Sale reports / Mississippi / Peoples Livestock Auction / 2023-09-11

Peoples Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 11
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123
Feeder Cattle receipts
96 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 135▼ 36 vs year ago 132 · −27.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 30▲ 4 vs year ago 14 · +28.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 15▲ 1 vs year ago 7 · +14.3%
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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. DEMAND GOOD ON HIGH QUALITY CALVES. 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 $209.41/cwt on 27 head.
Average price
$209.41
27 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$979
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$390
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$58.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.63
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544218.701,19016thin
Medium and Large 1-2325203.936637thin
Medium and Large 2380189.177193thin
Medium and Large 3500160.008001thin
One grade step is worth $58.70/cwt here — about $390 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
209.41
—
MS average13 barns · 1,275 hd
216.04
−6.63
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—Average93590.008421thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,207107.521,2976thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,200107.001,2841thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02585.758794thin

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,1584thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$1,4252thin

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 1-2210255.00/cwt255.00–255.005362
Steers—Medium and Large 1403257.55/cwt250.00–265.001,0382
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy445242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,0791
Steers—Medium and Large 1455253.30/cwt250.00–255.001,1533
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy505202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,0231
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy565228.50/cwt225.00–232.001,2912
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full995150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215202.50/cwt202.50–202.504351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245202.50/cwt202.50–202.504963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363240.09/cwt237.50–242.508722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370210.00/cwt210.00–210.007772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2400200.00/cwt200.00–200.008002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425200.00/cwt200.00–200.008501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430226.65/cwt225.00–230.009753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475229.50/cwt229.00–230.001,0902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500165.00/cwt165.00–165.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580220.00/cwt217.50–222.501,2762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy685200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy725200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy845170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3240180.00/cwt180.00–180.004321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1245242.50/cwt242.50–242.505941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275270.00/cwt270.00–270.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305242.50/cwt242.50–242.507401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368237.55/cwt230.00–245.008744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400245.00/cwt245.00–245.009801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400212.50/cwt212.50–212.508501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0931
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500190.00/cwt190.00–190.009501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505232.62/cwt228.00–240.001,1753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,0331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561211.40/cwt202.50–225.001,1865
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——93590.00/cwt90.00–90.008421
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0351
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02580.67/cwt76.00–86.008273
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,200107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,2841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203110.83/cwt110.00–113.001,3335
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,1151
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2001,316.67/head1,100.00–1,500.001,3172

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.