Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was not enough data to call a trend on feeder cattle or slaughter cattle. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $256.12/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −156.20 against this barn's trailing median of $412.32.

Average price

$256.12

13 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,386

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$41.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.54

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	281.62	1,450	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	260.00	1,425	4thin
Medium and Large 2	590	245.00	1,446	1thin
Medium and Large 3	542	239.95	1,300	5thin

One grade step is worth $41.67/cwt here — about $150 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

6 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.81, low $383.65, median $412.32 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

256.12

—

MS average10 barns · 102 hd

271.67

−15.54

This barn, trailing median6 sales

412.32

−156.20

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	134.47	1,669	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	930	72.00	670	1thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$2,275	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	763	$813	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	134.47/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,669	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	281.62/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	293.99/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,367	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	353.02/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,108	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	221.35/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	229.36/cwt	210.00–255.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	248.27/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	241.27/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,366	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	229.87/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	235.03/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	246.67/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,290	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	244.64/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	249.06/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,193	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	281.21/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,049	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	281.03/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,318	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	220.04/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	344.70/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,286	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	336.67/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,407	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	875	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	241.22/cwt	215.00–260.00	1,387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	222.56/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,253	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,360	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	308.56/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,163	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	304.96/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	257.48/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	334.89/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,517	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	763	812.87/head	800.00–825.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	275.04/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,166	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	318.70/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,039	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	321.37/cwt	315.00–330.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	258.06/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,226	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,077	1

How this sale compares

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →