Sale reports / Mississippi / Peoples Livestock Auction / 2023-09-04

Peoples Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 4
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123
Feeder Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 65▼ 53 vs year ago 188 · −28.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 20▼ 5 vs year ago 35 · −14.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 6▼ 5 vs year ago 20 · −25.0%
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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 10.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD. QUALITY MOSTLY PLAIN.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.23/cwt on 45 head.
Average price
$219.23
45 head · 436 lb average
Value per head Derived
$956
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$60.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.68
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2413227.6194031
Medium and Large 1593224.381,3294thin
Medium and Large 2417201.728417thin
Medium and Large 3513166.678563thin
One grade step is worth $60.94/cwt here — about $84 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 sale45 hd
219.23
—
MS average13 barns · 1,364 hd
218.56
+0.68
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—Average1,325120.001,5901thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,180101.291,19514
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03383.778654thin

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)1,112$1,3514thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)988$1,1923thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,6003thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3210205.00/cwt205.00–205.004311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345245.00/cwt245.00–245.008453
Steers—Medium and Large 1375250.00/cwt250.00–250.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed390237.50/cwt237.50–237.509265
Steers—Medium and Large 2415225.12/cwt220.00–230.009342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed450240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0804
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1723
Steers—Medium and Large 3490172.50/cwt172.50–172.508451
Steers—Medium and Large 2500228.00/cwt220.00–230.001,1405
Steers—Medium and Large 1555255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4151
Steers—Medium and Large 2590225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,3621
Steers—Medium and Large 1645255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6451
Steers—Medium and Large 1755237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,7931
Steers—Medium and Large 1860222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,9141
Steers—Medium and Large 21,000140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245237.50/cwt237.50–237.505823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325237.50/cwt237.50–237.507723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed335234.00/cwt234.00–234.007844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345230.00/cwt230.00–230.007941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373201.24/cwt200.00–202.507512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2400227.50/cwt227.50–227.509103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2412202.34/cwt200.00–205.008343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed420226.00/cwt226.00–226.009497
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465155.00/cwt155.00–155.007211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468201.28/cwt200.00–202.509422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478222.27/cwt222.00–222.501,0629
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500170.00/cwt170.00–170.008501
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1695225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1155220.00/cwt220.00–220.003411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275250.00/cwt250.00–250.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300230.00/cwt230.00–230.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310202.00/cwt202.00–202.006261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365245.00/cwt245.00–245.008941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380185.00/cwt185.00–185.007031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385200.00/cwt200.00–200.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400201.25/cwt200.00–202.508052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,0351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513232.44/cwt230.00–235.001,1924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,0861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,325120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5901
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03073.49/cwt71.00–76.007572
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03594.04/cwt90.00–98.009732
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08392.62/cwt86.00–96.001,0036
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253107.79/cwt102.00–120.001,3518
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,2292
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28651,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,100142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,5681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1731,527.24/head1,225.00–1,750.001,5272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2351,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751

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.