Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Quality average to attractive. Demand strong .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $300.36/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −111.96 against this barn's trailing median of $412.32.

Average price

$300.36

13 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$38.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.06

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	313.38	1,755	6thin
Medium and Large 2	522	293.14	1,529	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	575	290.00	1,668	3thin
Medium and Large 3	540	275.00	1,485	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.38/cwt here — about $270 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

300.36

—

MS average12 barns · 167 hd

317.42

−17.06

This barn, trailing median6 sales

412.32

−111.96

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,281	173.38	2,221	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	172.41	2,142	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	128.79	1,342	3thin

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)	1,200	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	323.86/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	562	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,051	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	285	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	280.00/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	290	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	645	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,967	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	371.80/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	200–250	225	471.72/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	362.12/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	660	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,112	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	460	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	476	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,856	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	200–250	220	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	433	284.97/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,234	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	287.24/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	289.71/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	323	357.19/cwt	295.00–390.00	1,154	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	195	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	374.87/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	175	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	277.47/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	315.09/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	150–200	165	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	630	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	253	437.52/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	125	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	400	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	177.31/cwt	170.00–190.00	2,165	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	162.62/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,090	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	135.19/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,437	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,160	1
Bulls	—	—	1,281	173.38/cwt	162.00–181.00	2,221	4

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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