53.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 40▼ 19 vs year ago 29 · −65.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 65▲ 23 vs year ago 2 · +1,150.0%
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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 TO 5.00 LOWER. QUALITY MOSTLY AVERAGE. DEMAND MODERATE.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.08/cwt on 27 head.
Average price
$199.08
27 head · 413 lb average
Value per head Derived
$822
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$189
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.06
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1473208.429858thin
Medium and Large 1-2372199.6774215thin
Medium and Large 2447178.177964thin
One grade step is worth $30.25/cwt here — about $189 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 sale27 hd
199.08
—
MS average13 barns · 1,167 hd
206.13
−7.06
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—High1,655116.181,9232thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29996.861,2585thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average96355.325332thin

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)1,276$1,38019
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$9001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,5002thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1345300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0351
Steers—Medium and Large 1435300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3051
Steers—Medium and Large 2465202.50/cwt202.50–202.509421
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2253214.98/cwt212.50–217.505444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310222.50/cwt222.50–222.506902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345220.00/cwt220.00–220.007591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370214.93/cwt210.00–220.007952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370187.20/cwt160.00–217.506932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373202.94/cwt200.00–205.007575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1400235.00/cwt235.00–235.009401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,0121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520168.86/cwt165.00–172.508784
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523169.14/cwt150.00–190.008852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665172.50/cwt170.00–175.001,1472
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1231274.27/cwt240.00–305.006344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1260300.00/cwt300.00–300.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305242.50/cwt242.50–242.507401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327281.51/cwt270.00–290.009213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370210.00/cwt210.00–210.007771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372273.41/cwt270.00–275.001,0173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385212.50/cwt212.50–212.508182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408268.70/cwt260.00–277.501,0962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410235.00/cwt235.00–235.009642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470213.71/cwt210.00–217.501,0042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1545220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,655116.18/cwt115.00–117.001,9232
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96355.32/cwt50.00–60.005332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29996.86/cwt83.00–109.001,2585
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,135900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2761,379.69/head1,225.00–1,500.001,38019

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.