Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Quality was average, demand was average . Supply was limited. Not enough data to call a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $296.06/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −143.74 against this barn's trailing median of $439.80.

Average price

$296.06

5 head · 412 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,219

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$72.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−39.45

vs MS average

−59.07 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	403	325.04	1,310	3thin
Medium and Large 2	425	252.59	1,074	2thin

One grade step is worth $72.45/cwt here — about $236 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 400–500 lb

4 sales

Heifers 400–500 lb: high $449.97, low $417.31, median $439.80 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

296.06

—

MS average13 barns · 270 hd

335.51

−39.45

National average127 barns · 5,066 hd

355.13

−59.07

This barn, trailing median4 sales

439.80

−143.74

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	1,221	162.09	1,979	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	943	150.69	1,421	3thin

Every lot, as filed

12 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	325.70/cwt	285.00–345.00	1,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	325.04/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,310	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	252.59/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,074	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	162.09/cwt	153.00–170.00	1,979	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	150.69/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,421	3

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.

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